Our favorite Baldwin brother, Alec, chatted with David Letterman last night about his stint on SNL with national joke Sarah Palin. He has great things to say about the lady, although he admits he doesn't want "her hand on the nuclear button." Sounds like someone's been talking to Matt Damon.
He also shows off his not-as-good-as-Tina Fey Palin impression and reminds us how senile his Bible thumping brother, Stephen, has truly become.
Just to make sure he squeezed the most TV time he possibly could out of the day, Barack Obama made an appearance on last night's episode of The Daily Show. It's fun watching politicians and journalists get interviewed by comedians — they never know how to respond to their jokes.
Dancing With the Stars inexplicably graced my television set yet again last night, but boy am I glad it did — something magical happened thanks to the producers' decision to make the contestants perform a group hip-hop routine. Cloris Leachman, the 82-year-old who has managed to stick around without doing much dancing at all, was obviously the most entertaining, but soap opera queen Susan Lucci also made me chuckle quite a bit. And my former boyfriend Lance Bass busted out some old school *NSync "Bye Bye Bye" moves (yes, I knew the dance, don't judge).
Despite the awesomeness provided by the contestants, I was left speechless after the routine had ended. I didn't want to talk about what I had just witnessed, because I'm still not sure exactly what the hell happened.
The best part of last night's Saturday Night Live was actually a skit featuring Will Forte as a Halloween sexual predator, but stupid NBC won't release the video (much like the amazing Fancy Pants sketch from the season premiere). Instead, here's a clip of the opener, which parodied the Joe Biden and John Murtha remarks made at recent Obama rallies. It was fairly humorous, but not nearly as awesome as Kristen Wiig's tiny hands from a few weeks back.
On another note, why was Coldplay allowed to perform four times throughout the show? That seems a little unfair, no? If anyone has an explanation, feel free to enlighten us.
OK OK, one more thing and then we'll be done: Congrats to Amy Poehler, who had her baby Saturday night and was unable to make the show. Archie Arnett is the luckiest little boy in the world.
Does anyone else get the sense that these Weekend Update Thursdays only work because of YouTube and Hulu and the ilk? Because it's doubtful anyone watches this program on its own, but it is really convenient to have bite-size clips of it ready in the morning. Sort of like SNL itself? Discuss.
Anyway, Will Ferrell gave his promised cameo on the show last night, with a marked return of his President Bush character. It was funny! Especially when he referred to Sarah Palin and Barack Obama as "the hot lady and the Tiger Woods guy."
See for yourself, after the jump:
Joe Biden avoided dancing on a recent episode of Ellen, but Barack Obama wasn't so lucky during a remote taping for the show yesterday.
Dancing With the Stars has yet to really excite me, despite the fact that my former lover Lance Bass is still in the competition, but after tonight the show will grow even less interesting thanks to the inevitable loss of Cloris Leachman. The 82-year-old has been one of the most entertaining contestants of all time, despite the fact that she's far from the best dancer in the competition. In honor of our dear Cloris, here's a clip of her dancing the tango last night and channeling a "skanky ho" (her words, not mine). Her stuff starts at the 5:00 mark and continues in the clip after the jump, where she gives co-host Samantha Harris a mild heart attack.
We'll miss you, Cloris. CONTINUED »
• By popular demand: The other clip of Sarah Palin's Saturday Night Live appearance. [Yeeeah]
• Jennifer Aniston is reportedly pregnant with John Mayer's baby. We'll wait until the National Enquirer confirms this before we believe it. [INO]
• Guy Ritchie on sex with Madonna: It's like "cuddling up to a piece of gristle." [CityRag]
• Tara Reid reminds us of the dangers of too much plastic surgery. [ICYDK]
• Suri Cruise tries to make a run for it after Tom forces her to pose for pictures. What a dad. [DListed]
• Dakota Fanning performed with her high school cheerleading squad over the weekend while her new movie debuted at the box office. Just like us! [PS]
ANOTHER ANNOYING GUEST LINED UP FOR THIS WEEK'S SNL "Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg better watch out for Mark Wahlberg! The actor is miffed after Samberg portrayed him in a skit called 'Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals' on Oct. 11's show. … A source hints to Usmagazine.com that Wahlberg will appear on SNL this weekend to get his revenge in person."
Marky Mark had his panties all in a funky bunch last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, still pissed about that Saturday Night Live sketch where Andy Samberg impersonated him talking to animals.
After Kimmel plays some of the video, Wahlberg, with absolutely no trace of humor whatsoever says, "When I see that kid, I'm going to crack that big f–king nose of his."
You'd think growing up on the tough streets of Boston with a third nipple would have given Mark a little bit of training with chilling the eff out.
Hayden Panettiere lets the f-word fly in the video for Funny Or Die, in which the Heroes actress sarcastically urges voters to do three things: smoke cigarettes, disregard seat belts and vote for the Republican: "He's just like George Bush, except older and with a worse temper."
As if she's not busy enough — starring in Saturday Night Live every week, working on a new television sitcom and being pregnant — the magical Amy Poehler is starting a Web series titled Smart Girls at the Party. The show is basically what we all needed as preteens: It "aims to help girls find confidence in their own aspirations and talents, and to prove that you don't have to be famous to be interesting." We truly can't find one bad thing to say about Amy. That is one lucky baby in her womb.
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Justin Timberlake is pulling out all the stops while campaigning for Barack Obama, even remixing his No. 1 hit, "Dick in a Box." Yeah, we know the song was just an SNL sketch, but it is way better than anything else Justin put out post-'NSync.
Sure, his off-the-cuff rendition of "Vote in a Box" is slightly humorous, but he still just oozes cockiness and makes us want to punch him in the face. Sorry, J.
We've said this many times before, but it bears repeating: Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impression is the only good thing to come out of the Alaskan governor's run for the vice presidency. Unfortunately for the United States of America, if that crazy lady wins in November and takes office, Fey refuses to stick around:
Election time is always good for [SNL] and this is a bonkers election. And [Palin] is a media star. … We're gonna take it week by week. If she wins, I'm done. I can't do that for four years. And by 'I'm done,' I mean I'm leaving Earth.
Can you take us with you, Tina? Forget moving to Canada — we're heading to Mars with Fey.
Mark Wahlberg, the man behind both "Good Vibrations" and Entourage, isn't exactly known for his warm and friendly demeanor. So it should come as no surprise that Marky Mark had some harsh words for Saturday Night Live after the show featured a clip of him (played by Andy Samberg) talking to random animals. The sketch was bizarre and slightly humorous (still, it's no "Fancy Pants"), but Wahlberg was not amused.
Someone showed it to me on YouTube. It wasn't like Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin, that's for sure. And Saturday Night Live hasn't been funny for a long time. They've asked me to do the show a ton of times. I used to watch it when Eddie Murphy was there and Joe Piscopo and Bill Murray. I don't even know who's on the show now.
Oh, Marky Mark. You should probably be grateful to SNL for this whole thing — it's the most attention you've had in years. Click through for the clip and judge for yourself. CONTINUED »
SNL's Weekend Update moved to a new spot in lieu of the upcoming elections, and last night marked the first time the precursor to The Daily Show featured a mid-week special, hosted by Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler.
Was it funny? Meh. Was Bill Murray there? Ye-op:
Faithful Mollygood reader stopthemadness must be psychic, because we were just thinking yesterday that it had been too long since we'd caught up with Spaghetti Cat. Lo and behold, a few hours later we received this clip in our inbox, featuring SC in his latest movie role. It brings a tear to our eye to know that our little baby is growing up and making it big. (And thanks to Keeblerkahn, who made the discovery.)
Our favorite part is at the 0:50 mark, when SC uses his paw to dodge multiple bullets. What a cat.
Paris Hilton confuses us, because 90 percent of the time she is an insufferable twit who puts out crappy music and perfume — but then there's that other 10 percent where she's actually slightly funny and seem to be in on the joke. The clip above, courtesy of Funny or Die, is one of those times. Ah, Paris. Why can't you just let us hate you?
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