Video of the Day: SNL jokes about Southwest plane accident

by Mike Barish on

Southwest Airlines has had some troubles recently, including an incident where the roof of one of their planes just, you know, started to tear away from the rest of the aircraft. On this past weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update welcomed a flight attendant from that damaged flight. Well, it was the talented Kristin Wiig portraying one of the Dallas-based airline’s employees. Seeing as how the plane landed safely and there was only one reported injury (to a flight attendant, though), we see nothing wrong with cracking a few jokes about the situation. Besides, it’s about time we all got to see those oxygen masks put to use.

Was the skit out of bounds? Did you get a laugh out of it? Let us know in the comments.

Video of the Day: Saturday Night Live mocks cruises

by Mike Barish on

Cruises have long been the butt of jokes in the travel world. From the midnight buffets to the touristy nature of the industry, many travel snobs enjoying mocking cruises. But does that mean that these floating resorts – and the people who enjoy them – deserve to be disrespected? Apparently, the writers at Saturday Night Live believe so. This past weekend, Miley Cyrus hosted the long-running sketch show and played a jaded singer who resented that her failed career had led her to be the entertainment on a cruise ship. She openly ridiculed the passengers and the intent was obviously to put down the people who enjoy cruises.

Was it a cheap joke or an accurate representation of the cruise world? At the very least, it was a poorly written sketch that lacked a strong punchline. It’s no wonder that it was buried in the last ten minutes of the show. What do you think? Was the sketch funny, out of bounds, accurate? I’m sure that our resident cruise expert, Chris Owen, has an opinion and you can let us know what you think in the comments.

You’re in good (smooth) hands with these air traffic controllers

by Aaron Hotfelder on

I had high hopes for last night’s Saturday Night Live, hosted by a favorite of mine, Neil Patrick Harris, of Doogie Howser and How I Met Your Mother fame. The show was hit and miss (I’ll pause while all our over-30 readers muse on how SNL is not as good as it was back in the ’70s/’80s/’90s) but one of the funniest sketches had to be the one below about two “Southern belle” air traffic controllers, Fran and Freba (played by Harris and Kristen Wiig), who have impossibly long fingernails and a penchant for using hand lotion.

“You know the A toggle under the altimeter?” Fran asks an incoming flight that’s requesting assistance. “Just try ‘n jiggle it a little, ya know, like a toilet handle.”