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Mark Wahlberg to "SNL": That's Not Funny!

Posted by Ben Kallen

 

So you know that sketch SNL did last week about Mark Wahlberg and some farm animals?  He doesn't approve.

"Someone showed it to me on YouTube. It wasn't like Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin, that's for sure. And Saturday Night Live hasn't been funny for a long time.... I used to watch it when Eddie Murphy was there and Joe Piscopo and Bill Murray. I don't even know who's on the show now."

Okay, so it's easy to criticize the buff rapper-turned actor-turned Entourage producer for missing the Joe Piscopo age of comedy, but as for this particular sketch? We actually kind of agree.

While we enjoyed the absurd tone of the whole thing, Andy Samberg really didn't look much like the former Marky Mark, and his impression seemed off the mark as well. Maybe we're just not familiar enough with Wahlberg's persona, but we're not sure why he'd keep telling animals to "say hello to your mother for me."

Still, we think Mark should take a lesson from Palin: When SNL makes fun of you, just smile and say you loved it. If you're lucky, maybe they'll even beg you to be on the show too.

What did you think of the sketch? Watch it again below, and decide for yourself.

 



Previously:
Wake Up and Smile: There's TV Besides Sarah Palin, Guys


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Posted Oct 13 2008, 05:25 PM
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Comments

drkb77 said:

Maybe the "Hi to your mom" thing is because in a lot of movies where he's a local joe, he says that to other characters (his boyz?) when he runs into them. I can picture/hear it in my mind but can't think of hat particular movie.

October 14, 2008 8:09 PM

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