Obama Waxing Nostalgic!

For those of you who stopped watching SNL after the election... Here's a reminder of why the show still merits a spot on your TiVo!

Lorne Michaels Is Ebenezer Scrooge!

I must say - it's kinda frustrating to have a holiday video festival when one website controls all of the Saturday Night Live content, and then fails to post most of the good stuff! Hulu.com is the exclusive SNL content provider... Just try looking for SNL clips on youtube, and you will see a bunch of videos that have been removed as a copyright violation. I guess Lorne Michaels is still making a lot of money on DVD's, because most of the really good Christmas content is not available online... I thought I had found one of my one of my all-time favorites - "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas", but it turned out to be "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Easter" - a pastel pale pretender!

So screw SNL... Enjoy this short piece of fluff instead! Ho Ho Ho!

Welcome Back, "Hillary"

Millions of Americans gave up on "Saturday Night Live" after the election, so in case you missed it, new mama Amy Poehler came back this weekend and brough new Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with her... Enjoy!

SNL - The Next Four Years!

We're done with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin - at least for now... But after seeing its ratings go through the roof before the election, the producers of Saturday Night Live are going to keep politics front and center on the show. Enjoy this clip of Andy Samberg as Barack Obama's new Chief of Staff - something you DIDN'T see on SNL this week!

One Day More!

OK - Now I swear this is the last time I shall post about the election before the election. My friend, Joanie, who knows I have a weakness for broadway musicals in general and Les Miserables in particular, has forwarded me the following via WMAL's Engineer emeritus Burt Cohen.



And he may have his ass handed to him on Tuesday, but as I have mentioned previously, John McCain is a good sport, and has a great sense of humor. If you didn't see him on SNL this week, check this out:

Now, get out there, and vote, everybody!

Monday Morning Two-fer

It's 6 am... The Missus has been up all night preparing kindergarten lessons, and needs to get on the computer to check her e-mail, so I must make this quick. Therefore, I will!

1. The election has officially reached the "nails on the chalkboard" point for me. I can't hear or see an election ad for either candidate without shuddering. Please let the next 8 days pass quickly! However - I do still enjoy SNL sketches making fun of the candidates - Here's the best one from this weekend:


2. If I'm pissed off that there was no NFL game last night because it took the week off to make way for the World Series, does that mean I'm not a baseball fan? I guess so.

Thank God, then, for "Mad Men"! I watched the season two finale instead of the Phillies/Rays game... It's just too bad we have to wait until next July for season three! Guess it's time to start pining for "LOST" to return!

Happy Monday!

God Bless Saturday Night Live!

SNL may have its down years, but somehow, in every election year, it manages to become an essential part of the process... Its sendup of the Vice Presidential debate had me reaching for the Kleenex.


And finally, a special treat for Disney fans like me. And what makes this even better is that Anne Hathaway (Mary Poppins) made her Hollywood debut playing alongside Julie Andrews in "The Princess Diaries".


God Bless SNL!