Musical Performance: The Killers - "Spaceman"
"The Less Provacative Songs of Katy Perry" (Grade C)
This was a one-joke sketch that was old as soon as the first "less provocative" song title came up on screen. Casey Wilson played Katy Perry doing mundane takes on her "controversial" song "I Kissed A Girl." She "Held A Cat," "Saw A Boat," "Ate A Snack," and she "liked it." Of course every single parody was of the same song, so it got old fast.
Saturday Night Live ratings have been up this season. Most, if not all, of this has to do with the election parody and Tina Fey. It will be interesting to see what becomes of the show after the election (especially if Fey no longer has a reason to portray Sarah Palin). As of now, the writers and cast have been stepping up to the plate to provide more consistent laughs than they have in a long time. This Thursday they will expand their election "coverage" to prime-time in the first of a series of "Weekend Update" specials on NBC. Hopefully they can continue to raise the bar on their comedy.
Article comments
1 - Jordan Richardson
My wife has a huge crush on Anne Hathaway, so we were pretty much glued to the show from start to finish. It was pretty funny, with the opening sketch easily being the best part of the show.
The rest of it provided only chuckles and I didn't like the bail-out thing as much as you did, although some moments were quite good.
Overall a decent show. I'm enjoying reading your reports!
2 - cladzad
Sioux City News SNL Skit Video here, check it out! You really have to understand how horrible the local news anchors are in a town like Sioux City in order to really appreciate the skit.
3 - Alekapone
I'm a newcomer to this site, but I love your breakdown of the SNL episodes. You're right, the show has been better this season, but there are still the sketches that fall flat. I personally hated the Bar Dance sketch. It wasn't funny (except for the slow motion dancing). Awesome blog, though!
4 - Becky
I'm FROM Sioux City and let me assure you, this WAS based on our stellar local news shows. We have had our share of idiots on TV, especially since several of the affiliates fired all the seasoned veterans and replaced them with (inexperienced and poorly paid) newbies. The sports was especially dead on. I'm still laughing days later.
5 - conner
i know siox city news wasnt the best skit but it is a real town tats where i live n thats the whole reason i read this haha
6 - Jack
hey...I was wondering what was the name of the song at the very end of the bar dance scene ? :P
7 - Miguel
Anybody know the name of the song in the bar scene?
8 - Person
Does anyone know the song for the Extreme Challenge?