Any thoughts on Saturday Nights "Contravirus" version on SNL? I thought it was hilarious.

by RubaDub 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  RubaDub

  I wish I had taped the SNL show since it was the first one "live" since the contravirus thing began but I am sure they will play it again in a month or two. I know a lot of people were anticipating how they could pull it off but they did, IMO, a great job. It was a real learning experience also for the entire production staff on how to pull this off with most people working from their homes and no live audience. They even had Tom Hanks who is recovering from it at his home hosting the show.

  One of the best parts (IMO) was Colin Jost (Weekend Update Guy) trying to train people to use Zoom. I could only think of people at the KH trying to learn! He has about a dozen people in the class on the screen each in their respective homes. If you have ever worked in IT or a call center trying to help people you would really appreciate it. Trying to tell people to push one key and they press another, etc.

  And then one woman starts undressing not realizing her camera is on, Colin yelling "stop, stop, we can see you!". Another woman taking her laptop to the bathroom, putting it on the floor and starting to pull her pants down to sit on the toilet. Again, Colin yelling at her to stop and then just closing his eyes and shaking his head.

  The funniest (IMO) was Kate McKinnon getting her face in the camera and holding up a sheet of toilet paper complaining that her husband only gives her one sheet when she goes to the bathroom. She screams, "I need 3 sheets to get the goop out". Then she said " I still had go outside and clean my ass with a garden hose in the driveway ........ it went viral!"

  Anyway, if you do watch the show and missed this one, be sure to watch it when they show it again.

  Rub a Dub
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  JimmyYoung

  I stopped watching SNL when it became nothing but a propaganda arm of the DNC, its been a slow loss of intelligence since the first original crew. Each successive group being less funny and talented then the last one.
  
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  Simon

  It's rarely been funny whenever I've seen it. You can tell when something isn't really funny because people SHOUT the lines to compensate. I picture people pointing guns at the audience out of camera-shot, to ensure they laugh when commanded.
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  Dagney

  I thought it was the best they could do. And we need some humor. I thought the zoom meeting was funny too. And and tons greeting “hey cool cats and kittens!”
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  Finkelstein

  Over all I didn't think it was very good, in light of the circumstances maybe not surprising.

  SNL was born out of doing skits with multiply characters interacting with one another, trying to do comedy on a singular presentation in front of a web cam pretty hard to do.

  This recent group of players I dont think has been the best assembled cast, with Kate Mckinnon probably being the most talented and versatile, the most likely reason she has been offered movie contracts.
  

  The show will be back in the not too distant future.
  
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  RubaDub

  Over all I didn't think it was very good, in light of the circumstances maybe not surprising.

  Finkelstein ...

  Well, my comment was based on the "circumstances", you are correct. There is no way you can have vibe and interaction with the cast and audience when you are looking into penny-sized camera alone in a room. But again, for what they were trying to accomplish with what they had, I think they did a great job.

  I also really liked one of the jokes on Weekend Update --- Michael Che --- about the Professor at some State University this week using the "N" word about some of his students in class. Che is the only one (a black guy) who could get away with it when he said, "In defense of the professor, those guys were pretty lazy."

  I laughed.

  Rub a Dub