SNL 40

[SPchief]

Anyone else excited to see this tonight? I've heard some rumors that pretty much every cast member ever that is alive is making an appearance at some point tonight

[LoneWolf]

I'm recording it. The Walking Dead is priority number one on Sunday evenings.

[TribalElder]

Walking dead, how did I forget that was going to be on

[Simply Red]

yup - all set.

[Easy 6]

I'm gonna check it out until 8, at that point its switching over to the Walking Dead.

It'll be on On Demand for the next 6 months anyway, I'll get to see Eddie Murphys big return at some point... quite honestly, I'm not as big of a fan of the show as I used to be.

While the new group has some talent, its mostly the writing that sucks, its just not funny like it used to be... I'm finally at the point where others were decades ago "its just not that good anymore".

In large part, Lorne has lost the crowd that supported the show in the first place IMO.

[Fire Me Boy!]

DVRing, will watch it later in the week.

[SPchief]

I'm recording it. The Walking Dead is priority number one on Sunday evenings.

DVRing, will watch it later in the week.

I'm recording to watch later tonight. 4 hour show live with commercials? No thanks. I'll get to a point where I can zip through those.

[siberian khatru]

I started watching about midway thru the first season when I was 9 years old. The first skit i remember is "The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise." That hooked me.

[listopencil]

Is the Grammy salute to Stevie Wonder on tonight?

[displacedinMN]

in

[WhawhaWhat]

Loved the Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Darryl Hammond, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer cast.

[TribalElder]

Wow, Betty White looks a bit rough lol

[007]

Wipe that drool away Chevy.

[TribalElder]

Chevy Chase is a strange ass dude

[TribalElder]

The cast is backstage going through copious amounts of drugs

Aaaaand manningface

[007]

And its ruined.

[Pablo]

Gonna tune in for sure. Should be great.

[Simply Red]

Chevy Chase was dead just now - and OH ****ING NO!! FIVE HEAD!

[displacedinMN]

Betty White is about 93? I will give her a break

[PHOG]

NNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! ManninGGGGG!!!

[WhawhaWhat]

Aaaaand manningface

He had one of the best skits ever in that United Way one.

[Simply Red]

Chevy Chase is a strange ass dude

I question his health.

[Simply Red]

Hate to say it - but Peyton was relatively funny actually.

[Easy 6]

He had one of the best skits ever in that United Way one.

That really was, I almost liked the guy for second during that one... almost.

[cosmo20002]

They've been playing full episodes of the first few seasons on VH1 or something. There were some great moments of course, but mostly they were pretty bad. Not just outdated, but bad. It is amazing how this show has endured by producing 10 minutes of good material out of a 90 minute show for 40 years.

[TribalElder]

Mannings snl stuff was funny

Chevy Chase is on drugs ummm kay

Betty white should be in your death pool for 2015

[Discuss Thrower]

Kanye!

[TribalElder]

Kanye west needs a big scoop of aids

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Fuck you, Kanye.

[displacedinMN]

Wondered about Chevy C.

Did not sound good

[WhawhaWhat]

Jimmy Fallon is here for the free coke.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

ROFL Justin and Jimmy crack me up.

[Easy 6]

**** you, Kanye.

I know you're kidding, but I'll throw in a **** you Timberlake and not kid.

[Discuss Thrower]

Justin Timberlake is legit

[TribalElder]

Why was this show not live

Pre recorded :facepalm:

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Terrible start. We've all seen our friends do terrible imitations of their favorite skits.... no need to see Jimmy and Justin do it.

[TribalElder]

Or,is it just Sunday night live tonight

[Mr. Flopnuts]

DAMN. Huge names! Holy shit!

[007]

Steve always looks great.

[alpha_omega]

Guess it's ok to say "dick" on regular primetime TV now?

Must have missed that.

[tk13]

Tom Hanks is on. Don't tell Saccopoo.

[displacedinMN]

Guess it's ok to say "dick" on regular primetime TV now?

Must have missed that.
Not one of Carlins Seven Dirty words

Although, those rules have been murdered

[Discuss Thrower]

Guess it's ok to say "dick" on regular primetime TV now?

Must have missed that.

You wouldn't believe the amount of letters directed to the FCC being penned at this moment.

[displacedinMN]

BOOO five head

[Discuss Thrower]

And all of those letters are being sent from about five counties in Northern Arkansas.

[TribalElder]

Tom Hanks is on.


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[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Great. Only 3 more hours of clusterfuck cameos. Steve was doing great on his own.

Melonhead?

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Miley is sexy

[007]

Great. Only 3 more hours of cluster**** cameos. Steve was doing great on his own.

Melonhead?

Completely agree.

[RunKC]

Fivehead and Miley just always have to ruin shit

[TribalElder]

Not a bass :shrug:

[WhawhaWhat]

Not a good sign for the bass-o-matic when it breaks during the demo. No way I'm buying one of those now.

[stumppy]

Not a good sign for the bass-o-matic when it breaks during the demo. No way I'm buying one of those now.

My original still works.

[Simply Red]

Baldwin is my hero.

[007]

Whore ads for 200

[TribalElder]

Whore ads LMAO I lol'd at that

[TribalElder]

I'd like to solve the puzzle

[TribalElder]

Hahahahahaha Lincoln commercial

[displacedinMN]

Pulling out a lot of characters.

But to me, this kind of skit lasts too long.

[007]

started slow but this is hilarious.

[TribalElder]

Hahaha

[Easy 6]

LMAO ok, that new Celebrity Jeopardy was ****ing GREAT LMAO

[FloridaMan88]

Celebrity Jeopardy one of the best SNL skits ever.

[WhawhaWhat]

I think Andy Kaufman was tanking his audition on purpose.

[Discuss Thrower]

Gilda was a babe

[Simply Red]

started slow but this is hilarious.

yup - precisely - getting good.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Fuck De Niro

[TribalElder]

They might have peaked with the jeopardy skit

[Simply Red]

I enjoyed Dan Ack's Julia Childs deal - that was really good way back when. I was SOOOO young - even then though - I knew that was solid humor.

[Pennywise]

Does Steve Martin age at all?

[FloridaMan88]

Does Steve Martin age at all?

Chevy Chase sure as hell does… man he looks like a different person from the guy they are showing in the past video clips.

[Simply Red]

Chevy Chase sure as hell does… man he looks like a different person from the guy they are showing in the past video clips.

I'm not positive - but he looks to have had something happen - something w/ his health. again, I'm not positive - but man the signs are sure there. I wish him well - he's a nice person.

[Simply Red]

They might have peaked with the jeopardy skit

Plenty of time.

[Kman34]

Solid show so far...I really miss Chris Farley

[Simply Red]

Plenty of time.

Sounds like the official game thread on game day - when we are losing and trying to come back. ROFL

[Pennywise]

Go Keith! Fuck McCartney. Singing like a dogs ass. Should've got Aerosmith.

[displacedinMN]

Paul losing it?

[Kman34]

Sounds like the official game thread on game day - when we are losing and trying to come back. ROFL

If they would just run Will Ferrell more....ROFL

[Pennywise]

Paul losing it?

Brutal suck.

[TribalElder]

This is like Vince Neil trying to jam

[TribalElder]

Paul has to be like a 100

[Simply Red]

This is like Vince Neil trying to jam

yeah that was awful. ZZZZZZZzzzz washed up and boring

[Simply Red]

72

[ChiTown]

That poor fucker. I think McCartney was the only one who didn't think his singing sounded like a hunter gutting a live deer. Geezus, that was fucking awful

[Pennywise]

Jack looking stoic.

[displacedinMN]

That poor fucker. I think McCartney was the only one who didn't think his singing sounded like a hunter gutting a live deer. Geezus, that was fucking awful
ditto

[007]

Paul losing it?

He was horrible.

[Simply Red]

This is actually making me feel old.

[displacedinMN]

Needed Phil Hartman doing Perot's VP

[007]

ugh, I hate the californians

[Discuss Thrower]

Vocal fry

[Pennywise]

ugh, I hate the californians

Unfunny and a boat of suck.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

McCartney was just sad.

[displacedinMN]

Finally, Betty White

[007]

Unfunny and a boat of suck.

I can't believe they are wasting this much time on such a stupid script.

[displacedinMN]

I can't believe they are wasting this much time on such a stupid script.

Again, another skit that takes too long.
Something that I have not liked about SNL for a long time

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Damn. That sucked.

[007]

OK, this is a perfect ending. LMAO

[Pennywise]

I can't believe they are wasting this much time on such a stupid script.

Now I know why I quit watching. Throw some 90s shit in the mix. That sucked.

[TribalElder]

Walking dead is on now

Jeopardy was the highlight of the night

[007]

Amy nails it. LMAO

[WhawhaWhat]

Weekend Update should have been Norm.

[Pennywise]

Jane Curtain. First tits I remember seeing on the big screen.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Are those bulimia teeth or old teeth?

[Discuss Thrower]

Weekend Update should have been Norm.

I'd like to see Colin Quinn make an appearance.

[stumppy]

LMAO Matt Foley

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Women are funny!!!

[SPchief]

Not even close to the same with the Foley bit

[Discuss Thrower]

Where's Cajun Man? Where's Mr. Subliminal?

[stumppy]

Not even close to the same with the Foley bit

Nobody will EVER be the same but I thought she did a pretty good job.

[Simply Red]

ROFL

[stumppy]

Need to see the Ladies Man.

[Simply Red]

oh boy - here we go.

[Discuss Thrower]

Goddamn none of those guys aged well.

[WhawhaWhat]

Colon Blow!

[Pennywise]

Goddamn none of those guys aged well.

Chase sure didn't. I tried. Even the shit they re run isn't funny.

[chief4life]

I miss Phil Hartman he was amazing!

[SPchief]

Chase sure didn't. I tried. Even the shit they re run isn't funny.

:spock:

[Simply Red]

Colon Blow!

ROFL - Hartman - funny shit there.

[Marcellus]

WTF is Dennis Miller for weekend update?

[007]

Oh lord this is baaaaaad

[stumppy]

I miss Phil Hartman he was amazing!

Yea, a terrible loss.

[Marcellus]

Robert Blake joke, nice.

[Marcellus]

I miss Phil Hartman he was amazing!

Pure genious. Would have fit in well on CP.

[Pennywise]

Beyond suck now.

[Simply Red]

ROFL

[chief4life]

Farrell haha ROFL

[ChiTown]

LMAO

[siberian khatru]

I miss Phil Hartman he was amazing!

It still pains me. He was brilliant.

[SPchief]

I'm in tears

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Jughead simply is not funny

[Discuss Thrower]

Whomever keeps insisting that they run new bits with recent alums needs to be kicked in the groin.

[SPchief]

Hell yeah!

[chief4life]

his faces are crazy haha

[displacedinMN]

Finally Adam Sandler

[SPchief]

LMAO LMAO

[Simply Red]

I'm liking it a lot.

[chief4life]

lol bill murray haha

[Marcellus]

Bill Murray is a God.

[ChiTown]

Fucking Bill MurrayLMAO

[SPchief]

Anyone else see Billy Crystal hanging out in the back there? Then get pullled off? LMAO

[Marcellus]

And he looks like an old butch Asian lesbian.

[SPchief]

Now I see Chris Rock back there in the dressing room

[displacedinMN]

THE BLUES BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!

[SPchief]

Man, Akroyd looks bad. Sad

[chiefzilla1501]

http://www.salon.com/2013/11/03/saturday_night_live_and_richard_pryor_the_untold_story_behind_snls_edgiest_sketch_ever/
This story is fucking great. Basically Chevy Chase was a terrible comedian. Great at following a script but not naturally funny. And Richard Pryor openly despised him.

[WhawhaWhat]

That was a great segment.

[displacedinMN]

Man, Akroyd looks bad. Sad

Not many of us will age well

[007]

That was a great segment.

matter of opinion. LMAO

Course those are characters I don't care much for.

[Marcellus]

http://www.salon.com/2013/11/03/saturday_night_live_and_richard_pryor_the_untold_story_behind_snls_edgiest_sketch_ever/
This story is ****ing great. Basically Chevy Chase was a terrible comedian. Great at following a script but not naturally funny. And Richard Pryor openly despised him.

Who cares as long as what you were watching was funny?

Chevy Chase has at least 6 of the best comic movies of all time between the Vacations, Fletches, and CaddyShacks.

Some people get obsessed with the making of the sausage and don't simply enjoy the sausage.

NTTIAWWT.

[chiefzilla1501]

I get that he didn't do sketches, and he's not everyone's favorite. But these 2 things are exactly the reason I fucking love Norm Macdonald. The guy didn't give a fuck about anything.

This is what you call revenge on your former bosses like a boss. Apparently Lorne Michaels was fuming mad about this monologue:
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Jim Breuer's awesome Norm story about how he clowns Chris Kattan:
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[chiefzilla1501]

Who cares as long as what you were watching was funny?

Chevy Chase has at least 6 of the best comic movies of all time between the Vacations, Fletches, and CaddyShacks.

Some people get obsessed with the making of the sausage and don't simply enjoy the sausage.

NTTIAWWT.

Apparently a lot of people on the show didn't like him. When he was asked to do anything improv, he completely clammed up. I don't hate the guy. But I think a lot of people in the biz resent him for it.

[SPchief]

Eddie!

[Pasta Little Brioni]

*click*

[WhawhaWhat]

Eddie Murphy was 19 when he was cast on SNL. 19.

[007]

Well that was a complete letdown.

[Marcellus]

Apparently a lot of people on the show didn't like him. When he was asked to do anything improv, he completely clammed up. I don't hate the guy. But I think a lot of people in the biz resent him for it.

Sounds like sour grapes to me. You cant be more successful than Chevy Chase. He did and does what he wants. He is on par with Bill Murray.

They may not have liked him. I doubt he is/was concerned.

[TribalElder]

Too much manning already

[Marcellus]

Well that was a complete letdown.

If he isn't in a skit then it was a waste of time.

[SPchief]

Mike Sweeney sighting

[displacedinMN]

The senator from Minnesota

[stumppy]

ROFLROFLROFL

[chiefzilla1501]

Sounds like sour grapes to me. You cant be more successful than Chevy Chase. He did and does what he wants. He is on par with Bill Murray.

They may not have liked him. I doubt he is/was concerned.

Except that Bill Murray is actually naturally hilarious. Chevy is not.

http://gawker.com/5899097/hes-not-chevy-hes-an-asshole-a-history-of-chevy-chases-horrific-behavior
Johnny Carson's line is fucking classic: "Carson once said Chevy "couldn't ad-lib a fart after a baked-bean dinner" "

[WhawhaWhat]

The senator from Minnesota

That bit with MJ was the best part of an absolutely awful episode. Although most sports related hosts are usually terrible.

[Simply Red]

when is this over again?

[displacedinMN]

And for anyone that cares

a Defensive battle

Western Conf
All-Stars
94

3RD
7:54

96
Eastern Conf
All-Stars

[displacedinMN]

when is this over again?

10:30 central

[Simply Red]

This is borderline chat material. Strong game w/ the 40 yr anniversary

[Simply Red]

10:30 central

Thanks.

[displacedinMN]

This is borderline chat material. Strong game w/ the 40 yr anniversary


I thought about you and chat.

Having the worlds longest chat.

[Discuss Thrower]

There's been some bad missteps in this broadcast but it's still been fun.

[Simply Red]

I thought about you and chat.

Having the worlds longest chat.

what you mean?

[Simply Red]

even Ellen DeGeneres is better than Paul McCartney.

[displacedinMN]

what you mean?

Start a chat, let you ramble, (I like that) others jump in.

It goes on for three or four days..

[displacedinMN]

Miley was good

[Gravedigger]

Darrel Hammonds Sean Connery has been the best thing so far. Whore Ads and Le Tits Now lol

[SPchief]

LMAO Ed Norton behind him and his faces

[Marcellus]

Say all you want, the bitch can sing.

[displacedinMN]

John Goodman is alive

[SPchief]

Do you have a camera ready to cut right to Robert Downey Jr? LMAO

[Simply Red]

ROFL

[Simply Red]

Mom Jeans

[Deberg_1990]

Do you have a camera ready to cut right to Robert Downey Jr? LMAO

Hahaha. He was about the worst SNL cast member. That season was horrible.

[displacedinMN]

This is funny. But it is getting to be like a Labor Day telethon.

Will it still be on Tomorrow?

[Marcellus]

A bit clunky but for 3 hours of live comedy TV you have to expect some of that.

[SPchief]

LMAO

[Simply Red]

LOL

[WhawhaWhat]

The Rock was really great in that Brian Fellows skit that they showed a clip of.

[007]

canyee west LMAO

[Discuss Thrower]

Yeezus walks

[displacedinMN]

yuck

[007]

WTF is this shit

[SPchief]

Click

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Wtf

[Kman34]

This is dumb....

[displacedinMN]

Even my 11 year old know what Autotune is.

Enough already

[Kman34]

Bet all the old white dudes in the audience is digging this...ROFL

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Respect artistry y'all

I usually like Kanye but this fucking blows

[Simply Red]

Wtf

Why do you hate black culture?

[007]

Needs more cowbell.

[Kman34]

Needs more cowbell.

:clap:ROFL

[ChiTown]

Kanye is no Blue Oyster Cult.....

[LoneWolf]

Needs less Kanye.

FYP

[Deberg_1990]

Downloaded the SNL app today. It's incredible. Has nearly every sketch from all 40 seasons.


Watched stuff I haven't seen in years from the late 80s. The famous 'penis' sketch. Toonces the driving cat, Andrew Dice Clay sketches. Great stuff!

[007]

FYP

Thats Canyee damnit.

[007]

redundant

[Discuss Thrower]

You Baww, you lose. SNL edition.

[BucEyedPea]

Watching parts of it while getting other stuff done.

[WhawhaWhat]

Nice payoff on the Jon Lovitz joke from earlier.

[Simply Red]

Really have enjoyed this tonight - Very good overall - yes there were slow times - but still a solid B+ l let's see how the final 15 mins go.

[Simply Red]

Watching parts of it while getting other stuff done.

Sects?

[BucEyedPea]

Sects?

To Eddie Murphy? I don't think so.

[WhawhaWhat]

Woo, was hoping for this one!

[Discuss Thrower]

Potshots at Kanye

[Chiefspants]

It's unfortunate that we had to suffer through the first two hours of mediocrity for that sketch. That was exquisite.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Hard to pull off.

B-

Overall an enjoyable dinosaur exhibit

[keg in kc]

I've enjoyed it, minus miley and kanye, but that's what fast forward is for.

It's also kind of sad, in that all the old star power coming back is a reminder of how flat it is now. There was some true genius in the 80s and 90s.

It almost feels like a finale.

[Kman34]

I think it will be around as long as Lorne Michaels is....After he's ready to quit that will be it...

[TIED5573]

Much like "The Big Chill" and "Forrest Gump" , it was supposed to be a feel good walk down memory lane for us baby boomers.

For the kids out there, (I'm sure) it was like me watching Ed Sullivan introduce the Beatles.

[ChiTown]

That was not an easy venture - 3.5 hours of coverage scanning 40 years of skits. I enjoyed it, but it was like a walk down memory lane for me. I give it a SOLID B+

[007]

Missed the last 30 minutes because my dipshit son ran out of gas. did I miss anything good?

[threebag]

All the best parts

[ChiefRocka]

Martin missing the handshake was pretty good.

[gblowfish]

Thought the show was a C+ for the talent they had available.

McCartney's voice is shot. If he wants to do a song, do one that's still in his vocal range. That version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" was painful to watch.

Miley and KWest just in there to hold younger viewers. Should have had Paul Simon do "50 Ways."

Where was Victoria Jackson and Dennis Miller? Since they're both Fox Newsies, wonder if they turned down an invite or boycotted?

I haven't seen Joe Piscopo on TV in 25 years or more. His Sinatra is pretty good, but Hartman's was better.

They just used Lovitz for a punchline. Too bad, dude is funny.

Fuck the Five Head. Fuck Jeter. Seriously. Charles Barkley would have been much much better.

Total waste of Eddie Murphy. Guess they were lucky just to get him to show up. Too bad they wouldn't let him do Velvet Jones, like they let Aykroid do Bass-O-Matic.

Would have liked to see more of Chris Rock, Chris Parnell and Sandler. Opera Man was epic.

Martin Short is frickin' hilarious. Maya Rudolph looked pretty smokin for her age.

Bill Murray was hilarious. Bet it was hard for him to have to kick off the death list, especially because Belushi and Radner were both close friends for him.

Darrell Hammond and Norm MacDonald both really funny in Celebrity Jeopardy.

Oh and I agree, "The Californians" skit sucked ass. I've never thought Kristin Wiig was all that funny, and the two singers in matching sweaters skit with her and Fred A was just stupid.

Where was Tim Kazarinski? Rich Hall? Harry Shearer? Billy Crystal? Christopher Guest? Randy Quaid? I guess Quaid is in a psycho ward somewhere....

Too many commercials in the last 60 minutes. Show lost its burst.

[Chiefspants]

Missed the last 30 minutes because my dipshit son ran out of gas. did I miss anything good?

Did you miss Wayne's World? If so, watch SNL40's Wayne's World.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

I totally forgot about the Mike Myers/Kanye deal that happened during Katrina. Hahaha makes that skit even better.

[listopencil]

I'm on the West Coast so I am watching this after a lot of you. I am stunned. I can't believe I actually just enjoyed a Miley Cyrus performance. That was pretty good.

[Captain Obvious]

I'm on the West Coast so I am watching this after a lot of you. I am stunned. I can't believe I actually just enjoyed a Miley Cyrus performance. That was pretty good.

I agree. I can't stand her gimmick but she has some pipes.

[listopencil]

Oh cool Kanye is off the screen so I can turn the sound back on.

[Deberg_1990]

Thought the show was a C+ for the talent they had available.

McCartney's voice is shot. If he wants to do a song, do one that's still in his vocal range. That version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" was painful to watch.

Miley and KWest just in there to hold younger viewers. Should have had Paul Simon do "50 Ways."

Where was Victoria Jackson and Dennis Miller? Since they're both Fox Newsies, wonder if they turned down an invite or boycotted?

I haven't seen Joe Piscopo on TV in 25 years or more. His Sinatra is pretty good, but Hartman's was better.

They just used Lovitz for a punchline. Too bad, dude is funny.

**** the Five Head. **** Jeter. Seriously. Charles Barkley would have been much much better.

Total waste of Eddie Murphy. Guess they were lucky just to get him to show up. Too bad they wouldn't let him do Velvet Jones, like they let Aykroid do Bass-O-Matic.

Would have liked to see more of Chris Rock, Chris Parnell and Sandler. Opera Man was epic.

Martin Short is frickin' hilarious. Maya Rudolph looked pretty smokin for her age.

Bill Murray was hilarious. Bet it was hard for him to have to kick off the death list, especially because Belushi and Radner were both close friends for him.

Darrell Hammond and Norm MacDonald both really funny in Celebrity Jeopardy.

Oh and I agree, "The Californians" skit sucked ass. I've never thought Kristin Wiig was all that funny, and the two singers in matching sweaters skit with her and Fred A was just stupid.

Where was Tim Kazarinski? Rich Hall? Harry Shearer? Billy Crystal? Christopher Guest? Randy Quaid? I guess Quaid is in a psycho ward somewhere....

Too many commercials in the last 60 minutes. Show lost its burst.

A lot of those guys you mentioned like Kazarinski were during the years without Lorne Michaels, so that could have had something to do with it? Although Piscapo and Murphey were there. I didn't see Julia Louise-Dreyfus though?

[Simply Red]

I saw Billy Crystal didn't I?

[stumppy]

I'd give it a solid B. But for me the nostalgia value pushed it up to an A+.
Didn't see some of what I'd like to have and sat through some I didn't care for but thats the way it goes. You can't please all of the people all the time.

[Graystoke]

Old and tired...C- at best.
In addition I will have to listen to our local celebrity go on and on now about how he was on SNL.
Of course he sucked ball sack during the time he was on the show. That's why there was not one clip of him.
And truth be told he sucks balls now.
But we will have to endure all his stories of the SNL 40 Reunion. All we want to do is get drunk and have him STFU.

[ChiTown]

I saw Billy Crystal didn't I?

He came on the stage early when Steve Martin was doing the opening monolgue

[GoChargers]

Like pretty much every other SNL episode in the last decade, it was meh at best. Celebrity Jeopardy was hilarious, but it might be the easiest skit to write for. Wayne's World was good, too. On the flipside, they could have revived Farley and Hartman from the dead and even they couldn't have made The Californians funny. Eddie Murphy's five nanoseconds of screentime were awkward and uncomfortable. They also had too many montages.

[Fish]

Eddie Murphy's five nanoseconds of screentime were awkward and uncomfortable.

Why was that? Because the awkwardness was palpable. It felt like he wanted to talk longer and they cut him off short or something. As much as Murphy contributed to the show, you'd think it would be more.

I will say he looked dead sober and serious up there. But it was all kinda weird...

[ChiTown]

Like pretty much every other SNL episode in the last decade, it was meh at best. Celebrity Jeopardy was hilarious, but it might be the easiest skit to write for. Wayne's World was good, too. On the flipside, they could have revived Farley and Hartman from the dead and even they couldn't have made The Californians funny. Eddie Murphy's five nanoseconds of screentime were awkward and uncomfortable. They also had too many montages.

That was just fucking bizarre. He seemed "weirded out" by the whole experience of being there, including his very awkward interview with Al Roker on the Red Carpet. Eddie Murphy needed to perform and not speak. He's not an interesting guy when he's not being funny.

[Garcia Bronco]

I'm on the West Coast so I am watching this after a lot of you. I am stunned. I can't believe I actually just enjoyed a Miley Cyrus performance. That was pretty good.

Are you kidding....head to the doctor bro....you've got problems. That was the worst kind of performance I've ever seen, but at least she didn't perform one of her own songs.

[displacedinMN]

Ratings:

On NBC, the SNL 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Special earned a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating. The SNL 40th Anniversary Special scored a 7.8 adults 18-49 rating, and was NBC’s top-rated primetime entertainment telecast, excluding post-Super Bowl programs since the Will & Grace finale on May 18, 2006, which earned a 8.4 adults 18-49 rating. It was also the network’s top-rated entertainment special in ten years, since the Friends clip show that aired before its series finale which notched a 16.7 adults 18-49 rating on February 6, 2004.

[Garcia Bronco]

Who cares as long as what you were watching was funny?

Chevy Chase has at least 6 of the best comic movies of all time between the Vacations, Fletches, and CaddyShacks.

Some people get obsessed with the making of the sausage and don't simply enjoy the sausage.

NTTIAWWT.

Chase hasn't had the commercial success that Bill Murray or Eddie Murphy has had. Even in the movie they were both in together...Murray is the bigger standout than Chase.

[WhawhaWhat]

Who got more viewers

SNL40 or NBA all star game?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>SNL 40th Anniversary on NBC gets a 14.2 overnight rating vs 5.5 rating for Turner’s NBA All-Star Game.</p>&mdash; Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/567363141143912449">February 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[listopencil]

Are you kidding....head to the doctor bro....you've got problems. That was the worst kind of performance I've ever seen, but at least she didn't perform one of her own songs.

I've had a really bad cold for over a week. Could be the meds.

[listopencil]

I've had a really bad cold for over a week. Could be the meds.

Nope. I just watched chunks of it on YouTube. She did all right. Nice rendition of the song.

[CoMoChief]

I thought Eddie Murphy would be in a sketch...horribly disappointed that he wasnt. Was hoping to see Night at the Roxbury guys w/ Jim Carrey...Although Carrey was hilarious as Matthew McConaughey (sp?). Loved Norm MacDonald coming back as Burt Reynolds

[kcfanXIII]

I think Miley could have a real career if she drops all the attention whoring and pop music style. She killed that rendition and I could really get into her voice with a more folk rock or country sound.

I also think that while SNL isn't wall to wall gut busting funny, I don't buy that it ever was 100% funny all the time. The nature of the show being live is going to lead to hit and miss on the comedy. Now, some casts have been superior to others, and that may have effected the quality.

They still have some strong cast members but all the strong ones are female now. There really aren't many really good male cast members right now. I really like Cecily Strong, and Kate McKinnon.

All in all I still think the show is funny, just not as consistent as it was back in the day.

[DaFace]

Finally caught up to it on the DVR, and I'd give it a B+. It wasn't top notch SNL material or anything, but that wasn't the point. It was a chance to look back and remember moreso than it was an attempt at creating a truly epic performance. Sure, a lot of them are past their primes at this point, but that doesn't take away from the incredible influence the show has had on our culture for the majority of most of our lives.

[listopencil]

This is the second half of the special on Hulu. Miley Cyrus starts when the video has about 47 minutes left in it:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/751749

[Buzz]

Sean Connery on Jeopardy had me rolling, yellow snow with your moms hand writing! ROFL

[Deberg_1990]

Jim Carreys McCaughnhey is hilarious!


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[Baby Lee]

Jim Carreys McCaughnhey is hilarious!


Celebrity Jeopardy might be the only recurring sketch that kills every time.

Spit out my soda with 'I wrote your name in the snow, of course it was your mother's handwriting.'

That's quality yesterday, now, and always.