So, I'm pretty sure I missed some skits, but that's because I watched on Hulu instead of when it aired, because, let's be real, as a 23 y/o I'm certainly not sitting home on a Saturday night to watch SNL even if I do like the show. In this day and age there really isn't any reason to have specific air times, just air dates so that everyone else knows what day to go on Hulu or Sidereel to find the shows they want to watch at their leisure.
Anyway, SNL last night definitely had its bumps, but overall it was pretty damn funny. Of course for the premiere it was smart to have Amy Poehler host, even though her show, Parks and Recreation isn't airing right now since NBC is trying out the God awful show Outsourced. They pulled in alums like the always hilarious Tina Fey, the always horrible Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Dratch, and thankfully they brought Maya Rudolph in for the skit Bronx Beat.
Winners
Kristen Wiig playing Christine O'Donnell in a skit with the RNC trying to uncover any other scandals that may come her way after this witch hunt, get it, cuz she "dabbled" in withcraft when she was younger... Anyway. If you've been keeping up with that story, its a great skit. If not, probably not as funny.
Bronx Beat: Really, this skit is always good. Who doesn't want to watch Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph pretend to be a couple of women from the Bronx? Their accents are hilarious, and their back and forth is perfectly executed. Katy Perry did a fine job of having lots of cleavage showing while poking fun at the "scandal" that her clip was taken off of Sesame Street programming because parents complained about her excessive cleavage.
REALLY?!?! With Seth and Amy: So, I'm sure everyone's seen or heard that el presidente of Iran stated that the 9/11 attacks were planned by America. Well they started with that and ended up on repealing DADT. Best line of the night basically came down to Amy Poeher: "Yeah, because a guy's gonna join the army get shipped half way across the world to risk his life every day to MAYBE catch a glimpse of a penis, I mean really."
Losers
Katy Perry: Okay, I like Katy Perry just as much as the next person, except my roommate who, I'm pretty sure, is trying to Single White Female her ass (which is gross since she's marrying Russell Brand, the ugliest and least funny guy to come along in a while). I'm going to start off by saying that on Hulu her links are tagged as "tone deaf" and "train wreck." Her performances were pathetic though. The vocals weren't even existent, she looked sad throughout all of "California Girls," the "song of the summer," and the stage was set up ridiculously with her backup singers wearing hats to make them look like life size Strawberry Shortcake characters. Her two dancers were complete opposites with one dancer smiling excessively the entire time while the other did the opposite and looked like she was almost growling the entire time trying to make the dance seem more bad ass than it was. Katy redeemed herself somewhat by singing well in the less than funny Boogerman digital short (Come on Andy, you had an entire summer to think of funny things and this is what you premiere with?), but then dropped back down when she butchered "Teenage Dream." All in all, I was so excited to see her perform live, since most of her live performances of her songs are amazing (Her MTV Unplugged version of "I Kissed a Girl" is ridic).
Worth Watching
New Cast Member, Jay Pharoah, Playing Will Smith: It was the only skit this new cast member was a part of, but man, he was perfect making fun of Will Smith's obsession with his children and how great he is.
Fred and Gov. Paterson: Now, SNL has constantly made fun of Gov. Paterson throughout his term, and not being from New York or really following the politics I know I didn't understand every joke, but I did get that they made fun of him being blind and for hating on New Jersey (which, even after living on the east coast for 4 years I still don't understand...) Well, they finally got him to go on and he was able to rip on SNL a bit. The best part was that he was willing to make fun of himself too and it. was. hilarious. It is always nice to see someone have a sense of humor about themselves. (Now if only they could get Christine O'Donnell to do a few spells on the show, perhaps a Charmed skit?) Anyway, if you're from New York, or have seen the other clips, it is definitely worth watching.
All in all it was a great beginning to a season which I hope will continue to be just as good. Next week looks promising with Bryan Cranston, probably most famous for his role as the father in Malcom in the Middle, and he now stars and won three emmys for his role in Breaking Bad, a show I've never seen. But with his comedic history, I'm sure he'll be a riot. Kanye West is going to be the musical guest and I'm pretty sure it'll be extremely better than Katy Perry's attempt at performing.
Fennopian
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