Bobby Moynihan passionately embraces Jack McBrayer

So, I just went on hulu for the sole purpose of watching the goodnights from the James Franco show since they got cut off during the live broadcast.

Can we please talk about what is going on in that red box in the left hand corner? Now, I am not kidding nor exaggerating when I say that McBrayer and Moynihan are literally two of my most favoritest people currently residing on this planet. To see these two embrace (and embrace so…passionately!) made my heart... sing.

From:
http://grilledcheesevstaco.tumblr.com/
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Critics love Bobby Moynihan's Snooki impression

ZOË RICE: Seth was off his game tonight, with some of the weakest punchlines all season, but thankfully, the guest appearances were some of the best. I’m desperately avoiding “Jersey Shore,” but I saw Snookie on the Tonight Show, and Bobby Moynihan’s impression was great. I loved how orange he was, and the “Garfield” joke toward the end prompted a sincere chuckle. But oh. Oh Garth and Kat. Please keep coming back!

HOWARD MEGDAL: Strongly disagree on Jersey Shore, though from the moment I first heard about this show, I knew SNL would be parodying it, thus making ridiculous reality show people look- ridiculous.

STEVE MURPHY: ... Bobby Moynihan kicked some a$$ as Snookie, a really hilarious, spray-tanned impression. Plus… back-abs. Classic.



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MTV reviews Bobby's Snooki From 'Jersey Shore'

Snooki From 'Jersey Shore' Gets The Business On 'Saturday Night Live'

We've talked a lot about the shortcomings of this season of "Saturday Night Live," but this past weekend's show was as funny and provocative as the series was at its peak. It was helped along by host James Franco, who has experience with comedy and improvisation. But the writing on Saturday night (December 19) was also top-notch, with a delightfully deranged digital short, the return of Andy Samberg's Mark Wahlberg impression and the funniest "Weekend Update" in ages, thanks mostly to Bobby Moynihan's turn as Snooki from "Jersey Shore."



As Snooki, Moynihan discussed "Jersey Shore" with "Weekend Update" host Seth Meyers. He was dressed in a terrible poof wig, was covered in orange make-up and was exposing his chest hair for the duration of the interview, which made for a very funny physical gag. But the jokes were great too, including the incredible kicker, which saw Snooki suggest that Meyers call her "Garfield" because she's orange and loves lasagna. The segment also featured a cameo by the Situation (played by Bill Hader), who showed off his "back abs" in another surreal moment.

They say that you're not really famous until you've been spoofed on "Saturday Night Live," which means that Snooki has finally arrived. Perhaps her new reality show "Snookin' For Love" (which she pitched to Conan O'Brien on "The Tonight Show" last week) is just around the corner.

From:
http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/21/snooki-jersey-shore-saturday-night-live/

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Bobby Moynihan - rehearsing his Nathan Lane impression (photo)

Rehearsing the live part of the dance competition sketch (from the Ryan Reynolds episode this season). Bobby, Abby, and Bill as the judges:



And Fred Armisen had this to say about Bobby in that episode...

"Bobby was next to me in [the Family Feud sketch]. He was making me laugh, from the table read all the way to the live show. Something about the way he said "POTholders!"

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Bobby Moynihan - wears a wedding dress (SNL photo)

Bobby getting ready to do a photo for the Drew Barrymore episode of the Vinnie Vedeci skit:



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Bobby Moynihan - Rehearsing the Meagan Fox flight attendant sketch (photo)

Rehearsing the Flight Attendant sketch. Jenny and Nasim are in the center. Hannibal Buress, one of the new SNL writers, is seated next to Nasim in the foreground.



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Amy doesn't think Bobby Moynihan needed to be in the JGL monologue

Monologue - Well, best monologue of the season and actually as far as the season goes, we've had some pretty decent monologues. Here, Joseph Gordon-Levitt recreates the classic "Make 'Em Laugh" dance number from Singin' In The Rain. Now, I know some people were like "Boo! It's not as good as Donald O'Connor!" and it wasn't, but what is? But JGL did all of this LIVE and in ONE TAKE. It's a pretty amazing feat & the boy can dance for sure! I know it left me with a big stupid grin and pumped me up for the rest of the show. Only gripe - why was Bobby Moynihan even there? Unnecessary!

Excerpt From:
http://livefromnewyorkitssaturdaynightlive.blogspot.com/2009/11/jgldmb-review.html

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Bobby Moynihan - Rehearsing the Gerard Butler SNL skits

Rehearsing What Up With That:



Rehearsing Daveheart:



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People love Bobby Moynihan's Jake the Snake Roberts

ZOË RICE: I thought the 2nd go at this (I guess) recurring sketch was better than the first, but it’s still too much Kenan for me. Al Gore is great, though! I loved watching his expression as he’s hit by the keyboard and then at the end by confetti. Bobby Moynihan’s tap dancing snake-bedecked wrestler made me laugh, and Mindy Kailing’s always refreshing to see. But I still had to fast forward through some of the “What up with that” choruses.

STEVE MURPHY: Oh this just keeps getting better and better. If I could pick any sketch from this season to repeat, it would be this one. Two real and very famous celebrities this time! Even before it started I was excited. Kenan’s best character ever, plus it’s my favorite kind of sketch, where the whole cast ends up on stage in absurd outfits dancing like crazy people. Interrupting Al Gore while he’s talking about the environment is hilarious. Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts? Andy Samberg as the budget clown? Jason Sudeikis breaking it down the whole time in a track suit? Sign me up for this one every time.

From:
http://perpetualpost.com/?p=3650

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Bobby Moynihan gathers skit ideas from Fair City News?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Saturday Night Live recently honored Fair City News by bringing “Catch the Swine Fever” to life in a sketch that aired nationwide on NBC November 7, 2009. The original FCN story posted April 28, 2009 and was picked up by SNL writers who comb the Internet’s best satire websites searching for material.



On Monday, contributing FCN writer John Mello reportedly left a voicemail for FCN founder Chad Harris that said, “I don’t know if you saw it, but they totally stole our story”.

According to Google analytics, writers for NBC’s hit show Saturday Night Live regularly read faircitynews.com to find inspiration for their sketches and entertainment. The original FCN story is listed here, the SNL version here.

“The FCN article was hilarious and really helped to form our sketch ‘Cater ‘N Sons’. The BBQ theme, the advertising message gone bad, the doctor saying it will kill you, everything about it helped make one of the funniest sketches I’ve ever participated in,” said Featured Player Bobby Moynihan, Jr.

SNL creator, Lorne Michaels, said, “Over the last thirty years, SNL has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of a generation. Since the launch of Fair City News, our show has been recharged. We hope to pay forward the favor by extending contracts to the writers of FCN.”

When asked about concerns over copyright infringement Harris said, “it is a great honor to be recognized as a top tier comedic resource. I saw the sketch and they did a nice job with it, very funny. We encourage the staff at SNL to browse our pages seeking content for use in their program. However, don’t even try to steal our writers without fairly compensating us first.”

SNL regularly lampoons many aspects of contemporary American society, such as politics and popular culture. The program has won 19 Emmy Awards, been honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, cited as “truly a national institution.” and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters.

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http://www.faircitynews.com/2009/11/snl-honors-fcn/
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So this article was written by FCN, and so it's definitely from their perspective. However, it seems legit.

This hoopla is based on this little article, which isn't overly funny (but it made a funny SNL commercial):

http://www.faircitynews.com/2009/04/buckingham%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ccatch-the-swine-fever%E2%80%9D-campaign-cancelled-due-to-poor-timing/


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Bobby Moynihan - Joseph Gordon-Levitt's monologue

Monologue

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Bobby Moynihan

So this monologue isn't in the full episode shown online either. What was it about?

Here's a review:

ZOË RICE: Sigh. I saw Joseph Gordon-Levitt (whose name is too long, so now it’s JGL) on Jimmy Fallon the other night, and I gotta say I didn’t like him. I thought he came across as affected, and what’s with his twinge of fake New York-ish accent? But he mentioned his monologue on the show, said it was his idea, and that he’d been working on it for weeks. But what makes the monologue songs on SNL funny is that the writers rework the lyrics (or write original ones) to be biting and clever. Doing a second-rate version of the great Danny Kaye just didn’t move me. JGL’s jumps at the end were impressive, and I enjoyed watching Bobby Moynihan punch him, but overall this number struck me as JGL indulging in himself.

STEVE MURPHY: Joseph Gordon-Levitt…. talk about a guy who doesn’t have any brand recognition with me. I had no idea who was hosting this show until the kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun walked out on stage. But… hot damn! I mean… that was incredible! He wasn’t specifically funny, but that was a completely legitimate Broadway performance, and I was solidly entertained. Great dancing, solid singing… let’s see those auto-tuned Glee kids do that! Bobby Moynihan was perfect, and actually did make ‘em laugh. I’m loving this kid and this episode so far. Fantastic.



Full Episode:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Dave Matthews Band.



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Kristen and Lauren - got a picture with Bobby Moynihan

This comes from our Andy Samberg blog reader and friend, Kristen H:

I flew to NYC for the weekend and was midtown Saturday night so my friend Lauren and I decided to head over to NBC studios around 1 a.m. to try and spot the SNL cast members as they left. Well, they all came out and were extremely friendly. Everyone stopped to sign autographs, take pictures and chat. Joanna Newsom was there and looking lovely. She seemed genuinely surprised when we asked for a photo with her, but we are fans of her music. She was as sweet as can be.


Andy was also friendly, but was distracted and tons of people were calling his name.


Bill Hader was so sweet and very modest; it was obvious that he was happy to be there and happy to talk to his fans.


Jorma and Akiva were also friendly and took pictures and talked with everyone.

And here's Bobby Moynihan!!!

Kristen

Review of Bobby Moynihan in Swine Fever

STEVE MURPHY: A simple, cute idea. And once again… not terrible. We seem to be surfing just ahead of the mediocre line tonight. So far I am not unhappy… but I haven’t really laughed yet, either.

ZOË RICE: Not bad, not great. Overall that would also be my response to the show as a whole (and Steve, it seems like we’re on the same wavelength here). In 2002, a BBQ joint without foresight advertises you’ll get “swine fever!” by loving their ribs. Cue disclaimers that “swine flu” is a completely different beast–oops.

HOWARD MEGDAL: Well, I laughed quite a bit at this. And Steve, how can you not be happier to see Bobby Moynihan get his own commercial?!?

Excerpt from:
http://perpetualpost.com/?p=3472

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Is Bobby Moynihan going to save SNL?

Jon at Gunaxian thinks so.

Check it out here:

http://www.gunaxin.com/saving-snl-bobby-moynihan/31885

Meet Bobby Moynihan, a second year castmate on SNL, the sole reason (besides Megan Fox’s cans on the season premiere) that I tune in.

In includes a comparison to Andy Samberg:

Just like Andy Samberg has done in recent years, this funnyman is going to create memorable characters to carry this show. Yeah, so he looks like Artie Lange and isn’t easy on the eyes, but his skits so far might be just the thing to save this great show. You are going to be hearing a lot of Moynihan in the coming years with two major movies coming out over the next year.

Click here to read the rest:

http://www.gunaxin.com/saving-snl-bobby-moynihan/31885


Jon has picked some great skits as his favorites that we've already posted here. It's a nice compilation. Here they are again...


As Guy Fieri in Cooking Al Fresco:




As the boyfriend in Colbie Calliet's "Falling For You" music video:




Vinnie's son (with Seth Rogen):




Single Ladies (with Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg, Paul Rudd, and Beyonce; Bobby wrote this one!):


justin timberlake snl beyonce single ladies video


Whopper Virgins:




Lenny in Of Mice and Men:

Zoe doesn't love Bobby Moynihan (300 review)

ZOË RICE: I appreciate the concept that before sending his men to battle, Sparta’s King Leonidas must grapple with his “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. But in execution, most of the laughs are a bit too one-note. Still, cod pieces can be funny. I’ve been perplexed by Howard and Steve’s enthusiasm for Bobby Moynihan, and again in this skit he doesn’t really do it for me. Though I don’t hate him, I’ve never yet loved him. But I continue to enjoy Gerard Butler as host.

STEVE MURPHY: Moderately funny in parts. Leonidas’ slow realization that his entire army is gay ended up making me laugh a couple times, but really it was Bobby Moynihan’s halter-top armor and completely exposed belly that was the high point of this sketch for me. That guy’s a star, Zoe, you’ll see!

HOWARD MEGDAL: It’s all about the material he’s given. This skit was a bit heavy-handed, but entertaining enough.


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http://perpetualpost.com/?p=3151

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I have to agree with Howard and Steve. Bobby did have the highlight of that boring skit which seemed to be more about making fun of the homosexuality in the military news story than about actual humor.

They could have done so much more with a 300 skit. So kudos to Bobby for being the highlight of the skit.

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David liked Bobby's Al Fresco skit (SNL review)

With very little that's positive to say about the show, David's review of the Bobby, Andy, and Drew skit came through as a light in the darkness...



The “Cooking Al Fresco” thing with Samberg and Barrymore doing a cooking show on the roof seemed at first like a reason for Bobby Moynihan to dust off his Guy Fieri, which, like most of his performances, involves him mugging like crazy and shouting at the camera. But the evolving bit with the birds dive-bombing the chefs, then daintily eating the food, then devouring Fieri and dropping his skeletal corpse, worked for me because the joke actually changed each time...

From:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/drew-barrymoreregina-spektor,33943/

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Howard agrees that Bobby Moynihan is a star (review of the Vinny skit)

Check out this review of Bobby Moynihan's Vinny sketch last week with Drew Barrymore...



ZOË RICE: Ugh, Bill Heder’s Italian RAI rivista is one of my least favorite recurring sketches. When is there ever anything fresh in this skit? Bill Hader does an over-the-top Italian accent, and the hosts are rarely showcased in any funny or provocative way. Add in Drew Barrymore sucking even at playing herself, and I was itching for the fast forward button.

STEVE MURPHY: Another of my favorite recurring sketches! I don’t care that it always starts with the same “I don’t speak Italian,” joke and the guys eating spaghetti. I laugh every single time. But this one fell a little flat, thanks to Drew’s lack of believability and a general lack of innovation. This sketch needs a little less formula, a fresh new joke every now and again would really spice it up. That’s three weak sketches in a row… not good.

HOWARD MEGDAL: But I’m always happy to spend time listening to Bill Hader. No argument here on the sketch, though I also love Bobby Moynihan as his son. Steve is right; Moynihan is a star.

From:
http://perpetualpost.com/?p=3059&cpage=1

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Go here to check out the full episode...

SNL 10/10/09 - Drew Barrymore and Regina Spektor:

http://andysamberg.blogspot.com/2009/10/snl-101009-drew-barrymore-and.html

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Steve would like to know why they're still featuring Bobby Moynihan

STEVE MURPHY: First of all… we’re still just “featuring” Bobby Moynihan? The guy’s a star. I’ve loved him since that Single Ladies sketch last year, and I think he deserves a full-time “starring” role.

Excerpt from:
http://perpetualpost.com/?p=2863

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Did Bobby write Andy Samberg's Shep skit?

Andy Samberg plays Shep, a University of Connecticut senior.



The latest "Saturday Night Live" character is a senior from the University of Connecticut.

As portrayed by Andy Samberg, the goofy looking UConn student named Shep has big plastic rimmed glasses with thick lenses, braces on his teeth, Spider-man on his T-shirt and not a lot of sexual experience. That was the basis of the sketch between Shep and Seth Myers on "SNL Weekend Update Thursday" about his being the only one in his dorm to miss getting swine flu, mainly because nobody has been in contact with him.

No reason why it was the UConn that was cited as his school. At this point it's never clear whether it's a homage to a specific person or just a random detail. One of the newer members of the ensemble, Bobby Moynihan, however, is a UConn grad, so maybe he had a hand in assigning a school for the holder of the Loopner legacy.

Either way, it's another feather in the cap of a place that regularly pops up on lists of top party schools.

From:
http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2009/09/of-shep-from-storrs.html
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Saturday Night Live is on tonight! I hope Bobby busts out his Nathan Lane impression again!


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Saturday Night Live - Chicago Tribune's favorite moments of the 2008-2009 season

'Saturday Night Live': Our favorite moments of the season

Chris Borrelli, Tribune Newspapers


Tina Fey returned to "SNL" Saturday for Faux Palin redux, this time goofing on her interview with Katie Couric. (NBC photo by Dana Edelson / September 27, 2008)

Can you blame them for a blatant victory lap? Yes, Saturday night's season finale to "Saturday Night Live" was more nostalgia-tinged ( Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek, Harry Caray, President George Bush; Amy Poehler on "Weekend Update"; Norm Macdonald as Burt Reynolds!) and guest-stuffed ( Anne Hathaway, Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, etc.) than the entire previous season put together.

But consider how much they have to celebrate:

During the 34th season of "SNL," a show that never fails to solicit a "Saturday Night Dead" headline once a year, had its most memorable skits in ages; affected the 2008 political election; lost one of its best cast members in Poehler; cemented itself (and Andy Samberg) as one of the funniest sources of digital shorts; became popular enough again to spin off a well-regarded Thursday night edition of "Weekend Update"; and, in Justin Timberlake, found its best unofficial cast member since the days of Steve Martin.

With all that in mind, consider these -- our 2008-09 season "SNL" superlatives:

Best host: A tough call -- Jon Hamm and Timberlake nailed it -- but we liked Hathaway, whose Mary Poppins impression ("Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a disease of the liver!") and showbiz chops were a pleasant shock.

Best post-election Obama skit: The Rock Obama.

Best cast member: Kristin Wiig. In more skits than anyone else and responsible for more laughs.

Best skit for the time capsule: Tina Fey and Poehler's parody of Sarah Palin and Katie Couric's famously uneasy interview.

Most underrated: Filmmaker Noah Baumbach's "Clearing the Air" short film. Terrific take on the passive aggressive.

Best cast debut: Understated Michaela Watkins.

Best skit: Andy Samberg's bizarre (but spot-on) " Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals."

From:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-tc-ft-snl-0517-0518may18,0,6995121.story

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I disagree about the cast debut. While I liked Michaela Watkins' blog reporter character, it's Abby Elliott's Angelina Jolie impression that was more memorable (she needs to do an Angelina Jolie Show skit). And Bobby Moynihan doing Of Mice & Men, Vinnie's Son, the leotard dancer, Snagglepuss, and the "Pepper" skit made him the funniest new cast member since Andy, Bill, Jason, and Kristen came on back in 2005.

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