The 10 Best SNL Sketches of 2010
6. "Back to the Future Screentests"
Look, I didn't even know an Alan Alda impression was (A) possible or (B) would be in the slightest bit entertaining. Leave it to Bill Hader to make this, save Pharoah's Denzel Washington, the funniest impression of the year.
5. Sex Ed Vincent
Considering the amount of sketches that air in a given year, it's telling that two of the news features players -- Pharoah and Brittain -- end up on this list. Telling in the fact that these two get criminally so little airtime in favor of recurring sketches that have long since run their course. Let's hope 2011 brings another round of Sex Ed Vincent.
4. "Twinkle and Stink -- Summer's Eve Lady Stars of Darts Championship 1988"
My God, I miss Will Forte. MacGruber's crash-and-burn aside, let's not forget what was once one of the best things about SNL -- Twinkle and Stink. We can only hope as a society that Forte decides to make a cameo in the next two weeks so we can see this duo back together.
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Ass Dan all the way for me!
Now... About Pharoah...
It seems like all SNL rookies have to pay their dues and wait for their turn. This is hardly the first time Lorne Michaels has given tough love to the feature players.
However, I don't think Pharoah is all that good. Sorry. All he has are impressions. That's it. I thought it was an odd hire to begin with because since when has SNL hired specifically for dead on impressions? If that were their model, they would have hired Frank Caliendo.
I know when a comic goes in for an interview with Michaels and staff at SNL, they are always asked for what impressions they do. But at the end of the day they have to write funny sketches to get on the show. Pharoah isn't going to make it doing a steady rotation of Denzel, Will Smith and Eddie Murphy.
As for Obama, like I said in a comment a week or so ago, It doesn't matter who is playing Obama right now, the material they are writing is lousy. Besides, since when does the rookie get to step in and be the president on SNL? Since when has SNL hired specifically to fill the presidential role? Again, if that were the case, they would have hired Caliendo after Will Ferrell left.
Pharoah's impressions are amusing, but all they really are are Pharoah talking like the guys he does impressions of. That will get old if he doesn't supplement it with funny writing.
By the way, this opinion comes from a guy whose favorite SNL impression of all time was Chris Farley as Carney Wilson in the 'We are the World' inspired 'Raise Your Hands, Raise Your Voice, Give the Chickens Another Choice' sketch...
RIP Ass Dan
Really? Okay, then.
I think the saddest commentary about SNL is that three-year-old Zach Galifianakis material is better than about 99% of what the show's actual writers are churning out. And, honestly, I laughed more at Zach's stuff than I did at anything above it on this list. And it's the third time I've heard it!
Actually #2 isn't all that original. It's a parody of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNe11E_KiAk
Warning: Not for kids!
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As a professional Michael Buble Tribute Act I'm always scouring the web for clips of the man to try and emulate his accent and wit, and lo and behold I discover SNL - well... firstly I'm gutted that it doesn't air here in the UK so keep having to scour the web for clips.
Thanks for posting that one - Nothing beats the Christopher Walken cowbell sketch though 😉
Finbarr.