I’m pretty sure most of those celebs aren’t Trump supporters (at least I hope not - Dennis Quaid definitely isn’t), but why isn’t Trump just sticking to his crowd? You don’t have to work for Kid Rock or Kelsey Grammer so why bother courting new faces?
Leave it to the Boss to always know what to say. It's a cliche to say he embodies the real spirit of America, but he just never fails to have an all-encompassing awareness of what's going on, how we got here, and what we need to do, and he knows just how to say it. It's a rare skill that few people have, but somehow he just always knows. He really does have all the best words.
It's really hard to pick a favorite Talking Heads song (longtime answer was, naturally, "Once in a Lifetime," but lately I've really fallen in love with "And She Was"). This undoubtedly is up there with the best though.
HAIM were also just on Desus & Mero and it does my heart good to see that whether you're from the 818 or the Bronx, we can all agree green juice sucks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqSrLfQpi5c&t=217s&ab_channel=JordanaAra%C3%BAjoJordanaAra%C3%BAjo
I was today years old when I realized the Asa Taccone Danielle mentioned being friends with is, in fact, the brother of Jorma from The Lonely Island (and probably why Jorma randomly showed up in a Haim video). Holy shit! (Aaaand now I just saw the whole article so this is redundant but I've already written it. It's bizarre that I haven't watched Bash Brothers or Popstar when I love The Lonely Island so much. And that scene with Haim also had Andy's B99 costar Stephanie Beatriz. We love a crossover!).
Wish there was a mention of Morris Day and the Haim at some point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xtkGKeccLI&ab_channel=BodegaBoysBodegaBoys
Me too! Am I crazy? It's Tenacious D so that automatically divorces it from institutional pretension. Also, having Elizabeth Warren makes it cooler, not less. Mayor Pete, I dunno, but not her.
The only sketch I thought was a dud was the Africa tourism sketch, and even that was made enjoyable by Adele cracking up. The rest was all uniformly solid in a way that SNL can't always guarantee, and for SNL, averaging about a B+ overall is pretty impressive. And yes, the fortune teller sketch was great, although my favorite was probably Ass Angel Jeans, not just for how funny Adele and Maya Rudolph were, but also for that bizarro "Happy Fun Ball"/"Almost Pizza" energy as the side effects of the pants become more pronounced.
I wish I had time to go through the whole UHF thread but HELL YES what a wonderful movie. And as far as demands go, I feel like Weird Al must've been pretty OK with letting Mark freaking Knopfler recreate his own guitar part.
(Also how on Earth is "Sultans of Swing" a 4? I'd give both it and "Money for Nothing" a 9).
I’m pumped for the Strokes, but I’m doubly pumped to see John Mulaney back again! (Two hosting gigs this year already, I must be dreaming!). All I really hope is Andy comes back to do a sequel to “Boombox.”
She did a good job! She was clearly down for everything and wasn’t afraid to be goofy, and ultimately that’s the most important thing. I appreciate that SNL is making the most of Maya Rudolph while they have her.
Also, that Africa tourism sketch would’ve been borderline problematic if it weren’t for the fact that Adele’s glorious break distracted from its issues.
They were! People totally slept on them but Come On to Me was (and I don’t say this lightly) as catchy as his best Beatles songs, so I feel like this’ll be great.
Like, the best rappers can get away with talking about doing terrible things and still creating incredible music - maybe it's a persona, maybe it's with a tinge of regret, maybe something else. There's nothing you can really do to make unemployment fraud sound palatable.
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