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Ashlee Simpson Lip-Sync mess up
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Wow, it's been a while since I've watched SNL...how downhill it's gone. I can't believing I'm typing this but I miss the likes of Chris Kataan, Molly Shannon, and Tracy Morgan.
Only highlight of the night so far (and I won't spoil the surprise for you west coasters) is a special guest cameo during Weekend Update by someone who let's just say is right now considered a hero by a certain nation...
Only highlight of the night so far (and I won't spoil the surprise for you west coasters) is a special guest cameo during Weekend Update by someone who let's just say is right now considered a hero by a certain nation...
Intro was a spoof of bin Laden's tape. Mostly he complains about how lame both presidential candidates are, but the worst offense is that the West is exporting its pop culture, especially all those lip-syncing singers. He can understand why dancers would have to do that, but singers who don't even dance? Please!
For the monologue, Kate Winslet decided to sing, and she also incorporated tap dancing and stopped randomly to prove that she can do both live. She's actually a good singer!
WU: a few quoted "reactions" to the hoedown indicend from other pop stars, this was kind of weak. (Really, what did happen to SNL? In general it's nowhere near as funny as was in the past.)
Later in WU, "Elton John" comes out and bangs out his latest song on a Casiotone, a tribute to Ashlee's lameness. THis one would be worth tracking down an MP3.
For both music segments, Eminem lip synced very badly. Unstated punchline: normally he does do his thing live.
For the monologue, Kate Winslet decided to sing, and she also incorporated tap dancing and stopped randomly to prove that she can do both live. She's actually a good singer!
WU: a few quoted "reactions" to the hoedown indicend from other pop stars, this was kind of weak. (Really, what did happen to SNL? In general it's nowhere near as funny as was in the past.)
Later in WU, "Elton John" comes out and bangs out his latest song on a Casiotone, a tribute to Ashlee's lameness. THis one would be worth tracking down an MP3.
For both music segments, Eminem lip synced very badly. Unstated punchline: normally he does do his thing live.
Seeing Ashlee's hoedown in iMeowbot's avatar made me wonder how long it will be until somebody finds a way to combine her video clip with the Star Wars Kid video.
Spymit007 said:
It's all relative buddy - I said the same thing a number of years ago, citing that I missed the likes of Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Mike Myers, etc.
Don't get me wrong, SNL has had a number of talented performers in recent times (Ferrell, etc.) but some of the skits in the late-80s & early-90s were still the best IMO - perhaps it's partly because I'm a Conan O'Brien fan as well...
SNL varies season to season and week to week. A lot depends on the ability of the writers to guess what we'll like. This weekend they missed.
A lot of the problem is that this years cast really isn't that funny, I think that Fallon was holding the show together after Ferrell left. Now all they have is sub par comics, and aside from Darrell Hammond's impersonations everyone else sucks.
MacNut said:
Fallon wasn't even anything amazing, although he was definitely above average - he always seemed to get his laughs by cracking up on camera, which isn't the way you're supposed to do it.
Even the quality of Hammond's impersonations is relative, as he can't hold a candle to Hartman or Carvey in that department.
We all knew from the backing track and choreography that the wrong song was played, and that a number of misleading statements were made in the aftermath. The question remains, what song did Ashlee really intend to perform? After extensive lyrical analysis, timing studies, and diligent processing with the world's cheesiest multimedia editor (iMovie), we arrived at this shocking conclusion.
1.9MB and 5.7MB versions of the results can now be revealed.
Names of the people involved have been witheld to protect the guilty.
1.9MB and 5.7MB versions of the results can now be revealed.
Names of the people involved have been witheld to protect the guilty.
MacDawg said:
Wasn't he eventually submitted to a mental institute or something because he developed a complex from constantly being ridiculed?
~Shard~ said:
I wouldn't be surprised!
He will be resurrected as soon as the next Star Wars comes out...
Here's the Wired article on Raza.
Doctor visits are sometimes preliminary to law suits, to help put a number on damages; so take the scarred-for-life stuff with a grain of salt.
Doctor visits are sometimes preliminary to law suits, to help put a number on damages; so take the scarred-for-life stuff with a grain of salt.
iMeowbot said:
Cool, I was looking for something like this, thanks for the link. Man, people will sue over anything, just like the . Hmm, and odd that both relate to Star Wars...
You know, if I had been starwars kid, I would have taken it all light heartedly and basked in my temporary fame :-D What a *****..
Archaeopteryx said:
I don't know... His self esteem was probably pretty low to begin with, so shaking it off could be pretty tough. I'd like to think I could have laughed along with everyone else, but maybe I wouldn't.
Oh well, since it isn't me, I can laugh about it