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Saturday Night Live Season 31 Episode 4

Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow

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AIRED: 10/29/05

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "The Libby Indictment," "Celebrity Ironman," "RAD 3000," "Indigo Girls Harmonies," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Sheryl's Song," "Days of Our Lives," "Carol!," and "Giddy Henchman." Sheryl Crow performed "Good is Good" and "Strong Enough."

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Not too bad, could have been better.

9.3

By conangirl, Nov 03, 2005

I really did like this episode. Pretty well written, pretty funny. The "Cathy" sketch was a little disturbing, and the last sketch was confusing. What happened towards the end? It just sort of died. It was great to see Scott Podsednik on update. Sheryl Crow was also awesome. You can't ask for more.
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Pancakes to America. PANCAKES TO AMERICA!

5.5

By TheDiamondDog, Nov 01, 2005

I can’t think of a word to describe this show. It was bad, but watchable. That’s the best I can think of. It had a celebrity couple on as host and musical guest. Not that great of an episode to me, so I’ll jump right into it.

HOST: This weeks host was cyclist supreme, Lance Armstrong. Now, athletes as hosts haven’t always proven that great, but he was okay. He broke character a few times, but it wasn’t that bad. I’m sure that if the sketches were funny, he would have fit right with them. I did like his monologue. That was pretty good. B-

MUSICAL GUEST: And this would be his girlfriend, Sheryl Crow. I did like that song of her’s “Soak Up the Sun,” but that was about it. Though, I did listen to her, and she was alright. She performed “Good Is Good” and “Wildflower”. Plus, she was really good in the few sketches she was in. A-

THE SKETCHES:

The Libby Indictment - Um, I don’t think I laughed. This was okay. Not much to brag about. C

Celebrity Ironman – Just because Lance is a great cyclist doesn’t mean he can win a race. That also doesn’t mean that that will make this skit funny. C

RAD 3000 – Yes, it is here. Finally, an alarm that plays hit songs from the 80’s. A brilliant concept. My mouth was hurting from laughing, also because I had 8 teeth pulled. But this was truly the skit of the night. A

Indigo Girls Harmonies - Wait, they are still around? So they are living in a national park, and invite the future Mrs. Armstrong to sing with them. Not funny at all. D

The O’Reily Factor – Hey, this wasn’t bad. I giggled. B

Sheryl’s Song – Lance is writing a song for his love, and a horrible song at that. But he did try, and that is what counts. I’ll be nice. B-

Day’s Of Our Lives: Wait, are you people actually telling me that THE DONALD CAN’T ACT? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! He just can’t read lines. Poor man. He has billions, a hit show, and a gorgeous wife, and he can’t act. I wonder if he cares. D

Carol – Okay, whoever thought, Hey, this is a good idea, needs to seek help immediately. The worst skit of the night. Now, it will return, but I hate that. F

Giddy Henchmen – Thankfully the members of the mob aren’t really like this, or no one would get to visit the fish in cement shoes anymore. D

BEST MOMENT: Weekend Update is sometimes the best part of the night, and this time is no difference. I love that Mrs. Butterworth thing to. And Finnesse was on this too. So of course I love Update. And the 80’s Alarm was wonderful too. So with these I can give it more than the starting score of 4.

WORST MOMENT: One word, Carol. Done.

SURPRISING MOMENT: DONALD CAN’T ACT?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Oh yeah, the Sheryl is a pretty good actress, but that doesn’t mean she should.

Rating 5.5/10 Sparkling Diamonds.

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Not that Bad

6.2

By DawsonsDad, Oct 31, 2005

I don't know where all this negativity is coming from. It wasn't the best episode ever, but it certainly had some high points. The Henchman sketch with Forte was simple, but hilarious. I've argued with many of Forte, but I think he's the best peformer on the show when he's in his element. The creepy laugh definitly put him said element.

The skit where Lance writes a song for Sheryl was kinda stupid, but it had something that made it fun (probably the increasingly essential Hadar and Armisen as gardeners/musicians). My one main regret was the ending of the skit, which was truly horrendous.

Weekend Update was solid, although Finesse's piece was pretty stupid (He shoud be fired).

The Sanz "Carol" sketch was more confusing than funny, but the line about "working one out and smoking a joint" was great. Everything else didn't make much sense.

It wasn't anything to write home about, but it is definitely not one of the worst episodes since the "bad" year. That being said, with two weeks to prepare, the Jason Lee episode better be downright classic.moreless
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One of the funniest episodes I've seen in quite a while, and I've been watching since 1975.

8.6

By focusteacher, Oct 31, 2005

This episode was one of the best I've seen in some time. And it was not due to any exception ability by Lance Armstrong. He was about average as guests go. But the writing in this episode is exceptional.

The line in update about Adam and Eve had me laughing as hard as any since the Norm McDonald O.J. days. The Cheney and O'Reilly skits were flawless. I'm sure that O'Reilly will now become a recurring skit.

Other sillier segments that scored were Will Forte's laughing henchman and Lance singing horrible pathetic lyrics to Sheryl Crow.

While no episode on this show is ever perfect, this one had WAY more hits than misses.moreless
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Weakest one this year.

1.3

By JerrySteveDave, Oct 31, 2005

This was not SNL's finest moment, by a long shot. Had Tina Fey stayed on maternity leave (and therefore not been on Weekend Update), I think it might have been the worst episode since the '94-'95 season. I laughed maybe twice the whole night (Kenan's Mrs. Butterworth and the '80s fire alarm commercial). Jason Sudeikis, after carrying the show the last two episodes, is barely on, Sanz is trying to make his overweight female character a recurring bit, and Forte's "laughing henchman" skit was weird without ever actually going anywhere. It was clear they didn't know what to do with Lance Armstrong after the obligatory cycling sketch (Celebrity Triathlon... speaking of which, why weren't there any other celebrities in it, hm? It looked just like a regular triathlon that Lance Armstrong happened to be in). Lance plays himself twice, Sheryl Crow plays herself twice, and they both read off cue cards more times than I could count. Not recommended if/when it comes up again.moreless
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Amy Poehler	Herself
Andy Samberg	Himself
Bill Hader	Himself
Chris Parnell	Himself
Darrell Hammond	Himself
Finesse Mitchell	Himself

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Sheryl Crow	Herself	Guest Star
Lance Armstrong	Himself	Guest Star
Scott Podsednik	Himself	Guest Star
JB Smoove	Audience Member	Recurring Role
Liz Cackowski	Audience Member	Recurring Role

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- Twice during the Carol sketch, a boom mike appears briefly at the top of the screen.
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- The green screen falters near the end of the "Celebrity Ironman" sketch.
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- Tina Fey: This week, McDonald's will launch a two-day media event to tout the quality of its food and to combat critics who say its burgers and fries are unhealthy. McDonald's says their food represents all four food groups: brown, dark brown, tan and salty.
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- Amy Poehler: The next edition of The Real World will be shot in Detroit... as will several cast members.
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- Amy Poehler: Courtney Love dropped her dog off at a vet's office in the spring and still hasn't picked him up. The dog is extremely grateful.
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- Amy Poehler: (on Harriet Miers) Shocking many on Thursday, the Religious Right participated in a second-term abortion.
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- Tina Fey: In a recent poll, 66% of Americans think President Bush is doing a poor job of handling the war in Iraq. The other 34% think Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs to church.
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- Tina Fey: (to Harriet Miers) Uh, I don't think it's a good idea to drunk-dial the president.
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- Sketches/segments not shown in the 60 minute version: Finesse Mitchell's Rosa Parks commentary in which he refuses to leave the Update desk in protest, the Weekend Update Bitch Slap Quiz, "The O'Reilly Factor", "A Song for Sheryl", "Totally Rad Smoke Detector 3000", "Giddy Hit Man" and Sheryl Crow's performance of "Strong Enough."
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- Lance Armstrong is the first (and so far, only) cyclist from the Tour De France to ever host SNL.
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- This episode features the first appearance of Darrell Hammond's acclaimed Bill O'Reilly impression.
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