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This legendary staff, which has among others Bob Odenkirk, Conan OBrien.
And to write something thats so perfectly [Martin].
I couldnt get over how perfect that opening is.
The opening begins with cast members Chris Farley and Victoria Jackson finding Martin backstage mindlessly flipping through a magazine.
I remember this, he says.
This was back when the show meant something.
Back when I used to care.
Martin then segues into the Broadway-worthy musical number, Not Gonna Phone It in Tonight.
(you’re free to watch the full sketch on NBChere.)
Sure, there are individual sketches and a host.
But hosting to him felt more like guest starring in someone elses show.
These people are so fucking talented.
Youre just kind of guest starring in this show that theyre putting on, he says.
Part ofSNLs magic is that its been in the same place the entire time, says Grace.
He could have put it in a bigger studio, he says.
Ive been there its hard for them to bring the sets up in the elevator.
Theres something so small about that studio space, its hard to make things look great.
Thats the point of it.
Its so immediate, theres nothing else like it.
