With Great Satire Comes Great Publicity: SNL and the “Spider-Man” Musical
If mockery is its own form of currency, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” should be rolling in it by now. “Saturday Night Live” has now joined the chorus of comedy programs poking fun at this beleaguered Broadway musical, with a “Weekend Update” skit from Saturday’s broadcast in which Andy Samberg plays the latest in a long, “Spinal Tap”-esque line of actors who have encountered some physical challenges when trying to portray the titular wall-crawler.
You have got to see this guy recreate an SNL skit about a surprise party! He is sooo on it. He’s really good. And OMG! I laughed so hard watching him do it! So funny!!
JLO’s “Breathtaking” Performance - Saturday Night Live
Let’s analyze shall we…
Failure to hit the notes correctly. Check!
Failure to stay in tune. Check!
Failure to stay on beat. Check!
Failure to keep the rhythm. Check!
I mean what would possess you to sing this song? What happened here?! Was this an attempt at singing a ballad? I dunno… I’m lost for words here.
Fire your vocal coach honey and get back to dancing or somethin’ cuz the world did not need to hear that regurgitation you called “performance.” Mmmmkay!
Besides, there’s no need for that when you got all them bucks grrrrl. Get it together! Shoulda just sang “Waiting For Tonight” and worn your Louboutins. Am just sayin’…
Telemundo Winter Olympics - SNL Skit with host Jennifer Lopez
On the other hand, this I found to be the weakest link. I mean it had all the potential to be hilarious. But it just wasn’t funny. Well I did laugh a little when they were reacting to the ski jump. (Hahaha! Who doesn’t lose it when they jump off that thing?!) It’s just I just found the writing to be, I dunno, a bit bland. It’s JLO for crying out loud. The possibilities for comedy are endless. And you come out with this. Ugh!
Fanning the fury, I’ve read that some Latino peeps found this skit to be offensive citing it as “a portrayal of the Latin community as ignorant fools who do not know what snow is.” Hahaha! (Oops sorry!) Even better: “Latin people don’t all have a funny accent and we all don’t yell when we speak!” Well, my neighbors certainly do. They yell ALL the time. In fact, they’re yelling right now. Lol! Have I told you I’m Latin?! Whatevers!
The fact of the matter is, offensive or not, it’s just wasn’t that funny. Now I’ll tell you what WAS funny. JLO trying to sing. That was freaking hilarious. Did you see that?! (Cringing!)
Besos y Lagrimas - SNL Skit with host Jennifer Lopez
Ok, so I can’t begin to tell you how much this resembles watching a Spanish telenovela. Lord! They just drag on, the acting is so over-the top and the drama flows over in handfuls. I laughed so much watching this. Having watched countless of them as a kid, I just ate it up like some fried ass cuchifritos. Mmmkay!
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