Paul Rudd’s monologue: Rudd joked about getting picked to host after the election, after the buzz and heat on the show has passed. I thought I heard Don Pardo call Andy Samberg "Andy Sandler" but definitely heard Pardo call Michaela Watkins "Watson." Oy. Perhaps a tribute to her, or some way to make sure she gets paid? Anyhow.
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Amy Poehler still gets listed in the opening credits (and also as part of Weekend Update later) even though she has left the show. Our cold open is brief for a change, with a message from Vice President-Elect Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis) in which he describes his "Biden Blunder Scale." Biden is the one politician we haven’t been talking about since Election Day, so he vows he’ll be as entertaining as Sarah Palin. But we like to read our recaps in the order of appearance, so rewind! The latter featured our first live looks, albeit briefly, at the newbies Elliott and Watkins.
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May 27, 2010: Liza Minnelli, 64, puts a ring on it (1:01) in Sex and the City 2.With all of the hoopla this week about Saturday Night Live adding two new cast members in Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins, and the comedic prowess of Paul Rudd hosting, who would figure that the most memorable parts of this episode featured surprise performances by Justin Timberlake? Timberlake’s vision of his Thanksgiving SNL that could have been turns out to be hilarious enough that you suspect Lorne Michaels is figuring out how to make that happen, and then there was the outrageously funny music video choreography scene with Timberlake, Bobby Moynihan and Andy Samberg backing Beyonce. Phil deems the performance “inappropriate.” Somehow, this is a promotion for Trident gum.Īpril 10, 2010: A group of 7-year-olds create controversy with their provocative version of the routine. The Lows June 3, 2009: Six months after Justin Timberlake did it on SNL, Joe Jonas posts an agonizing, four-minute parody on YouTube.ĭecember 23, 2009: Anthropomorphic all-girl CGI chipmunk trio the Chipettes perform the number (1:35) in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.Īpril 20, 2009: One-hundred dancers gather in London’s Piccadilly Circus for a “Single Ladies” flash mob. “I said, ‘You should do this,’ and she did it,” he says, waving his hand (2:23). March 29, 2010: “You’re not a single lady.” In five words, a father devastates his 3-year-old son.įebruary 19, 2010: “I actually created that dance,” Jay-Z tells the BBC’s Jonathan Ross. September 23, 2009: On Glee, William McKinley High School’s football team distracts their opponents with the “Single Ladies” choreography, then scores the game-winning touchdown. To prove it, he briefly flashes the hand-wave (go to 7:14).
January 18, 2009: Two days before his inauguration, Barack Obama tells Beyoncé that he’s done the routine for his family. The sketch co-stars Beyoncé, perplexed as to why three dudes have been cast as her backup dancers. The Highs November 15, 2008: Justin Timberlake dons a black leotard on SNL for the first-ever “Single Ladies” parody.
As millions adjust to this strange new world, Vulture looks back at the leading dance craze of the 21st century: the highs, the lows, the Liza Minnelli. After enduring nearly two years of nonstop tributes, parodies, lip dubs, and flash mobs, one understands why the singer might decide that, in the words of her husband, she’s off that. Beyoncé is reportedly retiring her hand-waving “Single Ladies” dance routine, effective immediately.