October 16, 2007
Got Some Microderm Abrasion And A Taste For Brow Lifts
Why don’t people respect Will Forte’s genius? Really. The first time we all saw MacGruber (back in the Piven episode last January), did anyone even DREAM that one day we would eventually see him morph into a plastic surgery addict with a “taste for brow lifts”? Your Uncle Grambo would argue the neg on that one — everyone thought it was a toss off skit that satisfied Lorne’s penchant for pushing the envelope with what can and can’t be said on TV (“Hand me that bucket of bum sperm!”). However, with the benefit of hindsight, it seems crystal clear that Forte always had this sort of endgame in mind for MacGruber, which to me only reinforces his twisted brilliance.
Sure, Andy Samberg gets all the geek (and the girl) love for being the face of SNL’s digital shorts and Kristen Wiig is thisclose to breaking out as one of the first TRUE female comediennes accepted by the mainstream since the Roseanne Barr train got derailed in the mid `90s, but neither one of them can hold a candle to Forte’s unparalleled genius in developing characters and then pushing them beyond one-trick pony status to the outer limits of awesomeness (case in point, “The Falconer”). If anyone other than myself, The Grizz and Nummer actually saw “The Brothers Solomon” when it was in theaters for four days back in September, they too would be singing his praises on high. But for now (and perhaps for always), Forte remains an underappreciated enigma. Here’s hoping more people come around to his Overall Greatness™. Now quick, round up all the pubic hair you can find!
October 12, 2007
Bilious
Wondering why Gawker is using the word “bilious” today like it’s being redacted from Webster’s tmw? It’s b/c of this blurb tipping what’s appearing in next week’s issue of New York Magazine…
“Gawker and the Age of Insolence” by Vanessa Grigoriadis
The innocuous downtown offices of Gawker Media are the world wide headquarters for the lucrative trade in ad hominem Internet biliousness. Who are these people, and why are they so mad?
Man oh man, I haven’t been this excited for Monday to come since the Bears invaded the Silverdome for “Monday Night Football” back in `85!
SNL Season 33 … REVEALED!
BIG NEWS, PEOPLE! After taking a sabbatical during Season 32, both your Uncle Grambo and Nummer are excited to announce that we’ve managed to convince H-Bomb to come back into the fold for Season 33 of “Saturday Night Live”! Welcome back, H-Bomb — we all missed ya!
Also worth noting is the fact that long-time Whatevs institution and all-around legendary dude Nummer recently got married! Congrats to both him and GP Jenn on the nuptial buzz.
While your U.G. is hard-at-work getting reviews of the LeBron/Kanye and Rogen/Spoon eps coded (should be up by Monday A.M.), please enjoy the Dynamic Duo’s patented pre-show comments for tomorrow night’s Jon Bon Jovi / Foo Fighters episode!
| NUMMER AND H-BOMB’S PRE-SHOW COMMENTS | |
| Episode 3: Jon Bon Jovi / Foo Fighters (10/13/07) | |
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I’m still not sure why Jon Bon Jovi was selected as host instead of musical guest, but I won’t complain if it gets us another Foo Fighters appearance (their sixth). Making the situation even stranger is when NBC announced back in September that Jon will actually be joined by his band mates at some point during the show to perform the title track from June’s “Lost Highway” album. Not sure if this will happen in the monologue or if we’ll get three separate musical performances. Let’s just hope Foos don’t get cheated out of two segments to make room. Jovi is no stranger to the show though. Bon Jovi has acted as musical guest three times in the past (’93, ‘95 and ‘01), and his last appearance saw JBJ and Richie Sambora show up in a sketch together (remember those old bits where Parnell and Kattan used to dance as an “audition” to join bands?). Jon’s music was also the center of a sketch in last season’s Jamie Pressly episode that saw Will Forte’s band “Jon Bovi” attempt to get a record deal by recycling the real Bon Jovi’s hits. Best. |
My first reaction upon discovering that Jon Bon Jovi was hosting the upcoming episode of SNL was simply, “Huh?” What exactly is Bon Jovi doing at the moment to warrant his selection as this week’s host? I still don’t know the answer to that one, but whatever it is, my fingers are crossed that he can pull it off. Fortunately, Jovi does have some acting chops, so hopefully that, along with some good quality material, will help him out. As for the Foo Fighters, they have earned a place as one of my musical acts to ever grace the stage in Studio 8H. They have never failed to deliver high-energy performances and I anticipate that this time around will be no different. If Lorne could somehow work these guys into a skit as well, I would be one happy camper. |
October 11, 2007
DEAL WITH IT!
So, how was your summer vacation? Really, you did? That sounds like so much fun! Me? Mine was good, thanks for asking. Worked a lot, played a little, you know how it goes.
Ok, now that we’ve displensed with the pleasantries, how amazing spice is “Kid Nation”? Fuckin-A (or is it fuckinay? fuck-in-eh? fuchiné?), reality TV hasn’t been this fargin’ awesome since “The Pick Up Artist” went off the air. Ok, that was only like two weeks ago or whatever, but STILL. Kid Nation! Between that show and “Gossip Girl”, Hump Day is now even better than Howie Day!
But back to Kid Naish. Rather than recap the show (Ed Note: I don’t care if you click, bookmark, Google or RSS them, but whatever you do, don’t miss either Lindsay’s Vulture reviews OR Gabe’s HuffPo liveblog), I’d rather focus my time and yours contemplating three quick things:
—WHERE DID THESE KIDS LEARN ABOUT SHOTS? Not sure about your childhood, but neither The Senator nor your Uncle Grambo even knew what a shot WAS until we were like 14. Your Uncle Grambo has a sneaking suspicion that there’s a strong correlation between 10 year olds pounding root beer boilermakers to kill time in Bonanza City and the perpetual drunk fest that “The Real World” has been ever since show producers figured out that drunk people = great television. Thanks for nothing, Dommer!
—TAYLOR IS WELL ON HER WAY TO BECOMING HER GENERATION’S ALYSSA MILANO. Back in 1984 or so, if you were a male who just so happened to be born between 1970 and 1976 AND had a working television in your home, all you could think about when watching “Who’s The Boss” was how much you wanted to bone Alyssa Milano. My guess is that Taylor holds that same appeal to today’s suburban youth, only with the bonus of a Southern accent (and arms that are significantly less hairy).
—IF ERIC ISN’T RICHARD MAZUR’S ILLEGITMATE CHILD, MY NAME AIN’T NATHAN ARIZONA! Ferreals.
August 9, 2007
Lolla 2007: Blahhh!!!!!
Your Uncle Grambo hasn’t been to a music festival since Coachella (ella ella eh eh eh) in 2005. It’s not that I no longer enjoy festivals, it’s been more that there hasn’t been a lineup strong enough to convince me to endure the strains they put on my aging bod. With that in mind, this video, shot and edited by the incomparable Dirty McKean, sure makes me wish I had hit up Lollapalooza `07 in Chi-Town last weekend. Hopefully I’ll make it out next year, fellas. Blahhhh!
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