A panoply of comedians from “Saturday Night Live,” “30 Rock” and the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe are scheduled to perform on Sunday at a benefit to celebrate the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger. The show, called “Give Food a Chance,” will feature performances from Chevy Chase (above), Seth Meyers, Will Forte, Bobby Moynihan, Casey Wilson, Jack McBrayer and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, among many others. It will be hosted by Matt Walsh and Horatio Sanz, and take place at the Highline Ballroom, at 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea. Tickets can be purchased by phone at (212) 414-5994 or at highlineballroom.com.
Sen. Joe Biden and Rep. Jack Murtha say crazy things in Johnstown, PA
Sudeikis' Biden and Hammond's Murtha aren't funny here. The previous Biden gag of repeating himself about how great and horrible that McCain is was pretty funny. The gag of predicting the future here loses steam very quickly.
Bobby Moynihan and Andy are in the background!
We need to see Bobby do some political impressions!
We were all a little curious how Obama was going to fill an hour-long special, seeing how he never actually says anything. So SNL answers the question by having him entertain you instead. Nice. =^)
Bill Clinton = Awesome!!!
Bobby Moynihan and Andy Samberg do backup to Speaker Pelosi. Maya Rudolph guest stars.
Bobby and Andy are pretty funny here. That's an awesome look for Bobby Moynihan! He needs to pull that character out more! Andy and Bobby look hilarious here. They should turn those characters into a skit!!!
Obama and McCain debate the issues; Featuring Bill Murray and Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell and Bill Murray makes alumni appearance. Current SNL players include Casey Wilson, Fred Armisen, Darrell Hammond, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan (Kenan Thompson and Andy Samberg in the background), Jason Sudeikis (Andy in the background again), Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg! (as David Kip), Kenan Thompson.
Chris Parnell looks pleased that the audience remembers and appreciates him.
So some people have said that they don't think Fred's Obama impression is funny. I think the reason is that Fred concentrates so hard on getting the mannerism, that his Obama becomes the "straight man" that everyone else plays off of. He only makes fun of his stammering and the time it takes for him to answer anything and get anything out. It's a dry character that relies on the other characters to build any comedic moments. (The alien story gets close, but it's still about serious meandering.)
Andy Samberg in the background!!!
The wandering McCain is hilarious!!!
Nice Bill Murray appearance. It looks like they just handed him the card two minutes prior and said, "Here. Read this."
That ended hilarious with the simultaneous questions from Andy Samberg and Kenan and the simultaneous answers (and more hilarious wandering). Great opening to the show!!!
Judge Jackie Glass: Now, Counselor! It -- it wasn't easy, but after a three-month search and thousands of interviews, we were finally able to collect twelve unbiased jurors. These men and women have NO knowledge of O.J. Simpson or the past events of his life.
Gabriel Grasso: Your Honor, I find that hard to believe. I'd like to question these potential jurors one last time.
[ O.J. pats him on the back as he rises ]
Judge Jackie Glass: Very well, Counselor.
Gabriel Grasso: Juror #1: how is it possible that you've "never" heard of O.J. Simpson?
Juror #1: Well, as I explained... I just awoke from a 22-year coma, and... was driven directly from the hospital to this courthouse.
Gabriel Grasso: [ smiles ] Very well! He's acceptable, Your Honor. [ she nods ]
Juror #1: Is there any way I can see my family?
Gabriel Grasso: After the trial. Juror #2: please state your name.
Juror #2: Uhhh... I can't remember... they told me I was in an accident...
Gabriel Grasso: Do you remember anything?
Juror #2: Yeah. I remember thinking... "Hey, it's hot out here... I'd better take off this hardhat to cool off..." And then there was a whooshing sound... like a box of wrenches falling through the air. Then, blackness... and when I woke up I was in this jury box.
Gabriel Grasso: So, you have no knowledge of O.J. Simpson?
Juror #2: [ alarmed ] Oh, my God!! Am I O.J. Simpson?!! Am I that horrible murderer?!!
Gabriel Grasso: Your Honor!!
Judge Jackie Glass: Juror #2, you're dismissed!
Juror #2: Seriously, though: AM I?!!!
Gabriel Grasso: [ annoyed ] NO! Juror #3: it says here that you were locked inside a bomb shelter from 1967 until this morning.
Juror #3: [ still dressed in 1967-era fashions ] That's correct.
Gabriel Grasso: Great! Now... have you ever heard of O.J. Simpson?
Juror #3: O.J. Simpson... wait! Yes, isn't he that running back from USC who won the Heisman Trophy?
[ O.J. waves a thumbs-up ]
Gabriel Grasso: He sure is!
Juror #3: [ cheerfully ] And he murdered that lady, right?
[ O.J. shrugs disappointedly ]
Gabriel Grasso: Come on!!! I thought you were in a bomb shelter?!
Juror #3: Well, yeah, but he's O.J.!
Judge Jackie Glass: Dismissed!
Gabriel Grasso: Alright. Juror #4?
[a woman with wild, frizzy hair responds by making weird grunting noises ]
Gabriel Grasso: [ confused ] Your Honor...?
[ a man seated behind Juror #4 rises. He brandishes a pipe in one hand. ]
Professor Davenport: Perhaps I can explain. My name is Professor Davenport, and I just discovered this woman in the Arctic tundra. She was raised by wolves and has no knowledge of human language or culture.
Gabriel Grasso: [ he smiles ] Excellent!
[ Juror #4 barks ferociously ]
Gabriel Grasso: Wait... what does that barking mean?
Professor Davenport: It means she smells a murderer.
O.J. Simpson: Ohhhh, man!
Judge Jackie Glass: Dismissed.
Gabriel Grasso: Juror #5, uh, where are you from, originally?
Juror #5: [ a space alien ] Zorbanos. It's a gaseous planet near the Hexadron Galaxy.
Gabriel Grasso: Have you ever visited Earth before?
Juror #5: No.
Gabriel Grasso: So, twenty minutes ago, you landed on the steps of this courthouse, and you entered the building without speaking to anyone?
Juror #5: Yes.
Gabriel Grasso: Perfect! Now, out of curiosity, why did you come to Earth?
Juror #5: I was sent here to stop O.J. Simpson from murdering those people. I'm not too late, am I?
Gabriel Grasso: Your Honor!
[ the man seated next to him, with long white hair, turns to face him ]
Juror #6: Hey, Space Dude, you're WAY too late! He did it, like, TEN years ago!
Gabriel Grasso: Hey! I -- I thought you were stranded on a desert island?
Juror #6: I was! But this book washed up on shore. [ he holds up a copy of "If I Did It" ]
O.J. Simpson: [ chuckling ] Hey, man! That's my book: "I Did It"!
Juror #6: [ looks at the cover ] Don't you mean, "IF I Did It"?
O.J. Simpson: Yeahhh, something like that.
Judge Jackie Glass: Alright, Counselor. We're adjourned. We'll try this again tomorrow.
Summary: When Michael (Bobby Moynihan) and Jane Banks (Casey Wilson) question the definition of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", Mary Poppins (Anne Hathaway) obliquely allows that it's a sexually transmitted disease that affects the liver. Also featuring Bill Hader and Will Forte as the unfortunate souls.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is fatal
My hunch is that Bobby Moynihan wrote this skit! We'll find out in a bit...
Hilarious! I love where this skit went! Did Bobby Moynihan write it? I see a lot more random cleverness relating to old media (Of Mice and Men, Mary Poppins, etc.) after he started. We'll dig into that on our Bobby Moynihan blog, www.BobbyMoynihan.Blogspot.com
Summary: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Kristen Wiig) holds President George W. Bush (Jason Sudeikis) accountable for the $700 billion that has affected hard-working slackers all across America.
Recurring Characters: President George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank.
Washington approves the bailout package
Bobby is on from 4:35 left to 3:30 left.
Bobby is a victim to banks' stupid policies not working out. =^)
This one was a funnier take on the Bailout than the Update bit with Jason. Kristen's looks are great!
SNL is trying again with their third George W Bush impression, as they switch from Will Forte to Jason Sudeikis. They made a good move to Jason, but Will Ferrell will always own the George W Bush impression (SNL is implying that they're bringing Will Ferrell back to the role on November 3rd on Weekend Update Thursdays.
Of course, I think Fred Armisen's Frank takes the cake here. Any character that can be taken close to incoherency is going to be magic.
SNL's biting commentary is always great!
Kristen walks away from the microphone and continues talking with no volume difference. =^)
Anne Hathaway is hilarious!!! She and Bill Hader knocked it out of the park!
While we weren't huge fans of his Pepper (Uno's) skit, it still took a lot for him to get a lead skit in his very first episode, the crowd enjoyed the skit thoroughly, and we've had several fans on our Andy Samberg blog: www.andysamberg.com.
Then, in his second episode, Bobby was the lead in the Of Mice and Men skit, and that's what did it for us and made us realize his genious. He went from a gay waiter who likes pepper in the first episode to a witty turn as Lenny who gets lied to in the second episode. Bobby Moynihan has something special, and we're sure he'll go on to great things. He's exactly what SNL needs right now. They need someone who can come in and do some clever characters. He's no Will Ferrell, but if he keeps it up, he might fill the "character" gap that's been missing on SNL since Will Ferrell owned it (with support from Molly, Cheri, and Chris Katan).
Fred and Andy present new cast member, Bobby Moynihan!
Andy Samberg and Fred Armisen get Bobby's name wrong... Flannigan. Bobby plays off of it well.
Amy Poehler walks by. Fred can't help but laugh at Andy's antics.
This was apparently filmed right before the "Good night" at the end of the last episode. There are some really good shots of the Good Night here, with Anna Farris and the SNL crew.
