TV: SNL season 50 September 28, 2024

[Stylizer1]

I thought Tom Hanks on Black Jepoardy was disgusting and the crowd thought so too.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I thought Tom Hanks on Black Jepoardy was disgusting and the crowd thought so too.

I assume Joe Rogan was outraged so you had to be as well?

 

[Jovavic]

I assume Joe Rogan was outraged so you had to be as well?

Hanks should've broken character and said, "who's the snowflake now?"

 

[Stylizer1]

I assume Joe Rogan was outraged so you had to be as well?

You know what's funny, I made fun of you so bad like 10 years ago that you still have never gotten over it and continue to try to find ways to get me back. Nobody else would ever remember it and you probably don't even remember it too but it is soooo ingrained in your brain just to respond to me when ever you can. You never say anything that has an ounce of sophistication when you come at me and it is hilarious. You follow me around trying to get me. lol

At one time I thought I liked your posts until I started to realize that they came from a place of anger and wanting to ridicule people. You don't disagree with people like a civil person you hide behind the anonymity of the internet and use it because it makes you feel like you have power.

It's time to get over it.

 

[Behn Wilson]

Just caught a clip of Bill Murray's ranking of all the Weekend Update hosts. Whole bit came across as a giant tribute to Norm McDonald (rightfully so, IMO). You could see Bill breaking up a bit when talking about Norm.

Was pretty classy, nice job Bill!!!

 

[JustNapalmIt]

I thought Tom Hanks on Black Jepoardy was disgusting and the crowd thought so too.

Oh, you were there? Take a poll?

 

[Jumptheshark]

I thought Tom Hanks on Black Jepoardy was disgusting and the crowd thought so too.

The crowd was all celebs--how do you know?

 

[Stylizer1]

Oh, you were there? Take a poll?

The crowd was all celebs--how do you know?

Nobody laughed and it was awkwardly silent. That part flopped because it insinuated that at least half the population was racist.

 

[JustNapalmIt]

Nobody laughed and it was awkwardly silent. That part flopped because it insinuated that at least half the population was racist.

Not a bad guess.
Good for u man. That’s a real get to get that tix

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

I thought Tom Hanks on Black Jepoardy was disgusting and the crowd thought so too.

It flopped because it wasn't well-written.

It was a hit when it was well-written....the first time Hanks appeared on it 8 years ago:

 

[NyQuil]

All of the criticism is from people who didn't see the original sketch.

They cut it short before they could show them actually shaking hands like in the original.

 

[Hasbro]

The sketches weren’t great, but it is special to me seeing Eddie doing any sketch work.

 

[Stylizer1]

All of the criticism is from people who didn't see the original sketch.

They cut it short before they could show them actually shaking hands like in the original.

There was a big difference between the two. In the original he was actually part of the entire sketch. In the special they brought him in to do that and with the way SNL inserts it self into politics now its no surprise people reacted the way they did. And they did shake hands in it.

The sketches weren’t great, but it is special to me seeing Eddie doing any sketch work.

They should have had Eddie playing morgan and Jay Pharohe playing Eddie and then had hanks along side. Leave Tracy out of it.

 

[Jumptheshark]

due to axing of several news guys, I am thinking NBC ordered SNL to tone down any political satire they were thinking of doing

 

[NyQuil]

There was a big difference between the two. In the original he was actually part of the entire sketch. In the special they brought him in to do that and with the way SNL inserts it self into politics now its no surprise people reacted the way they did. And they did shake hands in it.

I don't know what reality you lived in where SNL wasn't always a political show.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I don't know what reality you lived in where SNL wasn't always a political show.

For the first two seasons it was not that political but since about season 3 or 4 it skidded into the political satire arena more

 

[Stylizer1]

For the first two seasons it was not that political but since about season 3 or 4 it skidded into the political satire arena more

Satire is one thing which at least has some depth of sophistication, its another thing when it's lazy and a crutch for half hearted laughs like every late night show seemed to subscribe too.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Satire is one thing which at least has some depth of sophistication, its another thing when it's lazy and a crutch for half hearted laughs like every late night show seemed to subscribe too.

I agree, foxnews is to commentary as SNL is now. Neither one rises to the level of satire

 

[Stylizer1]

I don't know what reality you lived in where SNL wasn't always a political show.

They always did political humour but you didn't know the cast members actual stance on anything because there job was to entertain people. Identity politics is and always will be what hampers good comedy and makes no go zones.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

They always did political humour but you didn't know the cast members actual stance on anything because there job was to entertain people

Well you absolutely knew that Norm thought OJ did it.

 

[Stylizer1]

Well you absolutely knew that Norm thought OJ did it.

Not political but very funny.

 

[NyQuil]

Identity politics is and always will be what hampers good comedy and makes no go zones.

Here is Eddie Murphy as Jesse Jackson calling Jews a pejorative slur based on a comment the Reverend had made.

The only difference is that they making fun of MAGA people and now we know who the real snowflakes are.

Yeah, the Tom Hanks sketch wasn't as funny as the original - most of the re-run sketches weren't.

 

[Stylizer1]

Here is Eddie Murphy as Jesse Jackson calling Jews a pejorative slur based on a comment the Reverand had made.

The only difference is that they making fun of MAGA people and now we know who the real snowflakes are.

Yeah, the Tom Hanks sketch wasn't as funny as the original - most of the re-run sketches weren't.

Did Eddie Murphy do a Jesse Jackson impersonation each week? Did SNL do a Ronald Reagan sketch each week? You can point to any one sketch and say look, see, but there is a difference. Where the media is today and where it was in the early 80's is a totally different dimension.

This was not Satire but an obsession, dehumanizing rhetoric, to classify anyone who voted for Trump a racist

It backfired.

 

[NyQuil]

Did Eddie Murphy do a Jesse Jackson impersonation each week? Did SNL do a Ronald Reagan sketch each week? You can point to any one sketch and say look, see, but there is a difference. Where the media is today and where it was in the early 80's is a totally different dimension.

This was not Satire but an obsession, dehumanizing rhetoric, to classify anyone who voted for Trump a racist

It backfired.

No, it's classifying this one older white gentleman wearing a MAGA hat as having a lot more in common with black people than one would expect.

Juxtaposition and exaggeration are the twin hallmarks of comedy.

It backfired this time because the time and care wasn't put into the sketch to establish that properly as they did in the original.

There also was no hysteria the first time he played the character because how the media weaponizes outrage today is a totally different dimension and unfortunately some people who can't think for themselves fall for it.

 

[NyQuil]

Here's a great political sketch that lampoons American democrat urbanites and their reactions to the original Trump presidency election results.

SNL does make fun of all kinds of sides, apparently you just only really pay attention when it bothers you.

Some of these quotes are hilarious:

Do you even know what it's like to be a woman in this country and not get ahead no matter what you do?

This is the most shameful thing America has ever done.

It's skewering their own viewing population for how self-absorbed and out of touch they are.