Getty ImagesIt was inevitable that something related to Super Bowl XLVII would find its way into last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. The folks at SNL opted to poke fun at the manner in which CBS vamped its way through the 34-minute stoppage in action.
The four-man desk of folks playing James Brown, Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, and Shannon Sharpe was dominated by Jay Pharoah’s impersonation of Sharpe.
At one point Pharoah is asked how players would deal with the prolonged power outage: “Well, this is only conjecture. But if I’m out there, and there’s been no power for 20 minutes, I start to think, ‘Who on this team are we gonna eat first?’ The obvious choice is the punter, because he’ll be easiest to catch. But then if you need a punter late in the game, you don’t have one because you ate him.”
James Brown, played by Kenan Thompson, later was handed a document. “Our research team has just handed me anagrams of some of the player’s names,” Thompson said. “The letters in Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith’s name can be rearranged to spell ‘Hermit Story.’ Vernon Davis can be ‘Vain Vendors.’ And Colin Kaepernick is ‘Cocaine Kelp Rink.’”
The funniest moment came when the futile effort to fill the void resulted in the guys at the desk making admissions and Pharoah blurting out, “Ray Lewis knows who killed those people because it was him!”
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how does SNL still stay on the air is my question.
My wife and daughter were at the live show last night because Justin bieber was host and musical guest. That was the only skit they didn’t like. Go figure.
Jay Pharoah did a lousy impersonation of Sharp, because because you could actually understand what Pharoah was saying.
They poked fun at Dan Marino too.
I felt like the whole show was hilarious last night. Bieber was pretty funny also definitely surprised me, could of done without him singing so much in some skits though. The super bowl skit ending was definitely the best part bringing up Dan Marino’s affair and the Ray Lewis bit.
They should have asked Steve Tasker o show his Super Bowl rings… Oh wait… My bad.
That was funny?
And today that guy is getting his resume together and starting his job hunt. Maybe he can get on a show that people actually watch?
If the funniest moment was making reference to a tired and played out Ray Lewis misconception, I’m glad I was actually out doing something last night rather than watching TV.
When Ray Lewis said that you aren’t qualified to ask about the murders, this is why
I don’t watch SNL, but I thought that skit was pretty funny. Nice plug too, well played! The guy who played James Brown was pretty good.
Wait people still watch?
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I thought ” the coach ” was particularly insightful last night.
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I was honestly having a sip of coffee when I read this story, and yes, when I got to the line “but then if you need a punter late in the game, you don’t have one because you ate him”, I did an honest-to-God “spit take” all over the wall beside the computer.
Damn you, PFT!
It’s funny cause it’s true
truth hurts huh ? Stop promoting a lame show that no one watches anymore just because you are under the same NBC corporate umbrella. You are better then that.
That was a terrible impression of Sharpe. I could almost understand every word he said and the guy was way too intelligent.
Last nights show was rather boring and not very funny at all. Bieber wasn’t funny in the least bit, and anyone who thinks he was funny has a couple of screws loose in their head. The show is, and has been for over a decade, in dire need of makeover. It’s just not all that funny anymore.
This show should’ve been put to rest a decade ago.