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Molly Shannon went out in a little black dress and she looks as comfortable wearing it as I feel as comfortable watching her comedies. In other words both of us are squirming in our seats.
The 47 year old Superstar should stick to comedy and not try to be a sex siren.
Tonight at 9p on NBC we get to see the Backstage of Saturday Night Live and learn so many secrets about the show’s 35 year history. We will get to hear about all aspects of the show from the monologues, to skits, to the Weekend Updates, to the musical performances, to the endings and everything in between from the past and current cast members. Cast members tell us how they became part of the show, their favorite characters and never before told stories about experiences they had on the show. Lots of names from the past are included oin this two hour specials like Steve Martin, Victoria Jackson, Joe Piscopo, Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Collin Quinn and so on. Besides hearing their versions of the stories, we all learn why Eddie Murphy killed Buckwheat, some famous bits that worked and didn’t work and why for both. It is an amazing look at 35 years of television in 2 hours because let’s be real we all at some point were a fan of the show and now we will learn something about it we never knew. Like how Lorne Michaels reacted to Sinead O’Connor ripping up the picture of the Pope on live television. So make sure to watch SNL Backstage tonight on NBC at 9p, I promise you will find it as interesting as I did.
Saturday Night Live surprised Jesse Eisenberg, who played Facebook founder Mark Zuckenberg, with the man himself during the monologue of the show yesterday. Believe it or not the Oscar nominee never met the man he played until yesterday. You would think when he found out he was playing him, they would’ve met. If not then, then at the premiere of the movie or at least at one of the many awards shows that The Social Network has been nominated or won at.
Either way, I think it was really cool that we got to see the two of them meet for the first time like that! You could tell that Jesse was genuinely surprised to meet the man that changed his life forever. And in a way the man who changed our lives too…
Even though Betty White has been around longer than the whole cast of Saturday Night Live has been alive combined, she never hosted the show until last night. Lorne Michaels made a mistake never having on her before because anytime she was on the show, I laughed. Whenever anyone else was on the screen, I didn’t. Betty White has true comedic timing and I hope that everyone who worked with her yesterday learned from her because the one thing that was evident is that they so need to. Really. Really.
Seriously the one thing I learned from watching Saturday Night for the first time in years, is that the show isn’t funny. Can someone please explain to me why anyone ever thought Molly Shannon was ever funny. Stop showing your crotch and keep hoping they bring back Kath & Kim. But enough about her.
Seriously how awesome was Betty White? Obviously the people of Facebook know more about what makes a good host than the people booking SNL because the show had its highest ratings since November, 2008. According to Extra Betty scored an 8.8 rating in the overnights, topping everything else that aired on Saturday night! You go girl! As Justin Bieber Tweeted, “BETTY WHITE RULES”
You can watch the three best skits that were posted online from the show above and the whole show below!
Saturday Night Live did something funny yesterday and it was at the expense of the Shake Weight informercial. Granted I am surprised it took so long for someone to make fun of it in the same way they did. Make sure to watch it all the way through because the ending is the funniest part and rip-off of a Family Guy episode.
