FlipBoardI’m often critical of “Saturday Night Live’s” writing, and this video that reveals the show’s writing process isn’t exactly improving my opinion of it. In it, Bobby Moynihan tells us about “writing night” at “SNL,” and boy oh boy does it operate like a finely tuned Swiss watch:
It is currently 11:13 p.m. Sometimes you’ll have an idea for a sketch and you’ll grab a writer and write that idea. Or you’ll just at three o’clock in the morning walk in, say something stupid, and end up writing that. That’s usually what gets in.
We also learn that the writers throw pencils into the ceiling when they can’t think of ideas. It’s like a little hanging graveyard of creativity, with every pencil marking a Gilly sketch that farted its way into existence.
And no mention of cocaine.
(when clearly something more mind expansionary is what’s required)
My theory for the poor writing has actually been a lack of cocaine in recent years. Or too much? They have to find that perfect amount is what I’m saying.
Hollow Man jokes. Shit’s hilarious.
Bobby Moynihan : Saturday Night Live :: Milton Waddams : Initech
I’m not going to watch this, but I will say that a funny person would not wear that hat.
Sarry
Bobby Moynihan’s best character on SNL is undoubtedly “Ass Dan.” Chiefly because he dies in every sketch.
They are boring people if the stuff that has come on the show in recent years is the product of 3 am thinking.
For the record, I could listen to Will Forte say “nnnnGIILLLLY?” all fucking day. Not even joking.
@ProfessorMean I love Ass Dan and Slappy Pappy… both involve as little Bobby as possible though so that’s probably why