Saturday Night Live does a very "strange" skit -- no one knows what it means...watch bayou corne / Louisiana for the next few weeks

look, it's not working, snl is no longer relevant, lorne michaels is a turd-twirling dweeb with no humor, the show isn't even funny, stop shilling for a lousy show, all tv sucks

The one in the skit is very obviously a communist red star.

Devo-lution documentary

Makes me wonder if SNL changed it or if they just found one like that already and used it.

I seriously am in disbelief that no less than three people have posted in this thread, proclaiming the "Maine Justice" skit to be funny/humorous/hilarious...

I enjoy laughing, and I look for reasons to laugh. I used to be very active as a stand-up comedian, and I enjoyed my material so much, at times I would be genuinely laughing, trying to deliver the material! I also would laugh out loud when another comedian was performing on stage, if his/her material was truly funny!*

However, this skit was not humorous, not in the slightest. There was nothing witty, nothing clever, nothing cute or intelligent about the skit at all. The concept was lame and certainly not worth developing into a five minute skit. The characters were the only thing that grade the skit a D-, instead of an outright F. I know SNL has had a reputation for being the least funny comedy program on television since at least 1998...but this was awful. Seriously awful. In fact, I was cringing the entire time, I felt embarrassed for the fools who created, developed, financed, and acted in this sketch. Bleah.




*Here is a little "peek behind the curtain" for you: Stand-up comedy is extremely difficult to 'break into.' One of the major reasons is you have to try out new material and perfect your delivery through performing at Open Mic Comedy nights...Except, that usually the only people in the audience at most open mic comedy nights are other comedians- comedians which have either already gone up on stage, or comedians who are waiting to go on stage. It is the toughest crowd a comedian will ever perform in front of- a crowd of other comedians at an open mic event. For some reasons (ego, jealousy, etc.) most comedians refuse to laugh at material delivered by other comedians. I never could relate to this paradigm, and if something is funny, I laugh! I don't feel that by my laughing, I am going to lose out on an opportunity that will be given to the comedian I was laughing for. I believe in my own material, and that is that.
One last note about stand-up comedy: Many people think, "Ooh, I am funny at the office," or "I always make my wife's friends laugh at dinner parties" and then think it will translate into being a successful stand up comedian. False. Here is the difference, and it is MAJOR: When you are with a group of friends, telling a joke/anecdote/story, everyone is looking at each other, and nobody has a microphone. Everyone is on "equal" footing. When you are on stage performing stand up comedy, you are the only person with a microphone, and everyone is facing you, looking solely at you. What works in a conversation does not necessarily translate to being on stage with a spotlight on you, and vice-versa.

in the last 36 or so years i probably laughed out loud only a dozen times at saturday night live skits. most of it is lame.

Nothing veiled here people... its funny... its a skit. Not everything is a conspiracy.

It will also become a lot more UNDERWATER as in UNDER THE OCEAN as in NOT ABOVE GROUND.

I didn't think it was funny for a minute. I watched it with a friend and we both thought it was stupid.

I turned it off halfway through.

I hear a lot of people saying, "OH, that was funny!" when it's not, just because it is something COOL to be associated with.

If Tosh.O does something unfunny, people will still say it is funny.

SNL has been crap since about 1995 or 96.

This new crew they have, which I've noticed is new as of a year or two, is decent but very, very hit and miss. A couple of the chicks are way hot, though.

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As for stand up, most people are perceived to be "funny" because they are loud, raucous, often over the top vile and gross. A lot of these clowns on Comedy Central I see really suck.

I like that Maria Bamford and of course Zach Galifinakis. I like the comedians that mess with you psychologically.

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SNL went down the crapper years ago. It's just another libtard soapbox.

#DEATHSQUAD
#PowerLez
#GulfCoastComedy

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Obvious is obvious.

This is a satire of the Louisiana emigration to the north after Hurricane Katrina, where the strong dialect of Louisiana folks is absolutely uncomprehensible to the straight talking Mainer's, which makes their social assimilation that much harder.

Suth'n Slang YA'LL

Maybe the explosion they are expecting is going to tear the country apart all the way up to Maine. Just a thought.

I took it to mean that they were Katrina evacuees that moved to Maine and had their own court but then they started talking about the space time continuim (sp) and what not so....???????

It's a Joe Brown Parody.

for future reference...you were close! continuum is the proper spelling. Although, your spelling demonstrates the proper phonetic pronunciation!

is it just me or does the sesmicgraph reading look like the logo for dorito chips??? or am i just hungry?

There are hidden messages Here there and everywhere.

It's very Deep, and one must have their eyes Wide open to see.

Is that Direct enough for you.

That's why I don't watch SNL anymore, I remember the original cast and though there have been some bright moments it will never be the same.

A lot of people have told me throughout my life that I should do stand up but I know how hard it is. It's one thing to be funny it's another to fine tune delivery and think quickly on your feet...not easy. I do love going to see it though and support anyone who has the chops to stand up there and do it.

Thanks...

not sure what it 'means', but it was funny as alllll git out!

Jamie Foxx was on SNL...on the first night of HANUKKAH!

I had this dream below last year on the first night of Hanukkah on 12/20/11. The numbers I dreamt of with the name Moses were 6, 7, 20, 9.

I was on a THREE WEEK hiatus too in the dream...very strange!



This could be nothing!

Really...NOTHING AT ALL!

DIRIGO: NORTH STAR

Do you realize you're a fucking idiot? Do you also realize I've been on here over 10 years?
Do you realize that I realize this forum consists of a bunch of fools with extremely empty lives who therefore must make everything, something else?

G'day asshole!

Excellent analogy. Now we should do an alien equivalent of a "cakewalk" for the aliens :)

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Well, I for one take that as a compliment!

WooooooWeeee

Someon gat one ell of an assfire to put out here.

Proud, yet humbled.

SNL has sucked balls for the last 30 years.I don't understand people who think it's funny when it's dumb as hell.