#macgruber

[supercalifragipopculturevomit]

Happy 50th Birthday, SNL!

It wasn't until I went down the Bill Hader rabbit hole in 2019 that I realized how much Saturday Night Live shaped the comedy I grew up with, comedy today, and pop culture in general. It's been on for 50 years but the first time I remember hearing about it was in university, through the Lonely Island song "Jizz In My Pants".

I didn't know Wayne's World, Coneheads, and Superstar were movie spin-offs to popular sketches on the show; that it catapulted Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, and Bill Murray to fame; that it's provided us Late Night hosts, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers; or that I have it to thank for Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig who would go on to create and star in some of my favorite female comedies: Mean Girls, 30 Rock, and Bridesmaids.

I don't know how well those 90s spin-offs have aged (probably not well⁠—even Superstar I couldn't get behind with then), but I feel the need to give tribute to the institution that has paved the way for some of the most original and fascinating comedies in recent years: Bill's Barry; Will Forte's MacGruber and The Last Man on Earth; Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph's Forever; John Mulaney's stand-up specials; Bill, Fred, and Seth's Documentary Now!; Jason Sudeikis' Ted Lasso, and The Lonely Island's Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special — along with all the cool shit they're producing like Palm Springs and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.

📸 David LaChapelle for New York Magazine (2024)

p.s. so excited for the 50th anniversary show in February!

[mr-dead-inside]

MacGruber (2010)

[fuckyeahforte]

[blueeyeddarkknight]

Val and will Forte ❤️🥰 love those two goofballs!

Will talking about the time he and Val were roommates 😹

Val, Will Forte and Kristen Wiig perform at the One Kid One World Night of (At Least) 18 Laughs at Largo on April 28, 2013 in Los Angeles, California

Val and Will worked together on the snl movie MacGruber(2010).

Will co-narrated the audiobook version of Val's New York times bestseller memoir (I'm your huckleberry).. Highly recommend btw 👌

Bonus : the pillow incident 😂😂

[dudja]

Classic MacGruber #willforte #macgruber #comedy #movie #classic #snl #character

[standupcomedyhistorian]

Hey, everyone!

Since it's still New Zealand Comedy Month on my website (it's winding down quickly though!), I wanted to share with you all my latest Kiwi humor post: My favorite comedian cameos on Flight of the Conchords.

I've listed many well-known comics with memorable spots on the HBO show as well as a "where are they now" section about the series regulars.

I hope you enjoy the article, and please let me know if I have missed any meaningful cameos (Note: I only focused on stand-up comics, so Art Garfunkel and Daryl Hall did not apply. Sorry!).

I also have created a complete list page for all of my recent posts about Kiwi comedy.

Hope you have a spooky week before Halloween, and here's an appropriate poem for this time of year courtesy of Bo Burnham:

Mid-October

with leaves spilled like colored pencil shavings.

The streets dicing our town into neat, unfair portions.

And me...eatin' that pussy, baby

[raurquiz]

#happybirthday #kristenwiig #actress #BarbaraMinerva #wonderwoman84 #theskeletontwins #bridesmaids #themartian #ghostbusters #despicableme3 #zoolander2 #thesecretlifeofwaltermitty #thelastmanonearth #downsizing #howtotrainyourdragon #ABoyCalledChristmas #MacGruber

[priestfrommidnightmass]

nonstop bangers in my notes app

[heartbreakfeelsgoodinablog]

He’s the ultimate tool.

[regal-ls]

[adamhours]

Watching MacGruber before we turn in for the night

[fuckyeahforte]

[jeffcameron]

I just watched MacGruber (2010)

[zanephillips]

Ryan Phillippe in MacGruber (2010)

[chungkong-nl]

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Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who’s in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, D.C.

Director: Jorma Taccone Stars: Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer

[thewisemankey]

Sometimes the glaring difference between pro-wrestling and sports entertainment become glaringly obvious.

More things that have actually happened in pro wrestling:

Sans Undertale.

Kris Deltarune.

Same guy says trans rights.

One wrestler said his catchphrase so hard he instantly exploded, leaving behind nothing but a smoking pair of shoes.

WWE's CEO and his son won a tag-team match against Shawn Michaels and God, represented by a spotlight.

Snake-charming duel between two flute-wielding wrestlers where the 'snake' was a green sock on a third wrestler's hand.

One wrestler's entire family was revealed to identical be clones of him with different facial hair.

A match was invaded by zombies who at the loser alive. This wasn't even a Halloween thing, it happened in early May.

The Gobbeldy Gooker.

Scooby-Doo showed up, won a match, and later locked someone in the back of the mystery machine before stealing his car.

Matt and Jeff Hardy could have an entire post to themselves, but for now I'll just say that Matt once trained Jeff for battle by making him fight a kangaroo possessed by the spirit of Smokin' Joe Frazier (don't worry though, they didn't actually hurt the kangaroo).

Everything about the 'Katie Vick' angle. Look it up for yourself and understand that it's been referenced as late as 2012 so as far as I know it's still WWE canon that Kane did all that on-camera.

Pretty much any time Kane interacted with women, actually.

On a more lighthearted note, before getting the demon gimmick, Kane started his career as a tinsel golem and wrestling dentist.

Snoop Dog saved this year's Wrestlemania by performing the Snoople's Elbow after a wrestler unexpectedly got injured.

Cody Rhodes' new action figure.

One of the most intimidating heels in AEW right now looks like this and is named Luchasaurus.

Jackass.

I say again; what an art form.