When Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift during the MTV VMAs, it became a viral hit on the Internet. Now that Taylor Swift is hosting SNL, the slapstick comedy show wants to capitalize on the viral buzz. Kanye was called a jackass by President Barack Obama and was made fun of in countless parodies. “Imma let you finish but Beyonce has the greatest video of all time.” Above is a preview video of what can be expected.
The Shuffle keeps getting smaller and smaller. SNL made a skit in 2005 that made fun of that fact starring Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler. Perhaps next we’ll see the Micro, the Picenyo and the Invisa join the Shuffle line. BTW, the first few seconds of the video is blurry, but it gets better.
General Electric (NYSE:GE) subsidiary NBC is planning on taking Saturday Night Live online with a new video site. The Executive Producer of SNL, Lorne Michaels is planning on launching the site with a library of clips from the past and present. The video site will also have clips from The Line. The Line is a show created by producers, writers, and performers from SNL. The site would have the same look & feel as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
SNL gained a lot of attention from Tina Fey’s portrayal of Sarah Palin. SNL clips were viewed millions of times on Hulu and on NBC.com. One of the ideas for the new video site will have individual cast member pages with top 10 clips of them. The guest host would also decide their favorite SNL moments were.
Monetizing the SNL site might be tricky because even sites like Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die is struggling. And skits that include music clips would require royalty fees. Bringing attention to the website will also be difficult as election time winds down. It is just too difficult to replicate the hilarity of the clip below.
