FC/OT: SNL’s 50th Season! First five hosts/musical guests…

[Midnighter]

Really strong out the gate. Grande, Keaton, and Mulaney are consistently good. Bartgatze
may have had the best episode overall last year. Smart is coming off a well deserved Emmy win and is way overdue for ‘her moment’. Chappell Roan is a nice surprise too.

 

[Tri-Power65]

Jean Smart is an interesting choice to kick off the 50th season...

 

[razpsu]

So we dvr it and forward until they play then delete it?

 

[MtNittany]

Here are the first five hosts, music acts in 1975:

1) George Carlin - Billy Preston, Janis Ian
2) Paul Simon - Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow, Art Garfunkel
3) Rob Reiner - Belushi impersonated Joe Cocker
4) Candace Bergen - Esther Phillips
5) Robert Klein - Abba, Loudon Wainwright III

 

[LionsAndBears]

Bargatze and Keaton look to be the best of the 5. Like em both.

 

[BobPSU92]

No diddy?

 

[ApexLion]

Jean Smart is an interesting choice to kick off the 50th season...

Huge rep right now, did you see the standing O she got at the Emmys?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Connorpozlee]

Here are the first five hosts, music acts in 1975:

1) George Carlin - Billy Preston, Janis Ian
2) Paul Simon - Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow, Art Garfunkel
3) Rob Reiner - Belushi impersonated Joe Cocker
4) Candace Bergen - Esther Phillips
5) Robert Klein - Abba, Loudon Wainwright III

Robert Klein always annoyed me. Not sure why exactly, but I never found him funny enough to override his annoyingness (is that a word?).

 

[Fac]

Bargatze and Keaton look to be the best of the 5. Like em both.

Keaton is from Pittsburgh. Born Michael Douglas

 

[Lion84]

SNL is still on the air? - who knew. Either I got old and they stopped being funny years ago or I just got old or maybe both.

 

[NittPicker]

A special guest appearance by Mr. Bill would be awesome.

 

[Midnighter]

SNL is still on the air? - who knew. Either I got old and they stopped being funny years ago or I just got old or maybe both.

 

[LB99]

Robert Klein always annoyed me. Not sure why exactly, but I never found him funny enough to override his annoyingness (is that a word?).

I feel the same way about Jim Carrey.

 

[LB99]

I can’t wait until they restart with the new season. They should have a field day with the debate.

 

[BobPSU92]

SNL is still on the air? - who knew. Either I got old and they stopped being funny years ago or I just got old or maybe both.

How would you know about it when you’re in bed by 8 p.m.?

 

[wbcbus]

SNL is still on the air? - who knew. Either I got old and they stopped being funny years ago or I just got old or maybe both.

This is, perhaps, the most tiring and oft repeated take of the past 40 years.

 

[PSU87]

This is, perhaps, the most tiring and oft repeated take of the past 40 years.

You're not wrong, but let's admit there is an ebb and flow to the shows entire existence. It gets good, the cast moves on to bigger and better things, it gets bad until new cast members gel...lather, rinse, repeat.

 

[wbcbus]

You're not wrong, but let's admit there is an ebb and flow to the shows entire existence. It gets good, the cast moves on to bigger and better things, it gets bad until new cast members gel...lather, rinse, repeat.

Of course, definitely ups and downs. But we could put together a hundred hilarious sketches from the past 15 years, so to act like its not funny anymore (from people who haven't watched in 20 years) is silliness.

 

[Midnighter]

George Washington returns!

 

[LB99]

George Washington returns!

This guy is pretty funny. His stand up is good.

 

[Moogy]

Of course, definitely ups and downs. But we could put together a hundred hilarious sketches from the past 15 years, so to act like its not funny anymore (from people who haven't watched in 20 years) is silliness.

The one issue I have is that it's almost always the pre-shot skits/videos that really hit the mark. Most of the actual "live" stuff, other than Weekend Update is pretty flat. Saturday Night Taped would be a great show.

 

[SouthHalls410]

My favorite SNL skit.

 

[leinbacker]

SNL is still on the air? - who knew. Either I got old and they stopped being funny years ago or I just got old or maybe both.

Stopped being funny years ago? Try decades ago

 

[LB99]

Stopped being funny years ago? Try decades ago

Or you got…….

 

[LaJollaCreek]

Nate is so good on that show, glad they brought him back. He must have been going through the roof with that Vandy win on Saturday.

 

[LaJollaCreek]

SNL is still on the air? - who knew. Either I got old and they stopped being funny years ago or I just got old or maybe both.

No, it's just one reason.

 

[psuro]

I feel the same way about Jim Carrey.

I feel the same way about Chris Rock.

 

[Midnighter]

This date in SNL history…

 

[Midnighter]