Kristen Wiig on SNL

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I finally found it and it doesn't seem that funny...? 

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/target-lady/227541/

[John Junk 2.0]

Also, Maya Rudolph is the one that sucks, though i don't know if she's still on the show.

She is not...

Maya's Donatella Versace impersonation always cracks me up.

That's where you and I part ways, daveB Hussein. 

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I finally found it and it doesn't seem that funny...? 

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/target-lady/227541/

Hmm, I suspect that might be funnier if you lived in Arkansas or something and could relate better to "that type" of person. 

I like her as Pelosi.

[Martin]

I love Kristen Wiig.

[daveB from Oakland]

I finally found it and it doesn't seem that funny...? 

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/target-lady/227541/

"Turrget Lady" is Kristin Wiig's "Stairway to Heaven" ... it's the one that everybody knows, but she's capable of better things. And, yes, it's a very "MadTV" type of character.

I found a good roundup of other Wiig Hulu clips over here:

http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/15/top-10-kristen-wiig-moments-on-snl-videos/

Haven't gotten to all of them yet ... I saw the "surprise party lady", which is also kinda MadTV-ish, but I liked it nonetheless. "Judy Grimes" has some very impressive rapid-fire monologing. The rip on Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty good (perhaps this is why Tom has risen to Wiig's defense).

I think my favorite character is Michelle Dison, the repressed lesbian local news reporter. Wiig gets to show more subtlety on this one, and she does a great job with it. I also liked the rehash of that same character with Scarlett Johannsson, but I'm not sure if that one's available online.

[Gilly]

The one where she's the girl at the party who has done everything everybody else has is pretty annoying. I like the Target lady, and I like Aunt Linda a lot.

[chrisfoll577]

I became a big Wiig fan after last season's 'surprise party' sketch with Christopher Walken.  Her slow burn was amazing with a great payoff.  I think she has the most natural comic talent than anybody on the current cast, and with Amy Poehler's departure, she's going to be my favorite cast member.

Also, first post from ipod touch!

[James W]

All I know is she was my favourite thing about Knocked Up.

[Omar]

Wiig RULES.

[senorcorazon]

The first few characters of hers that I saw I found annoying, but I've come around on her -- She's pretty versatile and talented but I do get nervous that they're going to try and milk her for a catchphrase and then dump her off the show. But I can understand how someone could see one of the Target Lady videos and not get super-enthused. Maybe watch one of the travel adviser segments on Weekend Update?

[Come on, Jason]

Wiig and Rudolph are both top-notch.

On an urelated SNL note, Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals was my favorite sketch of the last few years.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/37753/saturday-night-live-mark-wahlberg-talks-to-animals
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[James W]

And Wahlberg reacted in the manner of a humourless meathead. Now in video!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OOSioIQhszk

[tenspeed]

I like Kristen Wiig. 

Casey Wilson is another story all together.  I can see her being on MADtv.

[Sarah]

Wahlberg's main objection seems to have been that he was being parodied by someone with a big nose.  Whether his prejudice against ample schnozzes is code for a different prejudice, I don't know.

[chrisfoll577]

Wahlberg's main objection seems to have been that he was being parodied by someone with a big nose.  Whether his prejudice against ample schnozzes is code for a different prejudice, I don't know.

Mark Wahlberg's from my old neighborhood in Boston, and let's just say he didn't have the best record when it came to race relations.