Ben's timing was off despite having met with Olbermann earlier in the week. Mad Magazine has a more scathing indictment of Countdown this month.
> The "Target" sketch brought back the pain. I don't know if it was referencing > something specific, but it wasn't funny. It's a sadly recurring but that apes ... oh I dunno 75% off Mad TV? A character bit that doesn't really go anywhere, but is a voice. What annoyed me more than the return of this sketch, but that they had Ben playing ... Adam Sandler. > Also unfunny... "Giraffes." > There is probably more comedy from the giraffe Wikipedia entry (there > couldn't be less). recurring bit. was previously "Sloths." > McCain's Update appearance wasn't nearly as smooth as the cold open. > I'd make a joke about McCain staying up past his bedtime Maher did. > truthfully, it was during this segment where it seemed he realized > both he and Palin's SNL appearances negated the campaign's earlier > attempts to paint Obama as a celebrity. Well, he hosted in 2002. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/02/02c.phtml That McCain suggested "Sad Grampa" as a campaign strategy was like watching him implode. It was just odd to see him willing to do the update bit while Seth nailed the McCain campaign seemingly seconds before and after his WU bit. > I left SNL after Weekend Update, a few chuckles in the beginning, but > it didn't take long before it digressed to the usual banality. Some of Rosie's "Big Gay Sketch Show" on Logo equals and betters SNL and MAD. I'm loving Little Britain USA. That SNL does have have a lotta things set in stone makes me cringe. That nobody working on the show seems to be watching the 1st seasons on DVD to see how sketches seemed to work back then is saddening. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
