SNL

This discussion will inevitably turn into how much SNL sucks, but I noticed something this weekend that I thought was forbidden.

The musical guest was in a skit. Now, on the rare occasion that the musical guest is also the host, it's OK, but I can't remember another time when the muscial guest was also in a skit.

I'm pretty sure I've also read (maybe Jay Mohr's book about his stint on SNL?) that it's was a major no-no. Any one else know?

I've seen it happen several times. Even a couple of Rolling Stones appeared in a Billy Goat ("pepsi pepsi pepsi!") skit.

yeah but how often is the musical guest knobbing the guest star?

i'm pretty sure they were a package deal………

i'm also pretty sure i've seen snl when that's happened before though just can't think when……….helpful i am……… ;)

i'm an avid SNL watcher, and while extremely rare; it does happen on occasion.

when Ashlee Simpson was first on the show (yes, the whole lipsynching ordeal. meh heh heh…), she appeared in the opening monologue sketch.

also, when Pink was on once she as well participated in a sketch or two…i remember reading an article somewhere that she talked about having relatives that worked as writers on the show or something like that.

so who knows. i guess it all depends on what kinds of connections you have as a musical guest…

Beck was in a sketch with kevin spacey a few years ago. It had something to do with pot. This was a weird episode…I think also the one where John Cleese and Michael Palin did a depressing rendition of the Dead Parrot sketch. Probably the worst Monty Python moment ever.

SP were in a skit in 98.

i don't think it's really _that_ unusual that recently that the musical guest will be in one… at least recently.

ok is it ok at this point in the thread to start bitching about how snl sux and when it started to go downhill? or not quite yet? :D

Originally posted by muschi:
ok is it ok at this point in the thread to start bitching about how snl sux and when it started to go downhill? or not quite yet? :D

hold on just a little longer, man.

I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney appeared in a few sketches when he was a musical guest. I think Steven Tyler did too.

Aerosmith was in Waynes World sketch

Michael Stipe was in a skit as a Christmas Fairy.

Originally posted by distance:
SP were in a skit in 98.

SP (1998): one song, one skit.
Zwan: two songs.

GREAT move, SNL. :roll:

Originally posted by Chip Chanko:
I think also the one where John Cleese and Michael Palin did a depressing rendition of the Dead Parrot sketch. Probably the worst Monty Python moment ever.

That was an awful version.

On the season opener, they did a little skit before Kanye West went on stage. He is walking from his dressing room to the stage when he runs into Mike Meyers (who was on tv with him during the "George Bush doesn't care about black people" comment.) Not sure if this exactly counts as a skit, but I have to say it was a pretty funny moment.

Mike Meyers to Kanye- "Hey, been to any good telethons lately?"

Originally posted by pickup hiccup stickup:

Originally posted by muschi:
ok is it ok at this point in the thread to start bitching about how snl sux and when it started to go downhill? or not quite yet? :D

hold on just a little longer, man.

I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney appeared in a few sketches when he was a musical guest.

Paul McCartney on the Chris Farley show…classic.

Remember when you were in the Beatles? That was awesome!

Originally posted by kcjones119:
Aerosmith was in Waynes World sketch

and a superstar skit.

but SNL sucks now…

Mick Jagger playing Keith Richards was one of the better skits.

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:

Originally posted by distance:
SP were in a skit in 98.

SP (1998): one song, one skit.
Zwan: two songs.

GREAT move, SNL. :roll:

wasn't the one song 'perfect'?
i hated that song.

Originally posted by distance:
wasn't the one song 'perfect'?

Yeah. I wasn't ever a big perfect fan either, although I did like when they played it on Letterman, that was a good version.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Mick Jagger playing Keith Richards was one of the better skits.

That one was hilarious.

There was Madonna in that Wayne's World sketch/dream sequence, but I'm not sure if she was the host that night.

a season ago or so, kelly clarkson (musical guest that night) showed up in a skit. now, there have been plenty of times when musicians are in skits, but may not be the musical guest. like madonna's done it a few times- wayne's world, an episode of coffee talk (which also had barbara steisand in it). i think my favourite one (besides mick jagger playing keith richards on weekend update), is where paul simon (as host/musical guest) remembers everyone he meets on a street from every show he's played, but can't remember who art garfunkel is when he shows up.

that being said, i don't remember when the musical guest was in so many skits and was a relatively big part of certain sketches.