Or at that point either.

It probably would have worked with Norm—both he and Walken rely heavily on deadpan delivery, so the fundamentals of the sketch woul remain basically the same—but it wouldn't have gone to the same level. Walken can be deadpan and energetic at the same time ("The cock of the walk, baby!") and pushes the sketch over…

"effect change." It's the exception that confuses the rule.

I have periods of SNL that I remember fondly overall, but I'll absolutely agree with you that the show is and always has been terrible at maintaining even a moderate level of comedy for an hour and a half.

Ted Knight is the redeeming factor for MTM. But you're absolutely right, pretty much anything not involving Ted on that show drags.

"has always been completely unwatchable, not remotely funny for an instant."
Unless you were around to catch them during their original runs, and have universal comedic tastes, you can't really claim either of those things. As a matter of fact, the first part of your statement is as objectively falsifiable as such a…

It could have been a favor for a friend, or maybe he's a fan of the show, or some other such case. Wouldn't be the first time a name actor has done something of the sort. Anyway, that I can't find confirmation anywhere leads me to assume it wasn't him, as I expect that by now it would be basically common knowledge…

1) I did look it up, even though I already knew what it meant, just to make sure
2) I already explained why the usage was incorrect, but you don't seem interested in reading anything but your own idiocy
You're wrong. I'm right. You're out of your league. You should probably stop posting, but I suspect you won't,…

Which is why it's still in-character, as Dinesh doesn't even think about thinking about those potential ramifications.

Action Jack made me feel just a smidge sorry for Gavin Belsen. 'Nuff said.

After all the complaints about Dinesh's character being the perpetual loser, it was nice to see things go his way for once, BUT in a way that doesn't betray the character's core inability to see more than five minutes ahead concerning anything at all.

It is relying on his behavior for humor, which in past seasons when Jian Yang only showed up long enough for the joke to land gave some weight to the criticism (which is why I don't think the comment to that effect in last week's review is out of place, while this one I think is). With Jian Yang's increased role so…

This seems as appropriate a place as any to ask this:
It didn't strike me during the episode last week, but during the previous episode intro this week, Carl from the PiperChat focus group looks an awful lot like Tim Roth. IMDB doesn't give a credit for Carl, and Googling variations on "Tim Roth Silicon Valley" and…

I don't think that showing Erlich's casual racism towards Jian Yang necessarily makes the show racist in that regard as well. Erlich's pretend Mandarin sets up the later scene with Ed Chen, where, as is often the case, Erlich's bullshit falls apart when it meets someone who actually knows what Erlich only pretends to…

It's probably the best video game movie to date. And it's not based on a video game title.

I hope you've already started him in archery lessons. Wouldn't want him to Edmure it all up.

Words don't have "natural" meanings, as the word "natural" is ordinarily used.

Have you considered that maybe it's not coincidental?

That Twitter profile looks like an example of this meme itself.

One of the most revolutionary discoveries I've made in the last year or two (and I think it was an article here, actually) is the Squatty Potty (or as I like to call it, the Stool Stool).