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I agree. Terrific writing, great performances. That's one of the few first class pieces of work they've had on in the last few years. And I liked all the examples you mentioned.

 

I'm not normally a fan at all of SNL, but Clinton/Palin was brilliant.


"Noooooo! MINE!"

 

Funniest sketch I've seen in a LONG time. Tina Fey was spot on as Palin.

 

Fey's turn as Palin takes impression to whole new level; specifically, a level that has you actually wondering, as you watch, if maybe this isn't a joke and that's really Palin because, my GOD, it could be!

 

The Second Palin Sketch

 

I can't wait for the Palin/Biden debate sketch. Hammond as Biden should be hilarious.

 

9:30-10PM
NBC, TV-14

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

"Will watching Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers crack up while reading their lines be as fun before midnight?"

 

Amy and Seth are funny enough, but I really miss the days of Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon.

 

The opening debate sketch was great, it hit on all the points I wanted it to hit on from the actual debate. My favorite part was probably McCain roaming around aimlessly while Obama answered a question. Awesome!

Oh, and Bill Murray was a nice surprise as well.

 

For me, the two best skits of the last few seasons (the Palin stuff aside), are the "I Drink Your Milkshake" skit (which I can't find on YouTube or Hulu.com ) and the "Mark Wahlberg talks to animals" skit. Both are gold based solely on the performances.

 

11:30PM-1AM
NBC

Saturday Night Live

"Host: W.â??s Josh Brolin
Musical Guest: Adele
Confirmed bonus appearance: Veep candidate Sarah Palin(!)
Someone else who'd better be there or we'll be upset: Tina Fey."

 

I can't even remember the last time SNL was actually funny, by SNL standards....Mike Myers was still on it though. Tina Fey is awesome, but this whole Sarah Palin thing is so pathetic, I can only laugh at how shameful it is. Well at least Palin get's that she's nothing more than a cheap joke.

-T_S_R

 

not gonna watch it, I've lost all respect for McCain and Palin during this election, just not interested in Palin at all.

I probably haven't watched a full episode of SNL since maybe the begining of the Will Ferrel days. I used to watch it all the time during the Meyers, carvey, Hartman, Spade, Farley etc years.

 

If my roommate wasn't watching a movie, I'd so turn it on I just want to see what they'd have her do.

 

Alec Baldwin comes up to Palin watching Tina Fey playing her, but he doesn't realize that he is talking to the real Palin. He thinks he is talking to Tina Fey and keeps wanting to know how she can go out there and play that "horrible woman". Then, she gets introduced to him as the real Palin. It was kind of funny; especially, when he finds out that she's the real Palin and says, "May I just say that you are even hotter in person?".

 

Well at least Palin get's that she's nothing more than a cheap joke.

And she runs nothing more than the largest state in U.S. (larger than Texas) which is - by the way - six times the size of Great Britain. I'd say she's done alright for herself, considering her political career began in the P.T.A. Even if I don't agree with her on everything, I can respect her achievements. Since most Americans can't even manage their credit cards or a mortgage, I'd say she's already made her mark in life, even though she's probably not going to become become V.P.

People can take cheap shots at her all they want, but out of 300 million people, only 50 run a state, and she runs the biggest one. I think that's impressive.

 

Land mass wise, yes. Population wise, no. Plus, she's a) very new and b) there have been issues (re: firing of the guy who wouldn't fire her ex-brother-in-law).

It sounds funny; I'm sad I missed it.

 

The opening was funny enough, though I was hoping Tina Fey and Palin would actually talk to each other. Palin didn't say much at all, but I was happy she got to close out the opening sketch and weekend update.