Tag: SNL

  • Peter’s Commentary on the “SNL Characters” Edition

    Peter provides some feedback on the seven sketches submitted for the 3/20/09 topic of “SNL Characters.”

  • SNL Character Wrapup

    I hope you all enjoyed following along this week as much as we enjoyed bringing these characters to life. In some ways, this was a really tough prompt, but I think everyone managed to bring their A game this week. Nine sketches (thanks to a double bonus from Ken whose initial trepidation hid a torrent…

  • Continental Sensitivity

    E.L. Raica comes at us with another sketch this week – impressive because apparently she’s been under the weather the past few days with some, uh, alimentary distress. So be sure to leave a nice comment, or a recipe for your grandmother’s remedy. Either one will do, I’m sure. I think she’s really captured Walken…

  • Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley

    This one came to me almost immediately. I’m just thrilled no one beat me to the punch on this pairing. I would pay good money to see this sketch. [fountain] Opening montage. Stills of Stuart Smalley float across the sky. End on gorgeous sunset. STUART (V.O.) I deserve good things. I am entitled to my…

  • MacGruber? Really?

    I know from searching the net that I’m not the only one deeply disappointed with much of the modern content of SNL. In particular, I hate the MacGruber segments because they seem to me nothing more than lazy. They aren’t that funny to begin with – and to run multiple sketches in one episode of…