Saturday Night Live Fantasy League: Episode 40x12: Blake Shelton
January 26, 2015
QUALITY: That cold open was on point, taking an already tired storyline from last Sunday’s NFL conference championships and giving it the kind of gravitas that makes something I’ve heard about fifty times this week into something entertaining. Bobby Moynihan was on point, and Kate McKinnon is really the only person I want to drive home that Few Good Men reference. Bravo.
PROBLEMATIC: And now for something completely different. This breakdown is going up on a Monday again, but not because of my usual reasons of Sunday's are my day off, but because I watched the Royal Rumble. I didn't just watch it, I'm a pro wrestling fan. I know I know, but I ALSO suspect that the ven diagram for thoughtful pro wrestling enjoyment and deep analysis of weekly sketch comedy in the form of a Fantasy League, is likely a larger cross over then even I'm aware of. So a few quick words on the Royal Rumble, and then we'll return to funny math because this job has a few perks. The Royal Rumble hurt my heart. Why am I using this as a pulpit to complain though, you must be asking? As Brandon Stroud said on his Best and Worst recap (in which I give full recognition for influencing this section of the breakdown) of the show on UPROXX's WithSpandex:
Not only do you have WWE’s chosen guy winning the match against the very-easy-to-observe will of the people (in charge), you’re making sure to tell those people their favorites don’t matter. There’s no struggle. No drama. Just two old guys from 20 years ago saying “this is how it is.”
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No matter how hard you try... |
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Wishing Boot)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - crying
- 2 points - swearing ("so much f*ckin' money...")
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 5 points - reoccurring (Keith Urban)
- 5 points - sketch (Topeka Today)
- 2 points - introduced musical guest
- 5 points - dancing
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Magic Show)
- 7 points - cold open
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Wishing Boot)
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - singing/dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Texas Man Gobbler)
- 5 points - sketch (Topeka Today)
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - cold open
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 2 points - introduced musical guest
- 5 points - sketch (Topeka Today)
- 5 points - singing
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Magic Show)
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - reoccurring (Brian Gumbel)
- 10 points - "LIVE FROM NEW YORK...!"
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 5 points - reoccurring (Steve Harvey)
- 5 points - sketch (Texas Man Gobbler)
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Magic Show)
- 5 points - promo
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 5 points - sketch (Texas Man Gobbler)
- 7 points - cold open
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Wishing Boot)
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 5 points - crying
- 5 points - rapping
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Wishing Boot)
- 5 points - singing
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Magic Show)
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - sketch (Topeka Today)
- 5 points - dancing
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 5 points - as herself
- 5 points - host hug
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - as himself
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 5 points - singing
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Magic Show)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Farm Hunk)
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Wishing Boot)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - sketch (Celebrity Family Feud)
- 5 points - sketch (Texas Man Gobbler)
- 2 points - swearing ("sick son of a bitch")
- 5 points - sketch (Topeka Today)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - sketch (Magic Show)
- 2 points - embraces guest first
- The Ignorant Sluts - 1, 536
- The Future Mrs. Randy Goldman - 1, 489
- Natalie Portman's Dry Cleaning - 1, 478
- Isolated Archipelago - 1, 469
- Billion Dollar Murrays - 1, 385
- The Team You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party - 1, 375
- The Not Ready For First Place Players - 1, 364
- Keyrock, Khan, & Associates - 1, 181
- Three Legged Jeans - 1, 611
- Santa's My Boyfriend - 1, 539
- The Night Crawlerz - 1, 487
- Dan Akroyd Rage - 1, 485
- Damian and the Feline Sociopaths - 1, 463
- Martha Stewat's Home for the Holidays: Topless Christmas Special - 1, 432
- Pardo Me - 1, 420
- Fallon In Love - 1, 418
- The Land Sharks - 1, 390
- Suck It Trebek - 1, 333
- The Vondrukes - 1, 333
- My Doll's Name is Jenny - 1, 268
- Skanky Little Prostitutes - 1, 239
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Is it weird that I want to see these two go on tour together? |
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