# SNL 03-11-2006 Matt Dillon hosts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021 "2006-03-12T05:11:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/1 "2006-03-12T05:11:02Z")
Girls gone wild opening. Funny Matt Dillon’s Oscar speech lame Cell mate commercial: ok BK commercial: **Big bucking chicken**. Wow, pushing the envelope. Sports center: Bonds spoof. Mascot 5 years ago picture was great. Digi short: doppelgangers ok Travel agency: HOGWARTS!!! Funny CEO Sushi skit: Long and slow JJ casuals feet commercial: heading downhill Artic Monkeys??? Damn they were good. How long have they been around? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/2 "2006-03-12T05:13:50Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Digi short: doppelgangers ok At least Horatio didn’t TALK. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/3 "2006-03-12T05:15:50Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > At least Horatio didn’t TALK. Actually they were pretty much mocking him. I thought that was the good part of the skit. Oh well Update is letting him talk. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/4 "2006-03-12T05:18:29Z")
I think the “Big Bucking Chicken” is an actual Burger King ad, not an SNL spoof. I know I’ve seen it in the last few days. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/5 "2006-03-12T05:24:01Z")
> [@jackelope](#): > > I think the “Big Bucking Chicken” is an actual Burger King ad, not an SNL spoof. I know I’ve seen it in the last few days. Sorry, yes it is, but tell me you don’t here it as Big F\*cking Chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/6 "2006-03-12T05:33:31Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Artic Monkeys??? Damn they were good. How long have they been around? Arctic Monkeys are the next “big” thing in the UK. Their album, _Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not_, just came out in North America a couple of weeks ago to positive reviews. I picked the album up last week and am really impressed with it. [Metacritic Review](http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/arcticmonkeys/whateverpeoplesayiamthatswhatimnot) ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/7 "2006-03-12T05:36:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Artic Monkeys??? Damn they were good. How long have they been around? Their album was just officially released a few weeks ago in the US, but they’ve been building hype for a few months now and they’re some kind of huge in the UK. Right now in the US they’re in that elusive stage between hipster backlash and mainstream success. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/8 "2006-03-12T05:57:36Z")
I really liked the second song even more than the first. I just wikied them. Pretty cool. Rose to #1 in UK without a label. Unicorn commercial: 😃 Jim ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/9 "2006-03-12T06:26:53Z")
Christ, if they show that fucking Applaichian Emergency Room sketch once more, I might need to go down to the NBC studios and personally kick the shit out of the writers (and Lorne Michaels). Incredibly unfunny, stupid, and a bit racist. I might be able to forgive those sins if it was actually funny. Darrell Hammond is still on the show? Monkeys were ok, maybe an acquired taste, but I didn’t fall in love with them right away. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/10 "2006-03-12T06:38:47Z")
I loved the Arctic Monkeys. I’ve heard their second song on local college radio, but didn’t know who they were. Two great performances tonight. I liked the return of Jason and Kristen as the A-Holes, and the unicorn sketch was cute/funny, but I was disappointed we got so little Chris Parnell tonight. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/11 "2006-03-12T16:36:48Z")
or the morning Bump Jim ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/12 "2006-03-12T17:17:36Z")
I discovered Arctic Monkeys here, actually, about a month ago. There was a link to one of their songs (the midnight song from last night’s show). I wish they’d stick to one guest commentator on WU per show. It really makes the whole bit drag. I think they blew over a minute on applause for people wheeling on or off stage. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/13 "2006-03-12T19:15:18Z")
I think Seth Meyers threw in an ad-lib during the “Appalachian Emergency Room” sketch when he wondered aloud why Chris Parnell’s character was late showing up. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/14 "2006-03-12T19:19:26Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Arctic Monkeys are the next “big” thing in the UK. I think it’s fair to say that they are the _current_ big thing here 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/15 "2006-03-12T19:27:06Z")
Who was it who did Don Knotts in that one sketch? I thought they had the voice down pat. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/16 "2006-03-12T19:34:40Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > I think it’s fair to say that they are the _current_ big thing here 🙂 I really did mean to say _from_ the UK. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/17 "2006-03-12T20:17:40Z")
Before this SNL aired, I had no idea Heath Ledger was a Shia. Why is it that Darrell Hammond is barely featured in the skits anymore? And when he is, he’s only there for a minute. What’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/18 "2006-03-12T20:47:09Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Why is it that Darrell Hammond is barely featured in the skits anymore? And when he is, he’s only there for a minute. What’s going on? That I couldn’t answer, and I didn’t see the show last night, but wikipedia has an interesting factoid about Hammond: “When veteran announcer Don Pardo is unavailable, Hammond fills in to introduce the cast, with a spot-on Pardo impersonation.” ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/19 "2006-03-12T22:56:57Z")
I agree with most of **What Exit?**'s takes altho I thought the Monologue - which made fun/paid tribute to Crash’s stereotyping- was kind of clever if not actually uproariously funny (or even that traditionaly funny at all) I am not sure how that Sushi CEO thing even made it to air WU is usually the highlight for me, and really why I still watch SNL, I found this one pretty weak. Sanz as Dubai guy is THE BIG FINISH eesh? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021/20 "2006-03-13T01:53:48Z")
> [@Dewey Finn](#): > > Who was it who did Don Knotts in that one sketch? I thought they had the voice down pat. That was Darrell Hammond (to also answer those posters who wondered where he was on the show). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-03-11-2006-matt-dillon-hosts/348021.md?page=2)