The life of Lazy Sunday, that SNL digital short from a few months ago, has been an interesting one to watch. When I first saw it (I still watch it a couple times a week, actually), I thought it was amazing. I didn’t think it was going to be as popular as it is.
I am a little surprised when I read in the current issue of GQ that the publication thought Lazy Sunday and Chris Farley were the only two bright spots for SNL in the last 15 years. I’ve only been watching the show for about the last 10 years, but can’t imagine that it is any less funny than the early years with greats like Jim Belushi, Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. I hope I never get to a point where I say that SNL used to be good when Adam Sandler, David Spade, Tracy Morgan (that one’s mainly for Rachel, but Brian Fellow Safari Planet is classic), Will Farrell, Chris Kattan, Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon and, of course, Tina Fey where on.
Cam sent me a link that started all my SNL thoughts about NBC lawyers forcing YouTube to pull Lazy Sunday from their site.
if you hear yourself utter the words “Staturday Night Live just isn’t what it used to be,” you are officially old!
I thought the “Get a Life” line by William Shatner was considered to be the funniest moment in the series. Did this not even get a mention? The authors of the article must be youngsters.
“I’m Brian Fellow!”
So funny. We had a stint at work where we were addicted to Brian Fellow’s Safari Planet. That is a great sketch.
There is some slow spots, especially if you aren’t up on the news, but after the kids filled me in on what Lazy Sunday was all about, I had a great laugh. I am a big, big fan of SNL and I am over 50. GQ must have their head in the bucket. I never laughed so hard as I did with Chris Kattan.