So, anyone else really looking forward to SNL tonight?

[TDale313]

[badhair77]

1. You betcha!

Can't wait. Hope there are some interesting surprise guests.

[Norbert9]

2. Please tell me Rosie O'Bannon will be there

[yeoman6987]

14. SNL wouldn't hire her. Story was out yesterday

They find someone that's for sure.

[zentrum]

29. She'd be so

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....much better than anyone else to do the real job---because she is so deeply irritating to him. It's a perfect comeback to the names he called her months ago.

Wish Lorne had seen the light.

[Initech]

36. Oh god I would love to see Rosie own Trump on SNL

It would make his head explode!

[zentrum]

63. And own Bannon too!

[Amaryllis]

30. Did they say why SNL wouldnt hire her?

[yeoman6987]

39. I briefly saw the headline and didn't go and read it

[yuiyoshida]

43. omg, what were they afraid of? Trumps agents storming the castle?

She said she would be willing to do it, but they passed her up, what are they NUTS?? That's like the biggest disappointment, who else could drive Trump into Emotional orbit if not Rosie? They seriously fucked up.. and now who ever they pick, will never be as good.

[Hortensis]

67. Probably not. :)

It's a TV show, after all. It's creators have their own ideas. Who knows? Maybe they feel Alec Baldwin is all the big-identity persona it can hold.

Or maybe they feel casting an overtly politically hostile Trump opponent would drastically change the character and credibility of the show, which does try to lampoon both sides? I'm pretty sure it's not Trump they worry about but how to navigate in such choppy political seas.

[Amaryllis]

52. Link:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rosie-odonnell-twitter-avatar-steve-bannon-makeover/story?id=45389832

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/rosie-odonnell-steve-bannon-snl-saturday-night-live-1201984556/

[TrekLuver]

3. Hell yeah!

[democratisphere]

4. Can't wait.

[OldHippieChick]

5. I am doing my best to stay awake. It is rare that I am still upright

this late (10:00 p.m. my time) and I still have another 1.5 hours before lift off. This is hard, but I hate trying to watch parts tomorrow. It better be good since I'm losing sleep. Like anyone cares about my sleep, but still ... LOL!

[QED]

26. I'm right there with you.

Bedtime is usually 8:30 because I'm up at 4. Even on weekends I'm toast by 9.

[GP6971]

6. The DVR is all set

in case we don't stay up that late.

[bravenak]

7. Oh, me, for sure

Waiting....

[mnhtnbb]

8. Hoping to stay awake. MIght have to set the alarm and take a nap...

I'm becoming such an old fart...

[Turn CO Blue]

9. Yes, indeed. ha ha. n/t

[chillfactor]

10. the SNL crew has so much material to draw from....

would not be surprised if the "handshake" was part of tonight's entertainment. Do wish Rosie would show up.

[2naSalit]

11. I am waiting for the videos to show up here since it's not on teevee here.

[CTyankee]

19. Me, too. I'm eager to see what their dissection will be this time!

[TrekLuver]

12. An episode from 1991 is on now w/ Alec hosting.

[Blue_true]

13. I am. Keep checking the clock on my phone. nt

[PsychoBabble]

15. All coffeed up, my wife ...

... is, too. Been waiting all day for SNL

[Historic NY]

16. all set

[PSPS]

17. It's probably just me but I don't think any of this is a laughing matter.

Before the "election," it was hilarious. Now, though, it's about as "funny" and "amusing" as giving a toddler a loaded gun. What next? Making "funny sketches" about mothers being taken away from their crying children? Now, there's a real knee slapper!!11! Perhaps some synagogue/mosque arson jokes!!

[Tanuki]

18. I see it as an important form of resistance. Throughout history,

jesters have had a unique capacity to speak truth to power. It also undermines Trump and gets under his skin in a way that reasonable debate does not.

[spiderpig]

20. I agree, Tanuki. Nothing bugs DT more than being ridiculed.

Remember the White House Correspondents Dinner (hope I've got that right) where DT sat stone-faced while Obama good-naturedly roasted him?

They say that generated DT's relentless bizarre attacks on Obama.

Remember the line from Jack Woltz, the movie producer in The Godfather?

"She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous. And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous."

DT will simply shut out and deny any criticism. But he cannot stand being mocked.

[TDale313]

22. Yes, exactly.

In some ways, there's no better way of getting under a Dictator's skin than humor.

[mopinko]

33. i agree. i think we went to hell in a hand basket when we kicked the jesters out.

not kidding.

[nolabear]

21. First rule of comedy: punch up.

You never make fun of someone who's truly downtrodden or in pain or has been hurt. You make fun of the powerful who need to be taken down a peg or two. They've been consistent with that. It's one of the most important parts of the gigantic human social contract since the days of the Court Jester and the Holy Fool. The inability to take it is one of the clearest indications of how socially sick this administration is.

SNL is providing a service by letting us know these people are not all powerful. They are mortal and can be stood up to.

That's my take.

[TDale313]

23. Have you ever seen Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator"?

Literally making fun of Hitler. And it's absolutely amazing. And very moving. It was done during the war, so many of the worst atrocities weren't completely known. I believe once the full extent of the horrors were known, he said he wouldn't have made it if he'd known. Others who lived through it (forgive me, I forget exact names) reassured him that it was exactly what was needed.

[JI7]

37. It's not really about the laughs as much as the Truth

it's too bad we have to defend on snl and other comedy shows to really just tell it like it is.

but that's why i look forward to it. yes, it is funny but i don't' think i would look forward to it as much if the truth was being told by the regular news media.

i watch it to look for them to expose the truth.

[GoCubsGo]

24. Yes!

[irisblue]

25. ok this is making me rethink the cost of cable.

BTW f that guy

[simguy225]

27. I haven't watched SNL for decades...

I have just recently started recording them (I don't get home from work until an hour after it starts)

[tavernier]

28. Cut out early from a good party

[No Vested Interest]

31. Just minutes away now. I'm looking at my watch! nt

[sellitman]

32. Yep

Watching.

Ready to laugh. Need to laugh!

[True Dough]

34. Feel like a kid before Christmas!

Been anticipating this all week.

[yuiyoshida]

38. after learning that Rosie O' won't be there, i won't watch it... no.

They blew a perfect opportunity.

[kwassa]

44. you can find it on youtube tomorrow

or on snl's own site.

I watch much of the late night comedy the next day.

[yuiyoshida]

46. no thanks, i just learned that Rosie O

won't be there, they blew it as far as I am concerned.

[BannonsLiver]

53. Eye roll

[yuiyoshida]

54. HAD she been,

Trump would have been tweeting for weeks, screaming insanely like a howler monkey! It would have been an explosion of emotion like nothing we had seen before...it would have been glorious!

[BannonsLiver]

59. If she was good in the role that would have happened

But I concur with Lorne Michaels in that Bannon is so esoteric in his beliefs, the alt right, 4Chan apocalyptic nutter stuff, he's better represented by a guy in a death costume.

It would be hard to write the part and cast someone in the role that could be funny. As much as I like Rosie and as much as she could be made to look like him, I have doubts as to whether or not she could pull it off.

Now imagine the alternative to your scenario if she bombed.

[yuiyoshida]

62. perhaps the death costume is better...

maybe Rosie could be suited for another part, the fact that TRUMP HATES her with so much venom would be worth it if she gave him "hissy fits"

[mobeau69]

40. Skeletor Barbie's Fatal Attraction skit was great.

Spicer on extreme vetting was a classic also!

drumpf and his gang aren't gonna be happy!

[kwassa]

42. very good skit.

[mobeau69]

50. Cracked me up when she fell out of Jake's apartment window!

[mountain grammy]

41. Had a pizza party with some friends tonight.

We all wanted to make sure we were home in time to watch. Past my bedtime, but not tonight.

[kwassa]

45. McCarthy does Sean Spicer again in the cold open: hilarious.

[KewlKat]

47. yeh, it's pretty funny

[orleans]

48. kellyanne and jake tapper

bizarro

[mtngirl47]

51. It was not funny and it went on too long.

[mobeau69]

57. I guess if everyone agreed there wouldn't be horse races.

IMO The Peoples Court was a riot also.

[eleny]

61. I don't think is was meant to be ha-ha funny but more a dark humor piece

I think it was meant to slaughter her image.

[simguy225]

68. Have you seen Fatal Attraction?

I think she channeled Glenn Close's character perfectly.

[True Dough]

56. It was a combination of

funny and disturbing!

[mobeau69]

58. Sort of like this non-administration.

[smirkymonkey]

49. Melissa McCarthy knocks it out of the park again!

Spicy never looked so pathetic.

[True Dough]

55. Looks like there won't be Rosie O'Donnell as Steve Bannon

[SeattleVet]

60. Just saw the Talky-Spice segment on YouTube...

so I got a little preview. The full show won't be on here on the left coast for almost 2 hours...

but I just filled the water pipe with some fun stuff (Northern Lights, a little over 17% THC) and all ready to go about 10 minutes before it starts! I'll be ready for the rest of the show.

(Damn, I love living in Washington State!)

[Hekate]

64. "Kellyanne" was damn scary. I think they're pushing to see who blows--and maybe SNL should avoid

...small airplanes.

[pressbox69]

65. The fake president

can't be too displeased with Leslie Jones as him. She's obviously tougher than he is. I'm sure Milo Y was none too pleased with that sketch.

[TDale313]

66. "I want one day without a CNN banner that scares the hell out of me"

Pretty much sums it up.