Saturday, December 7, 2013

A "That's Nater-Tainment!" Special Report: Paul Rudd Hosts "Saturday Night Live" For His Third Time Tonight!!


Tonight, “Saturday Night Live” returns from the holiday break with an all-new episode. Hosting tonight is Paul Rudd; who will be emceeing the program for his third time. Joining Rudd will be band One Direction; who will be performing on the show for their second time as musical guest.

I have been enjoying Paul Rudd's acting for a good amount of years ow. He's always been a great part of a comedic ensemble; always possessing great chemistry with his co-stars in comedies; most particularly in the 2004 hit PG-13 comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”, This particular comedy, which starred Will Ferrell as the titular lead character- a well-dressed, egotistical news anchor has a hard time adjusting to changes on society. In the film, Paul Rudd played “Brian Fantana”-- an equally-narcissistic field reporter who considers himself a Lothario and possessed a large library of exotic colognes. Will Ferrell's “Ron Burgundy” and Paul Rudd's “Brian Fantana” were members of The Channel 4 News Team; which also included the very chauvinistic and wild sports reporter “Champ Kind”, played by David Koechner, as well as “Brick Tamland”, played by Steve Carell, a good-natured weatherman with an extremely low I.Q. Ferrell, Koechner, Carell, and Rudd were perhaps one of the best comedic ensembles in recent years; as all four possessed great chemistry and their interactions and performances were vastly essential in maing the movie a completely memorable comedy.



Since the 2004 comedy, Paul Rudd has appeared in a good number of films and has proven to be a talented lead actor. He's starred in comedies like 2009's “I Love You, Man” as well as even some dramas; like 2010's “How Do You Know”; where he played “George Madison"; a businessman who becomes the subject of a criminal investigation at his father's company. Rudd's on-screen persona falls in love with a woman named “Lisa Jorgenson”, played by Reese Witherspoon, who is actually in a relationship with a cocky baseball pitcher named “Matty Reynolds”; played by Owen Wilson. Eventually, Paul Rudd's “George Madison” learns that his father, played by Jack Nicholson, was responsible for the illegal activities that he's being indicted for, “How Do You Know” was a well-performed and well-written romantic drama and Paul Rudd's endearing performance guarenteed his character to be completely genuine.



But whether it be a comedy or drama, Paul Rudd has proven to be a talented actor. And tonight, Paul Rudd takes the stage at NBC's “Saturday Night Live” for his third time. I am TRULY hoping that he gets good sketches; as the writing hasn't always been great for him when he hosts. I remember during his previous two hosting stints, the musical guests ended up getting far more attention than him. I remember when he first hosted on November 8th, 2008, Beyonce, the designated musical guest, got more attention on the show and the only big role Paul Rudd got was playing a member of a family who would basically be kissing each other for the entire duration of the sketch. I'm sure you all remember this sketch: “The Vogelcheks.” Then Castmember Fred Armisen played the fatheran fellow alum Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader played the mother and brother respectfully. The sketch was brought forward once again when Paul Rudd returned to host on December 11th, 2010. In this particular episode, Paul Rudd's musical guest was Paul McCartney; who performed three times on the show and appeared in a sketch or two. I'm GREATLY hoping that Paul Rudd's musical guest One Direction doesn't end up taking away screentime from him and that our host gets to showcase his engaging comedic skills in the show's sketches.

And tonight, Paul Rudd is hosting to promore the December 18th release of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”; the much-anticipated sequel to the 2004 comedy. Paul Rudd will reprise his role of Field Reporter “Brian Fantana” and Will ferrell, David Koechner, and Steve Carell will reprise their roles of “Ron Burgundy”, “Champ Kind” and “Brick Tamland” respectively. I am strongly hoping that the four performers will play the comical newsteam on tonight's episode; much to the delight of views in the studio and at home. I would love to see the four performers portray their characters on tonight's “Weekend Update”; reporting the news and just going at it together live on NBC. I would also enjoy seeing Will Ferrell, David Keochner, and Steve Carell appear in sketches along with Rudd and interacting with the “Saturday Night Live” cast. In other words, I JUST WANT A VERY MEMORABLE SHOW TONIGHT!!!


But, regardless of whatever happens, I will be live-blogging tonight's episode. Starting at 11:30pm, I will be commenting on the sketches, the writing, the performances, and anything else that comes to mind during the show. And by sometime mid week, I will be posting a review that outlines my opinions in greater detail.

So be sure to have your televisions set to NBC by 11:30pm and have my blog on your computers. Be sure to keep refreshing your computer screens so you can see my latest posts during the show. Feel free to share your own opinions by clicking the “comment” link underneath any of my posts, Your feedback means a lot and I look forward to seeing your opinions.

I thank you for following my blog and I appreciate your support. So stay tuned and in the spirit of the “Anchorman” films, let me just say..... “THAT'S NATER-TAINMENT!” FOLLOWERS, ASSEMBLE... AT 11:30PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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