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Date Posted: 23:40:18 05/16/04 Sun
Author: JPIII
Subject: First ten...
In reply to: JPIII 's message, "My votes for top SNY sketches of 2003-04." on 20:06:56 05/16/04 Sun

Jack Black � 3-Deep Blue Sea (J.P Ragan)

This is still one of my favorite sketches of all-time, especially at this site. I don't know if anyone else had quite the reaction I had to "3-Deep Blue Sea", but for some reason, the stars aligned when I read this. I think the intro is so "Python-esque"...even "Simpsons-esque", in that it really doesn't quite indicate where the sketch is going, but instead gets you in the mood to laugh before the obligatory set-up. From the presentation of the asses follows one of the best premises ever involving submarines and periscopes. Definitely check this one out if you haven't read it.

Justin Timberlake � D�j� Vu (Phil Farmer)

This sketch actually wasn't well-received, but I loved how KitH-like the humor was here. It was very random, but yet connected to a singular idea...that this character is nuts, and this situation is even nuttier. The series of events were unpredictable, unabashed, and very humorous. I'd love to see more of Phil Farmer around here.

Halle Berry � Historic Feminists (CCS)

CCS seems to do very well when he's mocking some sort of show about a historical topic (see "VH-1's I Love the 20's" from the Al Pacino summer 2003 ep for another great example), and here, he excels just as I would expect. I think it takes substantial talent to merge two quite unrelated subjects and satirize them within the same work...here, you have torture and the glass ceiling parodied. The classic moments come when these are brought together, and CCS does it seamlessly. Very nice work!

Kelly Ripa � World Renowned Service (Jen)

This sketch may have been influenced by the bird family in the Marguiles ep of 99-00, but I think Jen stakes her own claim to this brand of humor with "World Renowned Service." She did very good to truncate the original set-up, so that the lead-in to the humor is much cleaner in this revision. Clearly, the initial bits are funny, but in the end, as the couple is pitted against each other and the waitress is choking, you find the gems. Great job, Jen!

Andy Roddick � Ebert and Roeper (Mark A.)

Mark A. is one of the best "pure" writers to contribute at this site, and in his Ebert and Roeper parody, he flaunted his abilities to startling effect. Besides his obvious study of the actual Ebert and Roeper format, he inserts some great lines, espec. when bringing up "The Seventh Seal" and giving us a glimpse of the next Indiana Jones installment, entitled "Retired"...man, the latter would make for a great movie parody! Get on it, Mark A., and keep up the good work!

Alec Baldwin � Film Noir (Patrick Lonergan)

"Film Noir" was about as perfect as a sketch ever gets around here. It reminded me a lot of a Michael O'Donaghue piece from way back...but this one was a lot better, believe it or not. Many, MANY parodies have been done of old movies, especially detective flicks involving a tired, hackneyed dick and a long-legged, dangerous fox needing services (or lovin', it's never clear), but Pat made this format work for him like no other I've seen. In addition, nearly all of his character's similes were precious, and the fact the private eye continues to narrate as his death is imminent makes for a perfect ending. Just unbelievable work here, Pat!

Al Sharpton � Subway (Wes Zack)

When this commercial parody was posted, I felt like, "it was about time," you know? Wes's attempt was nearly flawless, getting much more wild than most of SNL's recent commercials, and highlighting the absurdity of being able to get away with just about anything if you eat a Subway sandwich (or a Pizza Hut pizza, apparently). Nice, random ending...works very well.

Elijah Wood � Weekend Update (CCS, Jen, Pat, Draeger, Ragan, and MJRII)

I'm not going to go through and review all the jokes, but there were some clear winners in this bunch. The commentaries were well-written and conceived, too. I'm not quite sure if this was the best WU of the season, but it was clearly one of the top installments, and the best thing to come out of this episode. Goes to show that when a larger group of people are working on this part of the show, the results will likely be much more favorable.

Jennifer Aniston � Baby Adoption (Patrick Lonergan)

This would have easily been the best sketch of the REAL Aniston episode. "Baby Adoption", I thought, was a nice way to make fun of some touchy issues, such as childbirth, adoption, child abuse, child neglect, etc. The "Mr. Williams" character is definitely one of the best and funniest to ever grace this site, and the premise of her getting the "third degree" and eventually refused a child, despite being the most fit mother of those featured, is excellent irony. If you don't remember this one, read it...some of the lines are indicative of pure genius.

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey � My Ex, the EMT (Patrick Lonergan)

I'm fairly biased here, because this was actually my idea. However, I just didn't feel like writing it for some reason, and as I presented it to Pat, he kept on coming up with great lines and thoughts for its direction, so I told him he could have it. I felt he succeeded perfectly (and better than I could have) with this piece, particularly by combining the soap opera angle with the premise of a woman rejecting the help of someone trying to save her life. The paramedic's friend gets in some funny cracks, too. All in all, this one was a sure-fire laugh-out-loud bit that pretty much served to shame the SNL crew that week.

More praise later...

JPIII

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Replies:

Wow -- Wes, 13:39:20 05/17/04 Mon
Thanks for the compliments -- Mark A, 18:30:45 05/17/04 Mon
- By "pure" I meant... -- JPIII, 22:27:25 05/17/04 Mon