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[twinturbo2]

They don't do a Trump cold open, but they do a Putin cold open.

Please make it stop.

 

[Goodstyle]

I guess Baldwin didn't feel like coming this week?

 

[Netherscourge]

They didn't have all of today's Trump material ready to go for tonight.

Not sure exactly when they film the opening sequence, but I doubt they could have had time to work with the crowd-size stuff or the marches.

Next week should be better.

 

[wesleyshark]

The crowd size gag was the best line of the cold open.

 

[Epcott]

Was hoping it would be a skit of the press secretary's speech this morning. Missed opportunity.

 

[twinturbo2]

Was hoping it would be a skit of the press secretary's speech this morning. Missed opportunity.

They probably didn't have the time.

 

[sethbot]

Was hoping it would be a skit of the press secretary's speech this morning. Missed opportunity.

That speech was at 5:30PM, so they probably didn't have enough time.

 

[mjp2417]

Was hoping it would be a skit of the press secretary's speech this morning. Missed opportunity.

To be fair it was actually like 5 this afternoon. That's not a lot of time.

 

[Christian]

Are Aziz Ansari's hands bigger than Trump's?

 

[wesleyshark]

Are Aziz Ansari's hands bigger than Trump's?

Whose aren't? Haha

 

[BowieZ]

That speech was at 5:30PM, so they probably didn't have enough time.

To be fair it was actually like 5 this afternoon. That's not a lot of time.

They probably didn't have the time.

They could have just had a guy read the speech verbatim.

 

[Kyzer]

they spend all week putting this show together, theres no way they could have put together a skit on what just happened

 

[WatTsu]

They've been experimenting with making Weekend Update the more "up-to-the-minute" part of the show, so I'd expect some jokes about the press conference there.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

They could have just had a guy read the speech verbatim.

Then they would actually be accountable for libel.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

They could have just had a guy read the speech verbatim.

I half expected them to just air Sean Spicer's actual briefing with Trump saying wrong every time he lied.

 

[Wag]

Eh. Aziz's monologue isn't funny.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Logan!

 

[wesleyshark]

Eh. Aziz's monologue isn't funny.

Yeah that was... Not funny at all haha

 

[mjp2417]

They could have just had a guy read the speech verbatim.

Yeah, I was half expecting this or for them to just literally roll the direct clip. That whole thing was a clown show down to Spicer's suit, which didn't even fucking fit him.

 

[Goodstyle]

Eh. Aziz's monologue isn't funny.

His comedy here went for clapter not laughter.

 

[Fantastical]

I guess Baldwin didn't feel like coming this week?

Baldwin wasn't supposed to come last week. Seems like maybe he traded last week for this week.

Source: Katie Couric's podcast

 

[twinturbo2]

Aziz can do a Pee Wee Herman impersonation. Okay.

 

[wesleyshark]

Ugh this voice lol

 

[mjp2417]

Then they would actually be accountable for libel.

Forgive my ignorance, but why would reciting a public figure's words be considered libelous?

 

[twinturbo2]

Ugh this voice lol

This is not a good sketch.

 

[Wag]

Terrible. I think we know where this episode is going...

 

[wesleyshark]

This is not a good sketch.

What the hell was that sketch. Terrible

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Forgive my ignorance, but why would reciting a public figure's words be considered libelous?

It would be sketchy, yes, but it is publicly damaging someone's reputation, and it is Trump we're talking about here. Yeah, it's a comedy show, but the difference between their sketches and this is that they would be making fun of someone's actual words in front of an audience for entertainment. They would be reframing someone's actual words within their specific narrative, and that could be argued as being false representation.

So, again, while it would be super sketchy, you could make a case for it. Now, maybe it would fall under slander more, I'm not that up to speed on the law.

 

[Gorillaz]

Aziz funny enough fits in with SNL with his very hot and cold comedy. It's almost the hottest coldest match i've ever seen

just come out with master of none season 2 already

 

[twinturbo2]

This is beyond saving.

 

[twinturbo2]

So instead of four years of a horribly unfunny Hillary Clinton impersonation from McKinnon, she's going to do four years of a horribly unfunny Kellyanne Conway impersonation.

Can we have a do over of the election?

 

[Officerrob]

Even the Kellyanne skit sucks

 

[mjp2417]

It would be sketchy, yes, but it is publicly damaging someone's reputation, and it is Trump we're talking about here. Yeah, it's a comedy show, but the difference between their sketches and this is that they would be making fun of someone's actual words in front of an audience for entertainment. They would be reframing someone's actual words within their narrative.

So, again, while it would be super sketchy, you could make a case for it.

That's what I figured. Is there notable precedent for a successful suit of this type with a public figure?

 

[Wag]

So bad.

 

[Alucard]

I actually loved the Ansari monologue.

Bookworm skit and interrogation skits were also pretty good IMO. Didn't like the Conway musical at all. No idea what they were expecting there.

 

[twinturbo2]

Is Aziz going to yell all his lines like he's Ric Flair or something?

 

[Gorillaz]

wow that conway skit who did she hustle to get them to let her do a whole song and dance routine

 

[Alucard]

Is Aziz going to yell all his lines like he's Ric Flair or something?

It's working for me. He's the best actor in every skit right now. He's committing.

 

[twinturbo2]

Resident Evil: The Last One Until We Give Milla A Dump Truck Full Of Money.

It's working for me. He's the best actor in every skit right now. He's committing.

WOOOOOOOO!

 

[Gorillaz]

Taking L's indeed. Havent seen SNL since chappelle skit and seeing big sean perform just confirms that:

This is beyond saving.

 

[ErnieMcCracken]

Pretty flat episode so far. Not sure this one is getting any better.

 

[Goodstyle]

Big Sean sounds bored when he's singing.

 

[Gouty]

Have people not heard music? I can't imagine another scenario in which a hack like that is given a stage.

 

[twinturbo2]

Weekend Update almost salvaging this whole thing.

 

[ErnieMcCracken]

Have people not heard music? I can't imagine another scenario in which a hack like that is given a stage.

You can't get Tribe every weekend. This episode shows that.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Have people not heard music? I can't imagine another scenario in which a hack like that is given a stage.

It was flat for sure, but Big Sean is pretty good. Just a bad performance.

 

[Gorillaz]

yea weekend update is pretty good right now

 

[sethbot]

Now they're just making fun of GAF. lol

 

[BajiBoxer]

Holy shit, had no idea the Lone Ranger was based on an actual person and he was black.

http://politicalblindspot.com/the-r...awman-who-lived-with-native-american-indians/

 

[Magnus]

That whole Weekend Update was awesome.