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Season 34, Episode 16, Aired Feb 14, 2009

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Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "Republican Congressional Leadership Meeting," "The Fourth Jonas Brother," "The Cougar Den," "Property of the Queen" (Digital Short), "Sir Mix-a-Lot's Photoshop," "Vincent Price's Valentine's Day Special," "High-Profile Project," "Warrior Shake," "Chewable Pampers," "Virgania Horsen's Hot-Air Balloon Rides," and "Acting Techniques for Actors." The Jonas Brothers performed "Tonight" and "Video Girl."moreless

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Saved by Vincent Price.

6.0

"Fair"

By T-Boy67, Apr 12, 2009

Generally this was a below than average episode, in which the writers didn't give Alec Baldwin the material he needed to shine. The episode was mostly mediocre and the only outstanding sketch was the Vincent Price Valentine's Day Special. This was inspired comedy and there were some great performances, noteably from Kristen Wiig as Carol Channing and Baldwin's excellent impression of Richard Burton and there was little obvious use of cue cards, which is the bane of this current cast. I wonder what Disney will make when they melt down the Jonas Brothers and use the plastic for something else.moreless
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This episode its about the brothers nick, joe and kevin , The jonas brothers and alec baldwin. They performing a couple of their songs and acting too . Its very funny.moreless

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By adurante14, Mar 19, 2009

In this episode the three brothers Nick, Joe and Kevin preforming songs of their album A little bit a longer. They also have a couple of part and they make jokes and imitacions. It's really funny. And they go to the show in a important day , Valentine's Day. Also appears alec baldwin, cameron diaz and others stars. This episode is like a dedication for all the teens and Jb fans. Is really cool see they action in a comedy and then see they performing their songs. This brothers definitely have talent and they are a good example for the teens.moreless
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Very uneven.

6.5

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By MDFandEEF, Feb 21, 2009

BEST: the Vincent Price skit, a taste of classic SNL skits featuring a parade of dead-on celeb impersonations (see Gumby's Xmas Special). Shame on the reviewer who called Richard Burton and Carol Channing "obscure"--doesn't matter that they're from the past. That's part of satire.

WORST: Opening Republican-bash skit. Seemed more like a second rehearsal. Could not understand why they needed Ackroyd for this.

Jonas Bros. were weak performers, and Joe J proved a distinct inability to read a single line; Kevin sounded OK. I personally enjoyed that the show ran very short -- got to hear a lot more of the great SNL band's closing song than usual.moreless
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A huge improvement over the most recent episodes and my favorite since Anne Hathaway.

8.0

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By FarleyRules, Feb 15, 2009

Republican Meeting - Not sure why this keeps getting slammed so hard. I'm not a liberal by any stretch, but I found it funny nonetheless. Fortunately for me, I am able to separate my political biases from my sense of humor. Why is this so hard for some people? Anyway, Aykroyd was great as usual and Samberg's remark that the little one needs to be taken down a notch was hilarious. With the Dems in complete control of the House and Senate, why should the Republicans go along a bill that will pass regardless of their votes and is sure to disappoint. Playing the blame game is favorite of both parties and the Reps were handed a gift with this one. Why not point it out in the sketch? Grade: B+

Monologue - Probably the best monologue of the season. Alec brushed aside his own very public tirade to get to the running joke of Jack McBrayer. Nice interaction between the two with honest to goodness laughs. Grade: A

Jonas Brothers - Funny concept that was well-executed by Alec. The Jonas Bros have been taken to task for the acting abilities, but I thought they did fine for what it was. Loved seeing Alec play a "two-year older" Jonas. Not perfect, but this was a much better way to get the show going then rolling out The Today Show or The view. Grade: B+

Cougar Den - These sketches have really worn thin. They were pretty slim to begin with and they have nothing new to add. They have become fill-in-the-blanks sketches that are easy to whip out when inspriation fails. Having said that, Alec was fine in his role as the gay guy and Cameron returned for another unsurprising cameo. Grade: C

Jonas digital short - Ha, I loved this! Then again, I grew up in the 80s listening to an embarrassing array of hair metal. The lead singer was a dead ringer for Stephen Pearcy from Ratt and there were other references to .38 Special, Toto, Autograph and a variety of other 80s cheese. I also liked the fact that this DS was not a showpiece of the Lonely Island. Nice job with the costumes, music and Hader as the Wizard. My favorite DS in a long while. Grade: A

Sir Mix A Lot Photoshop - Seems like a sketch from 1990, but still enjoyable. Kenan did a good job playing Mix and the doctored photos were nothing short of hilarious. Casey, on the other hand, was not. Grade: A

Weekend Update - Seth keeps getting better and better now that he has gone solo. I thought this was a very good WU even with the presence of Oscar Rogers. Michaela's new character is kind of strange at first, but is easy to warm up to. Much better than another appearance from Judy Grimes, Aunt Linda, or Nicholas Fehn. The second appearance of Abby's Angelina was funnier than the first, especially given the setup. Nice jab at how she collects babies like some ladies collect porcelian cats. I've only heard about Joaquin's Letterman appearance, but have not seen it yet. I can only guess that Joaquin is slowly losing his mind while the world gawks. Grade: A-

Vincent Price's Valentines Day Special - These sketches are kind of hit and miss. Hader is always great as Vincent and Fred's Liberace is always a gas, but the other impressions of 50s stars are often too obscure or irrelevant to have any impact. Yes, the hand gag was funny, but who cares about Carol Channing? Grade: C+

Office - These characters have not improved any from their last appearance. One-dimensional characters delivering implausible lines doesn't exactly tickle my funny bone, but again, it is better than The View and The Today Show. Grade: C

Wii Game - A completely puerile sketch that still manages to amuse. The writers currently seem to be somewhat obsessed with masturbation given this sketch and last week's Reception Song. This kind of humor is totally low brow, but can be funny if you're in the right frame of mind and are in like-minded company. Grade: B+

First Coughs - A nice observational sketch, and not a bad choice for the last sketch of the night. Well played by all involved. Grade: Bmoreless
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B*tch please...

5.5

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By whoaitsconner, Feb 15, 2009

Well, the Brad Cooper show kind of stated that SNL is coming out of it's New Year/Winter slump (which usually starts in the first January episode, but this year hels off one). It still could have used a LOT more perfection. I don't know what SNL will do next as far as consistency is. Tonight will tell.

Now, Alec Baldwin is hosting.That's awesome. But, as I stated in m last reiew, I'm worried if the writers will put it ll in this week or not. They're really struggling with recurring hosts this season. The newbies are the ones hitting it out of the park usually.

Cold-- Oh, and Jonas Brothers are musical guest.

Republicans Meeting: Look! Dan Aykroyd apearance! The sketch worked out, but it was a really slow beginning. Just the awkward way of saying the same thing with different words got old after a while.

Monologue: The audience loves Jack McBrayer more than Alec. This was actully a pretty funny monologue, and it's always nice having Jack McBrayer around.

The 4th Jonas: Okay. This is our lead off sketch? Alec really carried this sketch, and, I knew we were going to have to deal with them appearing in sketches. Just not the lead-off.

The Cougar Den: Michaela was just awkwardly there. They might of well just had two hosts. As for Cameron, it worked the first time, but the point of being a guest on the Cougar Den is that you're not alays there. The sketch was pretty funny all together. Some new ideas were great.

Jonas in an Old Band: Of course, this as a Lonely Island Idea. But, it just didn't work.

Sir Mix-a-Lot's Photo Booth: I actually liked this skit. The way they icorperated the song was great.

Musical Performance: Jonas Bros performed a song. I don't know what song. I muted it. Seriously though, why did the camera capture the 3 faces of them at the end of the song? Were they trying to capture the moment or something?

Weekend Update: The show's in a slump, so hopefuly Update will bring us out of it. It kind of did. All the jokes were almost like time fillers between commentaries. None of the jokes really got a chuckle out of me. Abby's Angelina was good, but rehashed. Jason's Joaquin Phoenix was funny, but slow. Kenan's Oscar Rogers was just completely rehashed while the commentary of the night was Michaela's **** Please' blogger. That was probably the only thing of tonight's Update that I got a laugh out of.

Vincent Price's Valentine's Day special: Right when you think the show is going to be snow balling into a worse show, you are delighted with a surprise. This sketch was just as delightful as all the other Vincent Price sketches. Kristen's Carol Channing made me forget all the annoyance Ive had with her lately. (It came back after the sketch was over, don't worry) Alec was also funny in this. Great sketch.

Scheduling: I was worried that this was going to be a fartface sketch, but it was a little bit more funnier than that. I got a lot of chuckles out of Will's "Carol, hold my calls!"

Musical Performance: Alec's dauhters are in the Jonas cult. Great. I actually just had the volume low on this, but still, it wasn't all that enjoyable.

Playing the Wii: I laughed, okay? I'm a 15 year old. Shut up!

Pampers Chewables: In a line of "Oh no! We have extra time! Put in a repeat commercial!", this airs again. I would have prefered any other commercial but this one. Especially since it aired just two wees ago.

Virgania Horsen: Are you kidding me? If we're going to air a taped segment from last year, do Annuale. I did chuckle. And after watching it, I'm craving theTina Fey/Carrie Underwood show again. Also, this aired a year ago from next week. That was a good night for SNL..

First Coughs: This was actually a funny sketch. Everybody captured the faces perfectly, except Wiigy, who made a silly face instead of a face with fear.

That's the show. It's good to see the SNL band getting respect, but my god. We had, like an extra 5 - 6 minutes in the show. There could have been a whole other sketch. Maybe two! This show was REALLY rehashed, and, at times just complete repeats (Horsen, Pampers). Obviously the creative spark is burning out. I can only wonder, though. What would SNL have done if next week were a fourth consecutive show? Would they have shown us up, like with the Jonah Hill and Anne Hathaway shows? We'll never know. Usually, during February, they'd do two shows, a week break, and then 1 show by itself. So, like this show would have been next week. Maybe that would have improved the show.

But, any ways, Alec brought his game, which was good. It was just the writing. In all seriousness, the JoBros looked like they had fun, and they're actually a good live act. I just don't like their music.

It was a VERY disappointing Baldwin show, and a little bit below average regular show. But, I enjoyed myself last night watching it. Anyways, the lull is not over, but we'll wait for March.

March 7 is our next live show. No confirmed guests yet. But, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in the rumor cycle. U2 is also up for grabs for March 7 as musical guest. But, right now, I hope the writers can rejuvanate (Did I spell that right?). Who knows? Two weeks is a great break time. Jon Bon Jovi to Brian Williams. Remember?

Next week is a broadcast of the god pre-Update, terrible post-Update Hugh Laurie/Kanye West show. February 28 is Harris/Swift rebroadcast. Sweet. Did anybody realize that we skipped over McGraw/Luda, T-Pain repeat? Did Lorne not like that episode?moreless
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- Seth Meyers: Today is Valentine's Day, so we just want to say to everyone watching at home... better luck next year!
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- Several than-current SNL cast members have appeared on 30 Rock, alongside Alec Baldwin and Jack McBrayer, including Will Forte in the season 1 episode "Black Tie," Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig in the season 2 episode "Somebody To Love," and Jason Sudeikis on numerous occasions.
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- Jack McBrayer previously worked with Kristen Wiig in the 2007 movie Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Plus, he worked with Wiig and Bill Hader in the 2008 movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
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- Alec Baldwin and Dan Aykroyd also worked together in the 1988 movie She's Having A Baby, the 2001 movie Pearl Harbor, and the 2004 movie The Devil And Daniel Webster.
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- International airdates: Latin America: May 23, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television (aka Canal Sony).
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- Sketches cut after dress rehearsal: "Gas-Rite" (rerun from John Malkovich/TI); Creepy Jeff Montgomery (Will Forte) in Cupid-like garb and his doppleganger Geoff Montgomery (Dan Aykroyd) sing a Valentine's Day telegram to a couple (Kristin Wiig, Alec Baldwin); on a game show, a spinning wheel turns continuously with Howie Mandel (Fred Armisen) interjecting the precedings; a man (Alec Baldwin) watching television in his hotel room finds his channel stuck on a continuous Sarah MacLachlan (Abby Elliott) infomercial for animal rescue.
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