FRIDAY
We decided a few weeks ago we wouldn't do standby because we leave early Monday morning for our Disney World trip. We wanted to do some last minute packing. It's a good thing it poured all night because if it was a beautiful night we would have felt bad for not doing standby. Hopefully in May.
SATURDAY
After getting ready & talking to our friend Jim we headed out to Rock Center. We ate at Subway & then we went to Ben & Jerry's. We sat in the concourse for awhile. Louis talked to Arlene on the phone. She said it poured a few times during the night. She was #10 in line but got #1 dress ticket.
Arrival time to the NBC lobby for the April 12, 2008 show with host Ashton Kutcher & MG Gnarls Barkley was at 5:30 p.m. We stood around & chatted with regular ticket holders & Arlene. Louis & I went up for dress. 54 standbys got into dress. After dress we went down to the lobby. Had a conversation with Arlene about the show. Also chatted with Leila & Erin about Kenan Thompson. Louis & I went up for the LIVE show. I noticed Michael Johns, the Australian who got knocked off of American Idol last week, sitting two rows in front of me. Only 3 standbys got into the air show.
After the show we went down to the lobby & waited for whoever. We saw everyone except for Darrell Hammond. Chatted with Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis & Will Forte. I wanted to talk to Casey Wilson but at the same time, Michael Johns came out. I hurried over to him & I got a picture with him. I also chatted with him for a bit. Will asked us if we saw the Jumper sketch that got cut because the two characters were named Jamie & Louis. We said Yes & he said that sketch was made for us again. He said they will try to get it on air in May. I will describe the sketch below.
WHAT GOT CUT
JUMPER- Ashton Kutcher, Bill Hader & Will Forte. Ashton threatens to jump off the ledge of a building but two cops Jamie [Bill Hader] & Louis [Will Forte] try to talk him out of it.
MICHAEL & TERRY- Casey Wilson & Ashton Kutcher. Ashton tries to break up with Casey but Casey won't leave Ashton alone until he takes her back.
KNICKS- Commercial. An ad about the NY Knickerbockers basketball team & how bad they are. Narrated by Kenan Thompson.
BARKLEY BACKSTAGE- Kenan Thompson & Ashton Kutcher. Ashton is talking to Charles Barkley about being a one man band.
NEAL & JEAN AT SEA- Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ashton Kutcher & Jason Sudeikis. Will, Kristen & Ashton are on a ship & they talk about going swimming but in the end they take their bottoms off.
EPISODE REVIEW
PRE-SHOW THOUGHTS- I have always liked Ashton Kutcher. I love his new show Miss Guided. Gnarls Barkley isn't bad. I love their song, Crazy. Should be a good show.
PETRAEUS COLD OPEN- This was OK. It took a little long. I thought Bill's character was funny. C
ASHTON MONOLOGUE- I always like sketches where the host goes backstage. Demi Moore was holding up Ashton's shorts. In dress Will Forte wasn't in costume holding the vase. It was the props guy with two vases. It was funny how Lorne was hiding from Ashton. B
THE COUGAR DEN- This was a boring sketch. Cameron Diaz was made for this sketch. Ashton looked cute dressed as a Tennis Player. I guess Demi didn't want to be in this sketch. D
NIGHT CLUB BOUNCER- I felt sorry for Ashton because he couldn't get into the club & he had to hang out with the annoying guy. I would have gotten mad at the bouncer too for letting weirdos in but not me. C
DIGITAL SHORT: DAQUARI GIRL- This wasn't as good as his others. It was funny when it said Nope, Still Sucks. D
ACTIVIA YOGURT COMMERCIAL- Kristen does a good Jamie Lee Curtis. It was funny how she kept eating the yogurts & then when it came time to shoot, she had problems. B
GNARLS BARKLEY "RUN"- Interesting song. B
WU WITH POEHLER/MEYERS- The only thing funny was Kristen talking so fast you couldn't understand her travel tips. She was good too. WU jokes were OK. C
BAR SONG- I loved this sketch. It's an excellent song & all four guys were good. I loved it when they went into YMCA. A
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE #1- At first I couldn't figure out why a chocolate bar was stabbing an old man until the Death By Chocolate popped up. C
THE MELLOW SONG- I thought this was boring too. Ashton did a good John Mayer. I laughed at the JJ Casuals part because when I first saw the beginning I was thinking about those feet. D
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE #2- This was funny. He shoots Jason & then he puts the gun in the ladies hand. He tangles the tubes & then she dies. C
GNARLS BARKLEY "WHO'S GONNA SAVE MY SOUL"- This was an OK song. C
STRIP CLUB- This should have been done before WU because this was hilarious. Casey is good & Ashton is strong. A+
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE #3- Not as good as the first two but I thought it was funny to have Snow White in the segment. D
AFTER SHOW THOUGHTS- It was nice seeing Ashton Kutcher again. I wasn't expecting Cameron Diaz to cameo until I remembered that she is in the movie with him. Gnarls Barkley was an interesting band. I gave this show a C+.
SNL UPDATES
SNL is going to be in repeats until May 10.
April 19: Amy Adams/ Vampire Weekend [REPEAT]
SNL will return LIVE on May 10 with host Shia LeBeauf & MG My Morning Jacket.
I wont be doing any SNL updates until after May 3rd because I will be in Walt Disney World until then.
I'm on Live Journal and My Space. Please add me to yourfriends list. On Live Journal my User ID isfortesfalconpal & on My Space my ID is snljamie0518.Click on the links to add me.www.livejournal.com/user/fortesfalconpalwww.myspace.com/snljamie0518I also have a community on LJ. Go towww.livejournal.com/communities/snltime I also have a new community at LJ called snlarchives.It has all of my SNL stories since the year 2000. Itsnot all done yet but there are some that you can read.Check it out.If you have any questions about going to SNL and/ormeeting the cast members please email Louis atsnllouis@aol.com [who has been going to the show since1975 and has seen 500 shows and counting] or me atsnljamie0518@aol.comIf you would like to be put on the mailing list for mySNL adventure stories and Newsletters please email meat snljamie0518@aol.com.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Not a big Jumper for Funny Games
We went to the AMC on 42nd street & saw two movies. We saw Jumper. It has Hadyn Christansen & Rachel Bilson. Its about a boy with powers & he can jump from one place to another. I thought it was annoying because he just couldnt sit still. The other movie we saw was Funny Games. It has Michael Pitt, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth & Siobhan Fallon Hogan. Its about this family that go to their Summer home & they get intruded & beat up by two intruders. I thought it was a strange movie. Not my favorite.
4 more days until I leave for Disney!!!!
I was quite disappointed in who got the boot on idol. I really liked Michael Johns
4 more days until I leave for Disney!!!!
I was quite disappointed in who got the boot on idol. I really liked Michael Johns
Sunday, April 6, 2008
SNL Adventure Stories- Season 33, Show 9
FRIDAY
We didn't do standby because of the threat of rain & we also didn't have a reason to do standby. I didn't text with anyone so I don't have much to say here.
SATURDAY
We went to Sbarro to eat & then we went to Ben & Jerry's. We sat in the concourse for awhile. Louis talked to Arlene on the phone about standby. She was #20 in line and got #11 dress ticket. She said it rained from Midnight- 2 am & then from 3 am- 5 am. I checked my email but since it's the weekend I didn't get much.
Arrival time to the NBC lobby for the April 5, 2008 show with host Christopher Walken & MG Panic! At The Disco was at 5:30 pm. We stood around & chatted with Brandon, Teresa, Arlene & Leila. I thought I had seen Maya Rudolph go upstairs but I wasn't sure until later. Louis & I went up for dress. 62 standbys got into dress. While waiting for the show to start we were handed two Broadway Video sweatshirts & SNL Season 2 Disc set. After the show we went down & chatted with Arlene about the show. I also said Hello to Erin & her friend. Louis & I went up for the LIVE show. 10 standbys got into the air show. After the show we went down to the lobby & waited for whoever.
We saw everyone except Darrell Hammond & Kristen Wiig. Chatted with Kenan Thompson, Casey Wilson, Bill Hader & Will Forte. Will offered us a cupcake so we each took a cupcake with chocolate frosting. It was delicious. While eating the cupcake, Maya Rudolph came down with Fred Armisen. Louis asked Maya if she was coming back. She said No. I went over to her & gave her a big hug. It was a nice one too. She said she decided to stay home & take care of the family. We told her we enjoyed having her on the show. She said she was glad to have us around & we were kind to her for the 7 years she was there. She did say she will be back to visit next month and beyond, so if you didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her you can come to one of the shows next month. Rocco Dispirito & Jack McBrayer were also at the show. I said Hello to Rocco & he came over & shook our hand. After I finished the cupcake we went outside and had a chat with Emily & Leila about the shows next season. Took a cab home.
WHAT GOT CUT
MAN MONKEY- Christopher Walken, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader & Will Forte. It was about a guy who had visitors but his Man Monkey was hiding out until the end.
BOSNIA- Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson, Casey Wilson, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken & Will Forte. Kristen was Sheryl Crow & a helicopter pilot, Kenan was Sinbad, Casey was Chelsea Clinton & Amy was Hillary Clinton. They formed a group called the A-Team. Chelsea would tell Hillary to shoot things. Christopher & Will were spys.
MCCAIN IN ONE- Darrell Hammond. McCain talks about prices of things.
BIG OIL- Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader & Kristen Wiig. Jason is having a meeting about the price of oil. Fred interviews him & when things don't go right, Fred starts crying.
EPISODE REVIEW
PRE-SHOW THOUGHTS- Christopher Walken again. It should have been George Clooney, John Krasinsky, Jodie Foster or Abigale Breslin since they all have something to plug. I have heard of Panic! At The Disco but I don't know any of their songs.
BILL & HILLARY COLD OPEN- This had it's funny moments. I loved the way Bill looked at Hillary when Hillary said Bill loves to talk. I'm glad both of them said LFNY It's Saturday Night. C
ANNUALE- Commercial. I thought for sure they wouldn't show this again since Tina Fey is in it. I think it's funny how they go around getting mad at the office workers. That's the way I feel at times right now. C
GREASE IS THE WORD- I like how they changed the words to the song & how Christopher got involved at the end. A
BON VOYAGE- I have always hated the Jolly Good Fellow song. Poor Jason having to deal with Christopher. I bet Jason was glad to get away from a scary guy like that. D
DIGITAL SHORT- LASER CATS 3- This was the best Laser Cats out of the 3. I love how they used real cats. It was funny when that one looked up and meowed. I also love the part where the cat & the puppy played. A+
SURPRISE PARTY- This was funny because I knew someone that could be like Kristen. You want to tell that person a secret but can't because you know it would get leaked. A
PANIC! AT THE DISCO "AT NINE IN THE AFTERNOON- I thought this was a pretty good song. A+
WU WITH POEHLER/MEYERS- Maya Rudolph was supposed to be on WU but she wasn't in dress either. Will Forte was cut as himself singing about Super delegates. Fred Armisen was cut as the blind guy, Pep Walters. He was talking about Fashion. WU jokes were OK. Andy as the pregnant guy wasn't that funny. C
MEET THE FAMILY- This was the best sketch of the night. It was hilarious how everyone looked & talked like him. Instead of The Continental, I would rather see this as recurring. A+
INDOOR GARDENING- This was OK but what is funny about this sketch is if he is afraid of plants then why does he have a greenhouse & how did he get brave enough to put eyes on them. C
TOP CHEF- Christopher drove me nuts in this sketch. He wouldn't take his eyes off of the cue cards during the whole sketch. He even got Andy, Fred & Kenan doing it. F
PANIC! AT THE DISCO "I WRITE SINS NOT TRAGEDIES"- This was an OK song. Not as good as the first. C
JIMMY CARTER ON LARRY KING- This was boring. I say Norm MacDonald did a better Larry King. Who cares about a book about Roslyn Carter. F
AFTER SHOW THOUGHTS- Christopher Walken didn't do a bad job this time but I wish he would stop reading the cue cards like he does. I was happy to see no Continental. Panic! At The Disco wasn't bad either. I give this show a B-.
SNL UPDATES
The Season Premiere of SNL will be September 13. They will be doing 22 shows next season to make up for the Writer's Strike.
[source: Steven & the People who work for the show]
SNL will be going Prime Time after The Office in October for 3 or 4 Thursdays. More details to follow.
[source: Steven, Chuck Scarborough & the people who work for the show]
Maya Rudolph will NOT be returning. [Source: Maya Rudolph told me]
SNL only has three more LIVE shows left. Those dates are:
April 12: Ashton Kutcher/ Gnarls Barkley
May 10: Either Steve Carell or Shia LeBeauf
May 17: Either Shia LeBeauf or Steve Carell
I'm on Live Journal and My Space. Please add me to yourfriends list. On Live Journal my User ID isfortesfalconpal & on My Space my ID is snljamie0518.Click on the links to add me.www.livejournal.com/user/fortesfalconpalwww.myspace.com/snljamie0518I also have a community on LJ. Go towww.livejournal.com/communities/snltime I also have a new community at LJ called snlarchives.It has all of my SNL stories since the year 2000. Itsnot all done yet but there are some that you can read.Check it out.If you have any questions about going to SNL and/ormeeting the cast members please email Louis atsnllouis@aol.com [who has been going to the show since1975 and has seen 500 shows and counting] or me atsnljamie0518@aol.comIf you would like to be put on the mailing list for mySNL adventure stories and Newsletters please email meat snljamie0518@aol.com.
We didn't do standby because of the threat of rain & we also didn't have a reason to do standby. I didn't text with anyone so I don't have much to say here.
SATURDAY
We went to Sbarro to eat & then we went to Ben & Jerry's. We sat in the concourse for awhile. Louis talked to Arlene on the phone about standby. She was #20 in line and got #11 dress ticket. She said it rained from Midnight- 2 am & then from 3 am- 5 am. I checked my email but since it's the weekend I didn't get much.
Arrival time to the NBC lobby for the April 5, 2008 show with host Christopher Walken & MG Panic! At The Disco was at 5:30 pm. We stood around & chatted with Brandon, Teresa, Arlene & Leila. I thought I had seen Maya Rudolph go upstairs but I wasn't sure until later. Louis & I went up for dress. 62 standbys got into dress. While waiting for the show to start we were handed two Broadway Video sweatshirts & SNL Season 2 Disc set. After the show we went down & chatted with Arlene about the show. I also said Hello to Erin & her friend. Louis & I went up for the LIVE show. 10 standbys got into the air show. After the show we went down to the lobby & waited for whoever.
We saw everyone except Darrell Hammond & Kristen Wiig. Chatted with Kenan Thompson, Casey Wilson, Bill Hader & Will Forte. Will offered us a cupcake so we each took a cupcake with chocolate frosting. It was delicious. While eating the cupcake, Maya Rudolph came down with Fred Armisen. Louis asked Maya if she was coming back. She said No. I went over to her & gave her a big hug. It was a nice one too. She said she decided to stay home & take care of the family. We told her we enjoyed having her on the show. She said she was glad to have us around & we were kind to her for the 7 years she was there. She did say she will be back to visit next month and beyond, so if you didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her you can come to one of the shows next month. Rocco Dispirito & Jack McBrayer were also at the show. I said Hello to Rocco & he came over & shook our hand. After I finished the cupcake we went outside and had a chat with Emily & Leila about the shows next season. Took a cab home.
WHAT GOT CUT
MAN MONKEY- Christopher Walken, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader & Will Forte. It was about a guy who had visitors but his Man Monkey was hiding out until the end.
BOSNIA- Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson, Casey Wilson, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken & Will Forte. Kristen was Sheryl Crow & a helicopter pilot, Kenan was Sinbad, Casey was Chelsea Clinton & Amy was Hillary Clinton. They formed a group called the A-Team. Chelsea would tell Hillary to shoot things. Christopher & Will were spys.
MCCAIN IN ONE- Darrell Hammond. McCain talks about prices of things.
BIG OIL- Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader & Kristen Wiig. Jason is having a meeting about the price of oil. Fred interviews him & when things don't go right, Fred starts crying.
EPISODE REVIEW
PRE-SHOW THOUGHTS- Christopher Walken again. It should have been George Clooney, John Krasinsky, Jodie Foster or Abigale Breslin since they all have something to plug. I have heard of Panic! At The Disco but I don't know any of their songs.
BILL & HILLARY COLD OPEN- This had it's funny moments. I loved the way Bill looked at Hillary when Hillary said Bill loves to talk. I'm glad both of them said LFNY It's Saturday Night. C
ANNUALE- Commercial. I thought for sure they wouldn't show this again since Tina Fey is in it. I think it's funny how they go around getting mad at the office workers. That's the way I feel at times right now. C
GREASE IS THE WORD- I like how they changed the words to the song & how Christopher got involved at the end. A
BON VOYAGE- I have always hated the Jolly Good Fellow song. Poor Jason having to deal with Christopher. I bet Jason was glad to get away from a scary guy like that. D
DIGITAL SHORT- LASER CATS 3- This was the best Laser Cats out of the 3. I love how they used real cats. It was funny when that one looked up and meowed. I also love the part where the cat & the puppy played. A+
SURPRISE PARTY- This was funny because I knew someone that could be like Kristen. You want to tell that person a secret but can't because you know it would get leaked. A
PANIC! AT THE DISCO "AT NINE IN THE AFTERNOON- I thought this was a pretty good song. A+
WU WITH POEHLER/MEYERS- Maya Rudolph was supposed to be on WU but she wasn't in dress either. Will Forte was cut as himself singing about Super delegates. Fred Armisen was cut as the blind guy, Pep Walters. He was talking about Fashion. WU jokes were OK. Andy as the pregnant guy wasn't that funny. C
MEET THE FAMILY- This was the best sketch of the night. It was hilarious how everyone looked & talked like him. Instead of The Continental, I would rather see this as recurring. A+
INDOOR GARDENING- This was OK but what is funny about this sketch is if he is afraid of plants then why does he have a greenhouse & how did he get brave enough to put eyes on them. C
TOP CHEF- Christopher drove me nuts in this sketch. He wouldn't take his eyes off of the cue cards during the whole sketch. He even got Andy, Fred & Kenan doing it. F
PANIC! AT THE DISCO "I WRITE SINS NOT TRAGEDIES"- This was an OK song. Not as good as the first. C
JIMMY CARTER ON LARRY KING- This was boring. I say Norm MacDonald did a better Larry King. Who cares about a book about Roslyn Carter. F
AFTER SHOW THOUGHTS- Christopher Walken didn't do a bad job this time but I wish he would stop reading the cue cards like he does. I was happy to see no Continental. Panic! At The Disco wasn't bad either. I give this show a B-.
SNL UPDATES
The Season Premiere of SNL will be September 13. They will be doing 22 shows next season to make up for the Writer's Strike.
[source: Steven & the People who work for the show]
SNL will be going Prime Time after The Office in October for 3 or 4 Thursdays. More details to follow.
[source: Steven, Chuck Scarborough & the people who work for the show]
Maya Rudolph will NOT be returning. [Source: Maya Rudolph told me]
SNL only has three more LIVE shows left. Those dates are:
April 12: Ashton Kutcher/ Gnarls Barkley
May 10: Either Steve Carell or Shia LeBeauf
May 17: Either Shia LeBeauf or Steve Carell
I'm on Live Journal and My Space. Please add me to yourfriends list. On Live Journal my User ID isfortesfalconpal & on My Space my ID is snljamie0518.Click on the links to add me.www.livejournal.com/user/fortesfalconpalwww.myspace.com/snljamie0518I also have a community on LJ. Go towww.livejournal.com/communities/snltime I also have a new community at LJ called snlarchives.It has all of my SNL stories since the year 2000. Itsnot all done yet but there are some that you can read.Check it out.If you have any questions about going to SNL and/ormeeting the cast members please email Louis atsnllouis@aol.com [who has been going to the show since1975 and has seen 500 shows and counting] or me atsnljamie0518@aol.comIf you would like to be put on the mailing list for mySNL adventure stories and Newsletters please email meat snljamie0518@aol.com.
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