SNL 5/16/09 - Will Ferrell & Green Day

Updated 5/26/09: Added the Wade Blasingame commercial. Also recently added the Vietnam Song at the bottom. Originally posted 5/17/09.
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It was the last episode of the season. The Lonely Island was warmed up to see if they could do a short with Will Ferrell (Will produced Andy Samberg's Hot Rod film), and instead this was a star-studded extravaganza! You thought the stars were out last week? Well this week the stars were shining brightly!!!

Featuring appearances from...

Host: Will Ferrell

Musical Guest: Green Day

Cameos:
Tom Hanks
Anne Hathaway
Artie Lange
Norm MacDonald
Elisabeth Moss
Amy Poehler
Paul Rudd
Maya Rudolph

The big one for me was the Jeopardy skit. The jeopardy skit was originally known for the interactions between Will Ferrell (Alex Trebek) and Norm MacDonald (Burt Reynolds). However, it quickly became known for the antics between Will and Darrell Hammon (Sean Connery). So to see Alex, Burt, and Sean all portrayed in the same skit by their respective talents was absolutely great. I think they should have put Abby's Angelina Jolie in there instead of Wiig's Gifford, but that's my opinion.

Because the skits were longer, there were less of them. Andy Samberg only appeared once, in a massive ensemble skit at the end, the Vietnam Song. I think they wanted to concentrate on Will, the stars, and plus Andy has been in the spotlight with Mother Lovers, MTV Movie Awards, on Fallon and Leno (Leno this week), and he's hosting Just Shorts tonight. So I think they wanted to settle down a bit on Andy Samberg and not feature him this episode.

Overall, all the cast appeared less than usual because there were fewer skits and to make way for all the stars.

Enjoy!


BONUS:
Jorma dances to Green Day before the show.


Web Promo: Will Ferrell and Kenan Thompson

Will Ferrell's urine is considered currency!

SNL Promo: Will Ferrell & Green Day & Kristen Wiig

This one is much funnier when Will and Kristen think of some jokes together.
Judging from Kristen's look when Will says "Plug!" makes me think that she helped author that joke.

Cold Opening: Cheney in Makeup
Will Ferrell ... George W. Bush
Abby Elliott ... makeup artist
Darrell Hammond ... Dick Cheney

Cheney and GW are reunited on TV.
Will still has the reigning George W impression.

Monologue
Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell opens the show with drama.

Encore Presentation: Wade Blasingame


Show: The Lawrence Welk Show
Will Ferrell ... Ted Netters
Fred Armisen ... Lawrence Welk
Abby Elliott ... sister
Michaela Watkins ... sister
Kristen Wiig ... Junice
Casey Wilson ... Nora

The Finger Lake sensation is back!
When Kristen comes out she says, "and immm judiceeee" - her name

Gameshow: Jeopardy!
Will Ferrell ... Alex Trebek
Norm MacDonald ... Burt Reynolds
Tom Hanks
Darrell Hammond ... Sean Connery
Kristen Wiig ... Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee, Tom Hanks, Sean Connery and Burt Reynolds face off with Trebek.
Tom Hanks was great! Also, it would have been better to get more Burt Reynolds in there. He didn't even laugh. =^)

Show: Inside the NBA
Will Ferrell ... Mark
Bill Hader ... Ernie Johnson Jr.
Kenan Thompson ... Charles Barkley
Kristen Wiig ... Rachel

Musical Performance: "Know Your Enemy"
Green Day

Weekend Update
Seth Meyers
Amy Poehler
Will Ferrell ... Harry Caray

The broadcasting legend returns from beyond.
Really with Seth and Amy:


Remembrances / Funeral
Will Ferrell ... Graham Yost
Maya Rudolph ... Glenda Goodwin
Fred Armisen ... rock and roll shorts guy
Abby Elliott ... guest
Will Forte ... anti-Obama guy
Bill Hader ... guest
Bobby Moynihan ... microphone guy
Jason Sudeikis ... priest
Michaela Watkins ... blonde
Kristen Wiig ... Gail
Casey Wilson ... wife

A few last words for the dearly departed...
This is like the sequal to the wedding skit. Funny stuff!

Musical Performance: "21 Guns"
Green Day

Musical Sketch: Vietnam Song
Will Ferrell ... Fritz
Green Day
Amy Poehler
Anne Hathaway
Artie Lange
Elisabeth Moss
Maya Rudolph
Norm MacDonald
Paul Rudd
Tom Hanks
Fred Armisen ... musician
Abby Elliott ... musician
Will Forte ... musician
Bill Hader ... Keith
Darrell Hammond ... Raymond Fadarico
Seth Meyers ... musician
Bobby Moynihan ... musician
Andy Samberg ... musician
Jason Sudeikis ... musician
Kenan Thompson ... friend
Michaela Watkins ... musician
Kristen Wiig ... musician
Casey Wilson ... musician

Yeah, this is what happens when you let Will Ferrell do whatever he wants. Still it's phenominal just to see all those stars up there with all the cast. Next time they should have TLI write the skit. That would probably involve more blood and bodies bursting. =^)

Thanks Rebecca!

Enjoy!

SNL 5/9/09 - Justin Timberlake and Ciara

Holy crack in the smack! What a star-studded episode! The Star Trek cast and Jimmy Fallon join Justin Timberlake and... of course Jessica Biel makes her second cameo appearance when she introduces Justin and Ciara (dating Justin gets you on SNL, don't you know?).

Plus Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake made a sequel to D--- in a Box! It features Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson; a mother's day surprise called "Mother Lover" - Check it out!

Overall, not a huge episode for Andy; he was only in two skits. But nobody cares as long as one of those skits is a digital short that everybody has been waiting two years for!


SNL Promo: Justin Timberlake & Andy Samberg

Justin and Andy hit the mix room to make some magic.


SNL Promo: Justin Timberlake & Ciara

Jason offers to help find sexy.


Cold Opening: The Bank Test
Will Forte ... Timothy Geithner

The bank stress test answers are graded.


Monologue
Justin Timberlake
Fred Armisen
Abby Elliott
Wally Feresten
Bill Hader
Lorne Michaels
Bobby Moynihan
Jason Sudeikis
Kristen Wiig
Casey Wilson

Justin opens the show in style.


Commercial: Mom Celebrity Translator
Abby Elliott ... daughter
Bill Hader ... announcer (voice)
Bill Hader ... son
Bobby Moynihan ... Ben, son
Jason Sudeikis ... spokesperson
Michaela Watkins ... mother
Kristen Wiig ... mother
Casey Wilson ... mother

The perfect gadget for people with moms.


Target
Justin Timberlake ... Peg
Abby Elliott ... customer
Bobby Moynihan ... customer
Kenan Thompson ... customer
Kristen Wiig ... Target cashier

The Target lady has a friend.


Immigrants
Justin Timberlake ... Cornelius Timberlake
Will Forte ... passenger
Bill Hader ... passenger
Bobby Moynihan ... passenger
Andy Samberg ... Moyshe Samberg
Casey Wilson ... passenger

Coming to America, looking toward the future.


SNL Digital Short: Mother Lover

Justin Timberlake ... singer
Patricia Clarkson ... mother
Susan Sarandon ... mother
Andy Samberg ... singer

This Mother's Day will be special. The long-awaited sequel is finally here!!!


Lifters vs. Plasticville
Justin Timberlake ... dancing mascot
Will Forte ... spokesperson

A familiar voice shills plastic outside a surgery center.


Musical Performance "Love Sex Magic"
Justin Timberlake
Ciara



Weekend Update
Seth Meyers
Bill Hader ... Eliot Spitzer
Fred Armisen ... David Paterson
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto
Kenan Thompson ... Star Trek fan
Bobby Moynihan ... Star Trek fan
Leonard Nimoy

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy stop by:



Show: The Barry Gibb Talk Show
Justin Timberlake ... Robin Gibb
Jimmy Fallon ... Barry Gibb
Fred Armisen ... Nouriel Roubini
Kenan Thompson ... Roland S. Martin
Kristen Wiig ... Nancy Pelosi

Do not anger Barry Gibb.


Pirates
Justin Timberlake ... Kevin
Fred Armisen ... Madhu, pirate
Will Forte ... captain
Bill Hader ... Gideon
Bobby Moynihan ... Lance
Jason Sudeikis ... Dave, manager
Kenan Thompson ... pirate
Michaela Watkins ... operator
Kristen Wiig ... Becky


Musical Performance "Never Ever"
Ciara



Enjoy!

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!

SNL 4/4/09: Seth Rogen and Phoenix

4/7/09 Update: We added 9 videos, including the hilarious Phone Voices! Watch it if you haven't!!! Originally posted 4/6/09.

Bonus update: We also updated the 2/14/09 Alec Baldwin and Jonas Brothers episode with a Michaela Watkins video that's hilarious! It's her blogger character on Weekend Update.

http://andysamberg.blogspot.com/2009/02/snl-21409-alec-baldwin-and-jonas.html

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Wow, what a big episode this week for Andy Samberg! Let's dig into it...



SNL Promo: Seth Rogen and Fred Armisen

Seth is angry and Fred is annoying.



Funny stuff. This one is much funnier than the Bill Hader gags. Look like mostly Fred's jokes, but the best one is the middle one, where Fred is annoying.


SNL Promo: Seth Rogen and Bill Hader

Seth and Bill on the roof garden.



The roof garden made famous by Andy and Shia!!!

Bill and Seth just aren't all that funny here. These are obvious gags that are more silly than funny.

It makes sense that Seth picked Bill for this (his promos in his last hosting gig were with Andy Samberg). Seth and Bill are good friends. They both met as minor characters in You, Me, and Dupree, and then Seth liked Bill so he invited him to be a minor character in Knocked Up. They continued to hit it off, so Seth basically wrote Super Bad around their cop characters. And Bill's gotten a lot of Apataw roles in the process.

Now we know that Seth and Andy also hit it off (starting with the Ron Google skits at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards, and then they did a lot together when Seth hosted last time and this time), so are we going to start seeing Andy Samberg in Seth Rogen movies too? Please? :)



Cold Opening Obama's Business Rulings

Pres. Obama makes some tough business decisions.



Fred Armisen ... Barack Obama



Fred really needs to find some humor in this character. He needs to exagerate the character more. This was mildly amusing, but still a bit dry, mostly because Fred isn't going anywhere with his Obama impression. He's starting to make fun of how Obama's plans edge toward socialism, and they should use that a lot more and take it to higher extremes. They should also make fun of how many of his speeches sound like sermons. Just listing companies was slightly amusing, but the character isn't funny enough to carry the gags.

Fred's impression is slightly amusing, but it is not as hilarious as Sudeikis' Biden (the one where he trashed McCain while saying they were best friends), Tina Fey's Palin, Will Ferrell's George W. Bush, Dana Carvey's Ross Perot and George Bush Sr, Hammond's Bill Clinton, and Poehler's Hilary Clinton. It's almost like Obama is the first president where SNL is too afraid to make fun of him; so instead they just act like him and try to come up with other jokes. Fred Armisen has the mannerisms down, but he needs to be willing to make fun of President Obama. Until that happens, this character just won't compare to the greats.



Monologue: Seth Rogen

Host Seth Rogen opens the show with some Q&A.



Seth Rogen
Abby Elliott ... Lisa, audience member
Bill Hader ... pizza delivery man
Bobby Moynihan ... Matt Banksford
Jason Sudeikis ... audience member
Kristen Wiig ... audience member



I love it when they do these Q&A sessions for the monologues!

All are good gags here. Jason and Kristen make fun of Seth doing a mall cop movie (after Paul Blart Mall Cop was successful), Bill makes fun of Seth's weight loss (and weed habits), and Bobby and Abby have a hilarious bit about a guy who can't pretend to be Seth anymore. I think they ended with the funniest gag, but they were all pretty good!



Commercial: The Fast & The Bi-Curious



Seth Rogen ... guy
Abby Elliott ... girl
Andy Samberg ... Blake



Hahahahaha. Essentially they're calling this a commercial so that they can get two digital shorts in the same episode!



Save The Funnies

Seth Rogen ... Hagar The Horrible
Fred Armisen ... Sudoku
Abby Elliott ... Veronica
Will Forte ... Jon
Bill Hader ... Archie
Darrell Hammond ... jumble maker
Bobby Moynihan ... Garfield
Paula Pell ... Far Side woman
Andy Samberg ... Cathy
Jason Sudeikis ... Dick Tracy
Kenan Thompson ... writer
Michaela Watkins ... Marcy
Kristen Wiig ... Peppermint Patty
Casey Wilson ... Helga

Come on NBC, you have to post this one!!! We need you to post it to help build up popularity so that we can get more of it!!! Everybody, head to NBC.com and leave comments on the SNL videos! Let's get NBC to post this one!!!



Show: La Rivista Della Televisione



Seth Rogen
Fred Armisen ... crew member
Will Forte ... crew member
Bill Hader ... Vinny Vedecci
Bobby Moynihan ... Vinny's son



Bobby Moynihan is hilarious! This is mostly making fun of Seth Rogen. Funny stuff. Is this Bill Hader's best character?



Film SNL Digital Short: Like a Boss



Boss-like in every way

Seth Rogen ... interviewer
Abby Elliott ... coworker
Bill Hader ... coworker
Bobby Moynihan ... coworker
Paula Pell ... coworker
Andy Samberg
Jason Sudeikis ... coworker
Jorma Taccone ... mail guy
Akiva Schaeffer ... gun guy
Kristen Wiig ... Debra
Casey Wilson ... coworker



This song is from Andy's The Lonely Island CD, Incredibad. Fans want Boombox next, but this one made sense because the voice features Andy Samberg. Looks like they remixed the intro voice to use Seth Rogen's voice. Jorma Taccone makes a guest appearance as the mail man, and Akiva makes a guest appearance as the man who sells Andy the gun (which is appropriate, as members of The Lonely Island). We also see Paula Pell (a writer) in one of her rare face appearances (usually she just lends her voice).

Some people have already critized this one a bit, saying it's a rehash. It definitely has a similar setup to Natalie Raps (from about 3 years ago), and the shock gags are very similar to Sloth and Giraffes. The large fish muppet is a new concept. Jorma used to use muppets more before The Lonely Island joined Saturday Night Live. Specifically, I'm thinking of Stork Patrol and an episode of The Bu where they replaced Sarah Chalke with a muppet version. Of course, their love of Muppets also led to Andy Samberg doing the Swedish Chef role; the third in that series was also in this episode.



Phone Voices

Phone mannners 101.

Seth Rogen ... guy
Fred Armisen ... Mr. Ferguson
Bill Hader ... guy
Andy Samberg ... guy



Hahahahaha!!! Nice. Good gag that starts out normal and they take to extremes. I think this one was written by Bill and Seth. Andy's sexy voice and Scottish voice are amazing!!!!!



Musical Performance "Lisztomania"

Phoenix





Weekend Update

Seth Meyers
Jason Sudeikis ... Rod Blagojevich
Kenan Thompson ... Jean K. Jean
Kristen Wiig ... Madonna
Abby Elliott ... Angelina Jolie



Update: Rod Blagojevich

The former Governor stops by.



He's no longer in office, and he's still around. Good play between Jason and Seth. "Con Hair" was good.



Update: Jean K. Jean

France's comedy favorite weighs in on Obama's visit.



I wonder what French people think of this character?



Update: Madonna & Angelina Jolie

These baby-hungry ladies face-off.



Hahahaha!!! Hilarious! The Russian baby gag is great! Even the gag at the end is great!

This is Abby's third appearance on Weekend Update as Angelina Jolie. She needs to do an Angelina Jolie show!!!!





The Presentation

Seth Rogen ... Lee
Fred Armisen ... Greg Blesinger
Abby Elliott ... Celeste
Bill Hader ... Jeff
Darrell Hammond ... Mr. McCullen
Andy Samberg ... Frank
Kenan Thompson ... Todd
Kristen Wiig ... Natasha



Show: Milestone High

Seth Rogen ... Lance
Fred Armisen ... teacher
Andy Samberg ... Eli
Jason Sudeikis ... teacher
Kenan Thompson ... teacher



Commercial: Easter Album

Clancy T. Bachleratt and Jackie Snad Sing Easter Songs about Spaceships, Toddlers, Model T. Cars & Jars of Beer

Model-T cars and aliens mean everything.

Seth Rogen ... Kirby Spabblespoov
Will Forte ... Clancy T. Bachleratt
Kristen Wiig ... Jackie Snad



Amusing. This is just Will Forte having fun with his silly randomness. Gets a little painful.



Musical Performance "1901"

Phoenix





Muppets Hit & Run

The Muppets have a run-in with the law.



Seth Rogen ... Rowlf
Fred Armisen ... Zoot
Will Forte ... Kermit
Bill Hader ... Animal
Bobby Moynihan ... Gonzo
Andy Samberg ... Swedish Chef
Jason Sudeikis ... Fozzie
Kenan Thompson ... Nipsey Russell
Michaela Watkins ... Janice
Kristen Wiig ... Beaker



Andy's third skit as the Swedish Chef. His first skit was the Swedish Chef ringtones in his first, 05-06 season. Second, he returned last season (07-08) with the Muppets band, where Maya Rudolph played the woman, Janice, Hader played Animal, and Seth Rogen (the host then too) played Rowlf. Now the Muppets return with even more characters including Beaker (Kristen is hard to recognize here), Kermit, Gonzo (yay Bobby!), and Fozzie the Bear.

I think the funniest new addition here was actually Jason Sudeikis as Fozzy. I liked that Bobby was holding a chicken. Andy got a good laugh when slapping Beaker and talking to him in um, smorgy borgy.

What, no Miss Piggy? I think Casey or Abby could do a good job with it.



Overall: Wow. It seriously looked like Andy Samberg and Seth Rogan wrote most of these skits (with a few in there written by Bill and Seth). Andy was in 7 skits in this episode, which is possibly his record. Abby Elliott also appeared 6 times, and Bobby Moynihan appeared 5 times. So those newbies really got to shine in this episode as well. Plus Jorma Taccone was in "Like a Boss," which makes sense because that song is from The Lonely Island CD, Incredibad. Overall, there were a lot more ensemble skits than usual.

Also, a few of Andy Samberg's characters have expanded to become ensemble skits. Andy returns as Cathy a third time (after just appearing with Justin in the last episode), and this time he brought Hagar, Garfield, and more (what, no Dilbert?). That skit could probably be done 6 more times with some different characters and be different every time. Plus Andy returns for a third time as the Swedish Chef, and this time the group is even larger than last time. So it's great to see Andy's characters expand to full ensemble skits.


Enjoy!

SNL, 3/14/09 - Tracy Morgan (with Kelly Clarkson)

A new digital short and lots of Andy Samberg goodness await us!!!


SNL Promo: Tracy Morgan

It's a new day!



Yeah, Will Forte pretty much just sets up Tracy's lame jokes here.


Cold Opening: Tracy Returns

Tracy Morgan
John Cena
Tina Fey
Emily Spivey ... Security guard



Funny stuff! Plus cameos from Tina Fey and John Cena (WWF Wrestler). Who was that kid Tracy punched when he first came out of the elevator? It looked a little like Dave Days (from YouTube).


Monologue

Tracy Morgan
Seth Meyers
Lorne Michaels


Commercial: Chewable Pampers

Jason Sudeikis ... Father
Kristen Wiig ... Mother



I believe this is the third showing, but it's still funny!!!


Brian Fellow's Safari Planet

Tracy Morgan ... Brian Fellow
Bill Hader ... Cow (voice)
Darrell Hammond ... Announcer (voice)
Andy Samberg ... Nat Cannon
Jason Sudeikis ... Chuck Yates



Andy comes on at 2:30. Andy shows off his red-tailed hawk. Too bad Tracy's not funny here.


Show: The View

Tracy Morgan ... Sherri Shepherd
Fred Armisen ... Joy Behar
Kenan Thompson ... Whoopi Goldberg
Michaela Watkins ... Barbara Walters
Kristen Wiig ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck



Kenan's Whoopi is the funniest here, with Fred coming in second.


Scared Straight

Tracy Morgan ... Kendrick McEntire
Bill Hader ... Kid
Bobby Moynihan ... Kid
Andy Samberg ... Kid
Jason Sudeikis ... Sikorsky, officer
Kenan Thompson ... Lorenzo McIntosh



This time Kenan does this again with Tracy Morgan. Tracy sports a sweet fro.

Andy, "Is that the plot of the movie Sidways?" Andy's the ringleader at 3:45.

Hahahaha. Bill Hader loses it when Kenan and Tracy start touching his face.

Jason Sudeikis starts improvising his movements at 5:22 and Bill, Andy, and Bobby can't keep a straight face looking at him.

It's amazing, this skit is hilarious, and it has nothing to do with the writing. =^)


Show: Dateline

The truth can be satisfying.

Tracy Morgan ... Carl Collins
Abby Elliott ... Sally Bingham
Bill Hader ... Keith Morrison
Andy Samberg ... Ronnie Taylor
Kenan Thompson ... Chris Bingham



Hahahaha. Bill Hader is hilarious. Recurring skit... It even ends well where he and Tracy make sounds together!


Astronaut Jones

Tracy Morgan ... Astronaut Jones
Andy Samberg ... Krilgarian woman


Musical Performance: "My Life Would Suck Without You"

Kelly Clarkson




Weekend Update

Seth Meyers
Bill Hader ... John Malkovich
Tracy Morgan
Kristen Wiig ... Barbie


Seth Opens Weekend Update



So our economy actually has a chance? Sweet!!! Not sure why they showed this clip online, but I guess Seth needed to be shown more.


John Malkovich visits Update

A victim of the Bernie Madoff scam speaks out.



Hahahaha. Bill's Malkovich is pretty funny.

This clip also includes "Really with Tracy Morgan."


Barbie visits Update

Seth welcomes the birthday girl, Barbie.



This is cute.


Show: Big Love

Tracy Morgan ... Fantasia Divine
Abby Elliott ... Chloë Sevigny, Nicolette
Bill Hader ... Announcer (voice)
Jason Sudeikis ... Bill Paxton, Bill
Kristen Wiig ... Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barb
Casey Wilson ... Ginnifer Goodwin, Margene


SNL Digital Short: The Party

The usual party suspects...



Fred Armisen ... Guest
Abby Elliott ... Guest
Will Forte ... Tom
Bill Hader
John Lutz ... Guest
Bobby Moynihan ... Guest
Andy Samberg
Jason Sudeikis ... Batman
Kenan Thompson ... Mr. Personality
Casey Wilson ... Guest



Hilarious! It's like the Boardroom Meeting skit with just some random shots at people. Not exactly a song, but it's hilarious!!! Batman finally showed his face.


Commercial: Suppressex

Putting an end to the excitement.

Tracy Morgan ... Dr. Ricky Lamayne
Abby Elliott ... Cheerleader
Will Forte ... Uncle Jack
Bill Hader ... Department store Santa
Paula Pell ... Announcer (voice)



That's a good one.


Gameshow: High IQ

Tracy Morgan ... Paul Bartlett
Fred Armisen ... Scientist
Abby Elliott ... Egg
Will Forte ... Neo
Bill Hader ... Skater
Darrell Hammond ... Alan, professor
Bobby Moynihan ... Angel
Andy Samberg ... Bacon
Jason Sudeikis ... Professor
Kenan Thompson ... Harry Potter
Michaela Watkins ... professor
Kristen Wiig ... Beth
Casey Wilson ... Lady


Musical Performance: "I Do Not Hook Up"

Kelly Clarkson




Show: Family Flix

Tracy Morgan ... Percy T. Douglas
Will Forte ... Milkman
Bobby Moynihan ... Actor
Andy Samberg ... Actor
Kristen Wiig ... Host


Commercial: Gas Right

Reduces flatulence volume.

Fred Armisen ... Bruce Johnson
Kristen Wiig ... Wife



From the guy who made Breathe Right. Ends very well.

I think this is the second showing for this commercial.




Overall: A funny digital short from Andy Samberg and some funny skits. Great job despite Tracy (although he was hilarious in the opener)!!!

Enjoy!

SNL 3/7/09 - The Rock & Ray LaMontagne

Updated 3/16/09 - Added the "Andy Samberg as Cathy" Weekend Update skit (also starring Justin Timberlake as Irving and Jessica Biel as Jessica Rabbit).

Check out this week's episode with The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) & Ray LaMontagne. It was off to a good start with some great promos from Andy Samberg...



The Rock & Andy Samberg Promo





There are so many hilarious bits these two did that they showed them all. I like the "Dwayne Wayne" bit at the beginning (from A Different World; just random) and the smiles bit at the end. The weight lifting bits were amusing but not as funny.


Kenan & The Rock Promo





Not only is Kenan not funny here, but I don't even understand what the joke is supposed to be for the first bit. Stuff like this makes me wonder when Kenan's time will be up.


Cold Opening: A Message from the Secretary of the Treasury

The Treasury Secretary is open to suggestions.

Will Forte ... Timothy Geithner
Bill Hader ... Louis, caller (voice)
Paula Pell ... Denise, caller (voice)
Jason Sudeikis ... Dominic, caller (voice)
Kenan Thompson ... Nkumo, caller (voice)



Cute. Sad, but cute.


Monologue

Dwayne is still as tough as ever.

Dwayne Johnson
Fred Armisen ... Lee, trainer
Abby Elliott ... Dancer
Kenan Thompson ... Himself
Kristen Wiig ... Dancer



Wow. That has to be one of the best monologues I've ever seen!!!! Hilarious!


MacGruber 1

MacGruber w/ MacGuyver

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Richard Dean Anderson ... MacGyver
Abby Elliott ... Mother
Will Forte ... MacGruber
Jason Sudeikis ... Doctor
Kristen Wiig ... Vicky



Hahahaha. The first one is hilarious!!! Carry over from the Superbowl Pepsi bits with Richard Dean Anderson. This set is much better!


The Rock Obama

Don't get the President angry.

Dwayne Johnson ... The Rock Obama
Fred Armisen ... Barack Obama
Will Forte ... Tom Coburn
Darrell Hammond ... John McCain
Andy Samberg ... Rahm Emanuel
Kristen Wiig ... Kay Bailey Hutchison



Andy! Andy! Andy! Andy's Rahm is pretty funny. A few good laughs here.


MacGruber 2

Richard Dean Anderson ... MacGyver
Abby Elliott ... Mother
Will Forte ... MacGruber
Michaela Watkins ... Assistant
Kristen Wiig ... Vicky

See the MacGruber vids above.


Activia Commercial Shoot

The yogurt is very effective.

Abby Elliott ... Andrea
Jason Sudeikis ... Robbie Dunn
Kristen Wiig ... Jamie Lee Curtis



Kristen returns to this same skit. "Yeah, top on."

Lots of pooping going on!


Hawaiian Bar

Hawaiian Hotel: Service with a smile.

Dwayne Johnson ... Musician
Fred Armisen ... Musician
Abby Elliott ... Patron
Will Forte ... Patron
Bill Hader ... Patron
Darrell Hammond ... Patron
Bobby Moynihan ... Patron
Andy Samberg ... Patron
Jason Sudeikis ... Patron
Kenan Thompson ... Patron
Michaela Watkins ... Patron
Kristen Wiig ... Patron
Casey Wilson ... Patron



Wow. Everyone was in this skit. Casey's only skit.

The Rock and Fred go around insulting everyone to music. What could be better?

That waitress at the end looked like she was watching the screen to see when she was on camera. Then she was like, "Oh I'm on!" You could totally see it in her expression.


MacGruber 3

Richard Dean Anderson ... MacGyver
Will Forte ... MacGruber
Kristen Wiig ... Vicky

See the MacGruber vids above.


Musical Performance: "You Are The Best Thing"

Ray LaMontagne performs his first song from 3/7/09.

Ray LaMontagne



Wow, they don't usually post clips of the musicians. Ray must have given them permission somehow.


Weekend Update

Seth Meyers
Kenan Thompson ... Michael Steele
Andy Samberg ... Cathy
Justin Timberlake ... Irving
Jessica Biel ... Jessica Rabbit
Will Forte ... Jon Bovi member
Jason Sudeikis ... Jon Bovi member


Update: Michael Steele

The GOP leader drops by the Update desk.



Hmm. Why won't they show Andy Samberg's Cathy or Jessica Biel's Rabbit? That's the stuff we really want to see!

The good thing about Justin Timberlake is whoever he's dating he brings to SNL. First he got Cameron hooked on SNL, and now Jessica? Sweet! Keep coming back you two!!!


Update: Jon Bovi

The world's first opposite tribute band.



These guys are amazing singers! Will Forte shows it off frequently, but Jason hasn't shown it since Young Chuck Norris and the Sloths/Giraffes bits.

Will Forte's facial expression are hilarious.


Update: Cathy & Jessica Rabbit



This time Justin Timberlake appears as Irvin and Jessica Biel (Justin's babe) appears as Jessica Rabbit.



Wow. Andy's Cathy impression is hilarious!!! This is his second go with the character.

Jessica Biel absolutely nailed the Jessica Rabbit impression! Wow!!!

Keep it up Justin and Andy! You guys are hilarious together!!!



Show: Game Time With Dave And Greg

The best sports show in the galaxy.

Dwayne Johnson ... Dave Delmonte
Bill Hader ... Greg
Darrell Hammond ... Tom, caller (voice)
Seth Meyers ... Joey, caller (voice)
Bobby Moynihan ... Chuck, caller (voice)
Andy Samberg ... Pat, caller (voice)
Kenan Thompson ... Randy Dukes
Kenan Thompson ... Announcer (voice)



Nice picture of Andy Samberg as a former host from 1987.

Wow, that was actually pretty funny, especially at the end. Greg is definitely not an alien.


Apprentice Commercial Shoot

Donald Trump is ready to riff.

Dwayne Johnson ... Dennis Rodman
Fred Armisen ... Tom Green
Bill Hader ... Director (voice)
Darrell Hammond ... Donald Trump
Michaela Watkins ... Joan Rivers



Mildly amusing. Rock's Rodman is the best part. Fred's Green is okay.


Musical Performance: "Trouble"

Ray performs song #2 on 3/7/09

Ray LaMontagne




Lighthouse Date

The rocks are treacherous.

Dwayne Johnson ... Guy
Will Forte ... Captain
Bill Hader ... Sailor
Bobby Moynihan ... Sailor
Andy Samberg ... Sailor
Jason Sudeikis ... Jetskier
Kristen Wiig ... Girl



Hahahaha. They saved one of the best for last. This is my favorite skit of the episode. What do you think?

I thought it was funny that Jason Sudeikis was wiping the water off his eyes after he was already impaled. I suppose it was best to do this skit last because it must have been more time consuming to dry off after this skit.



Overall, this was one of the best episodes of this season. Every skit was amusing, and a few were hilarious. Even thought there wasn't a digital short, Andy Samberg appeared 5 times, and there were some very funny skits. Great job SNL!!! I also noticed that they used Abby a lot more than usual (5 times) and Casey less than usual (only 1 time).

Enjoy!

SNL 2/14/09 - Alec Baldwin and The Jonas Brothers

4/7/09 Update: We added a Michaela Watkins video that's hilarious! It's her blogger character on Weekend Update.

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Of course if Steve Martin hosted this season then Alec Baldwin has to as well. Alec hasn't really done anything memorable with Andy yet. (Steve Martin just did his most memorable bit with Andy by being a part of Laser Cats 4.)

The Digital Short is hilarious! And it features Andy (and many other dudes).



SNL Promo: Alec Baldwin and The Jonas Brothers

Alec wants to know if there are any Jonas Sisters.



A couple of cute gags here from Alec.



SNL Promo: Alec Baldwin

Alec and Will discuss magic, massages, and the Jonas Brothers.



The massage gag is hilarious. Great job Will!!!



Cold Opening: Republican Congressional Leadership Meeting

The minority on The Hill has big ideas.



Dan Aykroyd ... John Boehner
Will Forte ... Dave
Darrell Hammond ... Panelist
Andy Samberg ... Eric
Jason Sudeikis ... Tom
Kristen Wiig ... Panelist



Cameo from Dan Aykroyd!!!

An interesting conversation, but mostly a waste of so much talent on this stinker.



Monologue

Introducing Jack McBrayer.



Alec Baldwin
Jack McBrayer
Fred Armisen ... Audience member
Bobby Moynihan ... Audience member
Jason Sudeikis ... Audience member
Kristen Wiig ... Audience member



Jack's pretty funny. I love Bobby's character.



The Oldest Jonas

Fourth Jonas: There was a fourth Jonas named Alec Baldwin.



Alec Baldwin ... Gary Jonas
Jonas Brothers



Lots of Jonas brothers skits. That's pretty good for a few of straight-edge kids. Very amusing skit.



The Cougar Den

The Jonas Brothers portrayed the women's boyfriends in this sketch at dress rehearsal.



The cougars are on the prowl for young men.

Alec Baldwin ... Blaine Bagby
Cameron Diaz ... Kiki Deamore
Will Forte ... Brandon
Bill Hader ... Brendan
Paula Pell ... Announcer (voice)
Andy Samberg ... Braden
Kenan Thompson ... Kenneth
Michaela Watkins .. Barbara Lanka
Kristen Wiig ... Jacqueline Seka
Casey Wilson ... Toni Ward



Kristen's taking the spotlight for the women now that Amy's gone. It makes me want to see what the other three ladies can do.

Cameron Diaz shows up. Lots of stars and cameos in this episode! I love Kenan's looks he gives!



Film SNL Digital Short: Property of the Queen

The Jonas Brothers live forever...



Jonas Brothers
Will Forte ... Band member
Bill Hader ... Wizard
Bobby Moynihan ... Band member
Andy Samberg ... Himself
Kenan Thompson ... Band member



Hilarious! I love that they kept addng to the gag as it went. This made it even funnier!



Commercial: Sir Mix-a-Lot's Photo Shop

Give your photos the gift of back.



Abby Elliott ... Becky
Will Forte ... Employee
Bobby Moynihan ... Employee
Kenan Thompson ... Sir Mix-A-Lot
Casey Wilson ... Customer



Hilarious. Bobby's facial expressions are always funny. Abby needs more skits.



Musical Performance "Tonight"

Jonas Brothers



Weekend Update

Seth Meyers
Kenan Thompson ... Oscar Rogers
Abby Elliott ... Angelina Jolie
Michaela Watkins ... Angie Tempura, blogger
Jason Sudeikis ... Joaquin Phoenix

Update: Oscar Rogers



Fix it, then do it with your Valentime!



Oh no, not the fix-it guy again!!! This is so not funny.

Good news that Abby busted out her Angelina Jolie again (no vid though). Keep it up Abby!

B**** Please

A blogger with a simple message.



Michaela Watkins channels Dana Carvey with this funny character. I like characters like this where it is the character that's funny and not the gags.


Vincent Price's Valentine's Day Special

Alec Baldwin ... Richard Burton
Fred Armisen ... Liberace
Bill Hader ... Vincent Price
Kristen Wiig ... Carol Channing
Casey Wilson ... Elizabeth Taylor



Scheduling

Hold my calls.



Alec Baldwin ... Troy
Will Forte ... Carl
Bill Hader ... Jerry



Interesting conversation. I think this is a recurring skit for Will and Bill. Not super funny though.



Musical Performance "Video Girl"

Jonas Brothers



Wii Guys

It's all in the wrist.



Alec Baldwin ... Father
Bill Hader ... Son
Jason Sudeikis ... Son
Michaela Watkins ... Mother



Yeah, the funny thing is, this is pretty much the game exactly. =^)

Nice skit!



Commercial: Chewable Pampers

Smells like dinner time!



Jason Sudeikis ... Father
Kristen Wiig ... Mother



A previous commercial that's still hilarious!!!



Commercial: Virgania Horsen's Hot Air Balloon Rides

Come on a hot air balloon ride with me!

Kristen Wiig ... Virgania Horsen



From last season, this commercial was shot and edited by The Lonely Island. Pretty funny.



Commercial: First Coughs - Mastering The Art Of Foreshadowing Your Character's Death

Alec Baldwin
Fred Armisen ... Actor
Will Forte ... Actor
Bill Hader ... Actor
Andy Samberg ... Actor
Jason Sudeikis ... Actor
Kenan Thompson ... Actor
Kristen Wiig ... Actress



Overall: Overall, this was a very strong episode. I thought the Cold Open (sorry Dan Aykroyd), Mr. Fix it, and Scheduling fell flat, but I loved the Digital Short, and the Monologue, Oldest Jonas, Cougar Den, Sir Mix-a-Lot's Photo Shop, and Wii Guys were all funny. Plus it was wise to pick two great previous commercials, Chewable Pampers and Hot Air Balloon.

Great job Alec and SNL! Probably the best episode of the season (or pretty close to, so far). Definitely better than the Steve Martin episode (so Alec really came through this week).

Enjoy!

SNL 2/7/09 - Bradley Cooper & TV On The Radio

SNL Promo: Bradley Cooper

Kenan and Bradley hug it out.



Kenan isn't all that funny. In my opinion, his strength is in being the straight man who gives the crazy characters a look.



Cold Opening: Bipartisanship

The Senate is in need of support.

Fred Armisen ... Harry Reid
Kristen Wiig ... Nancy Pelosi



Boring and painful...



Monologue

Bradley Cooper
James Lipton
Andy Samberg



Show: Today

Kathie Lee at the Hoedown!

Bradley Cooper ... Miss Bee
Michaela Watkins ... Hoda Kotb
Kristen Wiig ... Kathie Lee Gifford



I know that Kristen Wiig's Kathie impression is supposed to be annoying, but it's so annoying that it's more annoying than funny. Thoughts? Bradley Cooper saves this.



Gameshow: I'm Gonna Have Sex With Your Wife

The game show with no cash or prizes.

Bradley Cooper ... Danny Lane
Fred Armisen ... Michael Vodner
Will Forte ... Ron Stillwell
Bill Hader ... Tommy McCafferty
Michaela Watkins ... Catherine Stillwell
Kristen Wiig ... Jennifer McCafferty
Casey Wilson ... Michael's wife



Twisted much. I would have liked it if one of the contestants went postal. Will Forte looks good with the facial hair.



I'm On A Boat



T-Pain
Andy Samberg
Jorma Taccone



Wow. I think this is their second-best digital short this season, behind "J--- In My Pants."



Without the audience laughing:

WARNING: Explicit lyrics in this version...



Clean lyrics on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iUjx4_X1qA



Song: Memories

Bradley Cooper ... Guy
Will Forte ... Guy
Bill Hader ... Guy
Jason Sudeikis ... Guy



Musical Performance "Golden Age"

TV on the Radio



Weekend Update

Seth Meyers
Andy Samberg ... Mark Spitz
Kenan Thompson ... James Harrison
Kristen Wiig ... Bjork

Really?!?: Michael Phelps

Seth shares his thoughts on Michael Phelps.



Wow! I was wodering if Seth was going to go off on Phelps, especially after Phelps hosted earlier this season. But it was exactly the opposite! Seth shows extreme loyalty to the former host here as he attacks everybody who slammed Phelps for smoking dope. Great job, Seth!

Update: Mark Spitz



The second most famous Olympic swimmer discusses the first.



Andy's pretty funny here. Good puns. I wish I had an Admiral.

Update: James Harrison

The Super Bowl winner would like a minute.



Kenan busts out a tired Harrison. Funny, but it's really only one joke.

Update: Bjork

Iceland's lead vocalist weighs in on the economy.



Cute. Kristen shows that she owns random.



Admirals Locker Room

Bradley Cooper ... Matt
Will Forte ... Pierre LaRue
Darrell Hammond ... Burt
Bobby Moynihan ... Keith
Jason Sudeikis ... Tim Potenzone
Michaela Watkins ... Staff member



Show: Bad Guys, Good Conversation

Fear does not exist on this talk show.



Bradley Cooper ... Johnny Lawrence
Bill Hader ... Jame Gumb
Andy Samberg ... Hans Gruber
Jason Sudeikis ... John Kreese
Michaela Watkins ... Alex Forrest



Andy Samberg gets to play Hans Gruber! This is an impression he did in his original audition for SNL back in 2005. Awww, Andy didn't get to yell "McClane!!!"



Intervention

Bradley Cooper ... Bill
Will Forte ... Father
Bill Hader ... Matt Sajak
Andy Samberg ... Mark
Kristen Wiig ... Dina
Casey Wilson ... Mother



Musical Performance "Dancing Choose"

TV on the Radio



Commercial: No Bruce! Let Me Finish! The Best Of Celebrity Tirades

Bradley Cooper ... Christian Bale
Abby Elliott ... Joan Cusack
Will Forte ... Stagehand
Darrell Hammond ... Jim Cramer
Bobby Moynihan ... Nathan Lane
Kenan Thompson ... George Foreman



Overall: A fun episode. What really stood out here was "I'm On a Boat," and Andy, Seth (Really), and Kristen on Weekend Update. There wasn't much else great about this episode. Thoughts?

Enjoy!