25 October 2008: Saturday Night Live, USA
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Fan Reviews
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Hey everyone! I was at the SNL dress rehearsal last night, and it was definitely the best experience of my life! I thought I'd share...
I was right on the aisle, in the middle of the audience. The studio is much smaller than I imagined! They first performed Viva la Vida about 40 minutes in, and I was SO excited! When they walked out, my first reaction was "wow, they're tall", seeing as I've only seen them in person from nosebleed seats before
When they got to the stage, Chris was dancing around to the house band and talking to Jonny. He told us that "this is a tough crowd, but we're going to warm you guys up". He seemed a bit nervous to be playing a TV show, right before they started he said "Is this live TV? Oh shit oh shit oh shit!"
They DEFINITELY told Chris to stay on the stage during Viva la Vida for the live show at 11:30, because when they performed it during rehearsal he was everywhere! He jumped off the stage almost immediately and did some pretty strenuous dancing
I was a bit confused when they brought out the piano for the second song, since I could see Chris' acoustic guitar and thought it looked like the setup for 42... I was sure they were going to play Lost!, so it seemed weird. When they started playing Lost! with the piano, it was fantastic! The TV broadcast definitely did not do it justice, though, it was much better in the studio. Oh, and Guy dropped his drumsticks on the floor in the beginning, and Chris looked at him like "what the hell are you doing?"
For the last song, they removed all of the VLV instruments, so I was curious. Again, Chris seemed to really like the studio band, and he went and peeked through the window to watch them play. Yellow was absolutely incredible and unexpected, and Chris was hilarious during it. He was dancing everywhere, and whenever it got the the word "yellow" he spoke gibberish instead Halfway through he said "we're going to keep playing even though the show's over"- I think he kept forgetting that it was a rehearsal. Oh, and they definitely played it faster during the live show than in rehearsal... At the end Chris completely messed up the last line- he said "and it was all yellow", so instead of saying "Barack Obama" he kind of winced.
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Media Reviews
Coldplay Promotes Barack Obama on ‘Saturday Night Live’
NEW YORK (Hollywood Today) 10/26/08 – These days, it seems one can’t mention John McCain, Barack Obama or Sarah Palin without also including NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in the conversation, reports Hollywood Today.
Coldplay's Chris Martin ensured the show would remain the center of political discussion this week by endorsing Obama’s presidential campaign twice during Saturday night’s broadcast. During Coldplay’s second performance during the show, which was hosted by “Mad Men’s” Jon Hamm, Martin sported a white armband with the Democratic presidential nominee’s name handwritten on it. At the end of the third song, Martin, who had removed the armband, yelled out “Barack Obama!”
Chris Martin previously expressed his support for Obama during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine released in June, where he suggested foreign opinion of the United States would improve if the Illinois senator won the election. “If Obama was to be president, it would immediately change the whole outside world’s opinion of America overnight,” Martin posited in the publication.
Coldplay went on four times during the hour-and-a-half program, instead of the standard two times for musical guests, possibly because regular cast member Amy Poehler had given birth earlier in the day. TV Guide reported Saturday that portions of the show had to be rewritten due to the baby boy’s arrival.
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2008/1...live%E2%80%99/
'SNL': Mad Men, No VP Women
Sarah Palin has been the bread and butter of "Saturday Night Live" this season, but a new show Saturday didn't have her (or Tina Fey), trying instead to skewer the Democrats instead.
But an opening sketch about Joe Biden and John Murtha came close to obscurity. A bit later, a more clever segment about the "Barack Obama Variety Half Hour" brought back a female alumnus other than Fey, Maya Rudolph to portray Michelle Omama, as she and Fred Armisen's Barack sang a variation of Ashford and Simpson's hit, now named, "Solid as Barack." (Also: Bill Clinton sang "Don't You Forget About Me"; Nancy Pelosi sang "Our House" and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers sang the Gnarls Barkley hit "Crazy").
Jon Hamm from "Mad Men" was host and the writers knew so little about him or the extent of his talent there were two "Mad Men" skits and one dim takeoff of his name: "Jon Hamm's John Ham" about a meat product you eat in the lavatory.
The first "Mad Men" parody boasted both series stars Elizabeth Moss (who didn't get applause for her cameo) and John Slattery (who did) but wasted the setup on that awful duo of recurring characters, so ill-conceived their names are still "The Two A-Holes." Another bit, about Don Draper's hints for picking up women, was better, and it was about the only place where Amy Poehler showed up all night, since it was pre-taped.
Yes, the big news during "Weekend Update," handled by Seth Meyers solo at the anchor desk for the first time, was that Poehler couldn't be there because she was was having her baby. (Rudolph and Keenan Thompson returned to serenade the event with a slightly rewritten "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You").
Coldplay might be a big arena rock act, but it seemed more due to a lack of comedy material that they were asked to play three songs -- something very few bands in recent years have been allowed to do.
http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catli...-vp-women.html
