Gothamist: SNL Gets New Cast Members, MADtv Gets Cancelled

JacqueMehoff

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:37:41 -0500

snl is gonna suck again. it's gonna be like the eighties. joe piscapo, robin duke, another fat guy to replace another overweight guy.

abcohen

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:23:19 -0500

Lorne Michaels is totally a racist (is that right?) the guy who gave eddie murphy his start??? I dont know but maybe its just a lack of talent (but on the other side isnt the current cast devoid of talent?)

bornbrednewyorker

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:21:23 -0500

Why is this shit still on? Who's watching?

Reflect

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:24:09 -0500

Mad tv had some funny skits. But snl has always been more creative and intelectually funny.

HUGO_MEGO

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:53:39 -0500

SNL is dogshit.

jackdonaghy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:31:43 -0500

#18, at least he moved away from his creepy persona when he starred as a 35 year old paper boy who lived with his parents in "Get A Life."

ganghiscon

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:28:56 -0500

MadTV was still going? That show was terrible.

r1b2

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:26:35 -0500

Sadly, Bobby Lee wasn't enough to support MadTV, even though he was in 50% of the bits. Michael McDonald (that's his name, right) did the same characters ad nauseum (no, not Stewart again!) The show got stale long ago. Debra Wilson, Will Sasso: that sh*t was funny. I won't miss it too much. Chris Elliot did some really edgy stuff. The appearances on Letterman were creepy. He was creepy, really unsettling, and therefore really funny. When he drank the bottle of cooking oil or ate the tin of dog food, that was so messed up.

JacqueMehoff

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:09:10 -0500

I remember when chris elliot's girlfriend lived in hell's kitchen. when they won an emmy they showed it off by bringing it with them to the food emporium. she's not that attractive, same with larry david's wife. they met at their workplace, not uncommon with regular looking guys. ie, fred the martian norris, ba ba booey etc. this was when chris's recurring skit was the man under the stairs, letterman was with NBC then.

HowBoutDemCowboys

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:58:36 -0500

#5, I was thinking the same thing. Either she looks just like her mother or her mother is just as odd looking as Chris and they canceled each other out.

The Edge

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:52:14 -0500

#7- Armisen isn't white. Actually he's quite the mutt.

Jen S

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:48:04 -0500

Get Oprah! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjTGiAATqu0

bxbrian

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:27:32 -0500

wait. this "Saturday Night Live" show wasn't just a special event for the Presidential Election? people watch this aforementioned show otherwise?

Billiamsburg

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:17:17 -0500

what can you do? black people arent really that funny. and a funny black woman is real hard to come by.

Papercutninja

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:14:01 -0500

really? Drewo? REALLY?

nerdkiller

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:13:02 -0500

people watch these shows?

Shinobi Shaw

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:11:52 -0500

Mad TV used to be quite cool and very edgy (compare to SNL) back in the late 90's and early '00s. It started to suck around 2004 or so (when the original cast was completely gone) and never truly came back up. Good riddance!

drewo

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:03:58 -0500

Too bad - as MAD TV was the funnier and better produced of the 2 programs. You don't see the MAD TV performers clearly reading cue cards, as happens in every single sketch of SNL.

breaknight

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:50:43 -0500

It's a sad comment that we have a black president being played by a white dude in black-face on the nation's main popular vehicle for political satire.

spnder

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:06 -0500

"He puts Armistan's Obama to shame and he's from NYC too." That was pretty awesome, but just because you do a good impression doesn't mean you deserve a spot on SNL.

jackdonaghy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:28:43 -0500

Which brings us to the conclusion - Chris Elliot must have a really hot wife.

atmanone

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:26:42 -0500

awesome! I love chris elliot, she's gotta be funny

matty

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:25:03 -0500

^that was awesome

David McCaffredy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:18:21 -0500

Get this dude: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/851ec808ba/obama-slams-nancy-reaganagain-from-fod-team He puts Armistan's Obama to shame and he's from NYC too.

matty

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:15:43 -0500

The lack of black cast members is dissapointing.