SNL: Shepard Smith Interviews the Romney Family
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Saturday Night Live opened with an eerie Fox News’ “Shepard Smith” interviewing the Romney family about the campaign’s recent primary victories.
In between speaking to his wasted-away skeleton “mother” in the corner of the studio, Smith, played by Bill Hader, asked Romney about his continuing inability to come off as a regular American.
“I’m focusing on the victories, and as we say in the Romney house, I’m happier than a poor man eating a can of beans from a dumpster,” Romney said.
“Wo-ow,” Smith drawled. “Your shoes must be made out of chocolate because you keep putting your foot in your mouth.”
“My shoes aren’t made out of chocolate, Shepard,” Romney said. “They’re made of fine Italian leather and they were $1,200 a piece. They cost more than most Americans make in a month.”
Turning to the five Romney sons, Smith delighted in commenting about how frightening he found the indistinguishable men.
“I like creepy things, so I lo-ove you boys,” Smith said. “I’d like to book you a three-night stay in my nightmares.” And later: “Our thanks to Stephen King for creating those boys.
Watch the sketch below, via NBC:
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Comments (75)
Kathleen3
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 6:30pmWas this skit intended to be funny? If so it failed. You can bet money on the SNL lineup. The opening skit has to do with Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, or any other Republican. Their faux news always includes mocking Republicans and inserted in between crass and vulgar skits inevitably there will be one or two more skits mocking republicans. I turn on SNL at 11:30P every Saturday night. 99.9% of the time I turn it off at 11:35P.
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 2:04pmDAMN HOW DO YOU DRONES DO IT? IT SO HARD BEING THIS GULLIBLE AND STUPID!!
Report Post »It is obvious this is propaganda garbage not even humor. Following the Dems lead of class warfare.
edmundburk
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:22pmsome of us feel mitt romney DESERVES ALL the criticisim he gets!
Report Post »zorro
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 9:19amThis was actually very funny. I betting on his show today, Sheppard Smith will turn to the side to address his “mother.” He’ll appreciate the joke.
Report Post »SouthSideLib
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 1:54pmWhether you like Romney or not it was still funny. You can relax for a moment laugh Snap, it’ll be ok
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 9:56pmI’m no Romney fan and believe he deserves a spanking.
But I could not find anything humorous here. It was bashing on an opposing news agencies creditabilty and force feeding the class warfare message. Just really annoyed me too much.
I’m glad some of you got a laugh from it. Maybe the clip wasn’t a total waste. =)
Report Post »Mr_Meaner
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 12:55pmI once saw Sheppard Smith without make-up.
Report Post »Turns out, he’s Joe Klein, in drag
Mr_Meaner
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 12:51pmVery accurate depiction of lil’ sugar.
I once saw Sheppard Smith without make-up, yada,yada, long story short—he’s really Joe Klein
Report Post »Mr_Meaner
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 12:57pmWell, thanks a lot for posting my comment five minutes later.
Report Post »You can drop the follow up comment, that will likely appear sometime after the hour.
HorseCrazy
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 12:20pmI cannot believe that show is still on the air.
Report Post »Suzanne Winter
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 12:02pmThis pegged Shepard Smith for me. Creepy and full of his own left-wing opinions foisted on whomever is being interviewed. When they cut to the “Psycho Mom” in the rocker, I damn near lost it! Hilarious, just from the Shepard Smith aspect. The Romney aspect? *shrug* Completely predictable and tired.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:59amI don’t know if it was a repeat last night or a new show, but I did catch the first 10 minutes or so of the Real Housewives of Disney. I didn’t laugh very much, Liberals just aren’t funny, but it did peak my interest on how they decided to trash all the Disney characters by making them ho’s, alcoholics, racist or other characters. Disgusting.
Glenn‘s has more humor in his monologues than any of these yahoo’s. I laugh all the time when Glenn get’s into character. Why? because he is imitating the TRUTH!
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 1:17pmI think it’s funny that conservatives seem unable to laugh at liberal comics and liberals seem unable to laugh at conservative comics.
Each side so caught up in their agenda to laugh at something that is funny.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 3:54pmGlenn is funny, the problem his audience and him are the joke, only they too stupid to realize the world is lefting at them.
Report Post »Marsh626
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:28amVery accurate depiction of Shepard Smith.
Report Post »kookie
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:20amBesides SNL not being funny, Shep Smith makes me gag when he says “from the journalists at Fox News”. He is so in the tank for Obama, he should be excluding himself from the journalist part.
Report Post »MonkeyBeagle
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:28amah yes more snl on the blaze. Great job Blaze I love liberal propoganda
Report Post »db321
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:49amThis is the best SNL can do at this point – noughting going on in the WH that could even be considered funny! Obama has a free pass to keep on:
Playing Golf
Taking Extravagant Vacations
Saluting to Michelle
Sucking up to Soros
Hire Criminals in his Administration
Rolling Israel under the Bus
Organizing with Van Jones
Give more Guns to Mexican Drug Lords
Blame Bush
and apologizing to Muslim Extremest about how horrible America is.
Nope nothing here for SNL that would be as funny as Shepard Smith and Romney Son.
Brilliant work SNL – you have the Libs in your pocket and you don’t even have to work hard – to get your radiance to laugh and hate America.
But I would love to see just one skit on Debbie Wassermann Schulz – probably to difficult to find someone who can play her that is that ugly!
Report Post »vngstr
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:08amSNL u pos…. Trying to marginalize the republican party by make “jokes” and trying to appeal to the morons you call your audience is pathetic. No more snl please Glenn……
Report Post »Miami
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:06amIf you could just see off camera, you’d notice the rats leaving the “Rock” as the ground liquefies beneath them.
They suck so much the “Mother Earth”, “Gaia”, “Raging Magic Rock”(what have you) refuses to stay beneath them
Report Post »inferno
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:50amPeople like to ridicule those of us who work hard and spend our own money, at the same time they praise Obama for spending everyones money but ! Allow me to rephrase that. They support Obama for p—ing everyones money down rat holes , except his own.
Report Post »inferno
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:48amI have never watched SNL. I did watch just enough to discover their humor was sorely lacking.
Report Post »From watching this video, I’m reminded of why I tuned it out. Some thinge get better with age, SNL
is the exception to that rule.
RougeFastFingers
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:32amSNL is missing the point. Satitre is supposed to be funny not pedantic.
Report Post »zorro
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 9:21amI see what you did there. I disagree but a funny comment is a funny comment.
Report Post »ICANHANDLETHETRUTH
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:03amSNL used to be funny back in the 90s …… now it is stupid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:50amBill Hader is just not convincing at portraying Shepherd Smith. He just can’t get creepy enough. Of all the personalities on Fox News I cannot stand the sound of Shepherd’s voice. It’s worse than listening to finger nails scratch a chalkboard.
Report Post »deac0n
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:28amgeez shep is cool
Report Post »kowdung
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:43amI agree, Shep is cool. What I think is total crap is that show “The 5 at 5” or whatever it’s called. Tried watching it a few times, total crap!
Report Post »Joisey
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:43amI actually get the point of the joke. Sheppard Smith does have a creepy aura to him. Lately he’s been getting even thinner and emaciated looking and this just adds to it.
But yes, I wish SNL would have the balls (or the fairness) to portray Obama as an out of touch elitist snob whose economic policies are all giant failures. There is a wealth of material there to lampoon and it speaks volumes that nobody on TV will go near it.
Report Post »scruffycat
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 7:41amSheppard Smith is very creepy. Maybe its his wide set eyes that gives me a feeling of Arab swarthyness, like he should be reporting on Al Jazira instead of FNC. Creepy. That coupled with his creepy southeast democratic party leanings, and now this Fox News emaciated anorexic look where all the bones start becoming prominent under the skin, eeeek creepy. Then as he is standing there talking to someone on The Big Board, he will do a weird turn where the camera stays close in on his face and you get this leering stinkeye Sheppard pivoting over to the Lawyer Table where pop bottle glasses guy is, etc, etc, its just weird. all the way around.
Report Post »gltm
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:14amHere’s some thoughts on Mitt Romney and the Mormon Faith…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TMqqG4xD5E&feature=youtu.be
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:02am4:59 minutes of my life wasted….
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:40amAt least you didn’t watch the whole show .. neither did I …
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:58amDoes SNL ever do a amos and andy skit with BHO?
Report Post »Does anyone watch SNL?
Does anyone care what they have to say?
Is SNL relavent or even funny any more?
Is SNL a waste of good air time?
AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:08amThis is sickeningly insulting bias from SNL. It should have some backlash even from the liberal morons who watch it.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 1:22pmhttp://www.hulu.com/watch/110317/saturday-night-live-china-cold-open
Report Post »ianmc002
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:51amRomney, Obama two puppets…SAME MASTER. opensecrets.org
Mitts TOP contributors…
Goldman Sachs $521,180
JPMorgan Chase & Co $356,400
Morgan Stanley $297,550
Credit Suisse Group $296,160
Citigroup Inc $280,050
Bank of America $245,900
Kirkland & Ellis $225,202
Barclays $217,150
HIG Capital $188,500
PricewaterhouseCoopers $185,550
Blackstone Group $178,050
Bain Capital $151,500
Wells Fargo $148,950
UBS AG $140,650
EMC Corp $128,300
Citadel Investment Group $123,625
Elliott Management $123,500
Bain & Co $112,800
Sullivan & Cromwell $106,650
The Villages $97,500
This IS the CANCER in this country…the Fed, and Ron Paul is the CURE for that CANCER.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:13amWhere‘s your info on ’puppet’ Obama, or does your sticking your nose around in HIS business have a DIFFERENT ulterior motive?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:51amI don’t think Romney is a Marxist … I am sure Obama is.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:00amIANMC002 here is a list of people giving to Ron Kook Paul
Report Post »People like KKK leader David Duke
http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/11/the_ron_paul_campaign_and_its.html
Look4DBigPicture
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:09amRon Paul may have a good message, but he’s a terrible messenger. He sickens me when giggles and childishly calls Santorum a fake. If ever there was a fake, it‘s the man who’s served 30 years in the House and has crammed thousands pork projects into bills he knows will pass, then votes against them, so he can say he doesn’t vote for earmarks. That, my friend, is a FAKE.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:21am@RepubliCorp….Thanks for sharing. When I saw some of Ron Paul’s staunch supporters at OWS, I had a feeling he might be akin to a weasel. I’m glad someone is finally vetting him, because I think he’s fooled a lot of people.
Report Post »Dstarr55
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:24amSNL only makes outrageous skits when making fun of Republicans – usually personal – this is just a hit piece against Romney.
Obama is calling a college student that is basically saying women who go to expensive elite colleges can’t afford birth control because religious institutions won’t give it to them free. That freedom to have sex is a right that the government must pay for (STDs not withstanding as pills are not a protection against STDs). He is thanking her for bringing this to light – that is comedy.
During the gulf oil crisis Obama ignores it for the first two weeks, then he blames BP (not his administration that was about to give BP an award) and puts them in charge of stopping the mess as he has elaborate parties, plays golf and goes on expensive vacations NOT to the gulf region as he tells everyone else to do – that is fodder for a skit – you know Roman burning while Nero fiddles.
Obama’s first two years of his presidency he has a solid majority in the house and senate yet blames not getting things done on Republicans – he demonizes his opponents and them laments lack of bi-partisanship – he continues to blame Bush but gives Bush no credit when it was his policies that cause things to go well such as touting more drilling being done under his administration in the last ten years when it was Bush that gave the permits while his administration holds them up. SNL, can you satirize that for a change?
Report Post »motorcycleboy
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 8:01amGood point. What a funny skit that would make, with Obama calling a sex-crazed coed on the phone as she’s getting laid and has a line of guys standing outside her dorm-room door — and she claims she can’t afford birth control as these guys unfurl rolls of 20 dollar bills as they stand in line.
Oh wait, she looks like Paula Poundstone — never mind.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:04amHas SNL done any skits making fun of the Obama girls? This isn’t humor, it’s a vicious partisan attack pretending to be a comedy skit. I haven’t watched this show in over 10 years. I don’t find personal attacks on people funny. The left pretends to be so compassionate, but if you look at what they find amusing, it’s always personal attacks. Nothing creative about them.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:57amThat would be policy at NBC, that’s what they do as they play to their liberal base. They use politics in all their programming. One might say that speaks of their sponsors as well. Everything they do must be sanctioned by their sponsors or they wouldn’t do it. So if you don’t like it, send a message to their sponsors. Otherwise they think it’s cool.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:58amProbably about as many skits they made poking fun at Chelsea or Amy Carter.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:11amRJJINGADSDEN I was thinking the same
Report Post »pattybbb1
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:01amSNL did a great skit of Obama and the leader of China, a few months back.
Report Post »edmundburk
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:41pm@DISENLIGHTED-I bet if this was Santuruim you’d be pleased as punch! Quit drinking the RNC koolaid!
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 8:00amThe Huck Forum was a set-up for Romney. FoxNews is in the tank for Flipper — no one can deny that.
Report Post »The entire process is polluted and broken, and tptb will get their candidate, once again. After all, THEY count the voters.
Look4DBigPicture
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 9:59amI was thinking the same thing. I think Huckabee almost jumped out of his chair to choke Charlie Gasparino when he said he was most impressed with Santorum.
It‘s sickening to think that people are voting for Romney just because the media’s told them he’s going to win. (Tells you a lot about how easy it is to influence human nature, doesn’t it?) Regardless of what the media is pushing, I‘m sticking with Santorum as long as he’s still in the race. I’m not against Romney … he‘s just not my first choice and I don’t like the media cramming him down my throat.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 3:02pmEvery aspect of the show was equal, Romney just stood out for you and you’re blaming that on Huck. You don’t want to accept your inner feelings. You’ve embraced the Mitt.
Report Post »ashtongramp
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:32am@Look4DBigPicture This is just an observation. you said” It‘s sickening to think that people are voting for Romney just because the media’s told them he’s going to win. (Tells you a lot about how easy it is to influence human nature, doesn’t it?)”. If this is the case, then why haven’t you decided to vote for Mitt Romney? Could it be that people have decided Mitt Romney is the best one out there? Do you think you are the only one that is not influenced by the media? Now I could maybe agree with you if Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and all of the DNC commercials were not against Mitt Romney. Yet Romney is doing awesome besides all the negative against him.
Report Post »Razorhunters
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 7:55amf this stupid bs…snl is not funny …been many years since was funny.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:02amI think that it was funny until John Belushi died.
Report Post »kowdung
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 10:47amYep, once Belushi, Ackroid, that gang left, SNL pretty much sucked big time.
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