SNL with Pete Davidson.

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2 hours ago, DixonHur said:

Without the talent

Talent? I think you misspelled Tits. 

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59 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

 

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9 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

Thought the Coach Prime skit was great.

I laughed the whole way through. Keenan is in his prime and he just doesn't give a fuck. Not in a bad way, you can just yell he's rolling with whatever the material and the audience gives him in response.

Jost reading Ches jokes is always funny to me.

Davidson is what he is and it's mediocre.

Heidi Gardner .... uh yea... I took some screenshots for research purposes, and by research I mean my penis.

 

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19 hours ago, DixonHur said:

What does "get" even mean?  You're either funny or you're not and he's definitely in the "not" category.  

Post one funny Pete Davidson skit.

He's basically famous for dating hot chicks and allegedly having a big hog.

I find him somewhat funny

[Native Horn 3504]

10 minutes ago, usmc0331horn said:

I find him somewhat funny

ok

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

Wow. That Chad sketch* was rough. Only made it through Doctor's Orders and if you asked me who was the comedian, him or Chastain, I would have had trouble answering.

 

Weekend Update is allegedly the highlight, but it is disappointing to me.  I hate that they laugh and shake their heads at their own jokes all the time when they are 'edgy.'  They have to do that to say 'I'm not the one saying this, it is just a line.'  Be a comedian, man.  Have a little courage.

 

*feature length trilogy

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

1 minute ago, longhornmatt said:

Just because I like to beat a dead horse, Pete Davidson was on SNL for 8 seasons.  Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell were on 7 each.  Chris Farley was on 5.  Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd were on 4 each.  Norm McDonald was on 5, but only did Weekend Update for like 3 of those years.  How do you stick around that long when "Chad" is all you bring to the show?

Spoilered is the Wiki list of all SNL cast members, sorted by number of seasons on the show.  It's insane how much longer the more recent casts have stayed on the show compared to prior generations.  I get why you want Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell to stick around 7 years.  But the random bit players that have nothing better to do all stay around forever now.  Does nobody want the job anymore?  Is Lorne afraid he won't be able to find talent if he churns like they used to do?  

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Table of Saturday Night Live cast members

Performer	Time on SNL	No. of seasons	Repertory Player	Featured Player	Middle Group	"Weekend Update" Anchor	Hosted	Best of...	Writer
Kenan Thompson	2003–present	21
Darrell Hammond	1995–2009	14
Seth Meyers	2001–2014	13
Fred Armisen	2002–2013	11
Al Franken	1977–1980, 1986, 1988–1995	11
Colin Jost	2014–present	11
Kate McKinnon	2012–2022	11
Cecily Strong	2012–2022	11
Aidy Bryant	2012–2022	10
Michael Che	2014–present	10
Tim Meadows	1991–2000	10
Kyle Mooney	2013–2022	9
Bobby Moynihan	2008–2017	9
Kevin Nealon	1986–1995	9
Maya Rudolph	2000–2007	9
Jason Sudeikis	2005–2013	9
Beck Bennett	2013–2021	8
Pete Davidson	2014–2022	8
Mikey Day	2016–present	8
Will Forte	2002–2010	8
Bill Hader	2005–2013	8
Phil Hartman	1986–1994	8
Chris Kattan	1996–2003	8
Chris Parnell	1998–2006	8
Amy Poehler	2001–2008	8
Horatio Sanz	1998–2006	8
Vanessa Bayer	2010–2017	7
Dana Carvey	1986–1993	7
Rachel Dratch	1999–2006	7
Will Ferrell	1995–2002	7
Heidi Gardner	2017–present	7
Tracy Morgan	1996–2003	7
Mike Myers	1989–1995	7
Andy Samberg	2005–2012	7
Molly Shannon	1995–2001	7
Kristen Wiig	2005–2012	7
A. Whitney Brown	1986–1991	6
Jimmy Fallon	1998–2004	6
Tina Fey	2000–2006	6
Ana Gasteyer	1996–2002	6
Victoria Jackson	1986–1992	6
Taran Killam	2010–2016	6
Dennis Miller	1985–1991	6
Alex Moffat	2016–2022	6
Ego Nwodim	2018–present	6
Jay Pharoah	2010–2016	6
David Spade	1990–1996	6
Melissa Villaseñor	2016–2022	6
Jane Curtin	1975–1980	5
Nora Dunn	1985–1990	5
Chris Farley	1990–1995	5
Chloe Fineman	2019–present	5
Jan Hooks	1986–1991	5
Leslie Jones	2014–2019	5
Jon Lovitz	1985–1990	5
Norm Macdonald	1993–1998	5
Garrett Morris	1975–1980	5
Laraine Newman	1975–1980	5
Cheri Oteri	1995–2000	5
Nasim Pedrad	2009–2014	5
Colin Quinn	1996–2000	5
Gilda Radner	1975–1980	5
Chris Redd	2017–2022	5
Adam Sandler	1991–1995	5
Bowen Yang	2019–present	5
Dan Aykroyd	1975–1979	4
John Belushi	1975–1979	4
Ellen Cleghorne	1991–1995	4
Andrew Dismukes	2020–present	4
Robin Duke	1981–1984	4
Abby Elliott	2008–2012	4
Mary Gross	1981–1985	4
Punkie Johnson	2020–present	4
Tim Kazurinsky	1981–1984	4
Eddie Murphy	1980–1984	4
Bill Murray	1977–1980	4
Joe Piscopo	1980–1984	4
Rob Schneider	1990–1994	4
Julia Sweeney	1990–1994	4
Sasheer Zamata	2014–2017	4
Jim Breuer	1995–1998	3
Tom Davis	1977–1980	3
Melanie Hutsell	1991–1994	3
James Austin Johnson	2021–present	3
Gary Kroeger	1982–1985	3
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	1982–1985	3
Mark McKinney	1995–1997	3
Finesse Mitchell	2003–2006	3
Jeff Richards	2001–2004	3
Chris Rock	1990–1993	3
Sarah Sherman	2021–present	3
Jim Belushi	1983–1985	2
Paul Brittain	2010–2012	2
Chevy Chase	1975–1976	2
Brian Doyle-Murray	1980, 1981–1982	2
Dean Edwards	2001–2003	2
Brad Hall	1982–1984	2
Marcello Hernandez	2022–present	2
Molly Kearney	2022–present	2
Michael Longfellow	2022–present	2
Michael McKean	1994–1995	2
Jay Mohr	1993–1995	2
Don Novello	1979–1980 1985–1986	2
Tony Rosato	1981–1982	2
Harry Shearer	1979–1980, 1984–1985	2
Robert Smigel	1991–1993	2
Casey Wilson	2008–2009	2
Fred Wolf	1996–1996	2
Aristotle Athari	2021–2022	1
Peter Aykroyd	1980	1
Morwenna Banks	1995	1
Beth Cahill	1991–1992	1
George Coe	1975	1
Billy Crystal	1984–1985	1
Joan Cusack	1985–1986	1
Denny Dillon	1980–1981	1
Jim Downey	1980	1
Robert Downey Jr.	1985–1986	1
Christine Ebersole	1981–1982	1
Chris Elliott	1994–1995	1
Siobhan Fallon	1991–1992	1
Janeane Garofalo	1994–1995	1
Gilbert Gottfried	1980–1981	1
Christopher Guest	1984–1985	1
Anthony Michael Hall	1985–1986	1
Rich Hall	1984–1985	1
Lauren Holt	2020–2021	1
Yvonne Hudson	1980–1981	1
Laura Kightlinger	1994–1995	1
David Koechner	1995–1996	1
Matthew Laurance	1980–1981	1
Gail Matthius	1980–1981	1
Laurie Metcalf	1981	1
John Milhiser	2013–2014	1
Jerry Minor	2000–2001	1
Luke Null	2017–2018	1
Mike O'Brien	2013–2014	1
Michael O'Donoghue	1975	1
Emily Prager	1981	1
Randy Quaid	1985–1986	1
Rob Riggle	2004–2005	1
Ann Risley	1980–1981	1
Tim Robinson	2012–2013	1
Charles Rocket	1980–1981	1
Jon Rudnitsky	2015–2016	1
Tom Schiller	1980	1
Paul Shaffer	1979–1980	1
Martin Short	1984–1985	1
Sarah Silverman	1993–1994	1
Jenny Slate	2009–2010	1
Pamela Stephenson	1984–1985	1
Ben Stiller	1989	1
Terry Sweeney	1985–1986	1
Chloe Troast[2]	2023–present	1
Danitra Vance	1985–1986	1
Dan Vitale	1985–1986	1
Devon Walker	2022–present	1
Nancy Walls	1995–1996	1
Michaela Watkins	2008–2009	1
Damon Wayans	1985–1986	1
Patrick Weathers	1980–1981	1
Noël Wells	2013–2014	1
Brooks Wheelan	2013–2014	1
Alan Zweibel	1980	1

 

one easy answer could be that the talented ones go off and do something else, except that a lot of those 90s talented folks all got canned.  i guess he just doesn't do that any more.

[Red Five 40874]

3 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

Pete Davidson was on SNL for 8 seasons.

Jesus, seriously? I probably would have said three. 

[YGIFS 19452]

Pete is coming to Austin to do ‘standup’ in December 27.  Guessing he draws a lot of 20-somethings that follow his celeb status.  I think he has some funny inherent in his fiber.  But he needs another many years of seasoning.  He was thrown into the mix way too early and wasn’t ready. 

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22 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

Just because I like to beat a dead horse, Pete Davidson was on SNL for 8 seasons.  Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell were on 7 each.  Chris Farley was on 5.  Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd were on 4 each.  Norm McDonald was on 5, but only did Weekend Update for like 3 of those years.  How do you stick around that long when "Chad" is all you bring to the show?

Spoilered is the Wiki list of all SNL cast members, sorted by number of seasons on the show.  It's insane how much longer the more recent casts have stayed on the show compared to the earlier generations.  I get why you want Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell to stick around 7 years.  But the random bit players that have nothing better to do all stay around forever now.  It's not like one Tim Meadows (who was actually pretty good) and then a bunch of up and comers.  It's like 10 Tim Meadows on the cast.  Every year. 

Does nobody want the job anymore?  Is Lorne afraid he won't be able to find talent if he churns like they used to do?  

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Table of Saturday Night Live cast members

Performer	Time on SNL	No. of seasons	Repertory Player	Featured Player	Middle Group	"Weekend Update" Anchor	Hosted	Best of...	Writer
Kenan Thompson	2003–present	21
Darrell Hammond	1995–2009	14
Seth Meyers	2001–2014	13
Fred Armisen	2002–2013	11
Al Franken	1977–1980, 1986, 1988–1995	11
Colin Jost	2014–present	11
Kate McKinnon	2012–2022	11
Cecily Strong	2012–2022	11
Aidy Bryant	2012–2022	10
Michael Che	2014–present	10
Tim Meadows	1991–2000	10
Kyle Mooney	2013–2022	9
Bobby Moynihan	2008–2017	9
Kevin Nealon	1986–1995	9
Maya Rudolph	2000–2007	9
Jason Sudeikis	2005–2013	9
Beck Bennett	2013–2021	8
Pete Davidson	2014–2022	8
Mikey Day	2016–present	8
Will Forte	2002–2010	8
Bill Hader	2005–2013	8
Phil Hartman	1986–1994	8
Chris Kattan	1996–2003	8
Chris Parnell	1998–2006	8
Amy Poehler	2001–2008	8
Horatio Sanz	1998–2006	8
Vanessa Bayer	2010–2017	7
Dana Carvey	1986–1993	7
Rachel Dratch	1999–2006	7
Will Ferrell	1995–2002	7
Heidi Gardner	2017–present	7
Tracy Morgan	1996–2003	7
Mike Myers	1989–1995	7
Andy Samberg	2005–2012	7
Molly Shannon	1995–2001	7
Kristen Wiig	2005–2012	7
A. Whitney Brown	1986–1991	6
Jimmy Fallon	1998–2004	6
Tina Fey	2000–2006	6
Ana Gasteyer	1996–2002	6
Victoria Jackson	1986–1992	6
Taran Killam	2010–2016	6
Dennis Miller	1985–1991	6
Alex Moffat	2016–2022	6
Ego Nwodim	2018–present	6
Jay Pharoah	2010–2016	6
David Spade	1990–1996	6
Melissa Villaseñor	2016–2022	6
Jane Curtin	1975–1980	5
Nora Dunn	1985–1990	5
Chris Farley	1990–1995	5
Chloe Fineman	2019–present	5
Jan Hooks	1986–1991	5
Leslie Jones	2014–2019	5
Jon Lovitz	1985–1990	5
Norm Macdonald	1993–1998	5
Garrett Morris	1975–1980	5
Laraine Newman	1975–1980	5
Cheri Oteri	1995–2000	5
Nasim Pedrad	2009–2014	5
Colin Quinn	1996–2000	5
Gilda Radner	1975–1980	5
Chris Redd	2017–2022	5
Adam Sandler	1991–1995	5
Bowen Yang	2019–present	5
Dan Aykroyd	1975–1979	4
John Belushi	1975–1979	4
Ellen Cleghorne	1991–1995	4
Andrew Dismukes	2020–present	4
Robin Duke	1981–1984	4
Abby Elliott	2008–2012	4
Mary Gross	1981–1985	4
Punkie Johnson	2020–present	4
Tim Kazurinsky	1981–1984	4
Eddie Murphy	1980–1984	4
Bill Murray	1977–1980	4
Joe Piscopo	1980–1984	4
Rob Schneider	1990–1994	4
Julia Sweeney	1990–1994	4
Sasheer Zamata	2014–2017	4
Jim Breuer	1995–1998	3
Tom Davis	1977–1980	3
Melanie Hutsell	1991–1994	3
James Austin Johnson	2021–present	3
Gary Kroeger	1982–1985	3
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	1982–1985	3
Mark McKinney	1995–1997	3
Finesse Mitchell	2003–2006	3
Jeff Richards	2001–2004	3
Chris Rock	1990–1993	3
Sarah Sherman	2021–present	3
Jim Belushi	1983–1985	2
Paul Brittain	2010–2012	2
Chevy Chase	1975–1976	2
Brian Doyle-Murray	1980, 1981–1982	2
Dean Edwards	2001–2003	2
Brad Hall	1982–1984	2
Marcello Hernandez	2022–present	2
Molly Kearney	2022–present	2
Michael Longfellow	2022–present	2
Michael McKean	1994–1995	2
Jay Mohr	1993–1995	2
Don Novello	1979–1980 1985–1986	2
Tony Rosato	1981–1982	2
Harry Shearer	1979–1980, 1984–1985	2
Robert Smigel	1991–1993	2
Casey Wilson	2008–2009	2
Fred Wolf	1996–1996	2
Aristotle Athari	2021–2022	1
Peter Aykroyd	1980	1
Morwenna Banks	1995	1
Beth Cahill	1991–1992	1
George Coe	1975	1
Billy Crystal	1984–1985	1
Joan Cusack	1985–1986	1
Denny Dillon	1980–1981	1
Jim Downey	1980	1
Robert Downey Jr.	1985–1986	1
Christine Ebersole	1981–1982	1
Chris Elliott	1994–1995	1
Siobhan Fallon	1991–1992	1
Janeane Garofalo	1994–1995	1
Gilbert Gottfried	1980–1981	1
Christopher Guest	1984–1985	1
Anthony Michael Hall	1985–1986	1
Rich Hall	1984–1985	1
Lauren Holt	2020–2021	1
Yvonne Hudson	1980–1981	1
Laura Kightlinger	1994–1995	1
David Koechner	1995–1996	1
Matthew Laurance	1980–1981	1
Gail Matthius	1980–1981	1
Laurie Metcalf	1981	1
John Milhiser	2013–2014	1
Jerry Minor	2000–2001	1
Luke Null	2017–2018	1
Mike O'Brien	2013–2014	1
Michael O'Donoghue	1975	1
Emily Prager	1981	1
Randy Quaid	1985–1986	1
Rob Riggle	2004–2005	1
Ann Risley	1980–1981	1
Tim Robinson	2012–2013	1
Charles Rocket	1980–1981	1
Jon Rudnitsky	2015–2016	1
Tom Schiller	1980	1
Paul Shaffer	1979–1980	1
Martin Short	1984–1985	1
Sarah Silverman	1993–1994	1
Jenny Slate	2009–2010	1
Pamela Stephenson	1984–1985	1
Ben Stiller	1989	1
Terry Sweeney	1985–1986	1
Chloe Troast[2]	2023–present	1
Danitra Vance	1985–1986	1
Dan Vitale	1985–1986	1
Devon Walker	2022–present	1
Nancy Walls	1995–1996	1
Michaela Watkins	2008–2009	1
Damon Wayans	1985–1986	1
Patrick Weathers	1980–1981	1
Noël Wells	2013–2014	1
Brooks Wheelan	2013–2014	1
Alan Zweibel	1980	1

 

 

19 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

one easy answer could be that the talented ones go off and do something else, except that a lot of those 90s talented folks all got canned.  i guess he just doesn't do that any more.

Yeah, it's because the real stars don't stick around once they start to make it in other mediums. I don't think they make that much at SNL and I imagine the hours are horrific.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

8 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

I’m sure that’s all true, but it begs the question of why Lorne lets people who aren’t going to be stars stick around forever and eat up his airtime instead of ditching them and trying to find the next group of real stars.  Just old and complacent now?  Like the SNL equivalent of Mack Brown somehow starting Case McCoy at QB for multiple games 3 years in a row.

it is weird.  i know tim meadows used to get made fun of for sticking around so long.  now 10 years is just run of the mill.  21 of Kenan? good lord, man.

[Red Five 40874]

Kenan has been around for 42% of the time SNL has been on the air. 

This would be like if John Belusi had stayed on until the mid to late 90s. 

[Gene Parmesan 4008]

I would have guessed he started around 2010.  I didn't realize he went from All That to SNL in just a few years.

[bernorange 8362]

29 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

... 21 of Kenan? good lord, man.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

Just realized my daughter is an 8th grader which is when I started watching it.  School on Monday was everyone quoting Cajun man or yelling about a van down by the river. My daughter has never mentioned it once.  Wonder if it has totally lost cultural cache with the yoots.  

[YGIFS 19452]

Well some good news besides our redundant debate about Pete Davidson, politics, and that somewhere in a museum there's a painting of Keenan getting older.  

Nate Bargatze is hosting the Halloween episode on 28 October.  He's one of my favorite comedians working today.  How he'll translate to SNL is a huge question mark because he is not a lively performer even by standup (low) standards.  Foo Fighters are the band.  Massive potential, and I just jinxed it.  

[Gene Parmesan 4008]

Love Bargatze.  He's also does a clean act.  Not that I don't enjoy a bunch of fuck jokes, but your kids can at least be in the room when watching a Bargatze special.

[YGIFS 19452]

I guess I never really noticed that he doesn't swear or reference sex or drugs really.  But he is absolutely fucking hilarious.  One of the 5 funniest comics on the road today.  Hands down.  He certainly has the chops to do SNL, I'm just picturing his delivery and mannerisms and wonder how in the fuck that's gonna work in sketches.  Like a Mulaney can still be physical and go big.  But Nate just can't do that, he's another operating plane of comedy.  Really curious to see how this goes.  

I only know one thing, his video (if it's not cut for airtime) with Please Don't Destroy is going to be stuff of legend.  

[Gene Parmesan 4008]

12 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

I guess I never really noticed that he doesn't swear or reference sex or drugs really.  But he is absolutely fucking hilarious.  One of the 5 funniest comics on the road today.  Hands down.  He certainly has the chops to do SNL, I'm just picturing his delivery and mannerisms and wonder how in the fuck that's gonna work in sketches.  Like a Mulaney can still be physical and go big.  But Nate just can't do that, he's another operating plane of comedy.  Really curious to see how this goes.  

I only know one thing, his video (if it's not cut for airtime) with Please Don't Destroy is going to be stuff of legend.  

I only noticed because my daughter watches standup on her netflix profile but it filters out any TVMA specials.  We caught something of his on Netflix and have consumed everything we can find since.  Absolutely hilarious.

[C-Man 27234]

23 hours ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

Just realized my daughter is an 8th grader which is when I started watching it.  School on Monday was everyone quoting Cajun man or yelling about a van down by the river. My daughter has never mentioned it once.  Wonder if it has totally lost cultural cache with the yoots.  

Kids don't consume TV the way we did. It's all streaming and usually it's Tik Tok or YouTube and shit like that -- small clips/snippets of things. My daughter is a senior and I can't remember the last time she sat down and watched a show on a regular TV, streaming or otherwise.

 

1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

I guess I never really noticed that he doesn't swear or reference sex or drugs really.  But he is absolutely fucking hilarious.  One of the 5 funniest comics on the road today.  Hands down.  He certainly has the chops to do SNL, I'm just picturing his delivery and mannerisms and wonder how in the fuck that's gonna work in sketches.  Like a Mulaney can still be physical and go big.  But Nate just can't do that, he's another operating plane of comedy.  Really curious to see how this goes.  

I only know one thing, his video (if it's not cut for airtime) with Please Don't Destroy is going to be stuff of legend.  

I have zero idea who this guy is.

 

32 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

I wonder if that speaks to the shifting sands of entertainment media/mediums as well, with the advent of streaming. There aren't really comedic superstars anymore that can carry a movie and put butts in the seats. I guess Kevin Hart is the last mainstream one, and he pretty much sucks?

I think if a Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler or as far back as Mike Meyers too, was in their prime now on SNL, it wouldn't be the same as it was in the 90's and 00's to break out and become a big comedic movie star.

So now you have these comedians without attractive exit opportunities except for the brightest and best and it's risky so they just stick it out and make a career at SNL? 

I can't remember the last stand-up comedian to even have a movie built around them. It might be Kevin Hart. I saw a recent trailer for what looked like a horrible movie about one of the Italian comedians that makes the late-night rounds from time to time. Probably in his 50's and a serious late-bloomer. Very NY/Jersey-centric humor that looked just turrible.

[YGIFS 19452]

Just now, C-Man said:

 

I have zero idea who this guy is.

I can't remember the last stand-up comedian to even have a movie built around them. It might be Kevin Hart. I saw a recent trailer for what looked like a horrible movie about one of the Italian comedians that makes the late-night rounds from time to time. Probably in his 50's and a serious late-bloomer. Very NY/Jersey-centric humor that looked just turrible.

I don't know you IRL.  But based on some wisecracks you've made on other threads, you would really like Nate Bargatze IMO.  Give him a look, he's easy to find on youtube.  It's not an "acquired taste" or anything  but he's not for everybody.  He's just really deadpan and drawn-out (not Steven Wright style, but you'll get the idea), so you gotta give him 10 minutes at least.  If you like what you hear, do a full Netflix special (I think he has 3).  Every comic I know absolutely loves him.  He reminds me a lot of Louis CK before Louis became full of loathing and hate.  Which I still love him for, but Nate is like the 10 years ago, gentler Louis.  But he's every bit as insulting and pissed off, he just guises it so fucking well.  

To your second point---if you're talking about Sebastian Maniscalco?  I can easily dismiss comics I don't like, but that guy is like the fucking east coast Italian Larry the Cable Guy (although he's actually from Chicago and cut his teeth in SoCal clubs, but he took on the Jersey persona for 'laughs').  He's somehow wildly popular, rich as hell, and a total fucking douchebag.  His road opener is a friend of a friend of mine, Pat McGann who is fucking hilarious and grew up near where I did outside Chicago (and is friends with Nate Bargatze IRL as they share similar stylings).  Everybody in comedy despises Sebastian and not just because of his success.  He's just doing a stereotype caricature like Larry.  There's nothing genuinely funny about it.  I think McGann told me that Sebastian's wife is related to Louis J. Gomez who is a touring partner (or was) with Nate Bargatze is well.  Circle of life, Simba.  /rant 

[mchookem 16338]

Nate Bargatze is absolutely hysterical. 

[C-Man 27234]

36 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

I don't know you IRL.  But based on some wisecracks you've made on other threads, you would really like Nate Bargatze IMO.  Give him a look, he's easy to find on youtube.  It's not an "acquired taste" or anything  but he's not for everybody.  He's just really deadpan and drawn-out (not Steven Wright style, but you'll get the idea), so you gotta give him 10 minutes at least.  If you like what you hear, do a full Netflix special (I think he has 3).  Every comic I know absolutely loves him.  He reminds me a lot of Louis CK before Louis became full of loathing and hate.  Which I still love him for, but Nate is like the 10 years ago, gentler Louis.  But he's every bit as insulting and pissed off, he just guises it so fucking well.  

To your second point---if you're talking about Sebastian Maniscalco?  I can easily dismiss comics I don't like, but that guy is like the fucking east coast Italian Larry the Cable Guy (although he's actually from Chicago and cut his teeth in SoCal clubs, but he took on the Jersey persona for 'laughs').  He's somehow wildly popular, rich as hell, and a total fucking douchebag.  His road opener is a friend of a friend of mine, Pat McGann who is fucking hilarious and grew up near where I did outside Chicago (and is friends with Nate Bargatze IRL as they share similar stylings).  Everybody in comedy despises Sebastian and not just because of his success.  He's just doing a stereotype caricature like Larry.  There's nothing genuinely funny about it.  I think McGann told me that Sebastian's wife is related to Louis J. Gomez who is a touring partner (or was) with Nate Bargatze is well.  Circle of life, Simba.  /rant 

Yeah, that's him. Never liked that guy. Glad to hear there's no reason to like him.

 

18 minutes ago, mchookem said:

Nate Bargatze is absolutely hysterical. 

SNL is set to auto-record and my wife and usually catch it live but always watch the recorded version if we miss it live. I'm pretty sure she'd leave me for Colin Jost in a mili-second so Weekend Update is her favorite part. I'm certain we'll see this episode. I don't really like the Foo Fighters at all but at least it's not the usual hip-hop drivel that they've seemingly been running out there ad nauseum of late.

[RPM 26326]

Nate Bargatze has a Dan and Jake connection. I don't remember the specs, but he's fam.

[gsoda3 3263]

you guys rate bowen yang more than i do.  the only thing off more than his accents is his timing.  

[Herpa Derpa 6126]

9 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

you guys rate bowen yang more than i do.  the only thing off more than his accents is his timing.  

[Neonmoon 38129]

Bitching that SNL isn't funny anymore is a right of passage in your 30s

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Yep, you spend your teens watching it with friends to feel edgy.  You spend your 20’s telling anyone that you’re too busy partying and chasing ass to watch it.  You spend your 30’s complaining about it.  You spend your 40’s just proud of yourself for making it to 11pm after a long day of football and watch it as the wife dozes off with a cocktail. 
 

but yeah, would it kill them To have one musical guest I know a song from?  I have varied tastes when it comes to music, it’s the one thing I’m not a grumpy asshole about.  

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Please Don’t Destroy needs their own show on Peacock. I think we missed out on a lot of great content from The Lonely Island. I’d hate to see it happen again.