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April 26, 2010

SNL Goofs on Government Workers
— Ace

Not really funny, but evidence people are noticing:

Posted by: Ace at 09:31 AM | Comments (74)
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1 Not really funny

they haven't been funny since the early to mid 90's. When your raiding the talent from Nickelodeon, something is horribly wrong

Posted by: A lowly Aztec at April 26, 2010 09:35 AM (gAmQ1)

2
Not really funny

From SNL, not really surprising.

Link is to NBC, btw, if you don't want to give them the clicks. Didn't watch, myself.

Posted by: Dang Straights at April 26, 2010 09:35 AM (fx8sm)

3 Fuck SNL. Cancel it already.

Posted by: Mr Pink at April 26, 2010 09:39 AM (cjAU1)

Ace - Clocking in at 1:30pm on a Monday.

Good Job.

Posted by: Renee DesCartes at April 26, 2010 09:40 AM (SjTfm)

5 Damn. The toothpaste commercial was the best part.

Posted by: maddogg at April 26, 2010 09:41 AM (OlN4e)

6 I caught that Sat. night, and was amazed that SNL was taking on that issue, as well. I thought it was semi-funny. The fat guy had some great facial expressions.

Posted by: Nice Deb at April 26, 2010 09:43 AM (8qKc1)

Gabby Sidibie totally captured the look of the average DMV employee, didn't she?

Hell of a make-up job there, huh?

Posted by: wiserbud at April 26, 2010 09:43 AM (IHbof)

8 4 Hey give the guy a break do you know how hard it is staying up till 4 am playing Call of Duty?

Posted by: Mr Pink at April 26, 2010 09:43 AM (cjAU1)

9 Which one of the contestants was JEA?

Posted by: maddogg at April 26, 2010 09:43 AM (OlN4e)

You know you've struck a nerve when the audience laughs in that uncomfortable way.....

"heh heh.... heh.... is it okay to laugh at this?"

Posted by: wiserbud at April 26, 2010 09:45 AM (wWwJR)

11 Not funny because even the excesses outlined in this fiction don't seem too far from the excesses in reality.

Posted by: Usful Ijit at April 26, 2010 09:45 AM (sLjgA)

12 Are your captors treating you well ace ?

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at April 26, 2010 09:48 AM (a9UO0)

13 Ace - Clocking in at 1:30pm on a Monday.

Good Job.

He's like a government worker-- same performance, only without the benefits.

Posted by: FF at April 26, 2010 09:48 AM (QQn2V)

The DMV girl looks like every person at my local post office.

I need a translator to undertand what they're telling me.

I'm now banning myself for making such a (true but) racist statement.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2010 09:53 AM (pLTLS)

15 Vandals Smear Refried Beans in the Shape of Swastikas on Capitol Windows in Phoenix

Posted by: newser at April 26, 2010 09:54 AM (D2axM)

16 If they were really brave they would cast someone as Mohamed in a funny skit at the Gap.

Posted by: Mr Pink at April 26, 2010 09:55 AM (cjAU1)

17
The long standing meme that we must all be taxed to death to pay for fire-fighters and school teachers - (and those services never really improve, do they)- and we are shamed if we don't agree to be tax-raped.

It's for the children!

Posted by: Lemon Kitten at April 26, 2010 09:56 AM (0fzsA)

18 OT: jesus, Ed Morrisy is defending Jim Jones Jew joke. He conveniently dosen't address Jone's preface to the joke that he believed it to be true. I will check back later, I am sure he will be defending Obama appealing to minorities only.

Posted by: robtr at April 26, 2010 09:57 AM (fwSHf)

19 SNL died when Phil Hartman left.

Posted by: The War Between the Egomaniacal States at April 26, 2010 09:59 AM (39zqx)

This is not as funny as a Refrito-Stika!

Posted by: garrett at April 26, 2010 10:01 AM (SjTfm)

21 The DMV schtick was spot on; except ours is a blue haired scrunt who is even meaner.

Posted by: unknown jane at April 26, 2010 10:02 AM (5/yRG)

22 OT and Breaking: Charlie Crist has decided to run as an Indemopublican.

Posted by: SlaveDog at April 26, 2010 10:08 AM (H6Jyg)

23 If they were really brave they would cast someone as Mohamed in a funny skit at the Gap.

Posted by: Mr Pink at April 26, 2010 01:55 PM (cjAU1)

Er, uh, um, word from lib bloggers is that Zero's third name (listed above) has conveniently been forgotten. It was on Insty this weekend. Just sayin.'

Posted by: RushBabe at April 26, 2010 10:08 AM (LKkE8)

24 Ok, so it wasn't hoi polloi level funny. No one stepped in dog doo doo. But I loved the ridiculousness of it, the guy being 100% disabled, the other one living full time in Florida. That it was apostasy was just a little ladle of awesome gravy on the side. Because everything else in that episode sucked.

Posted by: joeindc44 at April 26, 2010 10:08 AM (QxSug)

25 I thought it was pretty good. Not the best SNL, but I got a few kicks out of it.

Posted by: T at April 26, 2010 10:11 AM (z9Awt)

26 OT and Breaking: Charlie Crist has decided to run as an Indemopublican.

Well not really breaking, kind of like a slow motion movie where everybody knows the ending.

Posted by: Guy Fawkes at April 26, 2010 10:12 AM (7VvJB)

Looks like Boobquake worked.

Taiwan had a 6.9 mag quake this morning!

Cover 'em up, gals!

Posted by: laceyunderalls at April 26, 2010 10:12 AM (pLTLS)

28 Does anyone know if Fart-Tubing is covered under Obama Care???

Posted by: Barney Frank at April 26, 2010 10:20 AM (k7Ddt)

29 It's about time that Creative People sat up and paid attention. Creative People, who have no salaries, exist from one job to the next, and are only as good as their last gig. Zero job security, any retirement they have, they provided it. No paid vacations, few have any kind of medical plan. I wouldn't have it any other way, personally.

Posted by: rawmuse at April 26, 2010 10:20 AM (9vV3W)

Looks like Boobquake worked.

Taiwan had a 6.9 mag quake this morning!

Cover 'em up, gals!

No reason to be so rash, just have them aim at Iran.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 26, 2010 10:21 AM (tf9Ne)

31 I thought this one was great, especially Glenn Beck and the guy from Dateline
http://tiny.cc/kvuzk

Posted by: T at April 26, 2010 10:21 AM (z9Awt)

32 I wouldn't have it any other way, personally.

Thanks.

Posted by: The War Between the Egomaniacal States at April 26, 2010 10:23 AM (39zqx)

33 Vandals Smear Refried Beans in the Shape of Swastikas on Capitol Windows in Phoenix

Isn't calling them "beaners" kind of racist?

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 26, 2010 10:26 AM (RtJTQ)

34 Listen to all the drones in the audience chuckle uncomfortably in confusion. Where's Tina Fey with her Sarah Palin impersonation, they wonder. We KNOW we're allowed to laugh at that.

Posted by: Warden at April 26, 2010 10:30 AM (TIGTh)

35 Phil Hartman 'left' SNL because his wife murdered him. I'm sure if given the choice, Phil would have preferred to stay. Isn't everyone associated with SNL attached to a Union? The behind the scenes people, the writers (any that aren't the actors) and the actors themselves? Aren't they part of the SAG or something? That being the case, though the skit wasn't really funny, it is surprising they did it. Next week, they'll have another skit about how stupid Palin is or something to balance out their liberal Chi.

Posted by: catmman at April 26, 2010 10:31 AM (7egPo)

36 36 Phil Hartman 'left' SNL because his wife murdered him. I'm sure if given the choice, Phil would have preferred to stay.

No, he fucking LEFT SNL. His wife murdered him four years later.

Posted by: The War Between the Egomaniacal States at April 26, 2010 10:32 AM (39zqx)

37 SNL? I can see your ratings from my toilet.

Posted by: Nielsen Family at April 26, 2010 10:36 AM (swuwV)

38 SNL is horrible. Unwatchable.

Posted by: Louis Tully at April 26, 2010 10:37 AM (jat5l)

39 37 You're right. And a fucking asshole

Posted by: catmman at April 26, 2010 10:37 AM (7egPo)

SNL Skit = "Not really funny"

If SNL actually had a laugh out loud funny skit on their show, it would be flaming skull time.

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at April 26, 2010 10:37 AM (F09Uo)

41
Remember SNL'S skit TALES Of FRAUD And MALFEASNCE In RAILROAD HIRING?

It was with George Clooney. Not funny at all, but somehow memorable.

Posted by: Mr. Slate at April 26, 2010 10:42 AM (uFokq)

42 Wait, I don't get it.

Posted by: Unionized SNL Stagehand at April 26, 2010 10:43 AM (9B5OK)

43
The funniest part of the skit was the quick cut to the stock footage of Brendan Fraser.

Posted by: Mr. Slate at April 26, 2010 10:46 AM (uFokq)

44 I actually had people over my house Saturday and someone turned this crap on. Even drunk it wasn't funny.

Posted by: Mr Pink at April 26, 2010 10:54 AM (cjAU1)

45 Quickest way to kill a thread...

Post SNL

Posted by: Mjim at April 26, 2010 11:02 AM (V8B//)

46 The last time SNL was funny to me was Land Shark.

Posted by: Fish at April 26, 2010 11:03 AM (M5t+h)

47 Ace? Never heard of him.

Posted by: Charles Gibson at April 26, 2010 11:03 AM (4DoFz)

48 OT and Breaking: Charlie Crist has decided to run as an Indemopublican.

Really? It's been an hour since your post and I see nothing anywhere in the tubes.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 26, 2010 11:04 AM (T0NGe)

49 any linky to crist pulling a spector

Posted by: Jean at April 26, 2010 11:05 AM (vb5IK)

O/T -- Since it's a slow news day. Here's a new conservative video that's getting rave reviews. I say, "Meh." But, it does redeem itself at the very end. (via Moonbattery)

http://tinyurl.com/ogcjd4

Posted by: RushBabe at April 26, 2010 11:07 AM (LKkE8)

Fuck SNL. Cancel it already.

They won't cause somebody will scream "racist".

Posted by: katya at April 26, 2010 11:08 AM (Gorqm)

52 This was Ace's big return??

Posted by: beedubya at April 26, 2010 11:10 AM (AnTyA)

The DMV girl looks like every person at my local post office.

I need a translator to undertand what they're telling me.

Ever try to book a hotel room over the phone? My kingdom for someone without an impossible to understand accent.

Posted by: katya at April 26, 2010 11:10 AM (Gorqm)

54 Maybe SNL can do skits about Jewish tie merchants, then it would be funny again!

Posted by: James Jones, NSA at April 26, 2010 11:11 AM (T0NGe)

55 IP = 666.666.666.666

Posted by: spammer at April 26, 2010 11:15 AM (90oki)

56 I thought some of Eddie Murphy's stuff was pretty funny on SNL. But, definitely the golden years were at the beginning and they've been coasting on ratings from drunk college kids ever since.

Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 26, 2010 11:17 AM (RZ8pf)

57 I watch sometimes cause I tivo the episode but they really haven't been funny in quite sometime. (well in my humble opinion and that of my friends, at least) I mean even Tina fey has gotten to be tedious...I think Tina Fey is now tedious cause the real Sarah Palin has become a better comedienne than Tina Fery! But, this clip really nails the whole "union member public employee "how many men/women does it take to change a light bulb thing....10, 1 to hold the light bulb, 1 to put in the light bulb, one to turn the light bulb and the others to watch..." Sadly, it isn't funny and all too true...ah but it's the "democratic way"

Posted by: curious at April 26, 2010 11:17 AM (p302b)

58 OK, seriously that the really the spammer's IP address? Because if so, when did they get Internet in hell?

Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 26, 2010 11:18 AM (RZ8pf)

59 56 IP = 666.666.666.666

Posted by: spammer at April 26, 2010 03:15 PM (90oki)

My God! The spammer is posting from Rum's house!

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at April 26, 2010 11:21 AM (F09Uo)

60 PGIS--The spanner's got the mark of the beast.

Posted by: nikkolai at April 26, 2010 11:22 AM (ojeTD)

61 Spammer. Damn glasses.

Posted by: nikkolai at April 26, 2010 11:22 AM (ojeTD)

IP = 666.666.666.666

Wasn't this in Revelation? "And when the network address of the beast appears, lace wigs will rain down from the sky and a sea of Gucci bags will drown the innocent."

Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at April 26, 2010 11:24 AM (RZ8pf)

63 O/T: Wow, Glenn Beck said the FBI called him the other day and told him he was going to be shot?????

Posted by: curious at April 26, 2010 11:26 AM (p302b)

My kingdom for someone without an impossible to understand accent.

Heh. AT&T rep tried to get me to sign up for their Uverse service. Once I got done with the salesman, I had to get on the phone to confirm my order with someone else. I couldn;' understand a word he was saying. I finally just hung up and said "I'll take of this myself on-line. kthanxbai."

Guy lost the sale, but dammit, get people who can fucking speak clearly to work the damn phones, you idiots!

Posted by: wiserbud at April 26, 2010 11:34 AM (tWf3S)

65 Speaking of "not being funny" but, in the tradition of the posted SNL clip, getting the point across anyway....
"ObamaÂ’s National Security Advisor Tells Joke Depicting Jews as Greedy Merchants"

drudge has the link to this and apparently the apology....
hey my mom says "just don't say it in the first place so you don't have to apologize after, duh"

Posted by: curious at April 26, 2010 11:37 AM (p302b)

66 Posted by: wiserbud at April 26, 2010 03:34 PM (tWf3S)

I personally am sick of dealing with really surly nasty people in foreign countries who know you are stuck and have to talk to them. The other day I got one and asked her what country she was in. Her answer was "we are not allowed to say" which in and of itself was an answer since you then knew it wasn't the United States of America. Don't understand why customer service which billy c promised would stay here as part of the "new service economy" has now gone to other countries too.

Posted by: curious at April 26, 2010 11:40 AM (p302b)

67 I wanted this skit to be funny. VERY FUNNY.

SNL is like watching a series of skits performed by a college humanities department.

Posted by: Sgt. Hulka at April 26, 2010 12:09 PM (Krmxt)

68
Ace is gonna retire early on all the Acai Berry ads and the ones for local Mom makes $77 per hour! Hell, he's prolly retired already!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2010 12:32 PM (f9c2L)

69 Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2010 04:32 PM (f9c2L)

I don't know how he does it but it is really easy to, when you are in a hurry, click on those ads inadvertently....lol

Posted by: curious at April 26, 2010 12:34 PM (p302b)

70 69
Ace is gonna retire early on all the Acai Berry ads and the ones for local Mom makes $77 per hour! Hell, he's prolly retired already!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2010 04:32 PM (f9c2L)

I know Ace is like totally banging that "local mom". I bet his wife is totally pissed that he's doing the Ewok slap and tickle with a chick that looks just like that French news reader MÃ©lissa Theuriau.

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at April 26, 2010 12:40 PM (F09Uo)

71

Looks like Lorne had to stand in line at the DMV.

It always pisses impotent peoples when the little peoples make em wait.

Posted by: Kemp at April 26, 2010 01:31 PM (2+9Yx)

72 This is why you always go to the 'authorized-DMV' counter at the Triple-A.
Courteous, friendly, no line, and they're being paid to help people.

Posted by: luagha at April 26, 2010 02:49 PM (8UiT6)

73 You can tell the NBC management is completely out-of-touch and self-destructive when they bring in this hippopotamus to guest host. She's not attractive (in fact, she's disgusting), she's not talented, she's not particularly famous, and she's not even really an actress. No sane person wants to see her on TV for 90 minutes. But for pandering effete white urban liberals, she's perfect. They can all fawn over her - look how pretty she is, she's so talented - and are you going to disagree, YOU RACIST SCUM? This stupefaction has to end, it's destroying our society.

Posted by: the peanut gallery at April 26, 2010 03:00 PM (NurK6)

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