This episode wasn’t as bad as the stinky old media said it was. Oh, Ke$ha was Ke$ha, and there were a few stinkers in the bunch, but it wasn’t January Jones hosting awful. Plus it made fun of the ICP.
Ryan Phillippe only hosted SNL because he’s starring in the MacGruber movie this summer. What has he done recently? Nothing. What HAS he done besides Cruel Intentions*? I had to check IMDB to remember he was in a movie I liked but am not sure what others thought, Igby Goes Down, and in 54, which I saw once on cable for five minutes with Mike Myers being all “serious” and shit and just had to turn away from. So those are the categories: Igby Goes Down Excellence, Cruel Intentions Average and 54 Suckitude.
* Never saw Cruel Intentions. It is in fact absolutely average in my mind, since it is neither good nor bad to me.
Yo: Videos of all of the sketches mentioned are embedded in this post, but RSS feeds don’t want you to know that.
Igby Goes Down Excellent
The only thing funnier than this Insane Clown Posse parody…
Is the actual video they’re mocking.
A moment of silence for “Ass” Dan please.
Thank you.
The opening monologue was meta to the max, with SNL characters asking Phillippe if they would get movies themselves like MacGruber (Phillippe is coming out of his 157-year retirement to star in the movie this summer, which strangely enough is getting some good reviews). I’m a sucker for any “What Up With That?!”, even if it’s only for a MacGruber sketch long duration, and the “Dick in a Box” guy trying to pitch what sounds like a pornographic version of “Seven” was amusing.
Shake Weight DVD. I don’t have to explain this if you’re a dude. You know what I’m sayin?
The end of the show when Ke$ha, who just $tunk up the joint, is mostly ignored by the cast.
Cruel Intentions Average
The cold open shoehorned the Larry King getting divorced for an eighth time story with the Icelandic volcano situation. It was smart to have Kristen Wiig’s Bjork make an appearance as the representative to Iceland, considering most of the SNL audience probably is unfamiliar with Sigur Ros. And hahas to Richie Branson.
And I said what about breakfast at Tiffany’s…
Today’s Sponge Women’s Weightlifting Championship of 1986 with the sexual innuendo spouting ESPN Classic guys. I’m still okay with this skit being thrown at us once a month because it features Sudeikis and Forte.
The Hip Hop Kids. I liked this sketch a year ago when LeBron James hosted. I dug the Dwight Gooden shout-out and it’s never been more obvious that Sudeikis is the best worst dancer of all-time.
Digital Short involved Samberg doing a funny voice who keeps popping up in Phillippe’s life. It has a twist ending that you can see coming, if that makes any sense.
Father Swimcoach Scoutmaster. “Why applaud for him?”
Second hand news. Did you hear a volcano went off is Islip? This was a good concept and decent execution. I don’t ever want to meet this “Lunatic Tom”.
54 Suckitude
Mort Mort Feingold, accountant to the stars. How could they possibly let anyone else besides Samberg playing Shaun White? Took me out of the whole thing. I realized in this sketch that the most effective way to get a laugh with a celebrity impression is to have one character say “Oh it’s Mel Gibson” and THEN show the actor impersonating Mel Gibson.
Yeah, not bothering with the Ke$ha stuff. She ripped someone off and still was like huh? She was more cents than sense hahahehe.
I don’t know but Weekend Update didn’t cut it this week. I think Ke$ha bummed Meyers out. By the way did you know Seth Meyers has been on SNL for NINE years?
James Carville is included in the “I’m disappointed in you Weekend Update” portion.
Teen Talk with Armisen as the woefully inept substitute teenage counselor Roger Brush. Again. If it wasn’t just the same joke over and over again it’d be good. It’s a shame the character has a lot of potential.
“I Got This”. No, you don’t. Bill Hader has finally run out of funny one-note quiz shows.
P.S.
There was another sketch. It was the recurring one involving the four guys saying over-the-top things and then singing along to a song. The “singing along to a song” part made sure NBC couldn’t get it cleared to run on the internet. Strangely, Ke$ha agreed to have her music put online. I’ve always envied people with hubris without the actual talent.
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