Saturday Night Live Fantasy League: Episode 39x13: Melissa McCarthy & Imagine Dragons
February 02, 2014
PROBLEMATIC: Don't know how the Saturday Night Live Fantasy League scoring breaks down? Look no further! Have ideas for improvement? Let us know!
PROBLEMATIC: Full disclosure, even though I am the reviewer of this episode and the creator of the SNL Fantasy League… I’m also a participant in the League because, really?! Why would I create something so awesome and not get involved in it! It would be like not going to the After Party and you HAVE TO go to the AFTER PARTY(thanks to Rob for sending this link)! Though the point I was going to make, Melissa McCarthy is my first successful host prediction, personally. So I’ll try to be as unbiased a reviewer, as I am a commissioner. Speaking of “Really?!”, well, we’ll get to that actually.
- 15 points - cold open
- 5 points - reoccurring (Michael Strahan)
- 5 points - crying
- 20 points - "LIVE FROM NEW YORK...!"
- 10 points - digital short (Black History Month)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 5 points - sketch (Women's Group)
- 10 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - along-side former SNL cast member (Bill Hader)
- 10 points - along-side former SNL host (Amy Poehler)
- 5 points - along-side former SNL cast member (Andy Samberg)
- 5 points - along-side former SNL cast member (Fred Armisen)
- 5 points - sketch (Girlfriend's Talk Show)
- 5 points - reoccurring (Keera)
- 5 points - promos
- 15 points - cold open
- 5 points - sings/dances
- 10 points - opening monologue
- 5 points - sketch (Guess That Phrase!)
- 10 points - digital short (Black History Month)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Living Paintings)
- 15 points - cold open
- 5 points - sings/dances
- 10 points - opening monologue
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 5 points - sketch (Delaware News 1)
- 10 points - Weekend Update
- 15 points - cold open
- 10 points - opening monologue
- 2 points - "I'mma kick your ass!"
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 10 points - digital short (Black History Month)
- 2 points - sketch post-second song (The Summer of Diane)
- 15 points - cold open
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 5 points - sketch (Women's Group)
- 5 points - sketch (Girlfriend's Talk Show)
- 5 points - reoccurring (Morgan)
- 15 points - cold open
- 5 points - sings/dances
- 10 points - digital short (Black History Month)
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 5 points - sketch (Women's Group)
- 5 points - sketch (Guess That Phrase!)
- 5 points - sketch (Living Paintings)
- 5 points - sketch (Women's Group)
- 5 points - sketch (Living Paintings)
- 15 points - cold open
- 20 points - "LIVE FROM NEW YORK...!"
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 5 points - pre-taped sketch NPC (Delaware News 1)
- 5 points - sketch (Guess That Phrase!)
Kyle Mooney, 45 points
- 15 points - cold open
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Delaware News 1)
- 5 points - sketch (Living Paintings)
- 5 points - digital short post-second song (Kyle goes to Super Bowl Fan Fest)
- 15 points - cold open
- 5 points - sings/dances
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Delaware News 1)
- 2 points - sketch post-second song (The Summer of Diane)
- 10 points - commercial parody (CVS)
- 10 points - digital short (Black History Month)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 2 points - sketch NPC (Living Paintings)
- 15 points - cold open
- 5 points - sings/dances
- 2 points - digital short NPC (Black History Month)
- 2 points - sketch NPC (Living Paintings)
- 10 points - cold open
- 5 points - pre-taped sketch NPC (Delaware News 1)
- 5 points - sketch (Living Paintings)
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Delaware News 1)
- 2 points - sketch NPC (Living Paintings)
- 20 points - cold open
- 5 points - sings/dances
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Delaware News 1)
- 30 points - swears x5 "You f***ing film me?" & "Motherf*cker"
- 2 points - sketch (Women's Group)
- 2 points - sketch (Guess That Phrase!)
- 5 points - kiss
- 2 points - sketch (Living Paintings)
- 2 points - sketch (Girlfriend's Talk Show)
- 5 points - dances (the Dolphin)
- 2 points - sketch post-second song (The Summer of Diane)
- minus 5 points - unbleeeped swear "Watch my shit..."
- 5 points - "... jackass"
- minus 10 points - no hugging the host
- 15 points - POST-SHOW BONUS for show getting 5.0 rating or higher (5.4)
- MILLION DOLLAR BILL MURRAYS - 1, 994
- THE IGNORANT SLUTS - 1, 941
- THE TEAM YOU WISH YOU HADN'T STARTED A CONVERSATION WITH AT A PARTY - 1, 901
- RECLUSIVE PENINSULA - 1, 741
- SUCK IT TREBEK - 1, 734
- DAN AKROYD RAGE - 1, 724
- BILL BRASKY - 1, 697
- FIVE TIMERS CLUB - 1, 641
- YOU KNOW IT'S THE TEAM WITH THE HIGH-WAISTED MIDGETS THAT HAVE, LIKE, THE RED PANTS AND BIG ASS - 1, 419
- EXTREME CLOSE-UP - 1, 399
Miss the Deep Thoughts/Saturday Night Quotes? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST! Have you heard about it? we’re doing a podcast for the SNL Fantasy League! And by we I mean championed by, and hosted by, the wonderful Rob Moden (Reclusive Peninsula), alongside Brian Edwards (The Team You Wish...) and Leah Sueko (Five Timers Club). I will be popping in from time-to-time, but Trivia Club’s is a growing empire and I trust Rob, Brian, and Leah on most all things funny, so enjoy your time with THEM most of all.
Back to the Fantasy League though... the Million Dollar Bill Murrays ride again with a strong team performance across the board, from both Rep and Featured players, not to mention a solid and expletive littered appearance by the forceful female presence of host Melissa McCarthy. With 301 points, that also bests Suck It Trebek's 265 for highest single episode team score (from the John Goodman episode)! It was a well spread out week for the cast, with more of a diverse selection of sketches then last week's Jonah Hill hosted episode. Beck Bennett followed up a season-high LAST episode with an even BETTER episode this week, capped in the cold open by those for simple words, "LIVE FROM NEW YORK..."
POST-SHOW UPDATE: With a 5.4 rating, the second-highest of the season, McCarthy also gets the host bonus that Lady Gaga, Paul Rudd, and Jonah Hill juuuust missed out on, likely supported by it Seth Myer's farewell. It's also a number that seven hosts were able to reach at this time last year.
And now... we've got the Olympics to look forward to, and no SNL until March. For Canadians this means an avoidance of NBC's always shoddy and especially skewed Olympics coverage in favor of CBC's offerings. If you're an American, I recommend finding a CBC feed if you want to watch anything more then highlight packages starring American athletes.
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