The Casey Wilson anecdote is absurd--first of all, the woman is far from fat. There was nothing about her size that made her unpleasant to watch. There was, however, something about her acting, so I'm not really sure why her axing needs an excuse.
I posed the question "Why do people finance anything related to Tyler Perry?" in my fb status and, wow, I don't think I've ever seen something 'liked' so much by so many.
If it's true, it's ridiculous that Casey Wilson got canned because someone thought she was "overweight." She has a nice body, I wouldn't put it past Lorne Michaels.
Come to think of it, Lorne probably gave Michaela Watkins the boot because she was slightly older than the majority of the cast. You know Lorne's stupid saying when he's not feeling sure about the show, "When in doubt, go young..."
@Smitros: I mourn the day that hot-and-curvy Jennifer Connelly got the Hollywood message that "serious" actresses have to be wafer thin and uber-emo. (And then won an Oscar after she did it. Sigh.)
Oh yes Fred Armisen's impressions are the key issue facing the nation. Thank god for real incisive investigative journalism like Brian Williams offers,
Is NBC so desperate that it needs its top news anchor to enlist the President to tout Conan and SNL? And why wasn't Obama asked to rate the comedic style of Jimmy Fallon? Oh, I see.
If you read Doonesbury, the recent comics of the Obama White House emphasize the same point: he's not make-fun-able! Admittedly, it's very early in his term, but he hasn't yet shown any clear character traits that would allow him to be made fun of well in a four panel or two minute increment.
Disclaimer: I'm not an Obama fangirl, and he's disappointed me many times in his term, he just doesn't seem to have many hilarious personality quirks.
@spitneybeers: I agree that's the issue. The writers room must be like, "His ears are big!" "He like french mustard on his burgers!" "He likes to act, uhm, like a gentleman and takes his wife out to romantic evenings in the City!"
A skit on how he's gone back on some of his early (and late) campaign promises would be even less entertaining. For my money, Armisen does a fairly accurate, if thoroughly boring, impression.
@Mediahohoho: Well, it's not too bad. It's better than the last Celebrity SNL reunion skit attempted a couple of weeks ago. That was just sad, especially when you consider how funny that skit used to be.
Well, Obama, there's always "Mad Tv"....Keegan Michael Key does a decent job, and I LOVE when Debra Wilson does Oprah and Michael McDonald does (did? he left I think) Dr. Phil.
Originally, I hated The Rock for ruining "Escape To Witch Mountain", which I have some very fond memories of. Why a childrens' movie would have the word "pimp" in it ("Don't go in the pimped out fridge") just shows how terrible childrens' movies are nowadays. (Cf. "Coraline", the first childrens' movie in years to not have a single poop/fart joke.)
But The Rock's opening monologue/dance number got me to watch and every sketch was pretty decent.
Personally, I think The Rock should be a regular cast member - possibly replacing Kristen Wiig.
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Come to think of it, Lorne probably gave Michaela Watkins the boot because she was slightly older than the majority of the cast. You know Lorne's stupid saying when he's not feeling sure about the show, "When in doubt, go young..."
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Disclaimer: I'm not an Obama fangirl, and he's disappointed me many times in his term, he just doesn't seem to have many hilarious personality quirks.
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A skit on how he's gone back on some of his early (and late) campaign promises would be even less entertaining. For my money, Armisen does a fairly accurate, if thoroughly boring, impression.
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But The Rock's opening monologue/dance number got me to watch and every sketch was pretty decent.
Personally, I think The Rock should be a regular cast member - possibly replacing Kristen Wiig.