Review of Last Night's Episode 4/14/12

I was not able to watch it live last night so I just watched it on Hulu this morning. I know it's not the same because not all the skits are included but better than nothing, right?


The monologue was a bit of a dud. Josh Brolin did a brief 'preview' of Men in Black III with Jay Pharaoh as Will Smith's character. His impression is so good but I can't help but feel bad for him because he that is all he is ever used for. Except for when he's playing a background character extra or something. Anyways, the monologue was nothing exciting.
The next skit (according to Hulu) was something new called, "The Californians". This is a parody of the California soap operas that are on TV. But in this, they play up the Californian sterotype, including the odd way of talking (accent and for some reason they kept talking about car directions and traffic). This ended up being pretty funny because Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader all struggle to get through their parts without completely breaking. Kristen barely ever breaks, but in this one she is on the verge of completely messing up. Click here for the video!
Digital Short- "Laser Cats 7"- INCLUDING STEVEN SPIELBERG! Craziness. They followed plot lines of E.T (which they called E.A.T, meaning "Extra-Awesome Terrestrial"), Jaws, Jurassic Park and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Normally I hate these ones because they are repetitive and not as funny as the usual ones, but this was okay.
Weekend Update: Seth recovered from last week's dull segment. This one was way better. AND it included Garth and Kat, the musical duo (Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig) that makes up their songs on the spot. If you've never seen it, you're missing out because it's pretty funny.
After that, there was a CNN sketch regarding the Trayvon Martin case. Somehow they were able to squeeze more celebrity impressions in there. Again, Jay Pharaoh was doing another impression. This time he was Kanye West. Not a fan of this one.
Another Digital Short for last night's episode. They must've been making up for last week. In this, they parody the Gotye music video for "Somebody That I Used to Know", that I discussed in one of my previous blog posts regarding the musical guest of this episode. I aforementioned that the video is very unique and could be what makes the song as well. Anyways, Andy and Taran recreate the music video while Gotye is trying to prepare for his performance. Hilarity ensues. You're going to want to see this if you've seen the original video. Click here to watch it!
Last Sketch:
I stand corrected! Jay Pharoah is an original character!! And he is breaking so pretty funny.
I hate that I couldn't watch it at the normal time because I think that the shock value of seeing it live makes a huge difference. Oh well, hopefully next time.