Saturday’s episode of Saturday Night Live was pretty weaksauce overall, so one of the relative high points came with the above skit, which placed Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg, and SNL’s new guy in a scenario where they, clad in leotards and heels, were B’s newer, spazzier, more penis-enabled dancers for her “Single Ladies” video. I guess someone in the writers’ room saw the Google numbers for “single man dances to single ladies” and acted accordingly. But I have a very important question: Where is Beyoncé’s Sasha Kruegerhand? I understand its absence during last night’s medley, but if there’s one thing I learned from years of comedy, it’s that lack of verisimilitude can make even the funniest joke deflate a little bit.
Also worth noting: B’s performance of “Single Ladies,” which came after the skit. I’d go see this band live for sure. Can you imagine what they’re going to do with “Work It Out”?
Bee skit @ (Nov 15 2008) [Dailymotion]
Bee - @ (Nov 15 2008) [Dailymotion]
[Thanks to Gawker for the links]
A good friend of mine once spent a Saturday night watching his Beyonce Experience DVD on his flat screen with surround sound in the dark. [Stay with me here folks] Midway through I was so worked up that I was standing, clapping, and dance AS IF I WAS IN THE GODDAMN AUDIENCE! Something about watching this girl performs just mesmerizes me, and her performance of Single Ladies just sealed.the.deal. Oh my God. Also, my favorite part of that skit above had to be the way Beyonce says “OH HELL NAW” to Paul Rudd at the end when he asks her whether or not she wants to stick with these three dudes for the video or whatever. Cracked me up. Don’t know why. Just did.
Also, please add me to the list of people who loves him some Work It Out. That’s the jam.
@Job:
“FIX IT!” HA!
I have a good friend who refuses to say Beyonce’s name without placing an emphasis on the accute accent. She’s always “No, no, no, it’s BeyonCE!
I did see this band live (during the “Beyoncé Experience” tour), and they were great. “Work it Out” wasn’t on the setlist, I seem to remember. Too bad, indeed. Also, I’ve noticed Idolator (Chris Molanphy excepted) refuses to acknowledge the accute accent in B’s name. Fix it, folks!
Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé OWNED SNL this week. Her performances were positively palpable, and his Weekend Update bit was tremendous. I generally file them both under “a little douchey,” but I confess they may have changed my mind.
Also, WORD to the “Work It Out” love…never understood why people didn’t love it.