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Glenn Beck Gets His SNL Closeup

If you haven’t yet seen it, Glenn Beck received a tribute greater than the cover of TIME magazine last night: a Saturday Night Live (in this case Weekend Update Thursday) parody. I have to think there is far more you could do with a Beck opening monologue than this snippet. (Think Ben Affleck’s Keith Olbermann.) Still, Jason Sudeikis crams a lot into a little bit: the gestures, the Muppet voice, the chin and the misspelling (cf. “OLIGARHY”).

The challenge, I suppose, is making the parody funnier and more absurd than the reality.

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  • hoohun1

    F@@@ Off If you don’t have any talent then do not report. What a liberal D@@@

  • ophylia

    SNL moroons..get a life!! can’t even act..look like this jackass needs some acting tips.

  • http://murphy710.wordpress.com murphy710

    Yeah, good point Poniewozik. Beck believes in “absurdities” like limiting the power of government, protecting the U.S. Constitution, and capitalism. Essentially all the things our founding fathers fought for. Comrad Obama’s “progressive movement” just fears Glenn Beck because he exposes their true marxist agenda, so they try to portray him as some lunatic to demerit his arguments. Beck is a patriot, and you are indeed a liberal D@@@.

  • anon76

    JP, I believe a couple weeks ago I said you had a sweet life being a TV critic b/c of the fun with roll outs. After seeing the lovely responses you get simply for stating that a program was shown on t.v., I take it back.
    On the bright side, your post helped me learn something new- 2/3 of Beck fans spell as poorly he does! That, and you are actually a liberal daaa.

  • loveofliberty

    With this kind of fair minded reporting, is it any wonder that Time has no subscribers and CNN has no viewers. As usual the “State press” tries to convince the simple minded (aka Porgressives) that those like Beck who disagree are absurd. While those who know the Constitution and the priciples this country was founded on are not so easily duped. Try reading some history and get a clue Poniewozik.

  • straightalks

    SNL Rules!!!

    The Beck-ers are just as funny as their Idol!

    Keep it up guys! It’s good entertainment!

  • anon76

    Make it 3 of 4! Or at least one lonely troll.

  • straightalks

    What a bunch of sour losers….LOL!

  • becksanidiot

    First of all, I must say that I lost all respect for Time after that d*ckface Beck made the cover.

    Secondly, I’m elated SNL is making fun of that illiterate, alcoholic, lunatic a@@hole. And, it looks like he’s douchebag followers are as insane as he is. HAHA!

  • http://murphy710.wordpress.com murphy710

    Anon, spelling is overrated, but I will try to spell CHANGE as best I can :

    C…..H…..no, wait, wait not H, ummm, I know this…….O…….MM….U….N….I….S…….M. How was that?

    BTW I won a spelling bee in 5th grade. WHAT!!??!!

  • stoshkosh

    Please..I beg off you..(long pause) If you believe in the constitution. If you adhear to the words of our founding fathers….(another lengthy pause) …pray for me…and my family………. this segment brought to you by goldline ..and my 82nd publication ..how to argue with idiots.. of coarse,..haha, if you need a book on how to argue with the left..then ..I ask you ..whos the idiot here. anyway,….because after all ladies/gentlemen …its all about me..(long ..long ..pause) dont for a second… believe any of this right wing phoneyness…. its all about the millions . the adgenda is a lifestyle choice folks. the radio show promotes the tv show and the current crap in the bookstore. and vice -versa.
    SNL has the phony basterd peged..keep it up!

  • anon76

    Come on Murph, I was counting you as the Beck fan who could spell well. I agree with you that spelling is overrated, especially on blogs where we all make mistakes. However, confusing what Obama is trying to do with communism (or socialism, or fascism, or any other ‘ism’ besides centrism) is less forgiveable. Lord help you people when any actual communists come along- you won’t even recognize them.

  • http://murphy710.wordpress.com murphy710

    stoshkosh-

    Wow what a shock, another liberal who demonizes someone for making a buck, another liberal who condemns capitalism, as if it is somehow wrong for Beck to (gasp) PROFIT from his book and radio show! Oh my GOD How could he??? What a hidden agenda!

    I suppose you think Beck should just give all his money away that he earns from his book and radio show, right?

    What you don’t understand is that Beck believes in capitalism, therefore it is logical for him to be a successful entrepreneur and make money. He would be up front about that, it isn’t some dark secret that he is profiting from his publicity. Yes, he is making a lot of money by voicing his political opinions. That is called being an entrepreneur. He believes people SHOULD be entrepreneurs. He LIKES capitalism. That isn’t phony, it’s actually very genuine and integral. He LIVES his philosophy. He is living the American Dream.

    I’m sure this is all going over your head, that’s okay. Just keep sticking to the left; making money is evil, capitalism bad, socialism good, punish the successful and reward laziness and incompetence. And if someone happens to make a buck, they must have a hidden agenda. Wow.

  • http://oakenflower.wordpress.com oakenflower

    Correct me if I am wrong, but I have been doing a little research and Beck claims to be an entertainer. I personally have seen him say this on his show on FOX. So why get so upset over a little comedy? Beck seems capable of dishing out the comedy relief at others, why get so upset when he is targeted by some comics?

    Part of the problem is that it is hard to take someone seriously when all they are capable of is insulting people and acting over dramatic. But it does put butts in the seats and a dollar in his pocket so I don’t think he cares.

    Just my two cents.

  • http://murphy710.wordpress.com murphy710

    By the way, anon, thanks for counting me as the Beck fan who could spell well.

    Regarding the communist comment, well, what should I think? Obama was mentored by a communist as a youth, he worked with Acorn for several years (Acorn was birthed from a socialist reform movement in the 1960′s). He is quoted as wanting to bring about “redistributive change” in America and constantly preaches sacrifice and service for the common good. He appointed a man who believes in censorship and abolishing the 2nd Amendment as his regulatory czar. He appointed a man who believes in censorship (Fairness Doctrine) as his Diversity Czar. And in 9 months he has orchestrated a government takeover of the banks, the auto industry, and an attempt on our health care system. Maybe it is actually YOU who can’t see the handwriting on the wall. If it looks, acts, and walks like a duck, at what point do you say “hey dammit that’s a duck!”? You know?

  • http://murphy710.wordpress.com murphy710

    I should also add that just because Obama hasn’t completely “Obamunized” us yet doesn’t mean there isn’t more to come. There was a great quote, I can’t remember the author, but it was to the effect that if you take away people’s liberties all in one fell swoop there will surely be an uprising, but if you do it systematically little by little it will gradually become accepted until one day the people wake up and have nothing left. That is what I foresee over the next 4 years.

  • joe998

    The great part about fox news is that you dont even have to decide for yourself what to think about the news. They do all that hard stuff for you. And if you disagree with there brilliant minds, then your wrong, because everybody should think the same! Right?? Are we not a nation of blank slates waiting for further instructions from our favorite cable news program?
    Murphy maybe people should just call you Nostradamus.

  • anon76

    Murphy, by your logic most presidents we’ve had have been communists. Did you know that George W Bush appointed an AG that was so big on censorship that he actually altered the appearance of lady justice? Did you know that Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II all appointed czars as well? Did you know that our founding fathers were so into ‘sacrifice and service for the common good’ that ‘e pluribus unum’ is actually printed on our money? Go ahead and check- it’s really there! Did you know that the takeover of the banks was actually started by that noted commie George W Bush? Did you know that large parts of our health system have been socialized since the 1930s? Did you know that Obama has repeatedly said he’d like to get the government out of banking and the auto industry as soon as those companies can stand on their own feet?
    Simply put, Obama is not a communist, not even close. His big changes are actually small tweeks to structures which have existed in our government for decades. The fact that people are getting so riled up about them now continues to flabbergast me. Where these people were when the Patriot Act (a document which has actual effects on our civil liberties as opposed to figments of the imagination such as death panels) was being signed, I will never know.

  • professorlyn

    You all pretty much suck at spelling…and at argument. Shame on all of you for stooping to name calling and obscenities as support for your views…
    Someone did make a point, however, in associating Beck with Oberman…two comedians with the same ambition driven egocentric agenda…self-promotion…
    That Beck has a much greater share of the market does say a great deal about the level of distrust Americans have for those folks who are supposed to be representing us…If you have been paying close attention, you must have noted that there is not a dime’s worth of difference between any of our self-serving, obfuscating politicians…they sell us what we want to hear when they want votes and we dupes buy it each and every time.They go back to Washington to waste money and accomplish nothing, and we call one another names until the next election…The enemy is us…Can any of you spell ‘term limits’…? Oh, wait… we may as well have entrusted four-year-olds to watch over that cookie jar…we have so screwed ourselves…

  • straightalks

    @Murphy710 – Please lay off the tea for now….try watching something else other than FOX Cable…THINK of happy thoughts.

  • joe998

    Professor one thing you and Glen Beck/Fox news have in common is a crybaby attitude of hopelessness. Your yelling me that Obama isn’t going to accomplish anything when he’s in office? The guys already turned around the recession, boosted our standings in the Global community, and nearing completion of a huge health care overhaul, and all you and Glenn baby Beck want to do is look for something to whine about? Name one person you think could have done a better job, or else suck it up! Obviously he’s not perfect but to paint him as someone who’s trying to take advantage of us all, well, that’s just playing politics as usual. As for G.W you can dump on him all you want. He did more for creating distrust for politicians, and I think that attitude of distrust among people has just carried over to this next administration. People are still pissed about getting screwed over last time, except their forgetting it wasn’t Obamo who put them here. Just my two cents. And no I don’t want your money.

  • dlbperu

    Faux News Zombies are upset over this???? Call a freakin Wahmbulance. Oh,and all the freakin communist gibberish? If Obama got his way on EVERYTHING we would still not even be NEAR a communist state. Have a little faith in the america you claim to love.

  • senecadoane

    I’m just checking in from Swampland — is this truly what Jamie P. has to endure on this blog? For — noting the presence of a satire of Beck — and a clever, efficient, and biting satire, at that? This must be worse than constantly being confused with James Surowiecki.

    FWIW, I’m glad to see Beck’s prominence. Unlike some of his conservative brothers in bloviation, he has the charisma of a mollusk. Yes, I’m sure that he has some fans, but he’s not going to make a difference to political results and seems headed before long for a Morton Downey Jr.-style flameout, in front of which many of us will happily toast many marshmallows.

  • twinkycupcake

    WOW dlbperu!!!!!!!!!
    “Faux News Zombies????”
    Are they similar to bitter, twisted nefarious democRATS?

    Glenn Beck ROCKS.
    Wonderful to see a strong messenger who gets stuck in the craw of silly liberals.
    *pokes tongue out*
    :)

  • ipfletch

    Gee, trolls are FUN.

  • twinkycupcake

    What’s a troll, ipfletch??
    Anyone who disagrees with a liberal agenda?
    FUN?
    Whatever.

  • straightalks

    @ twinkycupcake – Been out on a date lately? hmm..I thought so…’

    You might get some if you lose some weight…

    Glenn Beck ROCKS. LMAO!!!

  • charliemax

    Beck rocks. The Census and The Senate thought it was funny too. Wonder if Justice and FBI will be amused also.

  • http://travdoggydog.wordpress.com travdoggydog

    All you Glenn Beck fans out there: I have something for you to teabag… It’s kind of salty but I think you might like it.

  • ipfletch

    A troll- for those snapperheads that haven’t posted on blogs that much- is someone who posts something just to get other folks riled up.

    That’d be you, zippy. Unless, of course, you admit to being the right-wingnut that you appear to be. Should that be the case, my condolences. Carry on.

  • ipfletch

    Okay, I can descend to this level.

    Takes one to know one? :)

  • lysheen

    “….for you I say, in mother Russia they do!”

    Bahahahahahahahahaha

  • lysheen

    “Just keep sticking to the left; making money is evil, capitalism bad, socialism good, punish the successful and reward laziness and incompetence.”

    Well, you sure have liberals figured out. I mean, rewarding the lazy and incompetent is our #1 priority in life.

    Just read your own comment and you should be able to figure out why people can’t take right-wingers (like you and Beck) serious.

    If Beck wants to cater to the fringe right that’s fine. But it is the fringe right, so don’t scratch your head when people call him and his fans right wing nuts. And stop deluding yourself by coming to ridiculous conclusions about the left wanting to “punish the successful” and “reward incompetence”. If you believe that, then you should know why people call you a right wing nut.

  • kimfromsj

    I’m always glad to see Glenn Beck get slammed. Somebody needs to point out what a liar and an idiot he is.

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