Saturday Night Live, Internet Celebrities

Last night's episode of SNL had a skit involving a talk show with the stars of some of the more popular viral videos present as guests. I had seen all but one, and was able to round up the links from my saved emails so here they are for you under one roof:

The first one can be found on YouTube as Worst Commercial Ever, another key phrase that might get you here would be, "Its just like a mini mall".

The next was the one that I hadn't seen. It is posted to YouTube as Grape Lady Falls, which is exactly what happens. After you watch that one be sure to check out the Grape Lady Music Video.

The third one was probably the one you would have a little bit more difficult time finding it you hadn't seen it and saved the link. It is on YouTube as Little Superstar. It is beyond description. It has over 5 million views on that site alone.

The last one has made it around the block a few times, This is the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the words viral video. It is none other than the Star Wars Kid. The one shown here is the original unedited footage. If you go to YouTube to view it, you can see the limitless spin-offs in the sidebar.

Beck on Saturday Night Live, Clap Hands!

I have previously only been a minor fan of Beck, but after his appearance on SNL last Saturday night, I will have to reconsider. I missed his first song, but their second time out was outrageous. As far as I am concerned this might be the best SNL musical performance ever.....that is of course next to Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo doing 'Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes' back in 1986. Anyway here is the video of Clap Hands. Somebody please let me know if this performance becomes available for download in mp3 format because the version from his album, Guerolito, is not quite as rousing.

UPDATE 11/04/06: You can get the mp3 version and more from Culture Bully.

New Update 11/11/06: The SNL version has been removed, but it lasted longer than I expected it to. Here is a version from German television, it is a little shorter, and there is no harmonica as in the SNL version, but it is still okay. The mp3 version of the SNL performance is still available from Culture Bully.

Update 8/12/07:It looks like the SNL episode was replayed last night because people are on the net looking for it. It has been reposted on YouTube so I changed the above link to the active one. Get it while it lasts!

The Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia!

I now know that this has been all over the web, but I haven't seen it again since it was shown on Saturday Night Live. This video short, also known as "Lazy Sunday" is from the NBC web site and it is the funniest thing I've seen from SNL in a long time.

SNL on Ernst Mayr

Last Night, Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update reported on Ernst Mayr's recent death. I believe it was Amy Poehler who noted that he was regarded by many as the 20th century's Charles Darwin. She also commented on his cause of death stating that he was killed by a bigger, stronger evolutionist. Funny, though I'm not sure who their suspect is.