Tag Archives: Saturday Night Live

SNL Classic: Middle-Aged Man

Yet another Mike Myers classic. There’s just something wonderful about the opening sequence, with the old man shoes, the shuffle/run down the street, the hunch, and the slowing down to catch his breath. Without saying a word in that opening, … Continue reading

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SNL season finale on May 19. And the host?

After a pretty good season (Fallon and Melissa Maccarthy all the way!), SNL has decided to end the series with Mick Jagger as both host and musical guest. O…K… So he’s been the musical guest before, but has never hosted. … Continue reading

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SNL Correction!

Even those of us who spend our days thinking about TV and movies and can quote the Simpsons like it’s going out of style (which, let’s face it…it is) can make a mistake. My mistake? In my recap/review of the … Continue reading

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SNL: Sofia Vergara brings some funny

After a few weeks off SNL returned with Sofia Vergara as host and boy band One Direction as musical guest.  Overall, Vergara was pretty good.  She did a good job with the material they gave her and was very open … Continue reading

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SNL Classics: Irish Drinking Songs

In honor of St. Patty’s day, a classic SNL sketch. They don’t really seem to do these song collections anymore, which is a shame. Not sure which is my favorite; it’s a tie between “Drunken Irish Jew” and “The Incoherent … Continue reading

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SNL Classic: All Things Scottish

Who doesn’t love So I Married an Ax Murderer?  It represents some of the best of Mike Myers before he became the sort of person who would do The Love Guru. One of the best things about Ax Murderer was Myers as Stuart … Continue reading

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SNL Classic: Hedley and Wyche

After having a nice long conversation with an old friend about how much we both miss Phil “Troy McClure” Hartman, I immediately went to Hulu to find old SNL Hartman clips. What I found was this. Hedley and Wyche – … Continue reading

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So…Lindsay Lohan on SNL….

They meant well, I’m sure they did. I bet that Lorne Michaels only wanted to help Lindsay by inviting her to host this past Saturday Night Live. And the whole cast was probably behind her, cheering her on.  Even Jimmy … Continue reading

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