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WATCH: Eli Manning On SNL Showing How Text Messaging Makes You Sound Stupid

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:45:10 +0000

Eli Manning was on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and he did a skit that shows how text messaging makes you sound stupid. In court Eli Manning plays a character named Chad, whom was subpoenaed on a Friday night because of his text messages.

Mark Zuckerberg Meets Jesse Eisenberg For The First Time On SNL [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:53:06 +0000

Last night Jesse Eisenberg was hosting Saturday Night Live. While he was giving his monologue intro, Andy Samberg popped in as he was dressed just like Mark Zuckerberg. Then the real Mark Zuckerberg decided to show up too. Check out the video and dialogue below:

Jesse Eisenberg: So…
Mark Zuckerberg: So…
Jesse Eisenberg: Yeah… yeah… thats good… I really liked you on 60 Minutes.
Mark Zuckerberg: Thanks man. Thanks.
Jesse Eisenberg: Did you ever end up seeing the film The Social Network?
Mark Zuckerberg: Yeah… yeah I did.
Jesse Eisenberg: And what did you think?
Mark Zuckerberg: It was interesting…
Jesse Eisenberg: “Interesting,” you know what… I’ll take it. Thank you. Great.

SNL: Julian Assange Talks About TIME Person Of The Year [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:38:07 +0000

Saturday Night Live did a parody of how Mark Zuckerberg was chosen as Person of the Year. In the parody, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hacked Zuckerberg’s broadcast. “And I think we can all agree, that’s an algorithm for fun! *chuckle chuckle*” [BusinessInsider]

Cookie Monster Makes An Audition Tape For SNL [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:09:50 +0000

Sesame Street has been on a streak for making viral videos. We have seen Sesame Street parody the Old Spice guy and then they made a song called “There’s An App For That.” Now Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster has made a viral video in the form of a Saturday Night Live audition tape. Check out the video below:

Andy Samberg Mocks iPhone App Ads On SNL [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:00:43 +0000

Andy Samberg of Saturday Night Live created a sketch that mocks iPhone application advertisements that appear at the beginning of downloaded apps. In this sketch, Samberg tried to use a 911 application when burglars entered his house in the middle of the night. He accidentally sent movie tickets to “Rescue Dogs 3D” to everyone on his contact list. Check out the video below:

Betty White Hosts SNL As A Result Of Facebook Page Popularity [VIDEOS]

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:48:15 +0000

Last night Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live on NBC as the result of a Facebook campaign called Betty White to Host SNL (please?)! that launched in December 2009. The Facebook group has over 500,000 users.

“I really have to thank Facebook (Facebook) … I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. I would never say the people on it are losers, but that’s only because I’m polite. People say ‘But Betty, Facebook is a great way to connect with old friends.’ Well at my age, if I wanna connect with old friends, I need a Ouija Board. Needless to say, we didn’t have Facebook when I was growing up. We had phonebook, but you wouldn’t waste an afternoon with it.”

Check out the videos below:

[Mashable]

Ashton Kutcher Talks About Tooter On SNL [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:45:20 +0000

I’m not a big fan of flatulence humor because I think it is used for cheap laughs. I was a bit disappointed with this video because of that reason. However I felt compelled to share this video any way because it parodies Twitter. Watch Ashton talk about Tooter in the video below:

Taylor Swift To Host SNL, Start The Kanye Jokes [Video]

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:59:30 +0000

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.

SNL Skit From 2005 Predicted New Shuffle Size

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:58:28 +0000

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.

View the video at Sangent

[via Nerd Nirvana]

NBC Planning Separate SNL Video Site. “Oh, Are We Not Doing The Talent Portion?”

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:51:03 +0000

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.