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    Image of bythesidewalk bythesidewalk
    12/09/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Wait, whats the character who says "Aaaaaaaaaaauuuuuucccccccccch, that's cute!" I love Kristen Wiig. And while we're at it, whenever I think about good recent SNL I think of Amy Poehler and Kaitlin... my favorite.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Her characters aren't always funny.. but the woman is talented. Herself, Andy, and Bill are the main reason I've started tuning into SNL again. I love her celebrity impersonations, and occasionally her featured characters.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Aunt Linda (Weekend Update movie reviews) is my favorite. It kills me, but I think that's mostly becuase I know a couple of Aunt Lindas. It makes gatherings with the in-laws much more entertaining if I can make a drinking game out of the "Oh brothers" and "Ghaaaahs".
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    sarrible promoted this comment Gabriel Snyder approved this comment Phyllis Nefler was starred Phyllis Nefler was unstarred
    Image of Ogiri W Surie Ogiri W Surie
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    I'm still not laughing, did I miss something?
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    Image of Colonel Mustard Colonel Mustard
    12/09/09

    @Ogiri W Surie: I don't watch SNL - I've never seen her in anything aside from those Vincent Price Holiday Specials - but I just about peed myself watching that Target Lady clip. The others? Eh. But that Target Lady shit is inspired.
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    Image of shoroko shoroko
    12/09/09

    @Ogiri W Surie: I haven't found most of these sketches to be all that funny, but I think at this point SNL could take any comedian regardless of talent and make them not funny.
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Penelope sucks, but the "bitch please" (not featured above) movie reviewer is great. "Vin Diesel should take a Fast walk into a Furious wood chipper.....biiiiitch pleeeeaaase!"
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    Image of ShawnP ShawnP
    12/08/09

    @logruszed: It's not featured because that role was played by Michaela Watkins, who's, IMO, much more versatile and funny. Not to mention more fired:

    [ausiellofiles.ew.com]
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    Edited by ShawnP at 12/08/09 9:14 PM ShawnP was starred ShawnP was unstarred
    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    12/08/09

    @logruszed: Penelope is the best! Also, all of the haters out there I have two words for you: Cheri Oteri. Anyone saying Wiig is bad and not facing the reality of Cheri Oteri is a bit looney tunes.
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    12/09/09

    @SpyMagician: I dunno' if I get your point. Are you saying she is good because Oteri was bad? If so, why can't they both be bad? SNL has a long history of losing their best talent.
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    Image of ShawnP ShawnP
    12/09/09

    @SpyMagician: I don't get your point. Wiig is basically Cheri Oteri squared. That's why I (usually) don't care for her.
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    Image of robotsattack robotsattack
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    The characters named above (except Bjork) were probably her least funny impressions. Penelope? Really? What about Lawrence Welk Lady, or her interpretation of Nancy Pelosi, or Greta van Susteren?
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    cpjones promoted this comment robotsattack was starred robotsattack was unstarred
    Image of cpjones cpjones
    12/08/09

    @robotsattack: Thank you for reminding me about the FingerLake sister group. That sketch still makes me laugh. The Judy Grimes character and Suzy Orman can be funny occasionally, but all of the above sketches kind of prove why Wiig is too overused on the show and how SNL desperately needs funnier female comics like Amy Poehler back on the show.
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    Image of ihatetwitter ihatetwitter
    12/08/09

    @cpjones: Amy Poehler wasn't overused? She used to be in every single sketch.
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    Image of cpjones cpjones
    12/09/09

    @ihatetwitter: True, but she seemed to be funnier than Wiig is whenever she is overused.
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    Image of tharid tharid
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Wow. I used to trust Gawker. I can only hope that today is really April 1st, and you're pulling my goddamn leg.
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    ShawnP promoted this comment tharid was starred tharid was unstarred
    Image of jorel845 jorel845
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Gawker thinks Kristen Wigg is funny?

    I really thought this is what Gawker stood against.

    Sigh.
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    ShawnP promoted this comment jorel845 was starred jorel845 was unstarred
    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    I love Penelope! But what about the "Two A-holes"?
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    Image of Charlotte Rae's Web Charlotte Rae's Web
    12/08/09

    @SpyMagician: You look like a rabbit sadly hasn't been heard in awhile.
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    Image of ghanedi ghanedi
    12/08/09

    @SpyMagician: I love the Two A-holes! Especially the one that they did with John Hamm!
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    Image of quickqueenof quickqueenof
    12/08/09

    @SpyMagician: I concur. Every Christmas I tell my husband I want "A beach." (but I never get it).
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    SpyMagician promoted this comment quickqueenof was starred quickqueenof was unstarred
    Image of Celena Martin Celena Martin
    12/08/09

    @SpyMagician:
    YES. I love the A-holes.
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    Image of OrneryBabe OrneryBabe
    12/08/09

    @SpyMagician: I can probably watch a show built around those characters. Okay, maybe I could only stand 1/2 hour, but they would be so much better than Gilly.
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    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    I can tell she's very talented, but that stupid "just kidding" lady is just...well, unfunny. She's a cross between Kevin Nealon's "subliminal guy" and...um, some other character that annoys me.
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    Image of Kobayashi Maru Kobayashi Maru
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    This is probably a one-off skit, but Wiig's impression of a theater actress circa 1960 is so incredible, is has fast become my favorite character she has ever done. LOOK AT ME!

    [www.hulu.com]
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Um, yeah. This Lawrence Welk skit made a sound occur from my face that wasn't pleasant. Never watch "The Wiig" while innocently eating ice-cream. A choke-chortle-wheeze-spit-cough-lady bark isn't pretty.

    [www.hulu.com]
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    Image of KikiCanuck KikiCanuck
    12/09/09

    @Spirit Fingers: Similar to what happens while reading hilarious comments and innocently drinking coffee [wipes monitor]. Thanks a lot!
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    Image of quickqueenof quickqueenof
    12/09/09

    @Spirit Fingers: I laughed so hard during that skit that my hubs thought there was something wrong with me. Just thinking about rendered me speechless . . .
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/09/09

    @quickqueenof: @KikiCanuck: Got it DVRd so I can replay at my leisure and without fear of liquid contents leaving my nasal passages or making me tinkle.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    Gilly reminds me of Horatio Sanz's Carol. People either really love her or reaaaallly hate her.

    Though I think more people defended Carol, which isn't saying much.
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    Image of A Pimp Named DaveR A Pimp Named DaveR
    12/08/09

    @hortense: Carol, however, followed the unalterable comedy rule "Fat guy in drag = funny". Gilly does not.
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    Image of fatmonalisa fatmonalisa
    12/08/09

    @hortense: The only difference is that Horatio Sanz was actually funny. Kristen Wiig is just a one trick awkward unfunny pony. With a broken leg.
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    Image of manchops manchops
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    I'm not gonna stand for this sitting around and complaining about anything Kristen Wiig does. She. Is. Amazing. And god bless SNL actually is smart enough to use her in nearly ever skit. And they'd damn well better be paying her well too. When she quits it, I quit it.
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    Image of Shamanatrix Shamanatrix
    12/08/09

    In reply to A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly
    What about Virgania Horsen?

    [www.hulu.com]
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    Banjo-Sea Kitten promoted this comment Edited by Shamanatrix at 12/08/09 5:06 PM Shamanatrix was starred Shamanatrix was unstarred
    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    12/08/09

    @Shamanatrix: Love this. The name Virgania is genius all by itself. Thanks for posting!
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