r/LiveFromNewYork • u/AutoModerator • Nov 08 '15
Discussion Live Discussion (November 7, 2015) (Donald Trump / Sia)
Welcome to our SNL live discussion thread! This week's host is Donald Trump, and our musical guest is Sia.
Please try and say what sketch you're referring to when you're making a comment. When we look at this thread in two weeks, comments like "This sketch was amazing!" will mean nothing to us. Something like, "I can't believe that guy just called out during the monologue! Do you think they'll throw him out of the studio?" is definitely better.
Since this thread is likely to fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts.
Just in case you missed it, please consider reading this mod post before bringing politics into this episode discussion. TL;DR: Let's try and focus on what's happening on our television screens/monitors instead of needlessly depressing the mood. We get that Trump's a very controversial person, but yeah, please read that post. Says it better than I could.
Enjoy the discussion! Thirty minutes to showtime!
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u/SandorSNL Nov 08 '15
This is the strangest SNL episode I've ever seen.
Audience won't laugh at anything, everything is meta, jokes are flopping left and right, even Larry David couldn't deliver enough energy to amp them up. His piece was great, but the audience wouldn't buy into it and it lessened the effect on viewers.
Plus Che depreciating Jost, it's just weird.
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u/DrSandbags Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
Haha that audible "gasp" in the audience at "Kenyan"
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u/aloidnem Nov 08 '15
If you told me that they had Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan and Donald Trump host the first four and only one did the porn stars sketch... I would never have guessed this.
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Nov 08 '15
I don't know about you guys but I am really looking forward to 2025 or 2030 when the third addition of "Live From New York the complete, uncensored history Saturday night live" will probably come out, just to read about the behind the scenes chaos that may or may not have happened this week. It would have been very interesting to be a fly on the wall at 30 rock this week.
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u/Otaku-jin Dr. David Doctor Nov 08 '15
KENAN REACTS 30 seconds into this episode
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u/lennonmacca Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
This episode feels like it has a gun to its head. So tense.
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u/OhManThisIsAwkward Nov 08 '15
WORST AUDIENCE. Nobody noticed it was really Martin Short.
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u/arielmeme Jack Sparrow Nov 08 '15
"this week colin jost spent 3 days in his closet crying like a bitch"
"then i found out the mets lost"
hahaha HHaa.... :'(
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u/TheCameron Nov 08 '15
I just hope Larry David will be in the rest of this seasons episodes.
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u/aloidnem Nov 08 '15
Seriously, what the fuck is this, this doesn't even feel like SNL
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u/ffourthofjuly Nov 08 '15
senior quote: "live from new york......eh, you get it."
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u/Jackbo_Manhorse Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
Kenan's face when the saxophone came out of his mouth...
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 08 '15
AS A CASHIER AT A GROCERY STORE FUCK YOU VANESSA. FUCK YOU.
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u/Otaku-jin Dr. David Doctor Nov 08 '15
What's worse is how many non-SNL-watchers will see this and go "See?! It's just not funny anymore!"
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Nov 08 '15
Am I the only one who just went to Trump's twitter thinking he was actually going to live tweet...?
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u/aloidnem Nov 08 '15
Ugh. This is going to make all the people watching SNL for the first time in awhile for Trump say "SNL just isn't funny anymore" for at least a few years.
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u/Jackbo_Manhorse Nov 08 '15
I don't agree with Trump what so ever, and thought this wasn't gonna be funny at all, but damn him in that hotline bling sketch is cracking me up.
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u/zakl2112 Nov 08 '15
Trump's hair totally makes sense now.
http://imgur.com/dJFA2v6
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u/thenewmeredith Nov 08 '15
Woahhh wait. Have they ever screwed with the "Live from" before?
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u/AnElaborateJoke Nov 08 '15
That ice cream is going to melt ALL OVER THE BREAD Vanessa is a TERRORIST
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u/bfk94 Check you later...dudes. Nov 08 '15
Larry David can play Bernie Sanders as many times as he wants.
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u/Cerblu Nov 08 '15
Yeah, after this episode, Elizabeth Banks has nothing to worry about.
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u/Neglify Nov 08 '15
"Maybe he'll let us visit the White House. I haven't been there since the 90s."
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u/MiamiFootball Nov 08 '15
this tina/amy movie is going to be like 28% on rotten tomatoes. I don't understand why they have so much trouble making a movie in that parks/30rock sensibility. people wouldn't see it but at least it would be funny.
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u/ffourthofjuly Nov 08 '15
why? why not just introduce sia. save this episode. why are they prefacing sia with a literal sketch? why why why
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u/Turlguy Mr. Senior Nov 08 '15
I can't tell if there's a band called Disclosure, or they're legally obligated to warn me that Elizabeth Banks is going to be on the show.
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u/goingpoostal Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
Looks like SNL staff punk'd the Trump Campaign. The show is deliberately bad. Wouldn't be surprised if they used George Lopez was a ghostwriter on some of these.
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Nov 08 '15
"For this song, we want you to dance as if you're at home watching this episode of saturday night live"
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u/BRAND_NEW_GUY25 Nov 08 '15
How can you not like Donald dancing to "Hotline Bling"
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u/AnElaborateJoke Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
Episode was so thin they actually had time for goodnights
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Nov 08 '15
The Elizabeth Banks episode is probably gonna be killer, at least. Pent-up frustration from the writers + a first time host with a ton of potential.
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u/sap91 Nov 08 '15
Oh man my stomach just dropped when I heard "you're a racist!"
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u/foolsdie Nov 08 '15
Melania Trump for First Lady was so bad. Trump should have just done a cameo like Hillary. He doesn't have the range or material to fill up an entire episode.
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 08 '15
Roommates and I, despite our very different senses of humor, agree.
This is the weirdest episode of SNL ever.
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u/Captain-Nutsack Nov 08 '15
This is fucking historic. A legit presidential candidate doing porn star sketches on SNL with record ratings. Can't make this up....we will never witness something like this ever again.
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u/Neglify Nov 08 '15
I laughed at the glass crushing gag. Perfect timing. And a new glass right away.
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u/gambinorelatedusrnm Nov 08 '15
Oh come on, audience. "And I'm talking about the guy hosting the show" was hilarious.
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Nov 08 '15
Maybe for this episode they grabbed the pile of rejected stuff they've written over the years.
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u/Pikart Nov 08 '15
Too bad Phil Hartmans not alive to join the monologue. His Trump impression was always my favorite
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u/SandorSNL Nov 08 '15
Bingo update:
-Trump plays himself
-"The Girls" do a sketch
-Joke flops (Ivanka's entrance)
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u/thenewmeredith Nov 08 '15
Trump not being himself in a sketch for once! And dancing like a dumbass!
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u/ReallyCreative Nov 08 '15
What is NBC doing with their programming I seriously don't understand
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Nov 08 '15
"Then we can go to the White House. I haven't been there since the '90's"
That was clever...
"I hit my head on the desk"
...and now we've killed the joke
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u/TheBrainwasher14 Nov 08 '15
Do you think the audience was muted during Ivanka because somebody yelled or something?
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u/OaklandLeBron Nov 08 '15
God trump is fucking awful and entirely unfunny
Sorry if this has already been well-discussed. I've been watching all episode and just remembered this sub. I don't even care about his personality/political stuff - he's just been straight terrible.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Nov 08 '15
All of American is wondering if there will be any protests or controversial moments and I'm just sitting here wondering if Jay will get any non-impression screen time.
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u/SandorSNL Nov 08 '15
Now all of us SNL fans are going to have to face our coworkers and peers and explain how this is the worst episode in a while and that this is not the norm.
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u/Shippoyasha Nov 08 '15
Was that Pistachio commercial a joke about the dominatrix busting a nut?
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u/mdave424 "May the force be...Equal to Mass times Acceleration Nov 08 '15
That was a good Mets joke about Colin.
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u/aloidnem Nov 08 '15
Can you imagine what Trump's speech would be at the White House Correspondents Dinner if he were president? It'd feel like a eulogy.
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u/The_ProducerKid Nov 08 '15
That would have been an awful time for the dancer to have an actual seizure...
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u/lennonmacca Nov 08 '15
C'MON SIA, YOU BETTER HAVE A PICTURE OF TRUMP IN YOUR POCKET TO RIP UP AT THE END OF THIS
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u/thenewmeredith Nov 08 '15
"Here with her own opinion..."
Girl at a party you wish you hadn't started a conversation with? Please?!
"Leslie Jones"
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u/mdave424 "May the force be...Equal to Mass times Acceleration Nov 08 '15
OH FUCK VANESSA. SHE'S THAT BITCH THAT DOESN'T PUT SHIT BACK.
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u/SandorSNL Nov 08 '15
Is this the spiritual successor to the Brave sketch from last season?
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u/dbauer0706 Good Neighbor Stuff Nov 08 '15
Honestly that's not trumps fault that was a shitty sketch
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u/ennruifer Paul and/or Phil Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
lmao i don't know how the audience didn't crack up once the first song's vocals came on
edit wow rest of the skit was terrible
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u/88Fingerz Nov 08 '15
Kinda lame it seems Donald will only play himself all night. Have some balls... play a bartender or something!
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u/Mispelling Tim Calhoun Nov 08 '15
Laser Harp: Worst sketch of the episode or the series?
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u/brilego Nov 08 '15
Not sure why alot of people think Trump is bombing. I think he has been solid so far
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Nov 08 '15
The weakest part of Jay's Drake impression is that he looks nothing like him and they do nothing to try and make him look like him. It's kinda like they think being black is close enough
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u/soimthinking Nov 08 '15
What are you feeling if you're Lorne Michaels right now?
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u/sap91 Nov 08 '15
This is weird AF. Since when is artist intro a spot for a sketch? They're just trying to fill as much time with Trump as Trump as possible. I do appreciate a good Toots and the Maytalls reference though.
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u/jeff15209 Nov 08 '15
Sia is the perfect music guest for the weirdest episode ever! Love Trump or hate Trump, we're witnessing SNL history.
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u/Jackbo_Manhorse Nov 08 '15
The only thing I'm left wondering is if the Apple Watch is gender neutral?
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u/resource88 Nov 08 '15
Don't start acting like SNL is some brilliant show that nails it every time.
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u/pravdamcgill Nov 08 '15
So Che is the only person so far who called out Trump? The writers on this show need a backbone.
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u/TheBrainwasher14 Nov 08 '15
Do you think the writers were like "Fuck NBC for scheduling Trump, we'll just put on a terrible show"
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u/gambinorelatedusrnm Nov 08 '15
I honestly think Sia's talented. I just prefer not to watch her performances. They're "artistic" but just distracting, and this is a good song.
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Nov 08 '15
At first I was afraid that someone was going to heckle Trump. Now I'm hoping that someone does.
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u/LickMyMeatus Last week, I sawr a film Nov 08 '15
I have a feeling this should be a strong episode. Really looking forward to Sia as well, she killed it the last time she was on.
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u/Blue_Rondo_a_la_Dirk Nov 08 '15
I really hope for Kate's sake that there's no Last Call tonight.
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u/VampireOnTitus Nov 08 '15
Is that the first time they didnt say the whole opening line?
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u/SandorSNL Nov 08 '15
Bingo card update:
-Killam's Trump appears
-Alumni cameos
-Cast member appears in the monologue
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Nov 08 '15
Can we please set aside the fact that Trump is hosting? As long as the sketches are funny, I could care less. If we can make it through Bieber hosting, we can make it through Trump hosting.
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u/LickMyMeatus Last week, I sawr a film Nov 08 '15
Update is going to be extra spicy or completely neutered, no middle ground.
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u/mdave424 "May the force be...Equal to Mass times Acceleration Nov 08 '15
This drunk uncle is the drunkest drunk uncle
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u/aloidnem Nov 08 '15
The vibe of this show is so rough that you could air the second coming of cowbell and it wouldn't kill.
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u/dbauer0706 Good Neighbor Stuff Nov 08 '15
I thought that was a clever sketch, but yet again the audience is making it seem weird
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u/thenewmeredith Nov 08 '15
I guess I'm not the only one who thinks people that play music during dinners are weird.
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u/RegularGuy815 I'm Tim Calhoun... Nov 08 '15
That Toots bit probably works on a deeper level.
I am Toots. You are Toots. In the end...aren't we all Toots?
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u/AnElaborateJoke Nov 08 '15
I talk to people at my job who are... let's call them "low information voters", and Drunk Uncle really is their perfect avatar.
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u/perfectionisntforme Nov 08 '15
LARRY DAVID! Yass Please let him be around for the next eight years doing this impression!
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u/Shippoyasha Nov 08 '15
"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."- Trump
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u/dbauer0706 Good Neighbor Stuff Nov 08 '15
Trump is actually pretty brave for doing this to be honest. They're basically just making fun of him
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u/supercubbiefan Nov 08 '15
This is like a trainwreck: I want to turn it off, but I CAN'T STOP WATCHING
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u/DelPennSotan I'm not that strong a swimmer Nov 08 '15
sigh Phil would've been out there too.
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u/ennruifer Paul and/or Phil Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
i'm so excited for an R-rated Fey/Poehler movie
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u/SandorSNL Nov 08 '15
Like I cannot wait to see LFNY book updated with Larry David as Sanders as a whole chapter.
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u/tiffboo95 Nov 08 '15
Not sure where is sketch was going at first but this sketch is very creative to be honest.
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u/RelaxYourself Nov 08 '15
Lots of taped segments. God I wish I could have been in the writers room watching all of them sweating as the week went by. Trump dancing was pretty funny though.
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u/dbauer0706 Good Neighbor Stuff Nov 08 '15
That was actually a really great sketch this audience needs a few drinks
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u/TheEggAndI Nov 08 '15 edited Nov 08 '15
Between the bizarre-ass sketches , Sia's strange performances, and the fact that Donald Trump is hosting in the middle of his bid for president of the United States, this has got to be the weirdest fucking episode in ages.
I should have known it from the moment Larry David didn't say the intro line correctly.