Comments on: “SNL” funnier but still struggling for timeliness

By: Gregg

Gregg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:35:50 +0000

Keegen Michael Key was a great Obama, Debra Wilson would make a great Michelle Obama, too bad NBC won’t hire both of them for SNL

By: Leslie Gray Streeter

Leslie Gray Streeter — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:50:09 +0000

Elise: I used to blog about “SNL” every week, because at the beginning of the 2008-09 season several writers here split up the blogging duties for TV Talk and I chose that show. I don’t actually review it every week anymore – I did the first week, because Megan Fox was on there, and she’s from the Treasure Coast. I only wrote about this week’s because I thought it was interesting that the show was so much better than the first week, but mostly because of the host, while the things that were problems in the premiere continued.

It wasn’t an assignment, and I won’t be writing about it every week – as a columnist, I write about what I think is interesting (judging from the comments, I was right!) We don’t have a regular TV critic/writer anymore, but several bloggers who do the shows they choose, and a pop culture writer who sometimes writes about TV, as well as other pop culture subjects, in print (That would be me).
Kevin has moved to the news department, BTW.

Thanks, guys! Keep ‘em coming!

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:46:56 +0000

I thought Shakira was the weakest part. I don’t mind her generally, but that She Wolf song is stupid, and I would never call her an “awesome performer.” We get it, Shakira: You belly dance. Weirdly, at that. Stop.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:42:56 +0000

MadTv was cancelled over the summer to make way for Wanda Sykes’ talk show. The guy who imitated Obama is much better than the one on SNL. He got it right the first time as opposed to this half-hearted attempt to be satirical by Fred Armisen.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:45 +0000

I also noticed that Kristen Wiig was used a great deal in that episode. Maybe the other ones don’t have the chops as yet but then again, why get rid of the other ones if you’re not going to use them as they claim in the beginning? Shakira was great. I didn’t see anything wrong in her performance. It wasn’t lip-synced which is what I look for in these performance since the Ashlee Simpson’s fiasco. Overall, the show remains formulaic in it’s format, good for the first 45 minutes and just phoning it in after Weekend Update. C+

By: Elise Calavander

Elise Calavander — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:54:04 +0000

I’m curious how you pick the shows to review? SNL is an old one, and many believe has played itself out. Curious why this is regularly covered as opposed to other old tv shows.

How about turning on MadTV next Saturday night, if you are assigned the Saturday night tv reviewing gig? (Whatever happened to Kevin doing the tv reviews anyway?)

By: Matt@yahoo.com

Matt@yahoo.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:08:17 +0000

This has to be the worst SNL review I have ever read. It’s like you are trying to bash the show in order to make your thoughts poignant. Negativity is so 2007, so maybe your own creative ideas are the ones that are not timely–oh wait, you don’t have any of your own creative ideas you just try to bash others. The weird part is that in the article you say you liked a lot of the sketches so why such a bad review of a great show?

By: chris

chris — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:19:48 +0000

Gerry Butler hosting SNL was the FUNNIEST I have seen in years. Its about time he did it. I am a fan of SNL and it was back to where it was before freaking funny and Gerry Butler did a fantastic job. He should host more often.