Saturday Night’s Alright for J**zing?
- December 10, 2008 10:27 AM |
- By Arts Online
Illustration by Jillian Tamaki
Why does Saturday Night Live inevitably end up airing its best sketches on the weekends that I choose to go out?
If the buzz I've heard is correct, the can’t-miss streak the show has been on for the lastfew months continued this past Saturday. Mere weeks after giving birth, Amy Poehler stopped by for a surprise visit to play newly-anointed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And, if that wasn’t enough, Saturday’s episode was hosted by one of my all-time favourite SNL guests, the wonderfully bent John Malkovich. (Does anyone else still burst into spontaneous fits of laughter thinking of his “Len Tukawilla, driftwood sculptor” SNL sketch from the late-'80s?)
To top it all off, the show then debuted this little number, featuring the troupe Lonely Island and another pretty hilarious appearance by Justin Timberlake, who’s fast becoming the go-to guy for 30-second cameos involving strange hairpieces and, er, male genitalia. I’m not sure this clip, a sequel of sorts to the notorious "Dick In a Box" sketch, quite measures up to the prowess of its impressive predecessor, but I'll let you to decide for yourselves:
--Lee Ferguson
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Comments (10)
Justin was not in that sketch. It was Andy Samberg and the guy that played his step brother in Hot Rod.
Justin Timberlake is in that sketch: look closer at the janitor.
Hysterical!
Actually Justin *WAS* in the video ... he was the janitor in the supermarket.
Yes, Justin was in the sketch...he was the employee of the grocery store, the guy mopping the floor with the bad hair and even worse mustache. The whole thing was freakin' hilarious! Great job SNL!
I found this skit to be one of the funniest I've ever seen on SNL. Not to say that the show hasn't been improving drastically lately, I've been renewed as a fan. Justin Timberlake should stay involved with the cast as he seems very comfortable doing comedy.
Yes, Justin Timberlake actually was in the video. If you look closely at the janitor, that's JT right there!
it's refreshing to see some good stuff on SNL cause for years it was just b-o-r-i-n-g! these young guys are great.
Ok!!! i'm sorry I didn't notice him. I'm a huge Andy Samburg fan and that's all I was focused on. I actually J***ed in my pants watching the sketch.
Well if anyone has seen "Flight of the Conchords" you would realize that a "Pet Shop Boys" sounding music video very similar to this has been done already. Not about Jizzing but the same Pet Shop boys sound and I would have to say funnier.
"Inner City Pressure"
Musically, it sounds kinda reminiscent of "Inner City Pressure" by Flight of the Conchords, especially the verses.