Alex as The Joker as Andy Samberg as Mark Wahlberg

That's a lot of "as." Enjoy & Happy Halloween!



Right. Not a great impression, but it's amusing, especially the blanket.

Andy Samberg - and The Lonely Island do... Giraffes!!!

Limited time only!!! Check it out while you can!



And it's horrible quality and not on for long enough! =^)

Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island made this Giraffe bit as a sequel to Sloths!

SNL 11/1/08 - Ben Affleck & David Cook

Updated: We added Giraffes, Night School Musical, and Robo Call! We also updated some info.

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Air Date: November 1st, 2008

Host: Ben Affleck

Musical Guest: David Cook

Special Guests:

Cameos: Sen. John McCain, Tina Fey, Cindy McCain



Backstage: Sen. John and Cindy McCain

A backstage visit with Sen. John and Cindy McCain



Cindy is pretty attractive. That Barbara Streisand bit was great!



McCain QVC Open

Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin (Fey) address the Nation on QVC

Summary: In order to raise last-minute awareness for their campaign, Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin (Tina Palin) purchase airtime on QVC and hawk related pieces of merchandise.

Recurring Characters: Gov. Sarah Palin.



Wow! It's the real John McCain and fake Governor Sarah Palin (Tina Fey).

McCain is willing to make fun of himself. A very good move. =^)

Transcript:

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/08/08gmccain.phtml



Ben Affleck's Monologue

Summary: Realizing that his support of Democratic candidates has backfired over the years, Ben Affleck grants his endorsement to Sen. John McCain in the hopes it will benefit Sen. Barack Obama.



Jar Glove

Summary: The product that offers a more viable solution for opening a jar that doesn't involve accidental homicide.

Note: Repeat from previous episode.



The View

The ladies of The View welcome Alec Baldwin

Summary: The ladies argue about the Presidential election with special guests Jennifer Aniston (Casey Wilson) and Alec Baldwin (Ben Affleck).



Fred Armisen plays Joy. Kenan Thompson plays Woopi Goldberg. Kristen Wiig plays Elizabeth Hasselbeck. Ben Affleck plays Alec Baldwin. And Casey Wilson plays Jennifer Aniston.

I remember the old days, when SNL parodied The View. Cheri O'Teri did Barbara Walters, Tracey Morgan played Star Jones, Ana Gastayer played Joy, and the female host played the previous blonde female.

In related news (Elizabeth and Palin were both parodied in this episode), Elizabeth Hasselbeck got sassy when introducing Sarah Palin at a rally:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/10/elisabeth-has-1.html

Elizabeth was even more excited about being able to "talk for a full five minutes without being interrupted."



Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Summary: Keith Olbermann (Ben Affleck) cuts off his guests after misquoting them, then grouses that his celebrity didn't enable him to break a co-op's illegal "No Pets" policy.

Keith Olbermann is indignant and his cat is innocent.



Also includes Kenan Thompson & Fred Armisen. The cat bit at the end is pretty funny (and long, but the length makes it even funnier).



Target Greatland

Summary: The Target Lady (Kristen Wiig) is the unlikely recipient of a weird UPS delivery driver's (Ben Affleck) wanton affections.

Recurring Characters: Target Lady.



The Staten Island Zoo

Summary: Zoo official (Jason Sudeikis) shows off a falsely accurate student video on the rocking lifestyle of giraffes.



Oh my gosh! They made a sequel to Sloths! They finally put it online!!!!





David Cook performs "Light On"



Weekend Update with Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers

Summary: Sen. John McCain announces some of his desperate last-minute campaign strategies. Drs. Patrick (Will Forte) and Gunther Kelly (Fred Armisen) sing a campaign song. Amy Poehler's grumpy Aunt Linda (Kristen Wiig) comments on the new Fall TV season.

Update: Sen. McCain

Sen. McCain unveils his new strategies on Weekend Update



Senator McCain comments on his campaign strategy.

The Sad Grandpa rocks!!!

Update: Robo-Call

The vote-prodding phone-bot breaks down...



Will Forte gets his comedy on!



Night School Musical

Summary: The musical stylings of middle-agers who are fulfilling their Senior Year equivalent.



Andy! Andy! Andy! Andy Samberg looks good bald!



Grady Wilson's Put the Fire Back

Stoke the flames with some smooth moves...

Summary: Grady Wilson (Kenan Thompson) demonstrates how to put the fire back in your marriage.



Kenan Thompson talks about sex.



The Zolesky Brothers

Summary: Brothers (Ben Affleck, Bill Hader) pitch a coming-of-age story complete with unnecessary gay porn.



David Cook performs "Declaration"



Coat Store

European styling never looked so good...

Summary: Bierhoff Brothers (Fred Armisen, Ben Affleck) pitch their Times Square coat.



Reminds me of Hanz and Franz. Hahahaha!!! They're even saying things at the same time! The tent's pretty funny.

Fred Armisen and Ben Affleck sell you coats.



Goodnights

Ben Affleck: Thanks to David Cook, Tina Fey, Sen. John McCain, Cindy McCain!





Overall: What? Was Andy Samberg only in the Night School Musical in this episode? Of course, Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island did the Giraffes video as their sequel to Sloths!

I also didn't see Bobby Moynihan.

It was classic to have Tina Fey play off of the real John McCain. It was also great to have a guest appearance from Cindy McCain.

They ended up putting the Giraffe song online!!! Thanks NBC!




Enjoy!

Transcript for the Barack Obama Variety Show (Andy Samberg is so in it)

The Andy Samberg parts are bold below.



[ open on title card ]

Announcer: And now, a message from Barack and Michelle Obama.

[ dissolve to Barack and michelle Obama standing before a glittery curtain ]

Sen. Barack Obama: Good evening, my fellow Americans. I am Barack Obama, and this is my wife, Michelle. This coming Wednesday, our campaign will run a special thirty-minute address on all four major networks.

Michelle Obama: This airtime was initially purchased so that we could speak to you one last time about the issues.

Sen. Barack Obama: However, with poll numbers putting us so far ahead, we decided now's the time to play it safe.

Michelle Obama: Instead of a conventional address, we're going to carefully manage our lead and, well, shake things up...

[ wide shot reveals the full stage with lights all around and Obama's logo across the stage floor ]

Sen. Barack Obama: With the "Barack Obama Variety Half-Hour"! It's time to have some fun!

Michelle Obama: Because we got a lead in the polls, and we built it up.

Sen. Barack Obama: We built it up.

Michelle Obama: We built it up.

Together: [ to the tune of "Solid (As A Rock)" by Ashford & Simpson ]
"And now it's solid
Solid as Barack!
That's what this lead is
That's what we got-got-got-got-got-got!"

Sen. Barack Obama: All your favorites from the campaign will be stopping by for songs and skits. Including House Democrats: Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, and Rahm Emmanuel.

[ cut to Frank, Pelosi, and Emmanuel ]

Nancy Pelosi: [ to the tune of "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ]
"Our house, is a very, very, very fine house!"

Barney Frank & Rahm Emmanuel: "Fine house!"

Nancy Pelosi: "When the Republicans were in charge"

Barney Frank & Rahm Emmanuel: "Life used to be so hard.

Nancy Pelosi: "Now everything is easy, 'cause of you-ou-ou-ou."

[ cut to Barack Obama ]

Sen. Barack Obama: [ chuckling heartily ] And, of course, a party is never complete without... Bill Clinton.

[ cut to Clinton surrounded by two dancing girls ]

Bill Clinton: [ to the tune of "Don't You (Forget About Me" by Simple Minds ]
"Don't you, forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't!"

[ he holds a thumbs-up pose ]

[ cut to Barack Obama ]

Sen. Barack Obama: Yeah! It's been a long campaign, so let's have some good old-fashioned fun... with Senator Joe Biden.

Sen. Joe Biden: [ chuckling ] Thanks for inviting me to dinner, Barack!

Sen. Barack Obama: So, Joe, I'm gonna ask: Why did you say that, if I was elected, a foreign power would test me with an international crisis? [ he looks over ] Hey, what are you eating?

Sen. Joe Biden: Oh, this? [ he holds up a rubber foot ] It's my foot! In my mouth!

[ they both chuckle heartily ]

Sen. Barack Obama: You'll even see Rev. Jeremiah Wright and University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Bill Ayers.

[ cut to Wright, with Ayers on keyboard ]

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: [ to the tune of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley ]
"White devils be craaaaaaaaaazy!
White devils be craaaaaaaaaazy!"

[ Wright shrugs ]

[ cut to Michelle Obama ]

Michelle Obama: And some serious moments, like Barack meeting the spirit of John F. Kennedy.

[ cut to Barack Obama sitting with eyes closed, as the spirit of John F. Kennedy moves forward ]

Spirit of John F. Kennedy: Hey, Barack Obama. Over the years, there have been many pretenders in the Democratic Party, but you truly are the heir to my legacy.

Bill Clinton: [ steps forward ] Guys! I'm standing right here!

Sen. Barack Obama: Bill Clinton, everybody!

[ cut to Michelle Obama ]

Michelle Obama: So join us, this Wednesday, for the "Barack Obama Variety Half Hour". I promise it will be...

[ Barack Obama joins her ]

Together: "Solid!"

Michelle Obama: Yes, it is!

Together: "Solid as Barack!"

[ everyone else joins them on stage ]

Together:
"That's what this show is That's what we got-got-got-got-got-got!"

Barack Obama: Don't forget to vote -- FOR ME!!

Everyone:
"Solid!
Solid as Barack!"

[ fade ]

SNL - 10/25/08: John Hamm and Coldplay

Updated 11/1 with three new skits/vids. We added Jon Hamm's John Ham, Vincent Price's Halloween Special, and the Backstage vid. Originally posted 10/26.

Ben Affleck's up this week! Is he still around? =^)

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SNL Backstage: Coldplay

After the Show: Coldplay



They've been inviting the musicians to play after the show and then taping it.


Road to the White House

Sen. Joe Biden and Rep. Jack Murtha say crazy things in Johnstown, PA



Sudeikis' Biden and Hammond's Murtha aren't funny here. The previous Biden gag of repeating himself about how great and horrible that McCain is was pretty funny. The gag of predicting the future here loses steam very quickly.

Andy is in the background!


A-Holes: Pitch Meeting

A hula hoop never sounded so good...





Good to see the A Holes again! Who's the woman sitting at the table? Wow, the ad pitch is actually amazing! =^)


Vincent Price's Halloween Special

A spooky relic dug up from 1959.



Classic Bill Hader character. I liked the one they did with Alfred Hitchcock, Lucy, and Ricky.


Obama Address

Sen. Obama plays it safe and musical...



We were all a little curious how Obama was going to fill an hour-long special, seeing how he never actually says anything. So SNL answers the question by having him entertain you instead. Nice. =^)

Bill Clinton = Awesome!!!

Andy Samberg does backup to Speaker Pelosi. Maya Rudolph guest stars.


Digital Short: Rasta Man

A Rastafarian melody for the Quad.



Andy! Andy! Andy! Gotta love the gag where he passes the black guys.


Campaign Ads

Pat Finger is running in Butts



Yup, you've already got the gag before you press play. This is one of those series of three shorts they aired.


Jon Hamm's John Ham

Finally, ham you can eat in the bathroom!



This is a hilarious pun and it helps people remember Jon Hamm's name. =^)


Update: Ralph Nader

Third Party Candidate Ralph Nader stops by Weekend Update



Not so funny.


Don Draper's Guide

You too, can be like Don Draper...



Funny stuff.




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Overall: Overall this week was pretty... weak. Andy's Rasta song was okay, with a gag or two. The Don Draper guide was funny, the Obama show had a few good gags, and the Two A Holes had a few gags. But overall, this week didn't really find much humor.

What do you think?

Enjoy!