The Fox send up was was good. However, Hader's Shep Smith impersonation seemed just like Hader's Chris Hansen with a different hair color. I am 100% in favor of savagely mocking Glenn Beck but so far SNL's efforts have failed to capture Beck's quintessential absurdity. Work on that, you supposed Ivy League comedy writers.
Not a big fan of Taylor's music but it was nice to see a musical guest not using backing tracks and autotuner. Her breathe control was much better than Lady GaGa. #saturdaynightlive
@resipsaloquacious: Just dreadful as a singer, overall. Absolutely charming and winning as a host. Makes me a little proud to be from TN for once (JT - also Tennessee-born, dammit). #saturdaynightlive
Her monologue was really "self-depreciating"? Did she lose dollar value throughout that five minutes?
Anyway, she's cute when she's dressed up as somebody else, she's a reasonably competent comedy actress, but her music still sucks and she honestly doesn't look as good when she's being herself. Weird.
I thought it was an ok episode, like most of them are these days. #saturdaynightlive
@Airvault: My impression has been that he's rarely in the sketches; I actually thought it was an unusually large amount of airtime for him. I thought he was pretty much in it for the digital shorts these days.
I was more surprised by the absence of Will Forte last night. He's usually all over the place, and I can't place him in a single sketch. Maybe he's hard at work filming that godawful MacGruber.#saturdaynightlive
I couldn't believe how good I thought she was last night. Though I've always found her to be gorgeous, I've pretty much always hated everything about her. Frankly, I'm still not a fan of the music, but I thought her monologue was great, thoroughly appreciated her willingness to be viewed in headgear on national TV, and generally found her to be great last night. (Though I dare say you're severely undervaluing the other performers' singer imitations--Kristen Wiig's Natalie Merchant in particular.) The only sketch I hated her in was that stupid, way-too-long prison sketch, but it's tough to blame that on her.
I thought it was pretty good. I'm not a fan of Swift's, being an olde and all, but was impressed with her maturity and confidence. The headgear/driving sketch was damn funny. #saturdaynightlive
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- snl will never beat hee haw. #saturdaynightlive
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Jay-Z is frat-boy rap. Sinatra is frat boy crooning. #jayz
05:32 PM
She was great. She can fly in my Swift anytime. #saturdaynightlive
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Not a big fan of Taylor's music but it was nice to see a musical guest not using backing tracks and autotuner. Her breathe control was much better than Lady GaGa. #saturdaynightlive
05:24 PM
Foster, you pompous ass! #saturdaynightlive
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In these times of ennui,
To love a book or show no one knows,
In the name or irony.
But you kids who watch TV,
And twitter-text, while talking on a cell,
have the attention span of flies,
still waiting for a school bell.
And when the unheard of becomes popular,
and instant gratification takes too long,
you hate the very things whose praises you once sang.
This show requires TOTAL attention.
And a sense of history
And so much more...
Go Matt Weiner!!!! (And no, I've never even met him.) #madmen
04:59 PM
Pitchy throughout her performances. It was just a'ight though dawg. #saturdaynightlive
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Anyway, she's cute when she's dressed up as somebody else, she's a reasonably competent comedy actress, but her music still sucks and she honestly doesn't look as good when she's being herself. Weird.
I thought it was an ok episode, like most of them are these days. #saturdaynightlive
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I was more surprised by the absence of Will Forte last night. He's usually all over the place, and I can't place him in a single sketch. Maybe he's hard at work filming that godawful MacGruber. #saturdaynightlive
04:44 PM
Suck it, Joe! #saturdaynightlive
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