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Bernie Coming Up On SNL.... (Original Post) global1 Feb 2016 OP
i cant view it tonight retrowire Feb 2016 #1
i'm going to record it in case DesertFlower Feb 2016 #2
Since when could you say "prick" on Saturday Night Live?? Hissyspit Feb 2016 #3
Loved the monologue! mucifer Feb 2016 #4
They didn't mention him in the intro - is that normal? LiberalElite Feb 2016 #5
Larry David starting now Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #6
Stupid skit nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #7
I didn't like it MissDeeds Feb 2016 #8
I turned off the sound quick nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #9
Didn't like the skit with Bernie either MissDeeds Feb 2016 #10
It's not getting better. LiberalElite Feb 2016 #11
And then during the Weekend Update segment MissDeeds Feb 2016 #12
Those two LiberalElite Feb 2016 #13
If you're sleeping through this, I'm jealous nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #14
I thought it was great Mufaddal Feb 2016 #15
But the very fact that there are mixed reviews MissDeeds Feb 2016 #16
NO I am not looking for something to be offended about. Ok? LiberalElite Feb 2016 #17
I think it was brilliant. MrChuck Feb 2016 #18
One thing I noticed dragonlady Feb 2016 #19
Loved both skits. TDale313 Feb 2016 #20
 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
12. And then during the Weekend Update segment
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:30 AM
Feb 2016

they made several jokes about his appearance and style. Are they in Hillary's pocket too?

Mufaddal

(1,021 posts)
15. I thought it was great
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:36 AM
Feb 2016

It's almost as if some of my fellow Sandernistas are actively looking for things to be offended about. The Weekend Update segment? C'mon. They compared HRC's outfit to Kim Jong Un! They make fun of people. That's what they do. I thought the Curb Your Enthusiasm spoof was great, and Bernie did a surprisingly good job with his bit. Did you guys hear the applause when he came out? It was incredible.

 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
16. But the very fact that there are mixed reviews
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:42 AM
Feb 2016

among Bernie supporters is telling. I think everyone agreed the skit with Hillary as the bartender was clever, but the skits about or with Bernie were a bit off.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
17. NO I am not looking for something to be offended about. Ok?
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:47 AM
Feb 2016

I'm up way past my bedtime and cranky - HOWEVER I and apparently some others didn't like the first skit. You did. Doesn't mean we're just looking for something to not like.

MrChuck

(279 posts)
18. I think it was brilliant.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:52 AM
Feb 2016

Bern Your Enthusiasm was hysterically funny.
It was a straight plot from Curb with spot on characterizations.
The sketch on the ship was great too. Lots of laughs in the early part and a nice segue into Bernie's abbreviated stump speech.
Two interesting aspects, in my opinion, were making the distinction between socialism and democratic socialism and the fact that they were immigrants.
I would mention to those of you who feel burnt by the satire that our favorite candidate is liable to experience harsher criticism before it's all over.
Relax. Bernie has made his rite of passage on SNL. He's a superstar.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)
19. One thing I noticed
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 02:21 AM
Feb 2016

The young men from the 1975 band were shaking hands with Bernie during the closing minute.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
20. Loved both skits.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 02:25 AM
Feb 2016

If you're not a Curb fan I can see where that one might have felt off. I thought it was great.

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