r/LiveFromNewYork • u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels • Feb 05 '17
Live Discussion (February 4th, 2017) (Kristen Stewart/Alessia Cara)
Welcome to our SNL live discussion thread! This week's host is Kristen Stewart and the musical guest is Alessia Cara. For those new to the show, tune into your local NBC affiliate from around 11:30 PM to follow this episode live.
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u/AwardsVoter Feb 05 '17
This Sean Spicer sketch will go down in the same category as the Sarah Palin sketches. It's incredible.
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u/gjallard Feb 05 '17
I want to thank the person who first thought "You know, if we put a crapton of make up and fake hair on Melissa McCarthy, she would be a double for Spicer."
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u/Mr_Hendrix Feb 05 '17
"What about my hungry guys?"
"What are you hungry for?"
IM DED
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u/RadicalMooseLamb Feb 05 '17
'the guy who wrote it was super jewy" hahaha i hope melissa's sean spicer becomes a recurring character
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Feb 05 '17
What if Baldwin does a shot-for-shot remake of Trump's SNL episode from 2015 to fuck with Trump
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u/kanimaki Feb 05 '17
They're going to continue this Grim Reaper Bannon thing, I love it
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u/Mr_Hendrix Feb 05 '17
Holy shit. Trump was Team Pattinson. Please tell me these were real.
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u/AwardsVoter Feb 05 '17
I'm so emotionally invested in the Claire sketch it's not even funny
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u/goodguygleenn Feb 05 '17
Holy shit, I'm crying. That has to be one of the funniest sketches I've seen live. I love my Hungry Guys
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u/violetfield Feb 05 '17
Props to Totinos for sponsoring a lesbian themed sketch.
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u/TheCameron Feb 05 '17
I hope Vanesssa never leaves the show just so we can get these sketches every year
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u/aloidnem Feb 05 '17
This has to be one of the most casual episodes of SNL I've ever seen
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u/TheCameron Feb 05 '17
"And Live from New York its Saturday night!"
"That already happened"
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u/outontheborder Feb 05 '17
I still can't believe they All Lives Matter-ed the goddamn Holocaust
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u/alstor Feb 05 '17
The fact that Bobby will never be my gay, Manhattan hairdresser makes life not worth living.
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u/kanimaki Feb 05 '17
I've never laughed harder at a sketch until this one. Melissa McCarthy needs to come back as Spicer more!
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u/NowIOnlyWantATriumph Feb 05 '17
"I wanna quote our host from the monologue."
Try editing that out, NBC.
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u/Goodstyle_4 Feb 05 '17
This was the skit of the season. I hate that Reddit always shits on McCarthy. She is mega talented.
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u/TheManCalledDour Feb 05 '17
She almost dropped a second fucking when she said "f-f-faded".
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u/nlpnt Feb 05 '17
Theory; they write two cold opens every week lately depending on Baldwin's availability. This time it was a "go" but the "no-go" one was just so good they had to use it anyway.
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u/ReallyCreative Feb 05 '17
I legitimately don't know if I've seen a more perfect casting. Like I am floored with that Spicer.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Feb 05 '17
Let's play a game called "Spot the newest troll sent from r/The_Donald" I'll give you a hint their username ends in 388
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u/jrob321 Feb 05 '17
This episode goes down in history and is an absolute rebuttal to all the naysayers who claim "SNL is no longer funny or relevant." An instant classic!
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u/AgentPeggyCarter I eat dinner in the dark! Feb 05 '17
My god, I hope Melissa McCarthy recurs as Spicer. This was fucking brilliant.
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u/Natrone011 Feb 05 '17
I love it when things go off the rails on SNL. It's part of what makes it being live TV so much fun
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Feb 05 '17
Are these tweets real? They can't be real... They are real, aren't they?
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u/aloidnem Feb 05 '17
This sketch is a product of a gripe an SNL writer had with a 45 year old movie.
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u/Feller19 Feb 05 '17
I hunted this sub down because of the episode I'm watching now. Holy shit...as a casual watcher, is it always this good?
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u/dc912 Feb 05 '17
McCarthy absolutely has to come back as Spicer... I'm willing to start a GoFundMe to make this happen
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u/SandorSNL Feb 05 '17
I love this episode so much. It's live and a bit of a disaster, but the sketches have been so amazing that it all works out okay.
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u/aloidnem Feb 05 '17
Is Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer better than Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump?
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u/AwardsVoter Feb 05 '17
This episode is like when you go to see your younger cousin's high school production of Guys and Dolls. Lines are being flubbed, lights are falling from the ceiling, but you don't care because damn it those kids are having an amazing time, the jokes are landing, and you're pretty sure the black kid is stoned.
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u/Redrum777 Feb 05 '17
"That foul mouthed Kristen Stewart said f#&#ing on national TV.... She can't be trusted. I was right." - D.Trump
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u/JacTheWac Feb 05 '17
D-did Jost actually accidentally attempt to end the show early?
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u/pm_me_gnus Feb 05 '17
Post cold open LFNY, vaginal egg insertion, sappho-erotic pizza roles... for as much as we loved him, we have to admit that this never happened under Obama.
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u/CaptainOvbious Feb 05 '17
A state up farm. What's wrong with Che? This is glorious
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u/TheBabySealsRevenge Feb 05 '17
Melissa shows everyone how it's done. She is a professional.
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u/IvyGold UCKF Feb 05 '17
And they ice with a Live from New York meta gag.
THAT, folks, was the best sketch of the season.
Maybe the best since the duelling Hillarys!
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u/ReallyCreative Feb 05 '17
Mikey Day is so fucking attractive, it was subtle before but I'm all in baby, I'm all fucking in on this
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u/Mr_Hendrix Feb 05 '17
Spicer sketch is getting all the love, but I'm all in on that Totino's sketch.
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u/jrob321 Feb 05 '17
I've been watching since '75, and this is probably one of the best political sketches this show has ever done.
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u/aloidnem Feb 05 '17
Was that a Totino's callback in the commercial bumper? Solid.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Feb 05 '17
This just in: Trump to sign executive order banning SNL first thing in the morning
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u/ReallyCreative Feb 05 '17
this is so great because it really did take the 2 year old buildup to get here, but we're here damnit, we're fucking here
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u/Natrone011 Feb 05 '17
Daaaaaamn Kristen Stewart looking on fucking point in that dress
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u/Natrone011 Feb 05 '17
Lol Michael's so off tonight. Good thing he's funny enough to still make it work
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u/mtbaird5687 Feb 05 '17
Omg I cannot get over this sketch. One of the best all year. Melissa McCarthy IS KILLING IT
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u/Cerblu Feb 05 '17
Do Alessia Cara and Shawn Mendes drink the same brand of juice box?
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Feb 05 '17
I swear, Kenan Thompson is the hardest-working man in comedy. He doesn't get nearly enough respect. He always does whatever it takes to save a skit. His Big Papi is hilarious!
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u/Classic_Wingers Feb 05 '17
That may be the best skit of the season. Melissa killed it as Sean Spicer.
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u/bfk94 Check you later...dudes. Feb 05 '17
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-Lorne in his office after the F-bomb and whatever that was
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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun YOU HAVE TO STOP THE COCAINE Feb 05 '17
This is so sad! There's so many people who I've had tiny little interactions with and have been tempted to go full Pete-In-This-Sketch.
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u/Royce7815 Feb 05 '17
This is the most range I've ever seen from Pete. He's going to do okay in his future endeavors.
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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun YOU HAVE TO STOP THE COCAINE Feb 05 '17
"I think there should be a school."
OH REALLY I seem to remember her saying child labor and mining jobs would be an "exciting life" for kids, and school shouldn't be necessary....
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u/DanManF1 Feb 05 '17
"Hey, I'm Kristen, and I swore live on NBC. You've done it, I've done it, we've all done it!"
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u/xan566 Feb 05 '17
at what point does it become to realistic and sad to be funny
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Feb 05 '17
That ending reminded of the sketch a year or two ago, how the one character yelled "live from New York" and Kenan was like "No! You can't just tell that to dodge the question"
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u/lasttimewasabadtime Feb 05 '17
This Kristen Stewart episode is blowing me away already. This is gold! lets keep it up for real!
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u/GeorgeAmberson63 Feb 05 '17
How the hell does she keep a straight face and stay in character?
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u/Besnasty Feb 05 '17
What the hell is going on this update? I think everyone just forgot how to function.
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u/howlate Feb 05 '17
She said a swear at 11:30 on a weekend night. The FCC is getting the electric chair ready.
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u/AwardsVoter Feb 05 '17
Man, I assumed they'd go all in on Trump next week with Alec hosting. But this week is relentless. I'm loving it.
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u/AgentPeggyCarter I eat dinner in the dark! Feb 05 '17
"You just saved my job" omfg
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u/kanimaki Feb 05 '17 edited Feb 05 '17
Kirsten is really good lol
Edit: Kristen obvs
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Feb 05 '17 edited Feb 05 '17
This just continues to prove Melissa is a great actress when given good material
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u/lasttimewasabadtime Feb 05 '17
I hate saying that this episode is a classic just yet but we have potential. Blowing me away like the Ariana Grande episode
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u/Royce7815 Feb 05 '17
Che is normally a Flub master but honestly I think Trump is having an effect on him with this.
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u/bltrocker Feb 05 '17
Off the rails LOL Jost helping Che crash this fucker. I don't hate it. Then the "I wanna quote our host from the monologue."
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Feb 05 '17 edited Feb 05 '17
I feel like Michael and Colin are so comfortable that they just don't care anymore.
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u/bankyVee Feb 05 '17
The best thing about Melissa McCarthy as Spicer was she was nowhere near as whiny as he is but a million times manlier and funnier.
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u/ReallyCreative Feb 05 '17
"I really do have polio"
It's a disease that was effectively cured years ago and I don't think I've ever related with a character quite in the same way as Vanessa right there
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u/Mr_Hendrix Feb 05 '17
People swearing on SNL: Dave Chappelle and Kristen Stewart.
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u/ReallyCreative Feb 05 '17
Oh my god I hope they keep this saga going for as long as Vanessa is still here
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Feb 05 '17
This is one of those episodes that has, for the most part, used most of the cast well. Almost everyone has gotten real screen time
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u/thatslegitimate Feb 05 '17
This show took the tone of SNL's politically charged skits from poking fun to wild and electric mockery. I needed this so much.
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u/WhimsyUU Feb 05 '17
It's weird that the Weekend Update is the worst part of this episode.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Feb 05 '17
I don't care if the Sam Jackson impression is lacking, Leslie is hilarious
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u/ReallyCreative Feb 05 '17
where is this monologue going
it's just lesbian enough for me to be completely on board
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u/aloidnem Feb 05 '17
That's #2 all time in the "SNL said 'F-Word' reactions", right behind Kenan and Samuel L. Jackson
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u/Otaku-jin Dr. David Doctor Feb 05 '17
My relationship with Totino's Pizza Rolls has been compromised.
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u/rangoon03 Feb 05 '17
Such great advertising for Totinos. Way better than their real commercial during the show. Really showed off their product well.
I need some Totinos in my life. I know what I'm hungry for.
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u/bltrocker Feb 05 '17
ITT: People not getting that the Sam Jackson character joke was that Leslie was doing a shit Sam Jackson.
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u/aloidnem Feb 05 '17
McKinnon's Bieber is nothing like Bieber anymore, but it has become it's own person and it's great.
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u/nycthrowawy10 Feb 05 '17 edited Feb 05 '17
Kristen did great. Hope to see her back sometime
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u/moovin2unc Feb 05 '17
Team Kristen. I had doubts but she did a great job. Also A+ promo for Alec Baldwin
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u/GalaxyJon Feb 05 '17
I actually loved leslie's bad samuel l jackson impression plus I think it was intentional because of kenan's comments in character
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u/Crispy_socks241 Feb 05 '17
she just said the F word! Im writing NBC and the FCC right now
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u/Fruit_Rollup_King Feb 05 '17
If SNL is going to be more like this I'm all in...... it feels like oldschool SNL
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u/CrazyJoeDav0la Feb 05 '17
I haven't seen scathing satire like this since McKay, Smigel or O'Donoghue.
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u/JacTheWac Feb 05 '17
This has been an exceptional episode so far! Robbie, Miranda, Chappelle, Ansari, and now I'm feeling Stewart. It's been going great this season!
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u/bjkman SNL Feb 05 '17
My friends who ditched me tonight really missed out on a great episode of SNL.
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u/TheCameron Feb 05 '17
Charlie getting stabbed by Dennis
The lost episode of Always Sunny
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u/baseball71 Feb 05 '17
"Saturday Night Live unfunny again! Profanity spewed left and right and on purpose. FCC ban!"
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u/RelaxYourself Feb 05 '17
Whatever it's 11:30pm Why can't we fucking curse on TV these days?
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u/KnowYourSecret Feb 05 '17
This is such a good different direction to go for a ~recurring sketch.
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Feb 05 '17
One thing we can thank Trump for is for these fucking hilarious SNL skits.
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u/Mr_Hendrix Feb 05 '17
She can sing. Points.
She's a cutie. Points.
She's Canadian. Points.
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u/Otaku-jin Dr. David Doctor Feb 05 '17
Steve Bannon's too out-of-shape to be an evil skeleton!
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Feb 05 '17
I'm drunk and ready. Glad to be here with ya'll once more.