Fred Armisen Must Die!
 

As I sit here watching SNL, it occurs to me that this "comedian" may be the least funny cast member ever to appear on the show. He must have some serious dirt on Lorne Michaels. I can't think of any other explanation as to how he keeps his job. [/rant]
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You are obviously too young to remember Joe Piscopo. ;)

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At least Joe Piscopo has a funny name.

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Fred is one of the funniest names of all time. Fred Flinstone. Fred Mertz. Right Said Fred. I can barely keep a straight face while thinking "Fred".

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Ok, you got me with that one. :r

I'm too sexy for this thread.

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How about Fred Savage...that kid was funny.

And Fred Durst....he was....oh never mind, he was just a douchenozzle. ;)

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Now you have me thinking about the Wonder YEars and Winnie Cooper.

She grew up nice.

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She most certainly did. I heard she was engaged to Fred Armisen.

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I just did a YouTube search on this guy Fred Armisen and I have to agree with Jeff. The guy is not funny. I would rather club a baby seal than watch him again.

Actually, as a kid I used to sneak downstairs to watch when it was The Not Ready For Prime Time Players.
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Do you remember how disturbingly unfunny Piscopo was? Like a 1980's Fred Mertz?

Piscopo was kinda hit or miss, and there was some other stuff like that, notably the "films" by Albert Brooks; but compared to Armisen it's comedy gold.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whsg9...eature=related

Nuff said >>

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It just struck me as ironic last night, Armisen did a bit a Weekend Update as an unfunny Native American comedian. That's like Paris Hilton in a groundbreaking role as an untalented, rich skank.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLaT...rom=PL&index=6

Yup...comedy gold. :rolleyes: ;)

Like I said, hit or miss.
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Not trying to belabor the point, Jeff....I just can't remember Piscopo ever doing anything funny. But his castmates were all funnier than Fred.

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" Take back Joe Piscopo " -Tom Petty, Your Jamming Me.

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I guess he's the new Cheri Oteri?

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What's wrong with Fred Mertz?:confused:

I liked the sports stuff he used to do on SNL News Break, or whatever they were calling Weekend Update at the time.
C'mon, those cheerleader sketches she used to do with Will Ferrell were hilarious, especially when Jim Carrey hosted.
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Is Saturday Night Live still on? I thought it got canceled when it ceased to be funny. What was that, 10 or 15 years ago? ;) I suppose Will Ferrell would have been an exception. Joe Piscopo always reminded me of something... I don't know what, exactly, but I wasn't fond of him then, either. Remember Johnny Dangerously?

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They had some funny stuff during the 2000 election with Will Ferrell and Darrell Hammond. That era had some decent stuff. Other than that, SNL hasn't been truly funny since Eddie Murphy left.

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At some point, I sat back and looked at the SNL sketches I'd been watching, and I realized that I just didn't find Cheri Oteri funny. Someone else in the skit might be good enough to carry her, but that's about it.

One or two notches below Molly Shannon.

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That's bad. Very bad.:D

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It's funny how everyone derides whatever the current SNL is. The show has always been the same, one or two really funny bits crammed into 90 minutes. It was that way in the beginning and it's still that way now.

And I actually like Fred, I think the comedian bit he does on the news is hilarious.

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What I think is odd about SNL in its current configuration is that they don't seem to understand when a gag isn't working, or that it has turned into a 6 minute bit when it should have been 2, and even then it was running out of gas. It 's as if Lorne Michaels forgot how to find talent and all we get in return is the occasional chuckle in a sea of hackneyed skits that were worked to death in rehearsals, without someone saying "This isn't working, let's rewrite, or cut the hell out of it." I wonder if the writer/performer culture for the show is locked into a mutual appreciation society vicious circle. I understand that sometimes comedy fails, and in theater of any type, performances can vary, but you wonder if it will still be here in 5 years. A couple of buddies were chuckling about a skit from last week, quoting it last night. I just watched it.
"Ladies Bowling." I need to re-evaluate the possibility that my friends may have been huffing model glue.

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I think it has changed. I remember being able to laugh out loud rather than just chuckle occasionally. :D;)

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Haven't seen any really funny bits lately.
:tpd:

I actually like most of the current cast. I was a bit skeptical about Kenan Thompson when he started a few years ago, mainly because I remembered my older kids watching him on Nikolodeon. But, he's actually one of my favorites now. That Weekend Update bit he did as James Harrison after the Super Bowl last year was hilarious.
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He's about the only cast member that I like right now.

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:tpd:

Though, this is not to say that I've seen much SNL in the last few years.

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I liked Cheri Oteri....that's just me though.

Gotta read the whole thread, Andy...just a joke about Freds. ;)

Jon Lovitz
Dana Carvey
Phil Hartman
Mike Myers
Chris Rock
Chris Farley
Adam Sandler
Norm MacDonald
Will Ferrell
Tracy Morgan
Jimmy Fallon
Horatio Sanz
Amy Poehler
Darrell Hammond
Tina Fey
Kenan Thompson
Andy Samberg
Kristen Wiig

I respectfully disagree, Pete.

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I've got to agree with Tom on this one. Quite a few good cast members have gone on to bigger and better things.

I think where the problem comes in, SNL has always been out there on the edge and do not pander to the masses. Not all the skits are going to appeal to everyone all the time, but when they are on and in line with your understanding of what they are satirizing, they are still the best out there with any kind of exposure. :2

Ugh. Not funny to me, maybe because HE ONLY HAS ONE VOLUME SETTING?
Yep, except for that Gillie character she does. That or an Armisen sketch is when I browse CA or go have a cig.
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Yeah, not one of her better characters. Love the Target lady though, and the "one-upper", among others.

The Target Lady is awesome, especially when Justin Timberlake played her friend. The Penelope sketches are great too. I like how they show one of her ridiculous claims to be true at the end of the sketch, like Liza Minelli being her best friend.
I think some of her funniest bits have been on WU, like the "just kidding travel "expert," or the woman suffering from constant orgasms (Seth Myers: "Thanks for coming."). :r
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None of these ever made me laugh on SNL. A few of them did some hilarious things on film, but not on SNL. Myers and Carvey were good. Just my take on these people though.

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Really, Andy?

Sanz, Samberg, Poehler and Wiig cracked me up on a regular basis. But I do have a highly evolved sense of humor. :r

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Horatio Sanz got a chuckle or two from me, but no to the rest. I guess I'm more of an old school comedy guy. Like you said though, it's all a matter of personal opinion. Maybe it's a sign of me getting older, but today's comedy and music just doesn't do it for me. It's harder and harder for me to find current comedians and music that I can get in to.

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Ugh. Armisen in every sketch tonight (including that train wreck during Weekend Update) and your host, James Franco, also about as funny as a snuff film. If it wasn't so cold out, I could've had a smoke...
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Can't wait to hear next weeks review Jeff. :tu

Taylor Swift hosting. I've got a 5er that says Kenan interrupts her monologue as Kanye. :ss
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Believe that's a rerun.

I love Kristen Wiig as that barbie-handed girl on the Lawrence Welk skit. Besides that, the show was pretty bad.

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Didn't see much funny last night. I actually tried to watch it, but gave up after weekend update.

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Ugh. Armisen as Larry King in the opener. Luckily for Fred, the Grady Wilson (Kenan) and Sigourney Weaver "Fifty and Freaky" sketch kept my attention long enough to reconsider driving down to NYC and *****slapping him just for sh!ts and giggles. :r
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This thread epitomizes exactly how I've always felt....... about Jimmy Fallon. But I will agree that Fred Armisen seems to bring down almost every sketch he's in.

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Another unfunny cold open with Armisen. I'd really like to know what he has on Lorne Michaels.
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OK, I'm in. Fred just isn't funny in the least.

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I think reading your comments on him is the funniest part.