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I am sick of Tina Fey bashing president Bush every single chance she gets. I don't care that she doesn't like him. I don't care if she is a liberal. By shoving her political agenda in my face week after week, she lost a fan who enjoyed SNL for it's groundbreaking comedy. The weekend update hosts before her handled politics with actual humor. Tina Fey is USING SNL as a forum for Bush bashing. Where is the Humor in that? Maybe next time when they turn the applause light on, people start booing, she might get the message: Shut up Tina Fey, I'm trying to laugh.

Is there anyone else out there that sees it my way?

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/03/2003.phtml

Summary:

"Saturday Night Live" began its 29th season on October 4th, 2003. Cast members Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan left the long-running series and long-running tenures, leaving long-running performer Darrell Hammond to begin his 9th season with "Saturday Night Live". Other changes include a new opening sequence, and brand new host and music guest stages modeled after Grand Central Station. The season tailored itself for the M-TV crowd, infiltrating a host line-up that included stars of the day like Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, and Christina Aguilera. The season was also marred by continued on-air crack-ups between Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz, Weekend Update's focus on entertainment news and personal opinion over current events humor, and the firing of Jeff Richards mid-season with no explanation. SNL was again falling on weak knees, and even the least critical of fans could agree that a massive overhaul was needed.

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Her hatred shines through her stupid news. SHe might as well just
say she hates Bush as the punchline to each of her pathetic attempts
at joke writing. F***ing lesbian.

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To: myprecious
I saw it and it was not very funny. In fact, SNL would never make fun of a liberal black woman like they did Coni. If they ever made fun of Maxine Waters like that with her facial expressions they would have the Congressional Black Cacus all over them. I'm waiting to see what they do on the news segment.

To: Abbeville Conservative
They really had to struggle to find a mean way to caricature such a smart and beautiful woman. The fake teeth would be blasted if used to mock a liberal black.
Janet Jackson has never been so close to class in her life, but fell back on her own low life antics. Sad....

The opening monologue is all I am willing to waste on SNL. Report back in if anything important happens.

To: max_rpf
God, doesn't Tina Fey think she's cute. Could she hate Bush any more? I was watching Mad TV and switched over. Now I know why I don't watch Saturday night, they have no talent so all they can do is bash Bush

To: estrogen
Yep all they could do on the news was try to make it look like Bush was too dumb to read the memo Condi was presenting to him. Never mind the fact he requested it and was on top of terrorism a hundred times more than the toon. Truly pathetic.

To: myprecious
Where is the NAACP or Jesse or Rangel....no one will come to the defense of a conservative black woman. Hypocrites.

To: ServesURight
SNL is a joke that spews 8th grade humor.
I would add that it's lame 8th grade humor. Some 8th grade humor was funny to us at one time, this stuff just falls flat. The dross they're cranking out now is only funny to the writers and liberal morons.

To: myprecious
Tina Fey
Saturday Night Live
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To: myprecious
I saw part of it and thought it was pretty funny.
The guy who did Cheney had his facial expressions down perfect.
Of course when I realize it was SNL, I immediately changed the channel. I hate SNL.

To: estrogen
"God, doesn't Tina Fey think she's cute. ...Now I know why I don't watch Saturday night, they have no talent so all they can do is bash Bush."
Week after week Tina Fey practically begs the audience to laugh at herlame excuses for jokes.

SNL is clearly in shambles and desperate for an overhaul.

To: estrogen
God, doesn't Tina Fey think she's cute. Could she hate Bush any more? I was watching Mad TV and switched over. Now I know why I don't watch Saturday night, they have no talent so all they can do is bash Bush
What's the difference between Tina and Condi?

Condi doesn't have a herpes sore on her lip.

To: Doctor Raoul
Let's all make sure to miss "Mean Girls", Ms. Fey's new movie.

To: isthisnickcool
Condi = class, Janet = crass.
Am really glad I missed this SNL.

To: TC Rider
Let's all make sure to miss "Mean Girls", Ms. Fey's new movie.
I don't watch any of Tina Fey's movies anymore. Too much of a hassle having to feed a quarter every three minutes to keep it playing...

To: Doctor Raoul
I don't watch any of Tina Fey's movies anymore. Too much of a hassle having to feed a quarter every three minutes to keep it playing...
Ewwwww! I think you owe an apology to peep show skanks.

To: boycott
It's like 4th grade comedy at best.
My inner 4th grader did get a chuckle out of the 'cork soaker' sketch. (I kept expecting JJ to lose it)

I thought last weeks show with Trump was one of the best ones I had seen in years. Tonight's was lame at best.

Weekend Update has never been worse.

Condensed version:
Tina: This just in, Bush is dumb.

To: myprecious
It seems to be perfectly okay to use racism in service of Democrat party objectives. I mean what do Condi Rice and Janet Jackson remotely have in common other than that they are both are Black Americans? One has an triple the IQ of the other, among other obvious differences of education, profession and culture. NBC and SNL are really disgusting.

To: Havisham
People have to separate a funny performance with their political favorites. I thought it was a SCREAM. I was impressed with Jackson, who was in fact a great mimick and a great comedienne. I did NOT turn it on expecting to like her at all. The Cheney impression was GREAT. Remember the GREAT Capitol Steps; you can find them online and must listen to their CDS. They blast Republicans and Democrats and do well doing corporate events. But the thing about them is: they started as Republican staffers in Congress and performed at Ken Starr's parties. Yet, they hit all sides and everyone loves them. A funny bit is a funny bit. People MUST lighten up in this country.

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QUOTE (USNJIMRET @ May 1 2004, 08:30 AM)
Now if Tena would just get that damn facial scar fixed!!


She could have her sense of comedy fixed too. Why SNL ever hired her as head writer is a mystery. Tina could use a good liberalism cure as well. We get it, Tina, you hate Bush; now focus yourself on trying to be funny on Weekend Update. Even Fallon drops a good one occasionally.

Oh, BTW, Lindsay Lohan is HOT!!! But didn't she do something for Rock The Vote? She's definitely not ugly enough to be a tool of the DNC unlike the chick from Joan of Arcadia.

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DoD Smackdown is RIGHT on the MONEY

She could have her sense of comedy fixed too. Why SNL ever hired her as head writer is a mystery. Tina could use a good liberalism cure as well. We get it, Tina, you hate Bush; now focus yourself on trying to be funny on Weekend Update. Even Fallon drops a good one occasionally.


I get REAL sick of SNL, and all major sit-com type shows, throwing in their little jabs...and getting FULL air time, while the OTHER side has to sit here and be stuck trying to find "anything" that fits their CORE values on TV, which is far and few!????

They are supposed to ENTERTAIN...not make it a political PLATFORM!

I will NEVER support anyone who turns their STUPID SHALLOW "careers" into their own personal political agendas........

Why would I make the idiots I disagree with RICHER while I struggle every day?

Thanks to "Hollywood Halfwits" during the war.....my EYES were opened forever!
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i like the bush jokes
i think that they are funny
i look forward to hearing her jokes about bush

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Tina’s oft-inaccurate and whimsical Bush jabs may get the desired response from the studio audience, but for a lot of home viewers, it’s completely flat. Liberal bias is one thing, unfunny humor is another, and together they make for the celebrated mediocrity that is Tina Fey on WU. I don’t notice any prominent Kerry jokes, and several are waiting to be made. Does this mean that Fey actually thinks that by giving Kerry a pass, she can perhaps influence the election? As if this is her responsibility, all celebrity bigheadedness aside? Is WU from now until November going to be thinly veiled campaign headquarters for whoever is Not Bush? If Kerry gets into office, will the Bush jabs continue?

Bottom line, Fey’s WU shticks are neither funny nor insightful. (This it shares with most everything else on recent episodes.) Neither does the woman seem particularly informed from what I’ve read in her interviews, thus perhaps the sophomoric level of her political “humor.� As far as the show goes, this WU pairing (Fallon as anchor, wot?) has pretty much stunk since the get-go and nowadays marks the point where I turn the episode off.

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Calling someone a loser is very childish and immature and Chopper is doing the exact same thing that he's getting upset at Tina for, name calling and making fun of someone. Back when Clinton was in office, SNL did lots of Clinton jokes, and I bet Chopper and the others who are currently up in arms about the Bush jokes, were able to "overlook" those jokes. I am a staunch Liberal and I was able to sit through 8 years of SNL jokes about Clinton and I survived and the only thing I can say to you Bush supporters is, you'll survive as well. Aren't there more pressing topics to be upset and worried about?

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Maybe she dosen't support him but I guess its just such an easy target, like Clenton was. But It dose get a little too much sometimes. But It dosen't change my mind, Vote Bush

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At the beginning of the season, I was as big a Tina fan as anyone...I thought her first three years of delevering jokes on SNL were priceless. However, this season, she has taken a slump. She seems to get worse on every show. Maybe making her movie has had something to do with that, but whatever it is, I don't find myself laughing at Tina as much anymore. As far as a political agenda goes...yes, it is SNL...and making fun of the president is SNL's tagline. I don't fault Tina for that, however, all her jokes are one dimensional! Bush is stupid! Ok we get it. Would I like to see her make fun of John Kerry or Howard Dean? yes! To me, they're untapped resources as far as jokes go...I'm still a Tina supporter and would like to see her return to her days of glory. However, I think it is time for an update revamp...perhaps back to the days of one person at the desk. personally, I'd like to see Tina work by herself and then make a decision on how bad she really is at it. And p.s....I always thought Tina considered herself independent politically...I would be surprised to hear that she is a liberal.

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I'm a liberal, and I want Kerry to completely kick Bush's ass in the election, but the jokes usually don't do it for me.

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I really can't stand Weekend Update anymore. Tina Fey always opens with something bashing Bush this season it seems, instead of trying a different joke. It's quite annoying.

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Tina's Bush jokes are up and down. Some are very funny and some bomb. That's how most jokes are. I don't expect ALL her jokes to be funny. I just think the quality of Update has gotten progressively worse since the first couple months of the season. Update last year as a whole definitely sucked. Tina's first two years on Update were great. Her rants were hilarious. Now her rants are not very funny at all. I think about half her Bush jokes are funny. Fey can make fun of Bush all she wants, just make it funny Fey! Want to see funny Bush jokes? Check out the Black Bush sketch on Chappelle's show.

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I love Tina - I am a Repub also and her jokes don't bother me. I don't let my political thinking dictate who is entertaining or not. I disagree 100% with George Carlins view on most everything but he is one of my favorites. He is a comic genuis.

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im republican too, and her jokes dont bother me, i think thats the case with most republicans on here, were not bothered by the jokes, its just that we(most anyway) dont find Fey's jokes funny.

ive never cared for Fey, she is the only cast-member that i really cant stand

and welcome to the boards by the way (always nice to have some more republicans on here to battle these left-wing nuts )

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Thanks for the welcome. I think that even us repubs disagree on a few things. Like Tina Fey. I like her for some reason. To me the weekend update is the only really good part of the show. That and anything Maya is in. I think she really is the most talented of the show now.



One more thing...she is their best writer currently.

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everyone makes fun of bush: leno, letterman, conan, jon stewart. if they don't say things about the president then how would it be topical? i don't think that tina should stand out for any reason. maybe it's becasue she makes most of the jokes as opposed to jimmy.

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catrinasensation wrote:
everyone makes fun of bush: leno, letterman, conan, jon stewart.


yeah, but those guys make funny jokes about bush, and other democrats. Tina doesnt, she only makes horrible bush jokes, and long rants.

tina sucks, plain and simple.

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BennyBoy wrote:
catrinasensation wrote:
everyone makes fun of bush: leno, letterman, conan, jon stewart.


yeah, but those guys make funny jokes about bush, and other democrats. Tina doesnt, she only makes horrible bush jokes, and long rants.

tina sucks, plain and simple.


But it isn't her fault Bush says/does stupid things each week, is it? Besides, she doesn't only take stabs at Bush or republicans. She's made plenty of jokes about other politicians and presidential candidates (including democrats) lately. And you seem to be forgetting that Weekend Update has more writers in addition to Tina and Jimmy.

Don't pass off "Tina sucks," as if it's fact. If SNL viewers thought she sucked and that her jokes were "horrible," she wouldn't have a $4 million deal with NBC right now. That's how television politics works.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/03/2003.phtml
Summary:
"Saturday Night Live" began its 29th season on October 4th, 2003. Cast members Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan left the long-running series and long-running tenures, leaving long-running performer Darrell Hammond to begin his 9th season with "Saturday Night Live". Other changes include a new opening sequence, and brand new host and music guest stages modeled after Grand Central Station. The season tailored itself for the M-TV crowd, infiltrating a host line-up that included stars of the day like Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, and Christina Aguilera. The season was also marred by continued on-air crack-ups between Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz, Weekend Update's focus on entertainment news and personal opinion over current events humor, and the firing of Jeff Richards mid-season with no explanation.SNL was again falling on weak knees, and even the least critical of fans could agree that a massive overhaul was needed.

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That's putting it politely. This is the worse season in a long, long time. The writing is weak, offensive and heavily biased. The sharpness that led to some great political commentary in 2000 is missing - probably due to the fact that Miss Tina Fey does not like Pres. Bush and takes every opportunity to remind us of her dislike.
There is still some good talent at SNL - like Darrell Hammond or Mia Rudolph or even Horation Sands - but they need decent material to work with ... and that is missing. Maybe it's because they are trying to please one demographic instead of just writing and performing good comedy. I'm 50 - and I still like to watch SNL - but this year - I've turned it off more than I've bothered watching it.

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They need to get rid of Fey. I can't stand her condescending, snotty little liberal attitude towards Bush and Republicans. She's just another Al Franken.

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I can't stand her! I watch sometimes and I find myself saying "that is so not funny." I will admit that sometimes there is a little chuckle here and there, but other than that its pretty pathetic. I believe the show pretty much sucks because Tina Fey is one of the head writers or is the head writer and since her humor is questionable the show is suffering. I'll stick to MADTV. I always find myself laughing at old episodes on comedy central. The spanish version of gilligans island was hillarious.

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Now that's a funny joke!!!! Guess I'll start watching MADtv instead of SNL.
I do think part of SNL problem is Tina Fey being their head writer. She was in my brothers Second City Improv class. He said that she wasn't that funny - but she worked hard, kept trying and was a real cutie (okay he said hottie.) So she may have a redeeming quality - but basically she sucks in front of the camera. And if this years writing is any indication - she has hit her "Peter Principle".

I think Tina is awesome!

its a show!!

holy sh*t.... calm down.


so she made fun of the president -- big deal.... every season of SNL ever has made fun of the president.



this will probably start a fight between the people obsessed with politics.... so it might as well be locked now.

^Thank you guys.

Half of those people don't even know what the hell they're talking about. Tina Fey's my idol, yo. They can shove a stick up their asses. :)

Originally posted by barwars88
its a show!!

holy sh*t.... calm down.


so she made fun of the president -- big deal.... every season of SNL ever has made fun of the president.



this will probably start a fight between the people obsessed with politics.... so it might as well be locked now.

yes, shouldn't Kevin Nealon, Norm MacDonald and Colin Quinn have also been attacked for their Clinton bashing?

Trust me, IF Kerry wins, he'd get bashed on Weekend Update as well. Shall liberals attack whoever is doing Weekend Update then? You know, it goes both ways

Anyways, I'm more offended by Tina Fey's dislike of Madonna. Now Madonna is someone whose career has had a span of more than 8 maximum years :)

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Fametracker Fame Audit FT1040
by WC

Name Elizabeth Tina Fey
Audit Date May 11, 2004
Age 33
Occupation Writer, fake news anchor
Experience 1 TV series as writer and performer; 1 screenplay

Assessment
Tina Fey does not have many credits to her name. She even has fewer -- a lot fewer -- than recent auditee Dakota Fanning (http://www.fametracker.com/fame_audit/fanning_dakota.shtml), who has trod this earth less than a third as long as Fey has. And yet there are few who would assert that Tina Fey is not accomplished. Rather, she is proof that it is still possible (if rare) to be a show-business success based on the quality of one's achievements and not their quantity.

Before we really get into our assessment of Ms. Fey, we have to make it clear that we are just as tired as everyone else is of all the press coverage her show, Saturday Night Live, has been getting for suddenly noticing that its female cast members are funny and using them skillfully on the show, as though no one who produced the show knew how to deploy female comic actors until writer/performer Fey; castmates Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph; and director Beth McCarthy Miller came along. However, the fact that this evolution in the show's sensibility is somewhat overreported in the media doesn't mean that those overreporting it are talking out their asses; the show is about as good as it's ever been largely because the women on it are getting to perform good material.

(And not, we should hasten to add, because there has been a dearth of talented female performers in the past; a recent appearance by Cheri Oteri on The Ellen DeGeneres Show reminded us again of how ****ing funny she is, and to lament to ourselves what a sin it is that she has yet to become the superstar she so richly deserves to be.)

(We'd also like to add that as much as we love the ladies -- and we totally do, you guys -- one story that is sinfully underreported is how many talented male performers in the show's cast are wasted due to attention-hogging welcome-overstayers Darrell Hammond, Jimmy Fallon, and Horatio Sanz (the latter two of whom are also often wasted in another sense of the word). Dudes, can't you hurry up and start thinking you're too good for the show and leave, and make room for Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Seth Meyers, and Kenan Thompson? I mean, honest to God.)

ANYHOW. Fey -- in a refreshing display of professionalism for someone involved in SNL -- is always very conscientious in interviews that laud her head writership as the reason for the show's sharp sketches to emphasize that she has a co-head writer in Dennis McNicholas, so we'll go ahead and mention him, too. But whatever: he doesn't co-anchor "Weekend Update" (though maybe he should; he couldn't do any damn worse than Fallon), and he didn't write Mean Girls. He may well be extremely talented and write all of Fey's best SNL zingers, but he's not famous at all, except in conjunction with her, and therefore we have no reason here at FAMEtracker to comment on his career. In fact, we've already said too much about him. Pretend we never brought him up.

Fey, on the other hand, is quite famous. She's arguably the most famous current SNL cast member; sure, Rudolph got the slot on Entertainment Weekly's recent list of the funniest people in America, but Fey was the one on the cover a few years back (with Fallon), the one profiled in The New Yorker last fall and in EW a couple of weeks ago, the one gracing the cover of the "Smart" issue of Bust. Fey is like SNL's goodwill ambassador to the media: smart, but not too elitist; pretty, but not too inaccessible; funny, but not too nasty.

The real measure of Fey's fame, however, finally has less to do with SNL than with Mean Girls. In the weeks surrounding the release of the movie -- Fey's very first produced screenplay -- Fey did about as much press to promote it as its star Lindsay Lohan did. Try, for a moment, to think of another screenwriter famous enough to get booked on talk shows when his or her new movie comes out. Writer/directors, maybe -- like Quentin Tarantino -- but screenwriters are generally kept under wraps, away from human eyes, treated like scaly, boil-covered, hideous freaks. Yes, freaks even more hideous than Quentin Tarantino. But Fey has achieved so much fame off her SNL gig that Mean Girls is like her fame coronation. It's the fame cotillion at which she's making her fame début. It's her fame mitzvah.

We say, more power to her. We allow that she'd probably never have gotten the "Update" gig if she were still thirty pounds overweight. We allow that she wouldn't be one of the world's most recognizable screenwriters if she wasn't so cute. Fame can absolutely be contingent on one's appearance. But seriously, we saw Mean Girls, and it's good. We're happy she's famous because we know she's talented. And how often do we get to say that?


Assets Liabilities
• If she were a spice, she'd be sassafrass!

• Does an admirable job of maintaining her privacy with regard to her personal life

• Rocks those glasses hard
• Isn't it time for her to trade in that navy "Weekend Update" blazer for something new?

• Has a tendency to goose her own jokes in an annoying manner

• Those who dislike her tend to think she's too smug, which we can't really deny


Fame Barometer
Current approximate level of fame: Janeane Garofalo
Deserved approximate level of fame: Ellen DeGeneres

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so she doesn't like Bush, why go on and on about it?

I suggest anyone who actually isn't biased enough that they can look at both sides to go over to MargaretCho.com. She made an anti-Bush comment a few months ago, and she posted the hate mail she received on there. I mean, disliking the president hardly justifies "die you fat gook dyke" and stuff like that. Over 500 emails of Bush supporters spewing hatred, some hating her for being a female, others who hate Asians (SHE WAS BORN IN AMERICA, so "go home you gook" means "stay here"), others who are homophobic (saying "all your fans have AIDS" hardly helps recruit gays to like conservatives) and other people who have issues with her weight. It was nasty and evil, what they said to and about Margaret was a lot worse than what she said about Bush. Disliking the president hardly justifies having such hatefulness. Margaret Cho is a lot cooler than Arnold Schwarzeneggar, she's the coolest comedienne in the world :p

Going on and on about how Tina Fey is a loser over disliking Bush (I don't like Bush either!) is no better that emailing Margaret Cho and making fun of her for being Asian, having a weight problem, and being bisexual. After reading the emails she received on her site, it didn't make conservatives look very good.

Once again.... IF WE HAD A DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE, THEY WOULD BE MADE FUN OF JUST AS MUCH ON WEEKEND UPDATE!!!!!!

I agree with the purpose and first few posts in this topic. And, I've always felt this way about her too, she's ANNOYING.... Thank you for posting this, TMC. I especially like those points about M(?)s. Rice and the hypothetical liberal black woman and one of the many double-standards practiced by liberals.

Originally posted by ConservativeBalla
I agree with the purpose and first few posts in this topic. And, I've always felt this way about her too, she's ANNOYING.... Thank you for posting this, TMC. I especially like those points about M(?)s. Rice and the hypothetical liberal black woman and one of the many double-standards practiced by liberals.

something tells me that you probably didn't get offended back when Kevin Nealon, Norm Macdonald and Colin Quinn hosted Weekend Update when Clinton was in office.... they bashed him just as much as Tina Fey does now. What's the difference? No matter who is in the White House, they are going to be targetted on SNL

Tina Fey is cool, and I can't think of any other current SNL member to WRITE a hit movie while still on the show

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Tina Fey is cool, and I can't think of any other current SNL member to WRITE a hit movie while still on the show

Exactly! Those comments are ridiculous and obnoxious. And what is with that "F***ing lesbian" comment?

Originally posted by HuntingtonM15
Exactly! Those comments are ridiculous and obnoxious. And what is with that "F***ing lesbian" comment?

what I find funny. People can't stand a comedic jab at our president, so they'll bash the same person by calling them a dyke. NOT COOL. Think what you will about Margaret Cho, she DID NOT DESERVE "die you obese gook dyke" and endless comments bashing the fact she has a gay following (Bush could stand to try winning some gays over... look how loyal they've been to Cho).

George Bush may be president, but someone disliking him doesn't give people the right to wish death upon them. I don't recall liberals being so militant about those who didn't like Clinton (I didn't like Clinton either).

Quit your ****ing whining. Seriously, TMC, I read through all the **** you quoted and now I want to go puke blood.

It's called satire (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=satire). I've linked a definition, since it looks like you need one.

I don't like Bush, either. In fact, I hate Bush. I'd go as far as saying he's the worst president ever.

What does that make me?

Go post your bile at rushlimbaugh.com where they'll appreciate it.

By the way, I think Tina Fey is the best thing about the current incarnation of Saturday Night Live. She's smart, funny, and pretty. I like her quite a bit.

Saturday Night Live is DEAD. Who cares if Tina Fey bashes Bush, it's the trendy thing to do. Tina Fey isn't funny. Most of the people who watch SNL roll doobies and "live in a van down by the river". :joke:

Bashing any sitting president has always been the "trendy thing to do," though. :) Let's remember Saturday Night Live wasn't very kind to Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., or Clinton, either.

I don't like current SNL, but I occasionally catch "Weekend Update" (though it doesn't hold a candle to the Dennis Miller era).

Originally posted by jpnoyes
Saturday Night Live is DEAD. Who cares if Tina Fey bashes Bush, it's the trendy thing to do. Tina Fey isn't funny. Most of the people who watch SNL roll doobies and "live in a van down by the river". :joke:

I agree. Tina Fey may very well be the best thing (besides Maya Rudolph) that SNL has these days.

This season, SNL has tried too hard to cater to kids. Having Lindsey Lohan, Christina Aguilera, Mary-Kate & Ashley, Justin Timberlake. It seems like SNL is trying it's damndest to sacrifice people over 21 in favor of the ABC Family/Disney market.

I know SNL likes to court who is hot, but this season, they had more "teen icons" hosting alone than the past decade combined. Yes, in the "day", they had Macauley Culkin and a young Drew Barrymore host, but that was one in a million. If I wanted to see a sketch comedy show for tweens, I'd watch All That, SNL is supposed to be an adult show, and I don't know many adults who give 2 craps about Lindsey Lohan.

SNL is currently at its worst.
But its still great -- now that says a lot.

Tina Fey is the best thing going for SNL -- I hope she sticks around for a long time.
Hopefully this fall she'll get Weekend Update to herself, she deserves it.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I agree. Tina Fey may very well be the best thing (besides Maya Rudolph) that SNL has these days.

This season, SNL has tried too hard to cater to kids. Having Lindsey Lohan, Christina Aguilera, Mary-Kate & Ashley, Justin Timberlake. It seems like SNL is trying it's damndest to sacrifice people over 21 in favor of the ABC Family/Disney market.

I know SNL likes to court who is hot, but this season, they had more "teen icons" hosting alone than the past decade combined. Yes, in the "day", they had Macauley Culkin and a young Drew Barrymore host, but that was one in a million. If I wanted to see a sketch comedy show for tweens, I'd watch All That, SNL is supposed to be an adult show, and I don't know many adults who give 2 craps about Lindsey Lohan. I agree with that second part. It has been kind of bothering me with all of the younger hosts lately, but I don't pay too much attention to that. I really think the whole cast is great and funny, and it's just as good as it ever was. I've seen old eps, I don't see why they were so much better. The show was always great.

Originally posted by barwars88
SNL is currently at its worst.
But its still great -- now that says a lot.

Tina Fey is the best thing going for SNL -- I hope she sticks around for a long time.
Hopefully this fall she'll get Weekend Update to herself, she deserves it. Agreed :)

I think SNL is at its worst now because unlike the 70 and late 80s/90s -- they're aren't many great "characters".
Sure, they do perfectly fine imitations and satire, but they havent really come up with any great characters.

For example.... what current SNL character could honestly headline a movie?!


But still.... Ill love SNL forever.
Hopefully it lasts that long.

Originally posted by barwars88
I think SNL is at its worst now because unlike the 70 and late 80s/90s -- they're aren't many great "characters".
Sure, they do perfectly fine imitations and satire, but they havent really come up with any great characters.

For example.... what current SNL character could honestly headline a movie?!


But still.... Ill love SNL forever.
Hopefully it lasts that long. I'm partial to Joey Mack of Z-105.

Hey, they found a whole plot for "A Night at the Roxbury" and that was a pretty good movie. :lol:

Originally posted by *A TV People*
I'm partial to Joey Mack of Z-105.

so much for that.
I liked him too....
but, ya know.

Originally posted by barwars88
so much for that.
I liked him too....
but, ya know. Yeah :(

It's always a possiblity, though.

It'd be pretty interesting to see a Wake Up Wakefield movie, too. :lol:

I am shocked Jimmy Fallon left, as opposed to doing one or two more seasons.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I am shocked Jimmy Fallon left, as opposed to doing one or two more seasons.

Fallon left?

[Crawls out from under rock.]

When?

Originally posted by AKA
Fallon left?

[Crawls out from under rock.]

When?

this past weeks episode with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (the season finale) was Fallon's last episode as a regular. He may do some cameos next season like Kattan and Ferrill did tho

Originally posted by AKA


I don't like current SNL, but I occasionally catch "Weekend Update" (though it doesn't hold a candle to the Dennis Miller era).

I agree. Miller was great

I think Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon do a decent job on Update, but I think they play to the studio audience too much. When it originated the Update segment was a mock newscast with a straightfaced anchor reading funny headlines, but over the years performers began stepping out of character (Miller included) when a joke bombed or the audience reacted unexpectedly to something.

I think in recent years with the rising popularity of "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," SNL tried to copy Jon's looser style of reading the fake news. Jon Stewart really makes no attempt to pretend to be serious, and I think that attitude has inflenced Tina and Jimmy's Weekend Update style as well.