SNL 4/11/09 - Zac Efron & the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Updated 4/13 with the Kristen Wiig promo!


Not the best week for Andy and Bill, but it was a great week for Bobby! Still, Andy got in three key skits. Take a look!



Promo: Zac Effron with Fred Armisen and Kenan Thompson



Hilarious! These must be mostly Fred's gags. Even Fred's gag at the end is funny, "Hey, can I eat your food?" And there's nothing there!!!



Promo: Zac Efron, Kristen Wiig, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

They're in Studio 8H.



This seems like Kristen's jokes. Not as good as Fred's above.






Cold Opening: Obama Homecoming

Fred Armisen ... Barack Obama
Jason Sudeikis ... Joseph Biden
Casey Wilson ... Katie, secretary (voice)



Fred's still not willing to make fun of Obama, so all the jokes here are from Jason's impressions of Biden. Fred's Obama impression remains stale and unfunny. Thanks for saving Fred on this one, Jason!



Monologue

Zac has a word of thanks for the tweens.

Zac Efron
Fred Armisen ... audience member
Abby Elliott ... audience member
Kristen Wiig ... audience member





Show: Today

Zac Efron ... Cody Gifford
Fred Armisen ... Penny Marshall
Michaela Watkins ... Hoda Kotb
Kristen Wiig ... Kathie Lee Gifford



Gilly: Science Fair

Zac Efron ... Hunbyorg
Will Forte ... Mr. Dillon
Bobby Moynihan ... Liam
Kenan Thompson ... Sam Jeffers
Kristen Wiig ... Gilly



Ick. I never liked this Gilly character. I keep wanting someone to punch her lights out.



Commercial: The Alliance of Direct Mail Marketers

Jason Sudeikis ... David Pappas
Kristen Wiig ... announcer (voice)



Cool Bar: Underage Drinking

Zac Efron ... patron
Jim Downey ... announcer (voice)
Bill Hader ... Eliot Spitzer
Bobby Moynihan ... Officer Williams
Andy Samberg ... patron
Jason Sudeikis ... bartender
Kenan Thompson ... bouncer
Casey Wilson ... waitress



Andy Samberg has a key role in this ball of weirdness.



Musical Performance: "Zero"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs



Weekend Update

Seth Meyers
Bill Hader ... Vinnie
Fred Armisen ... gay guy from New Jersey
Michaela Watkins ... Angie Tempura
Zac Efron
Will Forte ... Jon Bovi member
Jason Sudeikis ... Jon Bovi member

Update: Gay Couple from New Jersey



Update: Celebrity Blogger

Angie Tempura from bi*!&pleeze.com graces the Update desk.



This has to be one of the main reasons why SNL hired Michaela. The Celebrity Blogger is her best character. This is the second appearance.

Update: Jon Bovi



This is very funny, but it's definitely not the "what." It's the "how." Will and Jason make this hilarious despite their material.



Show: High School Musical 4: new senior class

Zac Efron ... Troy Bolton
Abby Elliott ... Kelly
Darrell Hammond ... Walt Disney
Bobby Moynihan ... student
Andy Samberg ... Tyler
Kenan Thompson ... student
Kenan Thompson ... announcer (voice)
Kristen Wiig ... student
Casey Wilson ... teacher





Leaving for War

Zac Efron ... Francis
Will Forte ... conductor
Bobby Moynihan ... Emily's mother
Jason Sudeikis ... passenger
Casey Wilson ... Emily



Gino's Pizza Rolls

Zac Efron ... actor
Fred Armisen ... Norada
Bobby Moynihan ... marker
Andy Samberg ... actor
Jason Sudeikis ... Nick, director



Musical Performance: "Maps"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs



Foot Rub

Zac Efron ... brother
Jason Sudeikis ... brother




Overall: Not a ton of Andy this week, with only 3 skits and no digital shorts. But we did get 2 digital shorts last week and a lot of Andy skits. Basically, Andy had a good week last week because Seth sat down with Bill and Andy and came up with stuff to do with them. This week it was just up to the writers, who favor the more versatile character actors (although Bill is a character actor, he's not as snarky as Fred, Kristen, and Jason).

So this week Jason Sudeikis took the cake with 7 skits, and following behind him were Fred Armisen, Bobby Moynihan, and Kristen Wiig, all with 5 skits. Yay, Bobby! Keep showing your versatility in all the characters you can do!


Enjoy!