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Date Posted: 20:33:59 10/13/04 Wed
Author: Jack Farrell
Subject: Re: Live from snlyou.jt.org its Saturday Night You! Chapter 4
In reply to: Jack Farrell 's message, "Live from snlyou.jt.org its Saturday Night You! Chapter 4" on 19:40:45 10/13/04 Wed

Live from snlyou.jt.org its Saturday Night You! Chapter 4

A changing of the guard

It had been one hell of a roller coaster ride for the team at SNY but they had survived their first season. However, despite this their were many problems that Patrick Lonergan. Unlike television the high amount of porn availability makes reruns a rather unwanted thing. The problem was that the show's season was over. Also despite the success of SNY, Lonergan was getting kind of strung out. Fortunately he had a way of solving both problems

Patrick Lonergan, Executive Producer

The success of the first season of SNY was a relief but I was also mentally exhausted beyond belief so I knew I needed a little extra help. I also knew that the chances of keeping my writing staff together after a 5 to 6 month break would be virtually impossible, so something had to be done. After a long amount of brainstorming I finally realized why dont we just make this shit up.

JP Ragan, Writer

I remember that when Patrick brought up the idea of picking the hosts all of the writers just loved it. Finally we could write for whoever the hell we wanted to. We weren't stuck writing for crap like Tom Green or the pope, it was all up to us. Of course on the other side of the coin, if we messed up we couldnt blame the host anymore. Damn double edged sword of fate. On the bad side of the coin though Patrick decided to hire a new show runner, Jean Doumanian.

Jean Doumanian, Show Runner

My days back with the crew in the early 80's at SNL wasnt that bad. Unfortunately the rep I had gotten had forced me into turning tricks in the alley behind 9th street near Famous Rays, you know the place. Anyway Pat payed me about 50 bucks a week to keep the writers and line and to become the new head honcho, In retrospect I probably should have kept living in the gutter, my life sucks.

John Painting, Writer

Jean only stayed on for the first two shows but my god it was absolute hell. She had booked the first two guests herself, the problem was that nobody knew who the hell Colin Mochrie or Cyndi Laupier was. She also was very flighty and constantly screwed up sketches from getting on the air. Their was this one time that Paul Buxton wrote this great sketch about Jason from the Friday the 13th films getting beaten up by little girl scouts, apparently Jean just didnt get the laugh even though it killed in the read through. I guess I really shouldnt be surprised she had trouble walking straight into the writers room without drooling and collapsing on herself. It was the two darkest weeks in the history of humankind.

While Jean Doumanian's reign at the SNY studios was less than beloved their was another problem taking place, the hot naked affair that was going on between Brian Rust and Jessica Whitt.

Brian Rust, Writer

I was only on SNY for the first mock season but I do remember fondly and not so fondly the stuff I had to go through while I was their. Almost none of my sketches made air and all the writers were always playing grab ass with me, unfortunately it was all the guys, except for one lovely lady.

Jessica Whitt, Writer

If their is one thing I would like to take back from my years at SNY it would be my affair with Brian Rust. When I met him it was a rough time in my life, my boyfriend had broken up with me, my cat Furball died, and my entire family was killed while riding Titanic the ride, it was a not so happy year. But then Brian came in and payed a lot of attention to me. In retrospect, I probably would have slept with a relatively handsome ape as well at that time.

Jean-Phillipe Arcand, Writer

That hot steamy sweaty sex between Brian and Jessica completely threw off the folks in the writer's room. We would walk in and their on the desk Jessica would be riding Brian harder than a Rodeo cowboy. Then she would start screaming "Yes thats the ticket!", then someone would inevitably say "Well isn't that special." Worst of all, we had to buy a brand new freakin desk.

Patrick Lonergan

The heaving bosoms and passion arising from the heat of Jessica and Brian was getting too much in the way of the show and I knew I had to do something. At the time though I had just lost Jean and I never knew how long a writer would stick around for a show that didnt pay anything, so I made my choice, Brian Rust had to go.

Brian Rust

I gotta admit I was frickin pissed off. Here I am busting my hump for this guy and he comes out and fires me. Worst of all Jessica broke up with me afterwards and started going out with my sister. The night I got fired I walked the streets, got mugged, and had a piano fall on my legs. On the plus side I now have cyborg legs, On the negative I still get my ass beat up.

Mario Lanza, Writer

After Jean and the whole sex scandal things finally started to settle down, things got back to normal. We still had the problem with the title though "Saturday Night Two" nobody liked it. One time while we were throwing out ideas, a new writer John Painting spoke up and said "In Soviet Russia Saturday Night Two watches You", a lightbulb went over Pat's head reminding him of those old "I want you" army posters. We almost kept John on for that idea, but his sketches turned out to be just super gay.

Saturday Night You had gotten through some rough times but the ratings were still good and the staff was more or less intact. The writers at SNY felt confident going into their second season, and ratings would get higher. But could they stay their

In the next edition of Live from snlyou.jt.org its Saturday Night You, read about the critical acclaim and ratings the show was getting as well as the fat heads that went through a lot of the writers in the writing staff. Also hear about the never aired episode hosted by former President Abraham Lincoln! All this and more next time!

Jack

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I love your family guy references -- Jen, 23:10:38 10/13/04 Wed
Family Guy is... -- not to be sacreligious, 00:55:25 10/14/04 Thu
- In Soviet Russia, your message posts you. -- CCS, 02:52:13 10/14/04 Thu
  - Damn you Yakov Smirnof! -- Jim Bevan, 07:22:46 10/14/04 Thu