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Alt title: Satire is just dead for the time being, due to *points in every direction* (too long, but thanks whos that broooown for the title) We'll get to all that in a minute. First, the obligatory overview that everyone already knows. Nearly seven months after their last show before the lockdown, SNL returns to studio 8H, and at least somewhat live. Back at the end of July, I made some bold predictions - mainly, that the show would return on a staggered schedule, would be mostly pre-taped, without a studio audience. And it was recently announced that they would be roaring back with a "limited" studio audience, in a run of five consecutive episodes in October. 1 out of 3 ain't great. Now, there hasn't been any official confirmation that the show will be mostly on tape, so allow me to explain my case: 1. All the aforementioned production reasons - banking sketches greatly reduces the time and spatial crunch factor. Doing a live cold open, monologue, maybe a sketch or two, and Weekend Update live, with pretapes padding out the rest, would be much safer, and doable in quantity, which leads to 2. Five or more shows in a row - There's a reason they don't usually go more than three shows and only ever a max of four: Physical exhaustion of the crew. Being creative week after week isn't productive. This year, they've announced an intention to do live shows every Saturday in October, and potentially even more after the election. While it would still be grueling, this can only be realistically achieved if much of the show is on tape, and isn't topical week-of material. 3. They've already announced that they're taping in other locations - Namely, Brooklyn and New Jersey. While I have no idea what these warehouses are, they do get their sets made in the Stiegelbauer and Associates Navy Yard in Brooklyn, and taping there would reduce exposure and time for travel. Several of the show's senior cast are reportedly still living in LA, which would explain why they've retained everyone and hired three new players. But enough of that. We'll see what they do soon enough. What about those new featured players? How about I copy what CNET already wrote, rather than even pretend I know anything about them? Punkie Johnson is a comedian and writer who's appeared on the shows Space Force, Corporate, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Adam Ruins Everything and Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers. Johnson was a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in 2019 and is a paid regular at the Comedy Store in Hollywood. Johnson is also the first out Black lesbian to join the Saturday Night Live cast in the show's long 46-year-old history. Lauren Holt is a house performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Los Angeles. She was a founding member of the UCB's musical improv troupe called The Pickup. Holt's also an actor who starred in the independent LGBTQ web series The Filth and the short film Parent Teacher Conference. In 2015, she appeared in the music video for the song Til It Happens to You by Lady Gaga. Andrew Dismukes is a stand-up comic who's been working behind the scenes as a staff writer at SNL since its 43rd season. This will be his debut as a cast member. Dismukes was part of the 2017 New Faces Showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival and performed at other festivals such as Comedy Central's Colossal ClusterFest and the New York Comedy Festival. Watch Dismukes perform in the finals of the 2016 Funniest Person in Austin Contest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDBizE-0eEs ------ I'm uncharacteristically not excited for this season of the show. I AM excited to see the show, of course; it's been a significant part of my life for 28 years. And this historical time will hopefully- emphasis on "hope"- lead to some historic shows. But the real world is getting far too scary, and I have doubts that the show can do the needful thing when it comes to the horrors to come. The Election That Could Break America I cannot emphasize this enough: Please read this, if you haven't already. It lays out in painstaking detail the gears which are already set in motion to prevent Trump's removal from power. November is very potentially going to be an unbearable nightmare, at least by the standards of Democracy to which we're used to in America, and have perhaps taken for granted. It's not the show's job to save democracy, but it has to be better than it has historically been, at least in recent memory. There's a Vox article that perfectly encapsulates these concerns, and I'm reproducing the article in its entirety. quote:Saturday Night Live premiere: The sketch comedy series won't save you That all said, I hope there is some respite from these looming problems in the form of the show's non-topical material.
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Oh yes. And here are the promos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCLdWm66Hc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aqTtywDDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaWlZGd3srE And tonight's Vintage is last season's Woody Harrelson/Billy Eyelash opener, in case you missed the 3 times it was rerun, as recently as August 29.
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# ? Oct 3, 2020 13:13 |
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I like this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qXBaqdKuyM
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 02:33 |
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And the official lineup for the first three episodes:
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 02:41 |
Thanks to whomever suggested Ted Lasso. I am perfectly happy with Sudeikis being unavailable for this reason.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 03:08 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCDAFSOmUxE
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 03:19 |
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This was a rare example of a good one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ6WuWeBoY8
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 03:30 |
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Really hoping it's just Carey and not Baldwin in the open...
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 03:53 |
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Wow, Dismukes looks very young (is he?). Guess we know who's playing the teenager in every skit now.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:09 |
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This ought to be interesting
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:28 |
Antenna signal not cooperating tonight. Too many leaves on the trees still.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:29 |
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OK, Jim Carrey has already sold me as Biden.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:31 |
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Holy crap. Carrey is nailing this.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:31 |
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Hey, Jack! Where you bat at. Skit skatalick wack!
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:32 |
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This is almost more of a Bill Clinton than a Biden
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:35 |
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ASMR sleep hypnosis.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:37 |
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Am I way out of touch? Has Joe Biden had serious anger issues?
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:37 |
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Small White Dragon posted:Am I way out of touch? Has Joe Biden had serious anger issues? No but why get in the way of Jim Carrey doing his thing
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:38 |
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Whoop whoop!
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:39 |
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I didn't expect Carrey's resemblance to be so similar to Biden.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:41 |
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Small White Dragon posted:Am I way out of touch? Has Joe Biden had serious anger issues? I don't know about *serious*, but there have been several times that reporters/rando citizens he's interacted with have clearly rattled him with some pretty softball criticisms.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:41 |
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Make America Not Actively on Fire Again. I'm on board.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:43 |
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Carrey has the Biden voice down really good. Sudeikis was more fun, though; it's tough to tell what Carrey's take is.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:44 |
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That reads like they wrote a Peter Pan-esque “If you believe that Donald Trump can get corona I want you to clap your hands together” and someone at legal nixed it because they’re afraid of a visit from the secret service or a bunch of lawyers
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:44 |
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I’m shocked at the positive responses to that opening. I thought it was one of the least funny openings I’d ever seen
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:45 |
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Chloe Fineman still there? I forgot Chris Rock was hosting.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:46 |
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blue squares posted:I’m shocked at the positive responses to that opening. I thought it was one of the least funny openings I’d ever seen Yeah it was pretty bad, I must be watching a different Joe Biden impersonation than everyone else because it was some good makeup on a stock Jim Carrey character
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:47 |
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DC Murderverse posted:
Yeah, it ruled.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:48 |
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blue squares posted:I’m shocked at the positive responses to that opening. I thought it was one of the least funny openings I’d ever seen I don't get it either, but 15 minute long joke-free political cold opens are a pretty reliable staple of SNL since about 2000. Maybe people just no longer expect better.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:48 |
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Chris Rock advocating for fully reforming the constitution Bring on the revolution
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:49 |
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Yahtzee! My voting station is at the fire station. Usually with old ladies. Not sure what happens this year. Mike Hunt has a word with you. Zeluth fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Oct 4, 2020 |
# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:50 |
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Moe Leston, Jr.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:59 |
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Cleansing our souls with the absolute dumbest name puns, this is a nice change
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 04:59 |
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DC Murderverse posted:Cleansing our souls with the absolute dumbest name puns, this is a nice change absolutely
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:01 |
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Thompson appears to have become a teenager again.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:01 |
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this is legit banger and funny af
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:03 |
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DC Murderverse posted:Cleansing our souls with the absolute dumbest name puns, this is a nice change It's a super easy win. But it's still a winner.
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:04 |
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I hope that they just got all of the unfunny out of the way at the beginning
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:04 |
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holy poo poo bill burr?! that's gna be smtg
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:04 |
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I know I'm getting old because I don't know who most of the musical guests are anymore. Morgan Wallen?
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# ? Oct 4, 2020 05:06 |