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<a href="http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013/05/19/snl-new-xanax-for-gay-summer-weddings-video/">New Xanax for gay summer weddings.</a> post:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307Wed, 22 May 2013 09:48:55 -0800modernnomadSNLxanaxanxietyweddingscomedyspoofadvertisementsatireBy: mecran01
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I'm waiting to hear if I'm allowed to laugh at this or not.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992269Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:11 -0800mecran01By: ThePinkSuperhero
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I want to learn the choreographed dance for the Beyonce song that hasn't been released yet. I have two (non-gay) weddings to attend at the end of July, would like to bust it out.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992272Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:20 -0800ThePinkSuperheroBy: 256
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mecran01: You have my permission. With the modern-SNL clause that reluctant chuckles are preferable to actual laughter.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992279Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:55 -0800256By: Atom Eyes
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OK, while we're on the topic of SNL sketches and gay weddings:
<a href="http://splitsider.com/2013/05/heres-everyone-who-was-at-stefons-wedding/">Here's Everyone Who Was At Stefon's Wedding</a> (Sadly, Taylor Negron was not in attendance.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992310Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:40 -0800Atom EyesBy: Cool Papa Bell
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Everyone at Stefon's wedding ... Thanks for posting that, because I had just mentioned yesterday that I had somehow missed Black George Washington.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992324Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:28 -0800Cool Papa BellBy: deezil
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I watched it yesterday (cause I'm old on Saturday nights and don't want to stay up for it), and I screamed laughing at this sketch. Gonna be sad to see Hader leave SNL.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992333Wed, 22 May 2013 10:21:10 -0800deezilBy: MCMikeNamara
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Okay since the subject came up, here's everything I almost put in a Stefon's wedding/departure post I considered last night.
<a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/17/saturday-night-live-stefon-clubs-everything/">Full directory of Stefon's favorite clubs
</a>
<a href="http://screencrush.com/stefon-video/">Watch Stefon Name All Of New York's Hottest Night Clubs In One Video</a> (somewhat dated, from 2012)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvZjAsUc9DY">Bill Hader on the process of writing Stefon bits</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992345Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:34 -0800MCMikeNamaraBy: yasaman
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But what will Stefon and Seth's wedding be like, and will we need Xanax for it?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992365Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:00 -0800yasamanBy: MoxieProxy
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The New Xanax was funny, but Stefon's Wedding was hilarious -- the attention to detail with the guests was perfect.
The two things about the New Xanax that made me "lol" (do we still use "lol"), was that woman's face when she held up the $40k & two tickets to Italy. I like (approaching love, not quite there yet) this actress! (She also does the drunk girl at the party you regret starting a conversation with). I also liked the closing tag (the title here), that it isn't necessary for lesbian summer weddings.
I nominate Bill Hader for the Phil Hartman Award for Excellence in Every Single Sketch.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992371Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:23 -0800MoxieProxyBy: Rock Steady
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<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992371">MoxieProxy</a>: <i>I like (approaching love, not quite there yet) this actress! (She also does the drunk girl at the party you regret starting a conversation with)</i>
<a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/bio/cast/cecily-strong/700172/">Cecily Strong</a>. She's amazing.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992386Wed, 22 May 2013 10:33:38 -0800Rock SteadyBy: brundlefly
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<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992371">MoxieProxy</a>: "<i> I also liked the closing tag (the title here), that it isn't necessary for lesbian summer weddings.</i>"
It's the dogs that got me.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992398Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:34 -0800brundleflyBy: prize bull octorok
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I have a very hard time getting excited about these new cast members while the incredible talent of Nasim Pedrad just gets wasted week after week.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992420Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:26 -0800prize bull octorokBy: de
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<em>I also liked the closing tag (the title here), that it isn't necessary for lesbian summer weddings.</em>
Just remember: lesbians take the Xanax so you don't have to.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992423Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:01 -0800deBy: kinnakeet
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Sidesplitting hilarity.
Last summer I attended weddings involving elaborate, expensive, hand-made favors, ultra-luxe seaside settings, breathtaking color schemes and photos that look straight out of a Ralph Lauren ad. Every single one left me feeling shabby and inadequate, surreptitiously using drugs in the flower-laden bathrooms; fortunately this just made the spectacularly appointed buffet that much tastier.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992470Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:01 -0800kinnakeetBy: MoxieProxy
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Rock Steady -- thank you for that link!!
<a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/bio/cast/nasim-pedrad/587277/">Nasim Pedrad</a> (I had to look her up. I don't know any of these new people's names) does a hilarious, spot-on Ariana Huffington! I really like her, too, but I have to humbly disagree that she is underused, I feel like she gets a lot of play (she's one of the most versatile players they have now).
I also like/approaching love <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/bio/cast/aidy-bryant/700143/">Aidy Bryant</a>, who is DEFINITELY underused. I fear she'll go the way of Casey Wilson (love, love her).
And I've got a crush on <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/bio/cast/taran-killam/587268/">Taran Killam.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992485Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:47 -0800MoxieProxyBy: Rock Steady
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MoxieProxy, if you haven't seen Aidy and Cecily together on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXMc-FLpuNU">Girlfriends Talk Show</a>, do I have a treat for you.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992491Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:22 -0800Rock SteadyBy: prize bull octorok
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<i>Nasim Pedrad (I had to look her up. I don't know any of these new people's names) does a hilarious, spot-on Ariana Huffington! I really like her, too, but I have to humbly disagree that she is underused, I feel like she gets a lot of play (she's one of the most versatile players they have now).</i>
She was filler/voiceover/the bland girlfriend in a lot of sketches, but didn't seem to have been featured in nearly as many of the brilliant character-driven sketches (most of which she wrote, I believe) she'd been doing in past seasons.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992515Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:31 -0800prize bull octorokBy: rmd1023
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ha! i didn't realize snl was still funny (at least sometimes.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992523Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:08 -0800rmd1023By: Etrigan
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We are in a new Golden Age of SNL, and I will knife-fight anyone who says different. I'll miss Bill Hader as much as anyone, but Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong all deliver every week. Anyone who thinks this is a low point -- or even a middling point -- is trapped in the Mad Magazine Loop: <em>It was good when I first saw it, and it'll never be that good again.</em>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992547Wed, 22 May 2013 11:10:31 -0800EtriganBy: agregoli
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I didn't get why blatant stereotyping of gay relationships was funny and not hateful, but to each their own. SNL has a long record of being distasteful, altho usually they're just alarmingly mysogynistic.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992550Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:31 -0800agregoliBy: de
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<em>I didn't get why blatant stereotyping of gay relationships was funny ...</em>
I thought the joke was firmly on het-inadequacy (and parenthetically lesbians).comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992559Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:19 -0800deBy: Sys Rq
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I actually find this incredibly offensive. And it's just such an old joke. Gay weddings are fabulous! Lesbians have pets! Gee, my sides are splitting.
Even the whole anti-anxiety pill to help you cope with gay people is something SNL did over a decade ago, and much, much <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a336d13e14/homocil-commercial-from-nino">better</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992560Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:26 -0800Sys RqBy: bondcliff
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<em>ha! i didn't realize snl was still funny (at least sometimes.)</em>
SNL is as good, or better than it's always been. By that I mean it's generally not very good, but it's worth watching because every now and then they hit it out of the park (like with a Lazy Sunday or 95% of any Justin Timberlake episode) or have a recurring character that is amazing, like Stephon. People forget that there was a lot of really shitty sketches even back in the 1970s.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992573Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:32 -0800bondcliffBy: The Underpants Monster
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Brings back memories of being a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding years ago, where we were all instructed that the groom's elderly relatives weren't supposed to find out that the minister was the bride's lesbian aunt, and that other nice lady was just her friend. Hilarious hijinks did not ensue, but I could have used a pill or two.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992577Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:12 -0800The Underpants MonsterBy: MoxieProxy
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<em>Even the whole anti-anxiety pill to help you cope with gay people is something SNL did over a decade ago, and much, much better.</em>
Okay, I didn't find the New Xanax thing offensive at all, but rather than focusing on that, I am tipping my hat to you, because yes, in fact, your link made me laugh out loud at work, and is definitely funnier! How did I miss that??comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992597Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:30 -0800MoxieProxyBy: agregoli
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Right, so gay men always have fabulous, perfect weddings, and all lesbian weddings involve butchy girls with dogs, in a nonfabulous ceremony? It relies on tired stereotypes and is othering, besides. And some sort of trivialization of mental illness that requires Xanax. Ugly all around. Embarassed this is on the blue.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992605Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:14 -0800agregoliBy: Sys Rq
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<em>I thought the joke was firmly on het-inadequacy (and parenthetically lesbians).</em>
Thing is, if it was just a joke about general wedding inadequacy, that would be 100% unproblematic and still totally work as a joke; it would even be <em>better</em> in that it's then more universally relatable. So why the superfluous LOLGAYS?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992611Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:51 -0800Sys RqBy: MCMikeNamara
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<em>And I've got a crush on Taran Killam.</em>
From my perspective, the world can be divided into two categories: those who have a crush on Taran Killam and those who will eventually.
And as for the skit itself, even as a capital-g Gay, I found the need for Xanax like this pretty spot-on for the weddings I've been to, but I also understand YMMV.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992612Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:01 -0800MCMikeNamaraBy: George_Spiggott
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I'm still a little creeped out by the way nearly all SNL fake commercials are for real products lately. Has anyone written up how they go about this, and what sort of exchange (e.g., but not limited to, monetary) takes place with the companies involved?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992621Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:58 -0800George_SpiggottBy: Sys Rq
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<em>SNL is as good, or better than it's always been. By that I mean it's generally not very good [...] People forget that there was a lot of really shitty sketches even back in the 1970s.</em>
Yeah, this. There's a reason the episodes regularly get cut down to 1/3 their original running time on the DVDs, and it's not just so they'll fit on the discs.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992625Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:13 -0800Sys RqBy: MoxieProxy
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Rock Steady!!! That series of sketches (I think I've seen two) is what made me super like/nearing love Aidy Bryant!!
There's a Lily Tomlin vulnerability/realism to her characters, and you can clearly see it here.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992629Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:31 -0800MoxieProxyBy: Etrigan
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<em>That series of sketches (I think I've seen two) is what made me super like/nearing love Aidy Bryant!!
There's a Lily Tomlin vulnerability/realism to her characters, and you can clearly see it here.</em>
I think this is why I rarely liked Kristen Wiig's characters, and a lot of it has to do with her attractiveness -- if Aidy Bryant or Lily Tomlin were doing one of Wiig's more annoying characters, the audience wouldn't let a heavyset or plain woman get away with it to nearly the same extent. That vulnerability that Bryant or Tomlin brings to a character is <em>real</em>, where in Wiig's more conventionally attractive case... well, "comedy hot" is a thing for a reason.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992660Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:18 -0800EtriganBy: C.A.S.
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Let's get over ourselves, its comedy. Maybe funny, maybe not, but not really mean spirited.
"Othering"? The english language has enough verbs not to have to make up new ones.
Also, Chris Farley...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5oFTlae9cg">in a beer ad</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992664Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:14 -0800C.A.S.By: blucevalo
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I've also always thought it was amusing that there's this idea that all the SNLs from the 1970s featured the apex of comedy in every single skit and bit. But dispelling that myth doesn't really equate with "SNL is just <em>killing</em> it now." 'Cause it's not.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992671Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:55 -0800blucevaloBy: Sys Rq
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<em>Let's get over ourselves, its comedy. Maybe funny, maybe not, but not really mean spirited.</em>
Oh. Okay. Guess I'll be over here blacking up if anyone needs me.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992673Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:29 -0800Sys RqBy: Etrigan
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<em>"Othering"? The english language has enough verbs not to have to make up new ones.</em>
"Othering" is a perfectly cromulent word. Okay, now that I have that out of the way: Yes, "othering" is a relatively new word. But it conveys a concept well and succinctly, and that's what words are for.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992684Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:11 -0800EtriganBy: MoxieProxy
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Etigran, will you gay marry me? You are one of the few people i've ever (virtually) met who doesn't like Kristen Wiig. She's so Will Farrell-y, and I don't like him, either. They're just manic and spastic, without any spirit. My opinion, and I know it's a minority one.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992689Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:12 -0800MoxieProxyBy: The Underpants Monster
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<i>You are one of the few people i've ever (virtually) met who doesn't like Kristen Wiig.</i>
Yeah, me, too. I mean, some of her schticks are funny on paper, but her delivery is just nails on a chalkboard to me.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992700Wed, 22 May 2013 11:55:10 -0800The Underpants MonsterBy: Etrigan
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I don't dislike Kristen Wiig per se -- I found "Bridesmaids" to be hilarious, and she's always seemed like a decent person when I've seen her interviewed. I just dislike a lot of her characters (probably the highest ratio, and almost certainly the highest number, of any major SNL player), and I never enjoy those periods of SNL history when one person is so clearly the Dominant Force, because for every Buckwheat / Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, you get a couple of Gillys or Canteen Boys or Spartan Cheerleaders that just beat their thin premises into the ground.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992702Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:38 -0800EtriganBy: agregoli
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You can "get over" yourself if you want, and I'm sorry you're offended that not everyone finds this funny, but it is pretty ridiculous. I agree with the fact that this didn't have to be a joke about gay people at all, just over the top weddings. It's specifically to make the, "gay people, amirite?" joke, which, yeah, I find offensive. And "othering" is indeed a way to describe the way this sketch puts gay people in a light as different significantly from straight people, as an "other" (as if straight people don't have "perfect" weddings every day, or low key affairs that include their pets?) I find that offensive and noninclusive, and just downright *strange* as a comedic idea.
And Xanax is actually needed by some folks with anxiety disorders...they sure aren't treating mental anguish with any respect by equating those real problems with something people don't like (over the top weddings).comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992705Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:31 -0800agregoliBy: George_Spiggott
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Normally I resist the verbing of nouns (haw haw), and I'm even more askance-looking at vaguely accusatory PC-isms. But there's a certain clean elegant efficiency of expression to "othering" that wins my lexical heart.
Kristen Wiig's signature characters don't appeal to me much; there's something too easy about them. But some of her one-offs were just destroyingly funny to me. Ann-Margret throwing away a piece of paper. The midlife TV reporter getting uncontrollably sexually flustered on-camera by January Jones as a 16 year-old fast food worker. The woman is strange and often wonderful.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992706Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:56 -0800George_SpiggottBy: Blazecock Pileon
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To fight this awful stereotype, we plan to make our gay wedding dreary and depressing. We're starting the reception off with a cash bar and a buffet of week-old sushi rolls, and we'll see how that goes before we bring in a bevy of 70-plus year-old go-go dancers.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992715Wed, 22 May 2013 12:04:30 -0800Blazecock PileonBy: Rock Steady
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<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992706">George_Spiggott</a>: <i>But some of her one-offs were just destroyingly funny to me.</i>
Her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkuBv2tOo2U">desperately upbeat sweepstakes spokesperson</a> is my favorite.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992718Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:45 -0800Rock SteadyBy: MoxieProxy
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<em>We're starting the reception off with a cash bar</em>
***shudder***comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992720Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:30 -0800MoxieProxyBy: DirtyOldTown
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I believe that Xanax for Gay Weddings is probably stocked by the same pharmacies offering Ambien for Horses, as seen on Inside Amy Schumer.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992721Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:58 -0800DirtyOldTownBy: Madamina
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Did you know that Taran Killam is married to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobie_Smulders">Cobie Smulders</a>, aka <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiFjmfC09FU">Robin Sparkles</a>?
Aside from Vincent Price (oh god, I like to died), my favorite Bill Hader sketch was definitely <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/puppet-class/n27673/">Tony the puppet</a>.
And Kate MacKinnon has been amazing from the minute she stepped onstage. She sells EVERYTHING with this crazy-eyed glow; she throws herself into it, no matter what. And she is great with (terrible) accents.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992734Wed, 22 May 2013 12:12:52 -0800MadaminaBy: Capt. Renault
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<i>"...those who have a crush on Taran Killam and those who will eventually."</i>
I'm focusing all my attention on Jay Pharoah at the moment. My money, too -- I'm banking on him to be the next breakout star.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992744Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:36 -0800Capt. RenaultBy: MoxieProxy
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can I ask an off-topic question? If it were up to you, whom would you pick for the SNL Weekend Update desk, now that Seth is leaving?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992754Wed, 22 May 2013 12:23:04 -0800MoxieProxyBy: Atom Eyes
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My money's on <a href="http://fuckyeahjohnmulaney.tumblr.com/">John Mulaney</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992764Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:37 -0800Atom EyesBy: Capt. Renault
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Mulaney seems like a good fit. Particularly as his crazy-promising pilot wasn't picked up.
Perhaps a bit too old for it, but I can see potential for Lutz working the desk. He's unemployed now, right?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992773Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:39 -0800Capt. RenaultBy: Cool Papa Bell
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<em>If it were up to you, whom would you pick for the SNL Weekend Update desk, now that Seth is leaving?</em>
John Mulaney / Taran Killiam are the favorites. Taran only if he shows up with a different characterization than typical.
But I'd seriously want another female duo. Kate MacKinnon and Cecily Strong.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992774Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:40 -0800Cool Papa BellBy: Rock Steady
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992786
<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992754">MoxieProxy</a>: <i> If it were up to you, whom would you pick for the SNL Weekend Update desk, now that Seth is leaving?</i>
John Mulaney really has the perfect tone for it, and it continues the trend (which I like) of having the WU anchor not be a regularly-appearing-in-sketches cast member. It makes the segment seem like less of a sketch and more its own thing, and it makes it even better when they randomly come out from behind the desk for something.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992786Wed, 22 May 2013 12:33:51 -0800Rock SteadyBy: Lokheed
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992788
<i>my favorite Bill Hader sketch was definitely Tony the puppet.</i>
Mine was <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/124872">Greg is not an alien</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992788Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:09 -0800LokheedBy: Etrigan
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992837
I'd vote for John Mulaney, for all of Rock Steady's reasons.
As far as current cast members (alphabetical, repertory players first, because I'm bored at work):
Vanessa Bayer is too youthful, even though making her the anchor would kill the Bar Mitzvah Kid character, which I hate.
Taran Killam, clearly not, for the same reason: he's a great mimic but too boyish for the desk in his regular persona.
Bobby Moynihan is too good as Drunk Uncle and Anthony Crispino to lose if he sits behind the desk.
Nasim Pedrad could do it, but I feel like it would end up being her as Arianna Huffington.
Jay Pharaoh, probably. He can definitely <em>play</em> gravitas.
Jason Sudeikis would be excellent, but he's probably gone anyway, right? Maybe this could drag him back for one more year.
Kenan Thompson... the more I think about it, the more I like it (despite losing Jean K. Jean) -- a huge part of his schtick is the "Can you believe this" face, and WU gives you plenty of opportunities for that.
Featured players:
Aidy Bryant could do it in a heartbeat. She's probably my highest pick from the current cast, but being a featured player, that would be a huge promotion.
Kate McKinnon skews too crazy, and WU needs someone who can be totally straight-faced (that was my major criticism of Meyers -- he was too clearly entertained by the characters).
Tim Robinson needs to establish himself more beyond "that guy who's not Bobby Moynihan" first.
Cecily Strong, maybe, but that kills That Girl You Regret Talking To At A Party, which would be a huge loss.
If they want to go back to two anchors (which had pretty good results and didn't more-or-less force the WU anchor out of all the sketches), any combination of Mulaney, Bryant and Pharoah would work well.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992837Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:44 -0800EtriganBy: 256
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Sorry, maybe I should have said: <em>everyone has permission to laugh at this</em>.
It's harmless.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992850Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:02 -0800256By: agregoli
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I don't find stereotypes harmless.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992870Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:31 -0800agregoliBy: 256
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This isn't a stereotype. It's a <em>joke about stereotypes</em>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992891Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:35 -0800256By: joeblough
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992958
because of stefon, when the scene changed to the bar in the new star trek movie, my first thought was, "san francisco's hottest club is..." and i just laughed. cause you know, scotty's friend.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992958Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:38 -0800joebloughBy: jph
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992960
I am currently planning a summer gay wedding in the French countryside. We have met the stereotype... and he is us...comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992960Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:40 -0800jphBy: Etrigan
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4992988
<em>This isn't a stereotype. It's a joke about stereotypes.</em>
There's a thin line between the two, and the fact that some people are offended by this indicates that SNL didn't quite make the jump all the way to the other side. We don't get to tell people (especially people with a rather lengthy history of being subject to hurtful -- sometimes literally -- stereotypes) that they're not offended.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4992988Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:28 -0800EtriganBy: C.A.S.
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993032
Was it offensive when, in American Beauty, the most functional, attractive and well-adjusted people in the film were Jim and Jim, the gay couple that provided the verfremdungs effect?
There's a difference between a positive caraciture, that is still admittedly a caraciture, and the genuine history of negative stereotypescomment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993032Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:46 -0800C.A.S.By: The Gooch
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993046
<i> Vanessa Bayer is too youthful, even though making her the anchor would kill the Bar Mitzvah Kid character, which I hate.</i>
I suppose it speaks to the subjective nature of comedy that <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/digital-shorts/video/weekend-update-jacob-the-bar-mitzvah-boy/1427012/">Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy</a> is, to me, the most reliably hilarious recurring WU character outside of Stephon. Having attended what seemed like about a zillion Bar and Bat Mitzvahs in my youth, the parody of the prototypical Bar Mitzvah speech definitely rings true.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993046Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:51 -0800The GoochBy: Etrigan
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993063
<em>Vanessa Bayer is too youthful, even though making her the anchor would kill the Bar Mitzvah Kid character, which I hate.
I suppose it speaks to the subjective nature of comedy that Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy is, to me, the most reliably hilarious recurring WU character outside of Stephon.</em>
I thought it was pretty hilarious the first time. But the only jokes are "Jacob is going to keep reading this no matter what" and "Jacob is a hacky comedian, as kids can be." The first was funny the first time; the second has not managed to get funnier (though I can see what they're going for). So you're wrong. Stop being so wrong.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993063Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:41 -0800EtriganBy: Sys Rq
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993067
<em>This isn't a stereotype. It's a joke about stereotypes.</em>
In what way?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993067Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:27 -0800Sys RqBy: agregoli
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993132
Yeah, how is it a joke about stereotypes? I don't find it that nuanced - and I'm extremely skeptical of that kind of nuance from SNL.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993132Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:24 -0800agregoliBy: MoxieProxy
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993150
<em>the most reliably hilarious recurring WU character</em>
Funniest: The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party
Least Funniest/No Longer Funny: Anthony Crispinocomment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993150Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:12 -0800MoxieProxyBy: prize bull octorok
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At least SNL can make gay jokes that are based on gay weddings being seen as a normal and expected part of our cultural landscape. Progress, eh?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993155Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:46 -0800prize bull octorokBy: jph
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993164
Also, if it is a stereotype about how insufferably perfect gays are, I think I'll take it over... oh, you know... a glass bottle in the face.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993164Wed, 22 May 2013 14:37:00 -0800jphBy: modernnomad
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993168
I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone by posting this, and apologies if I did.
I guess I interpreted in the same vein as jokes about "bridezillas" - of course not all women are like that; it's a stereotype rooted in what some people do.
I come from a country where marriage equality is old hat and people don't bat an eye, and I think good natured ribbing is part and parcel of cultural normalization. I actually only came across this after a a couple of friends posted it on facebook, one of whom happens to be gay.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993168Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:15 -0800modernnomadBy: jessamyn
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993255
<em> There's a reason the episodes regularly get cut down to 1/3 their original running time on the DVDs, and it's not just so they'll fit on the discs.</em>
Usually it's also music rights which is why a lot of the skits even now don't always make it to Hulu.
I laughed like hell when I saw this. I can totally understand why other people didn't. I enjoyed seeing it here specifically to hear what other people had to say about it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993255Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:01 -0800jessamynBy: Dreidl
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993263
Well, I'm queer, I'm politically active, and I thought it was funny. I thought <a href="http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/">Dykes to Watch Out For</a> was funny, too.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993263Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:34 -0800DreidlBy: Dreidl
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993278
I just remembered that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Bechdel">Alison Bechdel</a>'s mother died a few days ago; anyone who enjoyed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun_Home">Fun Home</a> or <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/books/review/are-you-my-mother-by-alison-bechdel.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">Are You My Mother?</a> (speaking of including plenty of queer stereotypes to good effect) may want to know.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993278Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:12 -0800DreidlBy: jph
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993296
My future-sister-in-law sent this to us after visiting a couple weeks ago and trying (unsuccessfully) to get her brother and me to commit to an artistic vision for our wedding. It was not completely unlike <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dOrThsV3yE">this episode</a> of "Disappointing Gay Best Friend." She explained her personal theory of design, which is great because neither of us has a personal theory of design. She feels that it is important to include both the figurative and the abstract. I don't even know what that means, but it involved orchids in the preliminary iterations of the "save the date" card.
Mostly she just wanted practical information, like which year we planned to be married, and on which continent it was likely to happen, and whether we had a "theme." We agreed that we didn't have or want a theme, really. However, I did suggest that since my intended is deeply involved in equestrian matters, we might have a perfect opportunity to do our "first dance" in a two-person horse suit.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993296Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:27 -0800jphBy: MoxieProxy
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993339
Who doesn't love Dykes to Watch Out For?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993339Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:12 -0800MoxieProxyBy: snsranch
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993677
THIS IS TOTALLY OFFENSIVE TO ME AND MY GAY FRIENDS...because: pastel suits? OMGWTF?! Those hair cuts too. NOPE.
Seriously, I'm attending my first big gay wedding in October and I can't wait. It's a film/movie quality costume gala set in a reconstruction of a North African palace.
My wife is going as a gypsy fortune teller and I'm going to be either the Red Barron or Colonel Angus (cunnilingus from the SNL skit.)
All of us are going to perform in skits, song n' dance numbers and dramatic nuptials.
I can't wait!!1!!!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993677Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:04 -0800snsranchBy: bitter-girl.com
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993730
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEOr5Weqb8">THIS</a> is a reason to fall in love with Taran Killam if you haven't already, FYI.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993730Wed, 22 May 2013 19:28:25 -0800bitter-girl.comBy: homunculus
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4993972
<i>My wife is going as a gypsy fortune teller and I'm going to be either the Red Barron or Colonel Angus</i>
<a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/4109">Colonel Angus</a>. Definitely.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4993972Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:38 -0800homunculusBy: de
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4994019
<em>Usually it's also music rights ...</em>
Yeah, the music's generally the more accurate reflection, but disallowed. There was a complete stereotypical miss a few years back with a Johnnie Walker ad for lesbian marriage. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u1bCGiy4m8">The music was perfect</a>. The wedding? ... so wrong it was revealing of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfrzBd_IcJM">heterosexual prescriptivism</a> (aka wishful, perhaps wistful, thinking).
Que sera sera.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4994019Wed, 22 May 2013 23:33:15 -0800deBy: de
http://www.metafilter.com/128307/Not-necessary-for-lesbian-summer-weddings#4994028
<small>Sorry. It wasn't an ad for lesbian marriage, at all. It was an ad featuring lesbian marriage. But you get my drift.</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.128307-4994028Wed, 22 May 2013 23:45:24 -0800de
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