Saturday Night Live Fantasy League: Episode 40x09: Martin Freeman & Charli XCX
December 16, 2014
Minding the P’s and Q’s of SNL
QUALITY: In the cold open, Taren Killam becomes the fourth
cast member to do a Charlie Rose impression after Mark McKinney, Daryl Hammond,
and Jeff Richards. Which, yes, makes him the second cast member of both Mad TV
and SNL to do that impression. It’s what you learn along the way!
PROBLEMATIC: Also what you learn along the way? There are
NINETEEN ways to skin a cat.
PROBLEMATIC: Even with a grey-suited Haim as her backing
band, Charli XCX has gotten WAAAAY far past singing the hook and if her live
performances are any indication, that’s probably where she should have stayed.
PROBLEMATIC: The Weekend Update desk took a step back this
week, with even Jacob’s appearance feeling like a warmed up version of when the
character visited Seth Myers at the desk.
QUALITY: The beginning of the episode really was a high
point of the season so far, with the only potential downfall of the episode
being the pointless sketches that almost felt like filler, I’m look at you
Right Side of the Bed! That’s more a commentary of the strength-to-weakness
ratio of the writers room, however. Martin Freeman was an incredibly likeable
and very good host. Better then Franco (I just like him more, what can I say),
in that Jim Carrey-range in the Host Power Rankings.
QUALITY: Trivia Club would LOVE to hear feedback on the Saturday Night Live Fantasy League! Comment in the blog's comment section, on Trivia Club's facebook page or in our twitter feed. We want to hear from you, as we make our way through Season 40! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST! Subscribe to us on iTUNES! Do the same on YouTube!
QUALITY: Trivia Club would LOVE to hear feedback on the Saturday Night Live Fantasy League! Comment in the blog's comment section, on Trivia Club's facebook page or in our twitter feed. We want to hear from you, as we make our way through Season 40! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST! Subscribe to us on iTUNES! Do the same on YouTube!
REPERTORY CAST
Taran Killam, 74 points
- 7 points - cold open
- 10 points - "LIVE FROM NEW YORK...!"
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Office: Middle Earth)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - sketch (Right Side of the Bed)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 5 points - sketch (Heinz Assembly Line)
- 5 points - sketch (Pine River Lodge)
- 5 points - dancing
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Waterbed Warehouse)
Kate McKinnon, 49 points
- 5 points - promos
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Office: Middle Earth)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Right Side of the Bed)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
Bobby Moynihan, 43 points
- 7 points - cold open
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Office: Middle Earth)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 5 points - multiple characters in a sketch
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 5 points - singing
Aidy Bryant, 42 points
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 5 points - sketch (Right Side of the Bed)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 5 points - singin
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Waterbed Warehouse)
- 5 points - singing
Kenan Thompson, 39 points
- 5 points - promos
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - sketch (Pine River Lodge)
- 5 points - singing
Cecily Strong, 38 points
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 5 points - sketch (Right Side of the Bed)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 2 points - swearing ("Bitch don't lie.")
Vanessa Bayer, 34 points
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - reoccurring (Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy)
- 5 points - sketch (Pine River Lodge)
Jay Pharoah, 22 points
- 5 points - promos
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Waterbed Warehouse)
FEATURED CAST
Kyle Mooney, 48 points
- 7 points - cold open
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Office: Middle Earth)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Right Side of the Bed)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 5 points - sketch (Pine River Lodge)
- 5 points - host hug
Beck Bennett, 29 points
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - sketch (Pine River Lodge)
Sasheer Zamata, 24 points
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - as Herself
Leslie Jones, 22 points
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Objections)
- 5 points - dancing
- 2 points - swearing ("bitches")
- minus 2 points - break
- 5 points - kiss
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
Pete Davidson, 19 points
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Christmas Mass Spectacular)
HOST
Martin Freeman, 62 points
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Sump'n Claus)
- 5 point - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Wedding Vows)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - kiss
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (The Office: Middle Earth)
- 5 points - sketch (Right Side of the Bed)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Heinz Assembly Line)
- 5 points - sketch (Pine River Lodge)
- 5 points - sketch (Waterbed Warehouse)
- 5 points - singing
- minus 10 points - No thanks to cast
- 2 points - hugs guest first
REPERTORY LEAGUE
PARDO GROUP
NATALIE PORTMAN'S DRY CLEANING - Sarah R
Kate McKinnon - 49
Bobby Moynihan - 43
Kyle Mooney - 48
Martin Freeman - 62
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Breaking Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 207
THE FUTURE MRS. RANDY GOLDMAN - Leah
Taran Killam - 74
Sasheer Zamata - 24
Aidy Bryant - 42
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: No songs chosen.
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 140
ISOLATE ARCHIPELAGO - Rob
Taran Killam - 74
Kenan Thompson - 39
Pete Davidson - 19
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Breaking Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 137
KEYROCK, KHAN, & ASSOCIATES - Saad
Vanessa Bayer - 34
Aidy Bryant - 42
Kyle Mooney - 48
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Breaking Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 129
THE IGNORANT SLUTS - Matt
Kate McKinnon - 49
Vanessa Bayer - 34
Beck Bennett - 29
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2) Breaking
Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 117
BILLION DOLLAR MURRAYS - Russel
Cecily Strong - 38
Kenan Thompson - 39
Leslie Jones - 22
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Breaking Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 104
THE NOT READY FOR FIRST PLACE PLAYERS - Kevin M
Jay Pharoah - 22
Cecily Strong - 38
Beck Bennett - 29
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Break the Rules
5 points - first song
10 points - second song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 104
THE TEAM YOU WISH YOU HADN'T STARTED A CONVERSATION WITH AT
A PARTY - Brian
Jay Pharoah - 22
Bobby Moynihan - 43
Pete Davidson - 19
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Break the Rules
5 points - first song
10 points - second song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 99
FEATURED LEAGUE
MCKAY GROUP
DAN AKROYD RAGE - Mark
Kate McKinnon - 49
Bobby Moynihan - 43
Beck Bennett - 29
Martin Freeman - 62
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Break the Rules &
2) Boom Clap
2 points - song
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 187
PARDO ME - Hannah
Taran Killam - 74
Aidy Bryant - 42
Kyle Mooney - 48
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: No songs chosen.
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 164
DAMIAN AND THE FELINE SOCIOPATHS - Andrew
Kate McKinnon - 49
Vanessa Bayer - 34
Kenan Thompson - 39
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Break the Rules
5 points - first song
10 points - second song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 137
THE NIGHT CRAWLERZ - Kevin K
Taran Killam - 74
Jay Pharoah - 22
Beck Bennett - 29
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Break the Rules &
2) Boom Clap
2 points - song
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 129
FALLON IN LOVE - Johnny
Kenan Thompson - 39
Bobby Moynihan - 43
Pete Davidson - 19
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Breaking Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 106
SKANKY LITTLE PROSTITUTES - Mike
Aidy Bryant - 42
Cecily Strong - 38
Sasheer Zamata - 24
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Breaking Up & 2)
Boom Clap
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 106
THE VONDRUKES - Samantha
Jay Pharoah - 22
Leslie Jones - 22
Cecily Strong - 38
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: No songs chosen.
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 82
FEY GROUP
SANTA'S MY BOYFRIEND - Megan
Taran Killam - 74
Cecily Strong - 38
Aidy Bryant - 42
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Breaking Up
5 points - first song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 159
MARTHA STEWART'S HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: TOPLESS CHRISTMAS
SPECIAL - Robb
Taran Killam - 74
Vanessa Bayer - 34
Sasheer Zamata - 24
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Breaking Up & 2)
Break The Rules
10 points - second song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 142
THE LAND SHARKS - Jason
Kate McKinnon - 49
Kyle Mooney - 48
Aidy Bryant - 42
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: No songs chosen.
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 139
THREE LEGGED JEANS - Lori
Kate McKinnon - 49
Bobby Moynihan - 43
Kenan Thompson - 39
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Breaking Up & 2)
Boom Clap
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 133
MY DOLL'S NAME IS JENNY - Doug
Vanessa Bayer - 34
Bobby Moynihan - 43
Kyle Mooney - 48
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Break the Rules &
2) Breaking Up
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 127
SUCK IT TREBEK - Sarah C
Jay Pharoah - 22
Cecily Strong - 38
Beck Bennett - 29
MUSICAL GUEST - Charli XCX - SONGS: 1) Boom Clap & 2)
Break the Rules
5 points - first song
10 points - second song
EPISODE EIGHT TOTAL 104
PHIL HARTMAN TROPHY STANDINGS (after Episode 40x09)
- The Ignorant Sluts - 1176
- The Future Mrs. Randy Goldman - 1133
- Isolated Archipelago - 1087
- Natalie Portman's Dry Cleaning - 1082
- The Not Ready For First Place Players - 1080
- The Team You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party - 1076
- Billion Dollar Murrays - 1004
- Keyrock, Khan, & Associates - 968
FEATURED LEAGUE STANDINGS
- Santa's My Boyfriend - 1185
- Three Legged Jeans - 1144
- The Night Crawlerz - 1142
- Dan Akroyd Rage - 1131
- Pardo Me - 1115
- Martha Stewat's Home for the Holidays: Topless Christmas Special - 1107
- Damian and the Feline Sociopaths - 1069
- The Land Sharks - 1056
- The Vondrukes - 1042
- Suck It Trebek - 1036
- My Doll's Name is Jenny - 1000
- Fallon In Love - 991
- Skanky Little Prostitutes – 941
The top of both the Repertory and Featured League held tight
this week, but thanks to a boost from Martin Freeman both Dan Akroyd Rage and
Natalie Portman’s Dry Cleaning took big steps into the top five of their
respective leagues!
Keyrock, Khan, & Associates’ Saad and The Future Mrs.
Randy Goldman’s Leah joined Isolated Archipelago’s Rob on the Deep Thoughts on
SNL podcast this week to talk about all things Martin Freeman and Charli XCX!
Next week we’ll have our last Saturday Night Live of 2014
before the mid-season Christmas break! Yes, Amy Adams will be hosting and One
Direction as the musical guests!
Hope you like Amy Adams! |
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