Christian Revolution : Christian teachings, jesus christ and the kingdom of god, mother mary, Christian philosophy, church, place of history for Christians and Christian development.
When people say that something isn't quite right about this season of Saturday Night Live, whether or not they know it, they're saying that they miss Will Forte.
While it's true that Forte was far from the only member of the cast and writing staff to leave SNL over the summer, his departure left a void that the show has yet to fill several episodes into its 36th season...
But in his last few years on SNL, Forte provided a necessary counterbalance to almost every live episode by bringing that one element that SNL always has needed: the wildcard...
Forte was more the "weird and crazy" type. The guy whom you could count on to prove why late-night TV is different from primetime TV. The guy who brought a sense of danger, although based in just enough silliness as to not be scary...
MacGruber was always good for a laugh... because in those short sketches on SNL, there was just enough time for Forte to say something highly inappropriate before the explosion.
Forte also could be equally creepy as Hamilton, the guy who showed up to woo celebrities, or as a pedophile using Halloween as a cover for trick-or-treating. He could be just as equally weird as Sen. Tim Calhoun, a masked man getting pummeled by things as the "Closet Organizer," an office worker shouting "Fart Face!", singing about Model-T cars and spaceships with Wiig, or a NASA scientist arguing over a potato chip with Jason Sudeikis.
I think all that is true, but I always laughed more at Jason Sudeikis when Will and Jason teamed up, and Will mostly just played an everyday man in his skits. However, Will's Weekend Update songs, MacGruber, his dancing coach skits, the Chips skit above, him playing a bad guy in an old Drew Barrymore monologue, and him playing a young Jack Black at a spelling bee all made me laugh out loud. But more often than not I didn't find him funny.
However, Jason's definitely going to need to team up with others more (or do more original, single characters) to fill the void of Will's absence.
The last breakout SNL star was Amy Poehler, and she went on to a TV show. She hasn't been successful in films yet, but she costarred in Baby Mamma, and her show will give her more opportunities.
So Andy had an opportunity with Hot Rod in 2007, but that didn't do so well. And then Will Forte has had shots with Brothers Solomon and MacGruber. Those didn't do very well either.
Now it's Jason Sudeikis' turn for a shot with Hall Pass.
Release Date: 25 February 2011 Genre: Comedy Cast: Alyssa Milano, Owen Wilson, Christina Applegate, Richard Jenkins, Vanessa Angel Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Writer: Pete Jones, Peter Farrelly MPAA: R Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Plot: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well.
So do you think this is going to break him out? I think he's got a really good shot here with Owen Wilson backing him up.
2. Andy Samberg (Last Week: 12) Right behind Hader was his partner in the “Mr. Bernard” sketch, who also had his own recurring sketch, “Blizzard Man,” get some prime real estate. Not to mention that Samberg was the saving grace of “Update” as a hanging-upside-down actor from Broadway’s Spider-Man. And he also slept with a guy that looked like Gandalf for a drink.
That one got me the best. Nasim had the best jokes here; obviously she put this together.
Since this is Nasim's second season as a featured player, she's most likely going to be promoted to repertory player next year (following a similar path of two years as a featured player that Abby and Bobby took--also done by Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, Kenan Thompson, and Jason Sudeikis).
Nasim of course followed this skit up last week with a similar one. It's a good idea, since not only is it funny, but it also makes good use of her co-talent, and that's pretty easy to sell to the writers and producers.
A Holiday Message from The Kardashians
Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are wishing everyone happy holidays and share what they're thankful for.
The Christmas/Hanukkah/Quanza joke was hilarious! For those who don't know, the Kardashians like them some black men. =^)
================
Sketch - Holiday Jam
Paul Rudd ... Mr. Griggs Jay Pharoah ... Daniel Frey Kenan Thompson ... Steve Kane
A school's "Holiday Jam" is riddled with announcements from the very breathy principal.
Next, two weeks ago, Jay brought us his first character to lead a skit. Kenan also had a nice interruption, but the crowd basically wanted to applaud after Jay's first interruption. So that's quite an accomplishment.
I think this character is very interesting, but he's not exactly going to cause much buzz. But kudos go to Jay for not relying only on his amazing impressions!
This was also Jay's only appearance that week. I like Jay's plan. He just tries to get a starring role in every other week (at the least) and then fills in when needed. That will keep him in the audience's mind as the season progresses. It will probably also get him promoted to repertory player next year.
Speaking of Jay, Denzel Washington praises him here...
This kind of publicity further helps Jay's chances of getting promoted for next season.
====================
Taran Killam led his first skit with a Brad Pitt impression on Weekend Update.
Brad Pitt talks about the recent cold weather blasting the Midwest.
Hmmm. Taran's mannerisms remind me of Brad, but what and how he says it just doesn't have the sting of other impressions. I think the audience would have preferred to see Abby rock her Angelina Jolie in a full skit instead. Sorry Taran, but this isn't as great as your Pee Wee Herman. You should have done Pee Wee as a weatherman. =^)
Taran's first Brad impression. Also portrayed by David Spade once. This is Abby's fourth appearance as Angelina Jolie, all four on Weekend Update. Molly Shannon also did Angelina twice and Kelly Ripa did her once, but Abby owns this impression. I don't see Taran's Brad Pitt achieving the same popularity.
There's a good chance that Taran won't return to SNL next season (at this current rate).
==================
The normal route is to be a featured player for two years. Cast members to pull off this trick (to go to repertory player after only one year as a featured player) were Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig (in 2006), Will Forte (2003), Amy Poehler (2002), Tina Fey (2001), Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, and Horatio Sanz (1999), Chris Kattan (1996), Molly Shannon (1995), Norm MacDonald (1994), Chris Farley, Julia Sweeney, and Chris Rock (1991), Mike Meyers (1989), Kevin Nealon (1987).
Those unlucky enough to go three years as a featured player (I'm listing their year they graduated to repertory player) include Jay Mohr (1996; Jay was actually kept on the show as a featured player a third year, but he quit when learning that he wasn't graduating to repertory player), Tim Meadows, David Spade, and Adam Sandler (1993).
Cast members to have no years as a featured player (went right to repertory player) include Ana Gasteyer and Tracy Morgan (1996), Darrell Hammond, Cheri Oteri, Jim Breuer, and Will Ferrell (1995), Mark McKinney (he was in Kids in the Hall; 1994), Chris Elliott and Janeane Garofalo (1994), Michael McKean (1993), Dana Carvey, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, and Phil Hartman (1986), Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz, and Dennis Miller (1985). (I won't go earlier than 1985 because that's when featured players were more likely just writers that Lorne put on camera a lot, and they were never meant to become repertory players.)
And that brings us back around to the list of who's doing the best of the current featured players. My overall list remains unchanged...
(1) Nasim Pedrad (2) Jay Pharoah (3) Vanessa Bayer (4) Paul Brittain (5) Taran Killam
It's looking that Nasim and Jay will graduate to repertory players next season, Vanessa will get a second season as a featured player, and Paul and Taran might get the axe. (Paul and Taran need to step it up!) The only reason why I give Paul the edge over Taran is that Paul has already said "Live from New York," he's filling important impressions (though not funny yet), and he has had one original character (Sex Ed). That's more than what Taran has done so far (although Taran did his Brad Pitt on SNL and his PeeWee Herman is hilarious).
Taran's only skit last week was a hilarious gay character's line in Meryl Streep on Ice (an otherwise dull commercial). Other than a hilarious bit as Pee Wee Herman in a Back to the Future DVD bit, Taran hasn't really even shown why he's on SNL. I know why he's on the show (his characters and impressions are great). However, he doesn't seem to be fighting to get his best impressions and characters out there the way that Jay Pharoah and Vanessa Bayer are (and the only thing that Vanessa has done well is Miley Cyrus).
So here's how the featured players stacked up lately, per episode...
November 13, 2010 (Scarlett Johansson): 1. Jay Pharoah does his second Denzel Washington in the Unstoppable trailer, and he does perfect impressions of Nick Cannon and Kanye West. 2. Vanessa Bayer does her Candace character on Millionaire Matchmaker, she does Laura Parsons the child star, and she does the senior cruise ship woman on Weekend Update. 3. Nasim Pedrad reprised her Japanese translator. 4. Taran Killam does Chris Pine in Unstoppable. 5. Paul Brittain does two supporting roles.
November 20, 2010 (Anne Hathaway) 1. Vanessa Bayer does Miley Cyrus and a small role. 2. Jay Pharoah does his Thanksgiving raps on Weekend Update. 3. Taran Killam does Tin Man and two small roles. 4. Nasim Pedrad does four small roles. 5. Paul Brittain does two supporting roles.
December 4, 2010 (Robert DeNiro) 1. Nasim Pedrad does Kim Kardashian on Weekend Update, Keith's mom Denise on Little Fockers, and four small roles. See the Kim Kardashian video above. 2. Vanessa Bayer does Kourtney Kardashian on Weekend Update, an unimpressive Hilary Clinton (it's hard to beat Amy Poehler), and two small roles. 3. Jay Pharoah does a non-speaking impression of Charles Latibeaudiere and one small role. 4. Taran Killam gets shot in a deer costume and does three other small roles. 5. Paul Brittain does five supporting roles.
December 11, 2010 (Paul Rudd) 1. Jay Pharoah does only the Principal Daniel Frey character (see that video above). His first original character to lead a skit, and the audience loves it! 2. Vanessa Bayer does the girlfriend Amanda in The Vogelchecks, Carolyn on What's That Name, and three small roles. 3. Nasim Pedrad does four small roles. 4. Paul Brittain does four supporting roles. 5. Taran Killam plays a funny gay man supporting in one role.
December 18, 2010 (Jeff Bridges) 1. Vanessa Bayer nails the Miley Cyrus show an amazing third time this season (three times in the first half of her first season on SNL?), supports Fred's Obama with her Hilary Clinton, supports Nasim's Kim Kardashian with her Kourtney Kardashian, and she helps open the Old West gift wrap sketch. 2. Nasim Pedrad brings us her most popular impression yet again, Kim Kardashian. She also gives us Lil Blaster again and another supporting role (Zuzu in Wonderful Life). 3. Taran Killam plays Brad Pitt on Weekend Update. I think the audience mostly gave courtesy laughs here. Taran also supports in two small roles. 4. Jay Pharoah does only MC George Castanza on Crunkmas Karnival. 5. Paul Brittain does three supporting roles.
Nasim might slip behind Jay in the overall ranking pretty soon here. In the last four weeks, her most memorable contribution was bringing back her Kim Kardashian impression twice that she did last year. Meanwhile, Jay gave us Denzel, raps, Kanye, and his principal Daniel Frey. Even Vanessa has shown more effort with Miley Cyrus, her hopeless online dater Candace, her child star Laura, Kourtney Kardashian, and Hilary Clinton. The only thing that's keeping Nasim higher is another year's worth of characters and impressions. So that will keep her higher than Vanessa on the overall list, but Jay's catching up!
Here are the lyrics originally written by Adam Rap. Refinement pass by us. Leave a comment if you have any more refinements! Thanks to Anony for submitting the two new corrections we made(see the comments).
[Exterior: Opens to Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akon standing on a platform with New York City in the background]
(singing)
Andy Samberg: Sometimes, something beautiful happens in this world...
Akon: Akon!
Andy Samberg: And you don't know how to express yourself, so...
Akon: And Lonely Island!
Andy Samberg: You just gotta sing.
Akon: I just had sex and it felt so good. A woman let me put my pen*s inside of her. I just had sex and I'll never go back to the not-having-sex ways of the past.
Andy Samberg: Have you ever had sex? I have; it felt great. It felt so good when I did it with my pen*s. A girl let me do it. It literally just happened.
[Shows Blake Lively covering up after sex with Andy Samberg]
Andy Samberg: Having sex can make a nice man of the meanest.
[Cuts to "before" and "after" sex pictures of John McEnroe]
Jorma Taccone: Guess where I just came from. I had sex. If I had to describe the feeling, it was the best!
[Jorma gives a thumbs up as Jessica Alba gives a thumbs down]
Jorma Taccone: When I had the sex, man my pen*s felt great, and I called my parents right after I was done.
[Shows Jorma hugging his parents]
[Samberg comes out of a restroom]
Andy Samberg: Oh hey, didn't see you there. Guess what I just did. Had sex... undressed, saw her bo*bies and the rest.
[Samberg does hand motions of squeezing bo*bies while Blake gives him a look of disgust and disbelief]
Jorma Taccone: Was sure... nice of her... to let you do that thing.
Andy Samberg: Nice of any girl ever.
Jorma Taccone: Now sing.
Akon: I just had sex, and it felt so good. A woman let me put my pen*s inside of her. I wanna tell the world...
Andy Samberg: To be honest, I'm surprised... she even wanted me... to do it.
Jorma Taccone: Doesn't really make sense, but man, screw it. I'm not really one to argue with a good thing.
Andy Samberg: She could be my wife.
Jorma Taccone: That good?
Andy Samberg: The best thirty seconds of my life.
Jorma Taccone: I'm so humbled by a girl's ability to let me do her.
Andy Samberg: 'Cause honestly I'd have sex with a pile of manure.
[Shows Andy Samberg in bed with a pile of manure]
Andy Samberg: With that in mind... a soft, nice smellin' girls better.
Jorma Taccone: Plus she let me wear my chain and my turtleneck sweater.
[Jessica Alba is weirded out by Jorma in his chain and blue turtleneck sweater.]
Akon: So this one's dedicated... to them girls... that let us flop around on top of them. If you're near or far, whether short or tall, we wanna thank you all... for lettin' us f*** you.
Jorma Taccone: She kept looking at her watch.
Akon: Doesn't matter; had sex.
Andy Samberg: But I cried the whole time.
Akon: Doesn't matter; had sex.
Jorma Taccone: I think she might have been a racist.
Akon: Doesn't matter, you had sex.
Andy Samberg: She put a bag on my head.
Akon: Still counts! I just had sex...
[Shows Andy with two sparkler fireworks, celebrating while Blake has her head in her hand in the background, ashamed by Andy's behavior]
Akon: and my dreams came true.
[Shows Akiva, in tophat, putting gold medals around Jorma's and Andy's necks, and they're standing under a big banner that says "SEX OLYMPICS"]
Akon: If you had sex in the last thirty minutes then you're qualified to sing with me.
People from all over the world: I just had sex...
Andy Samberg: Everybody sing!
Everyone: and it felt so good.
Akon: So good!
Everyone: A woman let me put my pen*s inside of her.
Jorma Taccone: I want to tell the world!
Everyone: I just had sex... and I'll never go back... to the not-having-sex ways of the past.
[Fireworks, including fireworks coming out of the crotches of Jorma, Akon, and Andy]
SNL Kicks Off the New Year with Jim Carrey and The Black Keys
New York, NY - "Saturday Night Live" celebrates the new year starting January 8 with actor Jim Carrey and musical guest The Black Keys.
Jim Carrey will take his second turn at hosting on January 8. The two-time Golden Globe winner is receiving critical acclaim for his starring role in the recently released film "I Love You Phillip Morris," which was nominated in the category of "Best Comedy" for the 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Carrey's past credits include "Liar Liar," "The Truman Show," "Man On The Moon," and "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind."
The Black Keys will perform as musical guest for their first SNL appearance. The duo recently received six Grammy nominations and their first single, "Tighten Up," remains number one at Modern Rock radio after eight continuous weeks. Additionally, iTunes named their album "Brothers" the number one album of the year while it debuted at number three on Billboard's Top 200 chart and number two on the Current Albums chart.
"Saturday Night Live" is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.
The images above are all from Jim Carrey's first appearance on SNL (Episode 943 | Season 21 | 05/18/1996)
Funny that they listed those Jim Carrey films. I would say "Jim Carrey first got his start appearing on In Living Color, a TV show that was started by the Wayans brothers when Damon Wayans got fired from SNL when he disobeyed Lorne Michaels (and played a supporting cop character as gay instead of straight as a supporting character should have been). Jim Carrey went on to star in hit films like A Christmas Carol (2009), Yes Man (2008), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Bruce Almighty (2003), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Truman Show (1998), Liar Liar (1997), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)."
The dude had three hit films (grossing over $100 million each) in 1994, and then another two in 1995. Of the list they included, I can see they picked one blockbuster and all of his critically acclaimed dramas. But Bruce Almighty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Mask, A Christmas Carol, and Batman Forever were all more successful than Liar Liar.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to Andy and Jim Carrey being in a skit together, since they have both been described as having "rubber face"s.
A backstage exclusive of Jeff shaving his beard off in preparation for his hosting gig at SNL!
As I mentioned earlier, a Tron skit would be sweet, and I'd love to see Andy do something with Eminem. It would even be cool to combine all that... some silly Andy and Eminem rap taking place inside the world of Tron! That would be cool! What do you think?
Justin Timberlake would jump at the chance to join the cast of hit U.S. comedy show Saturday Night Live - if only he could find time in his busy schedule.
The pop star-turned-actor has become good pals with series regular Andy Samberg after hosting and starring in numerous sketches on the program.
And he admits he would love to put his music and movie careers to one side so he could join the comedy crew for a full season of the show, which is filmed in New York.
Timberlake tells USA Weekend, "I could totally see living here (in New York) for a season and doing (it)."
My prediction: No. I think he's just talking here. It would be quite a sacrifice for him to do that. But if he did, I'm sure Andy would stay on for another season!
Also, the good of this might just be that he'll be up for hosting again or for doing another digital short with Andy (because he's obviously thinking about it). Afterall, he's been fairly successful. He's won two Emmy's (for Junk in a Box and for hosting the Mother Lover episode), and he was nominated another time for Mother Lover.
Jeff Bridges hosts an all-new SNL with musical guest Eminem and Lil Wayne.
I love the animation gags!
So they've got to have at least one Tron skit, and it would be awesome if Andy did a music video with Eminem and Little Wayne! Judging from how Eminem did some lame shtick for MTV awards shows, I think he'd be willing to do something funny with Andy.
David Beckham is taking another shot at comedy - after being offered a guest slot on Saturday Night Live.
Producers usually reserve places on the leading US sketch show for established comics. But they approached the LA Galaxy star after seeing his hilarious stint on the Ellen DeGeneres Show last week.
It is a huge coup for Becks, 35, as he follows in the footsteps of celebs including Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks and Madonna.
He has agreed provisionally to film an episode early next year. A source said: "People often underestimate David's wry sense of humour and faultless natural timing.
"But he's actually very funny and has no problem poking fun at himself. It's a huge deal for David and will make him an even bigger star Stateside than he already is. His dream now is to record a cameo in Only Fools And Horses - it's his ultimate comedic fantasy."
Becks received rave reviews for his Ellen DeGeneres appearance.
Anne Hathaway on 'SNL': Actress mocks newly-engaged Kate Middleton in Royal Family sketch
Anne Hathaway isn't a real-life princess, but she's fast becoming Hollywood royalty.
The star of the upcoming "Love and Other Drugs" hosted "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend in an episode that is being praised by critics.
In one skit, the "Princess Diaries" actress reprised her role as royalty, playing a convincing Kate Middleton as she joins Prince William (Andy Samberg) to announce the couple's engagement to Queen Elizabeth II (Fred Armisen) and Prince Phillip (Bill Hader).
While the prince's blue-blood grandparents appeared genteel and well-mannered at the outset, their behavior took a hilarious turn for the worse when William left the room.
The Queen adapted a crude cockney accent as she told the soft-spoken Middleton, "Shut up! Shut your mouth!"
...
The royal couple proceeded to give Middleton a crass introduction to the palace rules, including a shout-out to one of Hathaway's most beloved films.
"We're not talking about salad forks, love," said Prince Phillip. "This is not the 'Princess Diaries.'"
"That movie's crap, isn't it?" added the Queen.
"I think it has its moments," a flustered Middleton replied.
The crude version of the royal pair also gave Middleton some honest advice about proper decorum in the bedroom.
"When you're out there waving to a parade, you be Princess Di, you be Princess Grace ... but in the bedroom, think Fergie!"
Hathaway, who appeared in a knee-length blue wrap dress similar to Middleton's now-famous Issa engagement frock, also moonlighted as actress Katie Holmes and the Wizard of Oz's Dorothy in other skits that evening.
The actress' hotly-anticipated film, "Love and Other Drugs," hits theaters Wednesday.
Scarlett Johansson, drinking vodka sodas with Andy Samberg and Lorne Michaels during Saturday Night Live's afterparty at Primehouse in N.Y.C. Also there: Jon Hamm, who worked the entire room. By 4 a.m., Johansson was rallying revelers and trying to get everyone to sing karaoke after the bash.
Jay is definitely the next Will Ferrell or Eddie Murphy. He is blowing the audience away with his impressions (Kanye, Nick Cannon was also genius, Denzel Washington was done twice in different ways, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith on Weekend Update in his first episode, and most recently impressions of three rappers in his Thanksgiving Song). Jay needs to continue to strike every other episode like he is, but he also needs to try out a character or two in between his impresions (Will Ferrell had his George Bush and Alex Trebek, but it was his characters that made him famous). Jay also did Chris Tucker on SNL once, but I missed that, and he's obviously poised to take over Obama from Fred, since he does a great Obama impression (next season is my guess).
This will be Robert's third time hosting. The first two were...
12.07.2002 12.18.2004
Plus he has three earlier guest appearances:
10.10.1992 (Joe Pesci was hosting) 04.12.1997 10.21.2000
But my favorite appearance he made was in 1997, when he and Pesci crashed Jim Breuer's Joe Pesci Show (Colin Quinn was playing Deniro), and the real Pesci and broke their legs with a bat. Classic!
Here's the video again of Andy doing his impression:
First review...
Mark Zuckerberg must have friends at NBC.
The billionaire founder of Facebook showed up on "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update as a character played by Andy Samberg, an appearance that cemented the real Zuckerberg's new status as a pop-culture phenom.
Anchor Seth Meyers asked the Zuckerberg character whether he'd gone to see "The Social Network," the controversial film about his company's founding written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher.
"What? Don't be ridiculous, I'm 26, I stole it online."
Meyers asked Zuckerberg if he created Facebook just to meet girls?
"Gee, let me think...Of course I did! Why does anyone do anything?"
Is it true that Zuckerberg only had friend in college?
"I had three friends because parents count."
So it's not true that Zuckerberg was a loser who created Facebook to have a social life?
"I invented Facebook, Seth. I didn't invent getting successful to meet girls. ... Please, you don't think that Aaron Sorkin doesn't mention the 'West Wing' on dates?"
The Zuckerberg character also copped to donating $100 million to help Newark public schools to counteract the publicity from the opening of "The Social Network." And he complained about the casting of the movie, in which Justin Timberlake plays founding president Sean Parker and Jesse Eisenberg plays Zuckerberg.
"That's like saying, 'Hey we're making a movie about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Steve, you are going to be played by Brad Pitt, and Bill, you are going to be played by a cardboard box with glasses glued to it.'"
The Zuckerberg character did admit one regret: Poking.
"Poking is creepy and lame. Getting an e-mail that your dad poked you is an enormous bummer," he said. "For that I apologize."
The real-life Zuckerberg shared the video on Facebook. The movie that portrays him in a negative light seems to be having a very positive effect on his public image. The low-key 26-year-old who created the world's most popular social networking service had largely avoided the spotlight until the release of "The Social Network" made that impossible. With an appearance on "The Simpsons" and now [an impression on] "Saturday Night Live," Zuckerberg may get the last laugh.
Justin Timberlake had this to say in his "Social Network" media visits...
On the song "[Junk] in a Box" from Saturday Night Live
"The weird thing about the digital shorts that I've done with Andy [Samberg] and the Lonely Island guys is that we wrote this song in a delirium of no sleep on a Wednesday or Thursday of the week. We recorded it that night, and we were laughing so hysterically — and probably through the delirium of trying to write something so funny, this came out of it. We knew it would be funny on some level, because we were laughing with each other on the Friday we filmed the video. And then on Saturday they edited it, and Saturday night it was put out on television. ... We weren't parodying anyone in particular. I think the style in which we were doing the song was early-'90s R&B, so when we had that as a basis, we said, 'How ridiculous can we make this?' Because then at that point, it's just about making it as funny as possible."
