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SNL Mocks The Hell Out Of Fox News

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Saturday Night Live loves a good Fox News satire, and what better time than the present to have a go at “the most trusted name in news”? Though some may claim the comedy bit to be a bit “on the nose” for those who pay close attention, there is joy in watching the alleged feud between NBC and Fox News, that now has cobwebs. Tonight? We see a Greta van Susteren, Karl Rove and Glenn Beck parody. Lest we forget the pundit chyroned as “Attractive Blonde Lady.” Zing!

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  • TeaPartyAmerican

    Rofl.. Funny stuff

  • nwjw

    Good to see NBC pushing more viewers to FOX….

  • johnny dollar

    Poor Greta. Fifteen years plus on cable news and people still spell her name wrong!

  • rmbltmbl

    They must be saving material on Glenn Beck.. I would have hoped to see something more funny on him thus far. It was funny overall.

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    This isn’t directed exclusively toward this individual site in particular, but 12:03 (Eastern) is 11:03 (Central), 10:03 (Mountain) and 9:03 (Pacific). When this post went online, the show hadn’t started in two time zones.

  • mcf1757

    SNL was so funny tonight, keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • same2u

    Colby,
    Do you really think the bold-faced liars at the Koldys Kiddie Korner are going to accept this stereotype presented by SNL about Fox News?

    P.S.
    Johnny Dollar, Tell the smooth jazz kid to let the air out of his Bill O’Reilly doll.

  • sarainitaly

    traditionally I love the SNL political stuff, they have had some brilliant skits in the past. This one was a little weak. Not because it pokes fun at FOX, I just didn’t think it was that funny. The funniest line was Will from Will and Grace, but not Jack. And the Attractive Blonde Lady was kind of funny, but overall, I think the skits/jokes were lacking. They could have been so much better. Oh, cutting off Gibbs was funny at the end.

    I don’t think they can ever top the *Bush* playing with yarn like a kitten skit. Or *lockbox*.

  • bamman

    @sarah: Agreed. The Beck segment wasn’t as funny as the previous one.

  • ChrisNH

    I think it’s great that NBC mocks Fox; it proves that Fox is ‘on their brain.’ Clearly the whole NBC franchise has morphed into a laughable caricature that Fox can mock at will and many times each day. I can live with an occasional broadside from the NBC combatants heading the other way. The effect is marginal given the comparable ammo that Fox has at their disposal.

  • bamman

    Off-topic: Where does one update their profile and upload an avatar image?

  • Ted

    I am able to view the Fox video but not the SNL video…is it up yet?

  • sarainitaly

    Ted, what browser do you use? I can’t view in Google Chrome, but IE 8 it works.

  • sarainitaly

    bamman says:
    February 7, 2010 at 8:49 am

    bamman – i can’t remember how i did it. i think it was when i originally signed up. :OS I wll keep looking and update if I figure it out.

  • sarainitaly

    By the way Colby, the phrase “most trusted name in news?” That would be CNN
    http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/

  • liberalontogeny

    bamman,

    bottom of page, click on newsletter to update

  • http://trickletown.vox.com/ Trickletown

    I have tons of criticisims of FNC, but that sketch bore no resemblance to Fox News. Obviously, Greta never anchors that type of reporting. It was simply a gratuitious way of showcasing Wig’s impersonation of her. Crooked mouth-HILARIOUS (not)! Really, really poor job, SNL. I look forward to a much better, scathing sketch of FNC after the writers actually watch and familiarize themselves with the programming.
    Later in the show, however, SNL did a truly funny parody of Rahm Emmanuel apologizing . Can we maybe get a clip of that posted here at Mediaite?

  • http://trickletown.vox.com/ Trickletown

    **I see the Emanuel video is already posted. Very good!**

  • wiseguy

    SNL should have Beck as a guest. Would be a hoot.

    I am not sure he would be alloowed to go though. He would be able to go toe to toe with anyone they through at him though,.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scotty-English/100000740912519 Scotty English

    Is snl still on the air?

  • writer

    We don’t get NBC where I live. It’s on the air. We just don’t get it.

  • http://soupsoup.tumblr.com Anthony De Rosa

    Beck should host, that would be a great night.

    This sketch was not funny, aside from Wigg’s GVS impersonation and “Attractive Blonde Lady.”

    Samburg’s Rahm sketch later in the show was hysterical.

  • Facebook User

    same2you, you are so right about the Koldys Kiddie Korner, I am sure Koldys is already getting it ready for his Fox Crap Week in Review. He will cherry pick every joke and call it a lie, Koldys has about the same sense of humor that Sara has which is none.
    As for the jazz loving freak, we better not forget about IM Right? man crush on Olbermann and Dollar obvious crush on Botox Banderas.

  • timzank

    “Facebook User says:
    February 7, 2010 at 2:26 pm
    same2you, you are so right about the Koldys Kiddie Korner, I am sure Koldys is already getting it ready for his Fox Crap Week in Review. He will cherry pick every joke and call it a lie, Koldys has about the same sense of humor that Sara has which is none.”

    Ya think he’ll do as good of a job “fact-checking” a comedy skit as CNN did? heh heh heh…

  • puck30

    Facebook User says:
    February 7, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    ” jazz loving freak, IM Right? man crush on Olbermann, Dollar obvious crush on Botox Banderas.”

    I do believe we have our first case of DDS! (Dollar Derangement Syndome) here at Mediaite.

  • http://twitter.com/CRZ CRZ

    This sketch, relatively speaking, wasn’t that funny.

    Now, the “What is Burn Notice?” sketch – THAT was funny. That’s how you virally market a sister network (USA)’s property!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    That’s parody? It’s exactly like the real Fox Not News Channel.

  • http://sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    what the heck is this koldy’s kiddie korner stuff he is always talking about? it is SOOO annoying, these fights that people are bringing here from other sites. No one knows what the hell they are talking about and they just railroad threads with insane ramblings….

    I happen to have a great sense of humor. trust me, I know funny, and this wasn’t that funny.

  • Facebook User

    Well Phuck 30 it sure seems to me that you have your head implanted up Koldys ass so I will just take your comeback as typical Conservative Bs.
    Sara, you post at Johnny Dollars Dungpile the other day, he is the one that has to lie about Fox News to save face.
    I watched the SNL skit again and it was funny, and true. If Hugo Chavez ran for president as a Conservative they would support him, Fox News is a joke and they now it.

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