'Wasn't That Special' Season 27 Clips Package
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Here are some of the materials we discuss throughout the Season Twenty-Seven episode:
The Love-Ahs with Barbara and Dave
Breaking doesn’t always work, but in this case, it takes the sketch to a new level.
Kotex Classic
In her book, Tina Fey says this is one of the moments on the show for which she is most proud. It’s the type of sketch that men just wouldn’t understand.
America Undercover
Podcast co-host Scot thinks that SNL has always been unnecessarily mean to poor white trash, but Amy Poehler is great in these.
The Bloater Brothers in Customs
If you ask people their favorite SNL recurring characters, zero out of 100 people will list the Bloater Brothers. But they are actually really fun.
TV Funhouse: The Narrator that Ruined Christmas
Amazing how close they were able to match the animation with everyone’s Christmas favorites.
Dissing Your Dog
Ferrell is Ferrelling.
Festive Thanksgiving
Not only do we bring you the good sketches, we bring you some of the bad ones, too. In this season, it feels like one-third of the sketches end with a “he’s gay!” punchline, and this is the prime example of that.
Will’s Final Show
SNL had paid tribute to other cast members as they left the show, but none like Will Ferrell.
The Leather Man
Another really bad sketch, but included here as an example of how breaking can go wrong. At some point, if Fallon and Sanz can’t avoid laughing, you shouldn’t have them in sketches together anymore.
Of course, the big story of Season 27 is what happened just two weeks before the season premiere. The first show came right after the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11, and the show had to wrestle with how to be funny during such a traumatic time:
And even though the show did return, some critics weren’t pleased with the premiere, arguing SNL actually played it too safe in the wake of 9/11:
During this season, Chris Kattan’s movie Corky Romano debuted, and it was…not well reviewed. Kattan said the critical reception actually scared him into staying on SNL longer.
This season saw a few new cast members join the show, and the big get was stand-up comic Dean Edwards. Oh, and there was another new cast member named Amy Poehler, from the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Jimmy Fallon started getting some media love.
And, of course, Season 27 was Will Ferrell’s last season on the show.
