I was delighted to hear that Michael Phelps was slated to host Saturday Night live last night, so when I missed it I was devastated! I should have TIVOed the program! The only thing I can hope for is reruns. In the meantime, I scoured the Internet and checked up on what I might have missed and I feel worse each time I dig up another video!
The season premiere opened Saturday night with a "nonpartisan message" where Sara Palin and Hillary Clinton (played by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ) pleaded for an end to sexism in the presidential campaigns, and it seems Palin enjoys sudden popularity after Clinton's loss to Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.
"I didn't want a woman to be president, I wanted to be president," said Poehler, reprising her role of Hillary Clinton.
Many have said Fey bears a resemblance to Palin, a comparison mentioned in the sketch. A frustrated Clinton eventually broke down, complaining about how easy it was for Palin to get her nomination and her "Tina Fey glasses." I personnally had to keep looking, the resemblance is uncanny!
A few digs were made about Palin being less experienced than Clinton. As Poehler's Clinton bragged about her foreign policy experience, Fey's Alaskan governor exclaimed: "I can see Russia from my house!"
When Poehler said she disagreed with the Bush Doctrine, Fey's Palin acknowledged, "I don't know what that means".
Poehler wrapped up the sketch: "In conclusion, I invite the media to grow a pair. And if you can't, I will lend you mine."
At the end of the skit, as usual the two women yelled out, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps was the host. Phelps, who won eight gold medals at last month's Beijing Olympics, said in his opening monologue: "This seriously is like the ninth best moment of my life."
Phelps' mother, Debbie, got in on the joke from the audience, as did William Shatner, who made an irreverent cameo.
The star swimmer stumbled over a number of lines, but also performed in a reprise of a sketch another athletic "SNL" host, Peyton Manning, played last season. As he did a similarly football-themed sketch, cast member Will Forte played a swimming coach trying to rally a despondent swim team in a locker room.
As team captain "Michael Phillips," Phelps said: "I just don't think I'm cut out for this whole swimming thing."
Michael Phelps also promoted his 'diet video'. The warnings were hysterical! I believe they were something along the lines of if you follow this you will die!
The season premiere opened Saturday night with a "nonpartisan message" where Sara Palin and Hillary Clinton (played by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ) pleaded for an end to sexism in the presidential campaigns, and it seems Palin enjoys sudden popularity after Clinton's loss to Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.
"I didn't want a woman to be president, I wanted to be president," said Poehler, reprising her role of Hillary Clinton.
Many have said Fey bears a resemblance to Palin, a comparison mentioned in the sketch. A frustrated Clinton eventually broke down, complaining about how easy it was for Palin to get her nomination and her "Tina Fey glasses." I personnally had to keep looking, the resemblance is uncanny!
A few digs were made about Palin being less experienced than Clinton. As Poehler's Clinton bragged about her foreign policy experience, Fey's Alaskan governor exclaimed: "I can see Russia from my house!"
When Poehler said she disagreed with the Bush Doctrine, Fey's Palin acknowledged, "I don't know what that means".
Poehler wrapped up the sketch: "In conclusion, I invite the media to grow a pair. And if you can't, I will lend you mine."
At the end of the skit, as usual the two women yelled out, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps was the host. Phelps, who won eight gold medals at last month's Beijing Olympics, said in his opening monologue: "This seriously is like the ninth best moment of my life."
Phelps' mother, Debbie, got in on the joke from the audience, as did William Shatner, who made an irreverent cameo.
The star swimmer stumbled over a number of lines, but also performed in a reprise of a sketch another athletic "SNL" host, Peyton Manning, played last season. As he did a similarly football-themed sketch, cast member Will Forte played a swimming coach trying to rally a despondent swim team in a locker room.
As team captain "Michael Phillips," Phelps said: "I just don't think I'm cut out for this whole swimming thing."
Michael Phelps also promoted his 'diet video'. The warnings were hysterical! I believe they were something along the lines of if you follow this you will die!
Click here and catch the skits from that show, hysterical!
Like I said, I've got to catch the rerun or just keep watching snippets on the Internet!
Cheers!
Like I said, I've got to catch the rerun or just keep watching snippets on the Internet!
Cheers!
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