Let’s look at the sketches from Saturday in…
The Good
Pandora break down(7)-The
concept was good, if not terribly funny until the end, but it went on for a
song or two too long. We had Bruno doing
covers of Green Day, Aerosmith, Katy Perry, Bieber, Louie Armstrong, and Michael
Jackson, so the sketch was super long. I
don’t think it is on the NBC site, but you can probably find it on YouTube if
you are so inclined.
Weekend Update: Headlines(8)-There
were a ton of funny jokes tonight, and even the political ones were funny, for
the most part, which is highly unusual for a SNL sketch. I don’t actually remember any of them off the
top of my head, but they were good for a quick laugh, at least.
Monologue(5)-This
was basically another instance of Bruno Mars singing, and attempting to be the
next JT. As if that will ever
happen. Frankly, I kind of think JT won’t
be the same, either, because his two main sketchmates, Andy Samberg and Kristin
Wiig, are both gone. Anyway, Bruno sang
about how we should be gentle, since it’s his first time acting, basically. Not very funny, but the good song saved it a
bit.
Commercial: Brad Pitt
for Chanel(6)-The only reason I even knew what this was parodying is because
I am such a techno-whore. If you don’t
spend every waking minute watching the pop culture news sites, like I do, you
wouldn’t know that Brad Pitt made a weird set of commercials for Chanel to be
aired in a different country. And that
was the whole joke. Though I did get a
laugh out of “is it just me, or do I look super homeless?”
Haters(4)-This was
sad. I think the concept was there, but
the execution flopped miserably. Also,
is it just me, or are three of the brunette girls interchangeable? We got new girl, vaguely ethnic girl, and
Vanessa, and honest-to-God, I have no idea which one played the host. But whatever, the sketch doesn’t deserve a
second look anyway.
Commercial: Brad Pitt
for Taco Bell(5)-Second verse, same as the first, except this time, with
100% less funny.
Short: Sad Mouse(6)-This
verged on being good, but then it went on for like, 20 minutes, and the
breakdown that should have came turned into a sappy love story thing. The ending was cute, but mot funny, which is
unfortunate on a comedy show.
Weekend Update:
Stefon(6)-I love that Bill Hader has this character that breaks every
single time he play him. I love the
concept(my usually refrain), but the execution, again, was lacking. I think this may be a once or twice a year
sketch, and they should be coming up with new ‘things’ throughout the year, and
only use the best ones on the actual show.
Just my two cents, but what do I know?
Oh, his dog’s name is Bark Ruffalo, for cute.
Carnival(5)-The weird
animatronic robots strike again, and not even Tom Hanks could save this
sketch. Why the writers think this would
be a good recurring sketch baffles me.
The sketch was funny enough, I suppose, but it’s the same joke over and
over, which gets old FAST.
Commercial: Brad Pitt
for Dog Condoms(4)-See Carnival sketch for analysis of this one.
Underunderground
Records(5)-This is where a recurring sketch can work, especially if you can
do different things with it. This time
it was the ‘Donkey Punch the ballot’ festival, taking place in a KFC in Syria,
of course. It’s not actually my kind of
humor, but there were some funny bits.
Nasim Pedrad did take me out of it just a bit, though, with her lack of
enthusiasm, which I don’t recal being an issue on previous installments.
The Ugly
Cold Open: Debate(3)-This
one hurt to watch. There was very little
redeeming qualities to it, and at one point, I just wanted to punch the
screen. Did no one bother to mention to
SNL that Candy Crowley said she was wrong after she called Mitt on one of his
statements? Oh, and not in that she was
wrong to call him out, in that she was wrong in her FACTS. You can go ahead and pick that mike back up
Obama.
Wilderness Lodge(3)-This
started out amusingly enough, with funny faces and things, but it quickly
devolved into a rape joke. Which, for
the record? Not funny, ever, kthxbai.
Commercial: Brad Pitt
for Tattoo Removal(3)-Fourth times the punch in the face, show.
The Rest
Tom Hanks was all over this show, and it was very
strange. It almost felt like the Betty
White show, when they brought back a whole bunch of former lady cast members to
take some of the load off. Bruno Mars
did an admirable, if forgettable, job, and his singing was fine, I guess. Next week, we have a break, and then Louie
C.K., who I’ve heard is hilarious, but don’t know from personal experience.
Overall, we have a score of 5, so let’s see how this episode
stacks up
1. 9/22 Joseph Gordon Levitt/Mumford & Sons (5.71)
2. 9/15 Seth McFarlane/Frank Ocean (5.38)
3. 10/13 Christina Applegate/Passion Pit (5.09)
4. 10/20 Bruno Mars (5)
5. 10/6 Daniel Craig/Muse (4)
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