Thursday, December 12, 2013

 

SNL -- DEC 14, 2013 -- HOST: JOHN GOODMAN with musical guest KINGS OF LEON

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

 
SNL -- DEC 14, 2013


HOST

JOHN GOODMAN

  with Musical Guest 

KINGS OF LEON

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/


This was kind of an iffy show.  Too much seemed under-written, under-rehearsed or mis-directed.  This was kind of disappointing since Goodman is such a versatile, energetic, big resource, and because several shows recently have been refreshingly almost dud-less.

But there were some funny sketches, and some very funny moments.
 
SEE THE RECAP BELOW...


JOHN GOODMAN
It feels like John Goodman has been in almost everything lately.  He is great in the hilarious AMAZON show ALPHA HOUSE. He's in the (currently running) INSIDE LLEWIN DAVIS (for which there were lots of ads on the show tonight). He was in THE ARTIST and in ARGO.  

  
JOHN GOODMAN IN WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goodman


 JOHN GOODMAN IN IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000422/


 ALPHA HOUSE WITH JOHN GOODMAN
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/11/alpha-house-at-amazon.html


KINGS OF LEON
KINGS OF LEON is a Nashville Rock Band that made their name in England before coming back to the US.  Their last album, Mechanical Bull, was released in September.


 KINGS OF LEON IN WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Leon

 
AMAZON
 
Search JOHN GOODMAN ON AMAZON



Search KINGS OF LEON ON AMAZON



and... KINGS OF LEON'S LATEST ALBUM: 
MECHANICAL BULL...




RECAP

COLD OPEN -- Obamasigns.  Obama talking about recent troubles on his recent trip.  Then a SIGNER came to hilariously interpret Obama's speech.

MONOLOG -- Goodman's standup was just OK, but then the song was great Goodman.

GUY FIERI / FOOD NETWORK -- This "promo" was a mess.

JOHN PAUL GAUTIER -- This real ad was so over the top it was a winner.

DEARBORN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE / DANCE OF THE SNOWFLAKES -- A good concept: the private thoughts of players doing a stupid snowflake dance.  The start of this routine brought to mind some classic Sid Caesar sketches, like the automated clock.  But Alas!, this was under-developed, under-written, not funny or interesting, and it finished by being too "sentimentally soft."  

THREE WISE GUYS -- Stallone, Goodman, and DeNiro as US wiseguys on camels, coming to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  A few good (if not original) jokes, but delivered at such a slow pace, it was mostly excruciating to watch and listen to.

KINGS OF LEON -- Straightforward renditions of their songs.

WEEKEND UPDATE -- Some good jokes, some lame.  But BLACK SANTA was very funny and sharp.  DRUNK UNCLE was neither.

SEXISM -- John Goodman as a sexy woman suing because she was fired for being too hot. When (finally, at the end) s/he started to dance, the scene picked up nicely.

HOLIDAY FIRE SAFETY -- This sketch attacks the age-old question of the dangers of Santa landing on the roof and coming down the fireplace.  

HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES -- Lame ideas for Christmas movies.

TCM / THE CHRISTMAS WHISTLE -- Again, channeling the old Sid Caesar parody movies; again falling short; this tells the "inspiring" story of the man followed by the whistle of an "angel".

H&M  -- I'm actually not sure if this was a bad parody ad, or a real ad in the form of a bad parody ad.

LAST CALL -- The last two patrons of the bar at night looking for a way to hook up.  They found an energetic way to connect!

The best sketches were the SIGNER on the Cold Open, BLACK SANTA on Weekend Update, the HOLIDAY FIRE SAFETY presentation and LAST CALL.


Here are links to some other SNL stories on QPORIT:

SNL - DEC 7, 2013 -- HOST: PAUL RUDD with musical guest ONE DIRECTION
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/12/snl-dec-7-2013-host-paul-rudd-with.html

SNL - NOV 16, 2013 - LADY GAGA with musical guest LADY GAGA
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/11/snl-nov-16-2013-lady-gaga-with-musical.html

SNL -- OCT 5, 2013 -- HOST: MILEY CYRUS with musical guest MILEY CYRUS
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/10/snl-oct-5-2013-host-miley-cyrus-with.html 

SNL -- MAY 18, 2013 -- HOST: BEN AFFLECK with musical guest KANYE WEST -- SEASON FINALE
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/05/snl-may-18-2013-host-ben-affleck-with.html

SNL -- MAY 11, 2013 -- HOST: KRISTEN WIIG with musical guest... VAMPIRE WEEKEND (Fun Show!) 
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/05/snl-may-11-2013-host-kristen-wiig-with.html

SNL -- APR 13, 2013 -- HOST: VINCE VAUGHN with musical guest... MIGUEL
 http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/04/snl-apr-13-2013-host-vince-vaughn-with.html

SNL -- MAR 9, 2013 -- HOST: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE with musical guest... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
 http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/03/snl-mar-9-2013-host-justin-timberlake.html

 SNL -- FEB 9, 2013 -- HOST: JUSTIN BIEBER with musical guest... JUSTIN BIEBER
 http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/02/snl-feb-9-2013-host-justin-bieber-with.html

 SNL -- JAN 26, 2013 -- ADAM LEVINE with KENDRICK LAMAR (Great show! & lots of clips!!)
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/01/snl-jan-26-2013-adam-levine-with.html

SNL -- JAN 19, 2013 --JENNIFER LAWRENCE with THE LUMINEERS
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2013/01/snl-jan-19-2013-jennifer-lawrence-with.html

SNL -- DEC 15, 2012 -- MARTIN SHORT WITH PAUL MCCARTNEY
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2012/12/snl-dec-15-2012-martin-short-with-paul.html

SNL -- DEC 8, 2012 -- JAMIE FOXX WITH NE-YO
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2012/12/snl-dec-8-2012-jamie-foxx-with-ne-yo.html

SNL -- NOV 10, 2012 -- ANNE HATHAWAY WITH RIHANNA
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2012/11/snl-nov-10-2012-anne-hathaway-with.html

SNL -- OCT 20, 2012 -- BRUNO MARS
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2012/10/snl-oct-20-2012-bruno-mars.html

SNL -- SEP 22, 2012 -- JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT WITH MUMFORD & SONS
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2012/09/snl-sep-22-2012-joseph-gordon-levitt.html

SNL -- SEP 15, 2012 – SEASON PREMIERE! -- SETH MACFARLANE WITH FRANK OCEAN
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2012/09/snl-sep-15-2012-season-premiere-seth.html


 


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