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Date Posted: 15:03:01 11/12/05 Sat
Author: Jim Bevan
Subject: Following the drill we know, sir (comments about the show in the reply)
In reply to: Patrick Lonergan 's message, "REVIEWS: Jason Lee 11/12/05" on 08:54:02 11/12/05 Sat

Let's get on with the review!

An Address from Dick Cheney: This sketch didn't really appeal to me. First off, and I know I've said this so many times it's becoming annoying, but these "Bush has the mentality of a child" jokes are not funny anymore. Secondly, there seemed to be too many pop-culture and television/movie references. They're okay when the scenario deals with an improper setting (like a bar or a restaurant), but they're kind of out of place for a political environment. Finally, this sketch didn't really seem to go anywhere. Sorry Mark, this wasn't one of your best.

Monologue: I just want to once again thank Patrick and Prateek for their contributions to this piece - they greatly helped.

Living up to Libby: Pretty neat. The Q&A session was very nice, a good satire on how the administration has been paying too much attention to loyalty over qualifications in hiring applicants. The "bird flu was made up for November sweeps" bit was a great touch. The ending was a little biased (administration officials as demons) but still handled well. The only complaint I have was the Al Franken comment. If you were going to do a FRanken scandal, it would be best to do one he's really embroiled in, such as his radio station's funnelling money from children's charities.

Joseph McCarthy's Billy Goat Hearings: A wonderfully absurd piece. The concept of accusing people of being goats was very original, and there was some impressive dialogue between McCarthy and his victims. The argument with Russell wasn't as strong as that with Hopkins, but it was still handled well.

Royals Treat New Orleans: As I told Patrick earlier, it was nice to see the royals parodied through a means other than "Camilla is ugly" jokes. This sketch had it all: great character interaction, plenty of clever one liners (i.e. "more holes in the levee than scandals in the royal family,", "can I get my mud pie to go", and "I've seen plenty of fleur-de-lis" were the best), jabs at FEMA and meaningless photo-ops, and slamming British cuisine. Nicely done.

It Ain't the Tony Awards: This was another clever absurd piece. I particularly enjoyed Joey's imbecillic comments, the slam at the E! network with props to our site's work, and the "Toy-Story" based ending. Some of the fight scenes were a little hard to follow, but other than that it was carried out quite well.

How Do You Know I'm Not?: Very clever piece, though it was rather short. But the characters had some clever dialogue, especially when they tried to cover up their slip-ups and when they talked about what got them sent to "Smalltown USA". Good job breaking the fourth wall at the end.

The Interrogation: I'm sorry, but I couldn't follow this at all. It was a rather weak piece.

The Movie Man: A few good lines, but the premise became somewhat repetitive after a while. Keith's problem was over-established without any elaboration on why he's like that. It seemed to be too reminiscent of the "Mr. Short Term Memory" sketches from SNL.

Yet Another Terrell Owens Press Conference: First off, I have to say that I haven't been following the T.O scandal, or any sports news whatsoever, so I didn't know how he would be parodied. This sketch had a promising start (return of the "Drunken News", more breaking the fourth wall, the early stages of the press conference as Drew defended Terrell), but it fell flat at some points the latter half. (the unnecessary handjob joke, Donald Trump & Paris Hilton references). Thankfully, the Satan appearnce had some saving grace.

Doctor's Visit: This sketch had a wierd premise having media birds contracting the flu, but I just couldn't enjoy it. It seemed to go nowhere, and the bird sex lines and questions about Big Bird's fecal color were not very funny. I did enjoy the "fowl cough" line, but that was about it.

60 Minutes: I wasn't looking too forward to this piece, since Andy Rooney is another celebrity parody that has become overused and stale. Sadly, my fears were verified, and Rooney was poorly parodied as a rambling old man who complains about everything in life. His dialogue wasn't very humorous, and quite a bit of it didn't make sense.

Okay, that's it for the JAson Lee episode. Next week the tentative host is another Desperate Housewife star. What do you want to bet Felicity Huffman is pissed that she first got passed over for a guy from another network, and now for one of her co-stars?

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Replies:

SNL started out slow but picked up steam in the end! -- Prateek S., 01:22:58 11/13/05 Sun
- Thanks Prateek -- Jim Bevan, 07:45:40 11/13/05 Sun
  - OT: A belated correction -- Jim Bevan, 21:43:04 11/13/05 Sun
- Thank You, Prateek. I hope to review all of the last five episodes soon. (NT) -- Jason, 21:44:15 11/13/05 Sun