I did not even almost “get” ANYthing that the female stand-up comic did. Not a bit. Did anyone else?
Thanks!
It was multi-character monologue about a high school volleyball team. Unfortunately, as I mentioned previously, you could tell they were making Valerie Bromfield rush through it so she almost had no time to set things up or smoothly transition between her characters.
I fast forwarded thru the opening…was I whooshed??
I thought they were called the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” for awhile. What did Pardo introduce them as??
I was re-reading the Lennon interview with Playboy. He was talking about how he and Paul had their squabbles and all that but it was overdone by the press. In fact, Paul used to pop in to visit from time to time.
And in fact, Paul stopped over and they SAW this on TV. They ALMOST got a cab and went over, impromptu, for what would have been one of the most incredible jokes of all-time. IIRC he said he figured by the time they got over there the live show would be over etc. so they dropped it.
What killed that “pop in” pastime was that John said to him, “Hey, love seeing you and all but I’ve got a wife and kid here. Would you mind calling first?” Lennon’s version is that he wasn’t snarky about it but Paul got his nose out of joint and the relationship tapered off from there.
I’ll give a quick flip to see if I can verify, cite a page number.
pp.81-82
Lennon: “We were watching it and almost went down to the studio, just as a gag. We nearly got into a cab, but we were actually too tired.”
This was in response to an direct order from Loren Michaels to write a Muppet sketch.
Just reread the quote, slowly.
They got off to a good start with the musical guests. I’ve always thought an hour (or two-hour) compilation of the very best musical numbers from the show’s many years would be just great. . . and a compilation of their worst musical acts would have people sticking their heads in gas ovens.
As noted onscreen, the show premiered on October 11, 1975. 24 years later, when a new season premiered in September 1999, they had their 25th Anniversary show. I don’t think it was a joke, either. (Between that, and the millions of people that year who couldn’t figure out when the century ended, I was wondering if they just didn’t teach math in school anymore.)
How about a five-volume set? Obviously, their definition of “best of” is going to be grossly different than most folks, but they cover some good bases there.
Ford himself appeared on SNL on April 17, 1976, via videotape. His then-press secretary (and former NBC newsman) Ron Nessen was the guest host. In his first appearance, Ford opened the show with “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night.”
He then introduced Nessen after Pardo gave the cast introductions…
Ford: Ladies and gentlemen, the Press Secretary to the President of the United States of America.
His second appearance came at the start of Weekend Update after Chevy Chase’s introduction.
Chase: Good evening, I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not.
Ford: I’m President Ford. And you’re not.
Man, I read that post like 10 times and couldn’t figure it out!! Color me whooshed. :smack:
A couple things I noticed on this original ep:
Chevy Chase didn’t say “I’m Chevy Chase…and you’re not!” during Weekend Update.
I am a big Carlin fan but clearly he looked uncomfortable, and the audience didn’t really seem into it, either. His best bits were in his final segment.
Billy Preston ROCKS!! He was great!
Janice Ian has a beautiful voice but that “At Seventeen” song is just so damn depressing…
The only fake commercial that had me giggling was the “Triopenin” arthritis meds, the others were pretty lame, really.
The best sketches were the cold opening sketch (the wolverines) and the Dan Ackroyd sketch where they break into the house to “suggest” they sign up for his security plans. Those are classic SNL to me.
Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson. I noticed the same thing watching one of his early HBO specials.