1. This was the best part:
That's very funny even without knowing the original video that it spoofs, but you can watch that here. Spoofing that isn't original. It's already much spoofed.
2. For the commenter who asked at 11:05 PM last night, "Why aren't you live blogging SNL?" You have no idea how early I go to bed! I was up at 5, however, and I watched the DVR of the show over breakfast.
3. We loved seeing Ed Grimley! Too bad they had to put "Ed Grimley" in big letters on screen... presumably to help the kids out there whom they must have imagined all saying "Who's that guy?" Here at Meadhouse, Ed Grimley is imitated approximately every other day.
4. Trump did a nice job. He wasn't just a good sport about getting flanked by 2 Trump impersonators in the opening monologue. He seemed to enjoy it. And he accepted Larry David yelling "You're a racist!" at him. Laughing at the idea of being considered a racist. That's edgy. [ADDED: "A Hispanic advocacy group had offered anyone in the SNL audience a $5,000 reward if they called Trump a 'racist' during his opening monologue."]
5. I skipped over the musical act, but Sia stole my 1965 hairstyle.
6. Lots more Larry David in the cold open. David owns the Bernie Sanders impersonation. I wonder if that was the first time the line "It's Saturday Night!" was skipped. Cranky old Larry/Bernie says "Live from New York, eh, you get it."
7. Late in the show there's a fake ad for Donald Trump done by aging porn actresses. The punch line is Donald Trump walking on and saying "I'm Donald Trump and I in no way, shape, or form approve of this message," but the most interesting thing is the shot at Bill Clinton that comes at about 3:00. One of the messed-up ladies dreams of getting to visit the White House: "I haven't been there since the 90s," and the other says, "Oh, yeah, I hit my head on the desk." For a show that's seemed so in-the-tank for Hillary, that's some serious balance.
November 8, 2015
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" Here at Meadhouse, Ed Grimley is imitated approximately every other day."
Is it one person imitating Grimley to the other, or is it Dueling Grimleys?
And: Is a Safe Word involved?
I am Laslo.
Ed Grimley meets Jesse Jackson. On a plane.
10 p.m. is Quaker midnight. very healthy.
I have to admit that I was never much of a fan of Ed Grimley: too vaudeville.
Martin Short always seems to have the patina of desperation to be liked.
Makes me wince.
I am Laslo.
Wikipedia's description of the Ed Grimley character as an "unnamed school parent" pretty much nails the SNL mindset.
"David owns the Bernie Sanders impersonation"
Yes, but only because he doesn't have to do an impersonation.
It's all awful. "I am a scripted joke, as you can tell."
I'm also not a fan of Ed Grimley -- works too hard for laughs. I like effortless (seeming) comics.
Bill Clinton jokes prove no favoritism for Hillary? It certainly proves the writers go for easy lay ups.
Meade just reminded me — the Ed Grimley references are mostly about the way Zeus (the dog) gets all excited about things.
He acts like Pat Sajak is coming over.
"Bill Clinton jokes prove no favoritism for Hillary? It certainly proves the writers go for easy lay ups."
I didn't say "no favoritism" and I didn't say anything was proved. I said there was "some serious balance." And don't say "easy lay."
"And he accepted Larry David yelling "You're a racist!" at him. Laughing at the idea of being considered a racist. That's edgy."
I agree with this.
Attempting a comeback -- even comedic -- would be seen as submitting that the idea has some validity needing to be explained away or argued against.
Laughing it off only infuriates the name-caller more.
Casually dismissive from the Higher Ground: Edgy.
I am Laslo.
"And he accepted Larry David yelling "You're a racist!" at him. Laughing at the idea of being considered a racist. That's edgy."
In the golden age of Obama, you were called a racist at the drop of a hat by him and his minions. I wonder if this was all about that and neutralizing such nonsense the only way you can -- with laughter.
"And he accepted Larry David yelling "You're a racist!" at him. Laughing at the idea of being considered a racist. That's edgy."
I think the actual payoff on the joke was Larry David admitting he said that to get the Five Thousand dollars offered for such an act.
And then Trump agreeing with him 'as a businessman'.
I think the SNL writers didn't like the idea of their show potentially being held for ransom.
I am Laslo.
I wrote "Casually dismissive from the Higher Ground: Edgy."
Actually, upon consideration, it is better described as being casually dismissive to those claiming the Higher Ground.
That's better.
I am Laslo.
Tim Blair and Joe Hildebrand, compare the humor with their just more or less ad-libbing, needling the feminist line :
Sunday Life, and I'm appalled that Fairfax would do this, they...
They dressed up these high-powered female stars
They were wearing make-up and everything, like a bunch of two-bit whores
Leigh, Virginia, and who was the third?
It was, it was Em Alberichi
Em Alberichi
From lifeline, wonderful reporter, wonderful journalist
Who began her life at NewsCorp
That's right as all good journalists do
And it's all been downhill since then
That's right, now all of the sudden she's just slutted-out, on the cover of Sunday Life, wearing make-up, wearing nice clothes
Ironed?
Ironed
Ironed?
Ironed, somebody had pressed those clothes
That's the patriarchy
That is the patriarchy, just oppressing these women, and the journalist who wrote this story, I don't even know who he or she is, whoever it was has a lot to answer for because that person dared to celebrate women
Being objectified
No, worse than that, actually achieving dominant roles in a newsroom.
Overall I thought it was a decent show,I laughed a few times.
The only cast member who seemed less than enthused about his role seemed to be the black Co anchor on the news update.
It's very good for Trump to do this. SNL has a 40 year history, and, whatever current shortcomings it has, it is culturally iconic.
Liberals dominate the culture wars, so conservatives, however awkward it feels, just have to get out there and do stuff like this.
If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. Well played, Donald.
One of the messed-up ladies dreams of getting to visit the White House: "I haven't been there since the 90s," and the other says, "Oh, yeah, I hit my head on the desk." For a show that's seemed so in-the-tank for Hillary, that's some serious balance.
Yeah because the Left was outraged by Clinton's sexual assaults in the White House and are eager to punish the wife who protected and enabled him. If anything the comment reminded the Left of that old lovable rogue of theirs.
I’m sorry, but Drake is a truly talentless hack. All the cool dancing, high-grade video and booty don’t hide the fact it’s a two chord song in a nursery rhyme beat. He makes the Ramones look like Mozart.
"Liberals dominate the culture wars, so conservatives, however awkward it feels, just have to get out there and do stuff like this."
How is Donald Trump a conservative? He's a clever populist opportunist who saw an opening in the GOP field. He'd have no problem running as an independent or Dem candidate if the opportunity was there.
First time I watched SNL, other than some of the old shows and the occasional clip, in 20-30 years. I quit when it quit being funny.
I watched about half an hour last night. I found it mainly boring. One of the things I like about Trump is that he is always interesting. SNL made even him boring.
But good on him for going on the show. Maybe some of the KoolKidz(tm) will find he is not really a 2 headed monster.
John Henry
Is LD going to try to collect the $5m? I think that that would be hilarious. Perhaps even material worthy of an SNL skit.
John Henry
My recollection of SNL is that the guest host does the cold open but not last night.
Am I remembering wrong?
John Henry
Oh, a white men can't dance joke- Nothing funnier than a hoary racist lie.
There was a big demonstration march from Trump Tower to NBC last night to protest Trump. According to the NYT, "dozens" marched.
Dozens? That's all they could do? I'd be willing to bet that I could get more people than that, just hanging about Times Square on a Saturday night, to march against Ann Althouse.
SHE'S A LEGALIST QUEEN AND A LAW PROFESSOR AND MUST BE STOPPED!!!!
Might be fun to try.
OTOH, I doubt I would get the network news coverage that the Trump protest got. As much as that was, I would not be surprised to find that Trump ginned up the controversy himself to promote the show. Or perhaps NBC.
Those cussing moppets certainly did put a sympathetic face on this whole foofaraw, didn't they?
John Henry
You all know he did very well for himself by getting on SNL and getting off without them laying a glove on him.
He must have negotiated how the audience would behave because it didn't shout things out at him which impresses me. He crushed the offer of 5,000 dollars by having a skit right away where getting the money was part of the show. After that things shouted could be played as an effort to get the money instead of Larry Davis getting it. And that was a sideways slam, by the way, at Dem astroturfing and people they plant in audiences.
It doesn't mean he could handle policy but it does mean he could handle the media. This is a requirement for Republicans. I would love to see him making them look stupid for four years - or even eight. Maybe they'd go back to knowing they supposed to report the news.
I saw Ben Carson making reporters answer questions - another good idea. He was asking them why they don't ask why Obama's records are sealed. If they are going to be partisan, this is legitimate.
I wonder if that was the first time the line "It's Saturday Night!" was skipped.
During the 1981-82 season...
This season did things a little differently. The cold openings didn't end with the shouting of "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", and in fact were often replaced by a fake commercial bumper. Missing, also, was the monologue. Instead, the cast was introduced as a group on the front stage, then they would run into their places for the first sketch.
"He seemed to enjoy it. And he accepted Larry David yelling "You're a racist!" at him. Laughing at the idea of being considered a racist."
Yes, and let's recall his response; "As a businessman, I understand completely." Accusing white people of racism is a good business model. You can monetize that.
I was hoping a Hispanic activist would douse themselves with gasoline and set themselves on fire. Nothing ruins a comedy show more than having an audience member burn themselves to death. You try making jokes over a charred body. Larry Sanders could yell "Feel the Bern" but that would be in poor taste. It's very hard to recover your comedic rhythmn after such an event.
"A Hispanic advocacy group had offered anyone in the SNL audience a $5,000 reward if they called Trump a 'racist' during his opening monologue."]
The reward was for the FIRST person who did this. Soyou can see how this would stop someone who planned to do this.
In the sketch David explains that someone offered money and Trump says that "as a businessman" I can understand that.
Karl Rove said on Meet the Press this morning that they paid Larry David the money.
I'm now waiting for Tina Fey's Palin to debate Larry David's Sanders!
I dunno ... I just thought the entire show stunk. Yeah, there was an amusing moment or two, but just amusing, nothing laugh out loud funny. The drunk uncle bit could've been good, but the guy doing it just isn't funny. He's too obvious. The Trump tweets were cringe-inducing. Terrible, terrible, terrible.
You're paying this battalion of writers, putting out what should be the nation's best improv actors and actresses, bringing in the hottest political commodity since Sarah Palin ... and this was what you got?
Nah.
The dull and boring label is a compliment. It affirms that Trump can come off as a common man with a sincere good will in a melieux dedicated to slick ridicule and hipster one upmanship.
The extreme vulgarity of several skits was an attempt to associate Trump with internet slang in the minds of conservatives in comparison to the Pure Saint Carson of the Bright Halo.
But Trumps common man good will responses in a happy mood took that out of play. So what that bored the internet slang vulgarians.
Though it didn't involve Trump, I thought "Bad Girls" an excellent addition to the line of SNL Girl Group music videos:
- "(Do It On My) Twin Bed"
- "Dongs All Over the World"
- "Back Home Ballers"
John Henry:
"My recollection of SNL is that the guest host does the cold open but not last night.
Am I remembering wrong?"
You are remembering wrong. The cold open sometimes does, sometimes doesn't. The only real tradition of the SNL cold open is the "Live From New York…!" closing leading into the credits.
Trad, next time you are tempted to proclaim your superiority over someone:
It's "milieu"
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