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Saturday Night Live Season 32 Episode 15

Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Snow Patrol

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AIRED: 3/17/07

Live from New York, it's... Chris Rock!

Sketches include "SNL Special Report: The Road to the White House," "Oprah," "Monex," "Restless Penis Syndrome," "La Rivista Della Televisione," "Deep House Dish," "CBS Cares," "Homebot," and "Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll."

Snow Patrol performed "You're All I Have" and "Chasing Cars."moreless

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Ahhh, positive thoughts, Conner?

6.0

By whoaitsconner, Feb 21, 2009

Tonight's episode consisted of Julia Louis-Dreyfus coming back to host, to promote, once again, the New Adventures of Old Christine. Of course, you'd know with Julia's background of being on Seinfeld, being a former sketch performer, and even hosting the previous season to this, she would make a good host. Our musical guests are Snow Patrol, a rock band that has gained respect, but isn't some over-the-top overrated band that teenagers would die for, and television shows would do anything to have them on.

SNL Road To The White House: Surprise! Chris Rock! Originally planned to be on Update, Rock starts the show with saying why Obama should be president. This was hilarious in every way. Chris Rock has this way of making the best commentaries.

Monologue: Julia talks about those crazed paparrazis, and how they'll do anything to capture her at her worst. I will admit, this monologue made me laugh histerically, especially after the pubic hair shot.

Oprah: Maya and her freakin Oprah. As much as these Oprah sketches annoy me, this was an exception. Julia's almost-retarded character stole the sketch, while the whole Kenan part wasn't needed.

Monex: A woman is obsessed with gold and tries to sell it. There's the joke: She's obsessed with gold. Why need writing when you have a... strong... joke like that? I think you get my drift. You can tell they needed a taped segment just to fill the time.

RPS: Restless P*nis syndrome shoots a commercial early in the morning, but it's not a real disease. The affair-crazy husband just tries to not get caught cheating on his wife. You could say this was enjoyable to a certain extent.

Vinny Vendicci: Once again, a one-joke premise sketch. Julia doesn't know how to speak Italian, which is the language the show is in. Also, Vinny plays tricks on Julia. I'd rather watch the Monex commercial over again.

Musical Performance: Snow Patrol performs "You're All I Have", which is an alright song, but nothing on my ipod.

Weekend Update: The jokes tonight were very consistent, while Larry Seidlin's commentary was actually funnier than the last droll one.

Deep House Dish: Oh, god. Once again, here's a sad way to keep Kenan having his own recurring character, and another sad way to have Maya sing. I know the set costed 500,000 dollars to do, so their trying to milk every cent, but, come on! Improve the god dang writing!

CBS Cares: Now, there we go! A good sketch. Jeff, a boom guy, gets annoyed with Julia for no reason, and causes war with her. This was very enjoyable to say the least.

Homebots: After winning the lottery, a husband and wife get robots that take care of a home, but the robots have to have sex with eachother to get them charged up, and it disturbs the hus/wife's guests. This sketch could only make you laugh to a certain extent. It contained lazy writing.

Musical Performance: Snow Patrol performs "Chasing Cars". This is a nice rock song, that was played a lot around late 2007.

The Search for the next P*ssy Cat Doll: This was enjoyable, and Julia's character made me laugh. A good 12:50 sketch.

Tonight's episode was a hallow Olive Garden bread stick. The outside with the salt tasted so good, but it just didn't fill you up. In other words, it was a so-so broadcast. For every funny sketch, there was a pointless, and unfunny one.

Julia was still a great host, as the cast gelled finely. They were just under the influence of bad writing. Snow Patrol's songs were fine, and they made a good musical guest.moreless
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Julia is great but she can only do so much with weak material. There was nothing that seemed really inspired or original. It was kind of a "phoned in show" if you will.moreless

6.0

By FarleyRules, Nov 09, 2008

Chris Rock cold open - It was great to see Rock again on SNL. The good stuff: he kept it short and had a decent punchline. The bad stuff: he seemed uncomfortable and flubbed a lot of his lines. Better than the usual George W opening though. Grade: C+

Monologue - I have always liked JLD and I think she did a great job with the monologue. The two filmed bits were good, especially the limo scene. And the best part? There was no singing or dancing! Grade: A-

Oprah - Whoa! Maya is to SNL what that iceberg was to the Titanic. This is yet another one of her awful impersonations along with Whitney and Versace. Have you noticed that all three of the characters are played very similarly? Nice range. The premise of this sketch was very weak and Maya's performance was very strained. Grade: F

Monex commercial - Barely amusing parody with no real punchline or any kind of bite to it. Kristen is the only thing that gave this turkey any life at all. And did you notice how weak the claps were at the end of it? Grade: C-

Restless Penis Syndrome - I thought this was a nice twist on the cheating husband cliche that took a decent stab at our victim culture. I get so tired of people talking about how their obesity is due to bad genes or that their jerkiness is caused by a chemical imbalance. Yeah, whatever! It also took a jab at the sudden plethora of "syndromes" that the drug companies are "discovering". In a way I wouldn't be surprised if they introduce a drug called something like Venerex to "cure" this disease. Both Jason and JLD did a good job here. Kenan was lame as usual. Grade: B

Vinny Vedecci - Finally Hader gets a feature role, but gets shafted with an overly long and not particularly funny piece of writing. Was that yours Bill? If so, seek assistance next time! As usual, Hader does great impressions, but there was no real payoff to this meandering sketch. The best part: the ashtray with like 50 cigarette butts in it! Grade: C+

Weekend Update - The good stuff: shorter than usual (11 minutes), and only one guest. The bad stuff: the judge is getting old already and none of the jokes really stood out. Grade: C-

Deep House Dish - I can't believe they keep bringing this back! Haven't we made our point here that we hate this sketch?! The truest line of all night was spoken by DJ Dynasty Handbag when he said, "You just brought this show to a complete stop." The same could be said for DHD. Another example of breaking the fourth wall. This episode had the usual DHD elements: interesting costumes, stupid songs, and lame jokes. Grade: F

CBS Cares - Maybe a little poke at all of the boom problems that SNL has had over the years. It wasn't bad but the conflict between JLD and Sudeikis was never developed into the verbal warfare that it could have. Incidentally, I was reminded of the much superior Jude Law sketch with green screen filming. Not bad overall. Grade: B

Robot Servants - When all else fails, bust out the raunchy humor. This is exactly the point of this sketch. I enjoyed it because it was so ridiculous and I thought Will was a great robot. Having Fred's head rhythmically poke through the doorway was a nice touch. Not a great sketch, but silly enough to get a chuckle from me. Grade: B+

Pussycat Dolls - I guess they are parodying a real series? Whatever the case, it wasn't that great. It followed the same approach as their American Idol and America's Next Top Model parodies with talentless contestants and worthless judges. I couldn't find the joke. Everybody already knows that these "talent" shows contain very little, if any talent. So, what's so funny about that? Grade: D+moreless
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Why a tearjerker

1.4

By TheBean, Mar 20, 2007

A tearjerker because this show is so bad. It just about made me cry. Who is writing this stuff. If John Belushi were alive today he'd wish he were dead. I do not watch this on a regular basis but on occasion, when I turn it on, I am always amazed at how crass it is. Fart jokes and mugging for the camera. Something needs to shift with this show. It seems so lame. I actually get embarrassed for the performers when I watch. We shouldn't feel embarassed when when watch TV, should we? I mean, guilty pleasures, yes, but actually wanting to curl into a ball of shame isn't something tv should do. Someone takes this show out to the woods and perform the 'Ol Yeller on it.moreless
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One one: embarrassing.

1.0

By babygreens, Mar 20, 2007

I think it's sad that they made fun of the Anna Nicole Smith judge weeks after the trial was over. I understand SNL was off the air for a few weeks, but that ship sailed. Why would they mock something so out of date?

And why is "Deep Dish" a regular skit? It's not funny. I just don't get it.

One thing that consistently annoys me is Amy Poehler's reading the "news" during "Weekend Update." She reads the cue cards so slowly it is painful to hear. Why hasn't anyone told her to speed it up?

Why Darrell Hammond is not given more air time is WAY beyond my comprehension.

I am so disappointed in SNL's shows as of late. Aren't there any funny writers anymore???moreless
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Why must they torment me with yet another installment of Deep House Dish?

5.8

By SilkySalamander, Mar 20, 2007

Cold Opening - Chris Rock makes a welcome return to SNL, but couldn't he have brought better material? "No, Chris, I don't know the difference between black people and white people... fill me in!"

Monologue -- I like Julia Louis-Dreyfus -- she's definitely far better than her show, and she's still got shiksappeal. But this monologue was just, well, lame. Julia followed the tried & true formula for monologues: Plug show, Read cue-cards. And I think it's time that the writers moved on from the tired gags about Britney's crotch-shot.

Oprah - It's pretty clear that Maya Rudolph has shown the limits of her acting range -- every performance seems to be the same, and they ain't getting any funnier.

Gold Commercial - Weird... and oddly unsettling after a while. I do adore Kristen Wiig -- she's definitely the only one who could have made this sketch work.

Restless Penis Syndrome. The idea is silly enough, but hardly worthy of building an entire sketch around it. Paced far too slowly.

La Rivista Della Televisiona - Another talk show sketch -- c'mon, vary the formula, will'ya? And yet, the sketch worked -- Bill Hader's apparently having a ball with the character, the banter with Armisen was hilarious (nonsensical, sure, but hilarious), and the premise worked without being dragged out too long. I'm generally not a fan of recurring/recycled sketches, but Vinny Vedecci is a character that I wouldn't mind seeing again -- just as long as it's not the same old talk-show formula.

Weekend Update - I'm sticking to my guns with this season's WU; Seth's not the ideal anchor, but he'll do. But Amy Poehler has to go. Don't get me wrong, she's damn-near awesome in everything else (and it was a treat to see her on the cover of Parade magazine), but she just hits those WU punchlines like she's at a carnival whack-a-mole game. And Seth seriously needs to loosen up -- it's creepy the way he stares so deeply into the camera. Or maybe his cue-card guy just needs to move up a few feet.

Deep House Dish -- I can't believe it. Seriously, I just can't believe that they keep bringing back this recycled, exhausted, friggin' lame sketch. It's not getting any funnier, ok? And if this is all that Kenan can bring to the show, then he needs to be sent back to the Nickelodeon farm team. The only redeeming quality was Julia Louis-Dreyfus's dance... Yowza!

Turned off the TV at this point. The umpteenth rehash of DHD put me in a foul mood. The show was just... eh. My main complaint is that sketches just drag on... watching the shows from the first season, you realize how quick a lot of the early sketches and assorted segments were -- the scene is set, they build-up the premise, hit the punchline, and the sketch is over. Too many sketches this season just seem to lumber on long after we should have segued into the next segment. Do they not have enough material? Or do they really believe that even the simplest premise (read: Restless Penis Syndrome) deserves a full-blown 5 minutes-plus?moreless
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Snow Patrol	Themselves	Guest Star
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- Amy Poehler: A Connecticut man is wearing a ski mask around town to prove that not everyone who dons one is a bank robber, terrorist or prowler, but just to be sure, I'm gonna shoot him.
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- Chris Rock: White men love white women, and black men REALLY love white women.
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- Sketches cut from the 60 minute version: "Deep House Dish," "Monex," "Homebots," "New Pussycat Dolls," and Snow Patrol's performance of "Chasing Cars."
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- Sketches cut after dress rehearsal include, a cold opening featuring George W. Bush talking about current events with a March Madness chart (note: Chris Rock did his presidential commentary during WU in dress rehearsal, but he got such a great response that it was decided he would be moved up to the cold opening during the live show), a commercial with the male cast playing basketball, a sketch where people with hairlines work for American Hairlines airline company, a sketch about tax preparers, a digital short where Andy raps about his brother-in-law Roy, a sketch where Fred's character gives Julia's character a hearing test and a sketch about Will taking Julia on date to a hockey game. During the live show, Darrell was to appear as John McCain on WU, but it was cut.
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- Darrell Hammond did not appear in this episode.
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- This is the first time a former female cast member of SNL has hosted for the second time.
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- Julia Louis-Dreyfus becomes the second Ebersol-era cast member to host twice with Lorne Michaels as producer; the only other early-80s cast member to do this was Martin Short.
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