i have no idea why, but your "nicholas fehn" last night was mindblowingly hilarious.

I had a job interview a couple weeks ago, where the guy asking the questions would just string together 10 minutes of completely unrelated sentence-fragments, and then say "how do you respond to that?". I called my mom after the interview, and when she asked how it went, the only way I could describe it was by citing the Nicholas Fehn character, and she got it right away.

I love that character Fred. I wish we could see more of that written in to the show. That was hilarious and so much like this guy I know. Wish they would put that on the clips from 4-11-08 night. I want to show that to all my friends....That was so great! OMG I was like, that is so much like this guy I know. That was so funny I laughed My head off. I definitely want to see more of Nicholas ....... great Character.

HOORAY!

Posted a request for more Nicholas Fehn a couple weeks back and received delivery last Saturday night!

Thanks, Fred.

I laughed out loud so hard at Nicloaus Fehn, I consistently love your additions to Weekend Update. So damn funny. Hey man, I wanted to thank you for performing at the Night of Too Many Stars Sunday... I have a seven year old with Autism and it really makes us feel like theres hope. Ok Fred, bear with me...I'm gonna seize the moment, so here it goes... my wife and I are putting on a Trivia Night for Autism Speaks on May 2nd. I was wondering if anything could be donated(even like a signed hat or something) from yourself,the cast, Conan, anyone... we will put it in a silent auction. I would buy the item to sign if needed and pay for shipping. I just know that anything you guys could do would score big money for Autism Speaks, and thats' our goal. I'll attach my email if you think you can help...if not, if you could pass this along to Robert Smigel. I'd really appreciate it. Regardless, thanks for your time and talents.

Marty Johnson
St.Louis Mo.

I laughed out loud so hard at Nicloaus Fehn, I consistently love your additions to Weekend Update. So damn funny. Hey man, I wanted to thank you for performing at the Night of Too Many Stars Sunday... I have a seven year old with Autism and it really makes us feel like theres hope. Ok Fred, bear with me...I'm gonna seize the moment, so here it goes... my wife and I are putting on a Trivia Night for Autism Speaks on May 2nd. I was wondering if anything could be donated(even like a signed hat or something) from yourself,the cast, Conan, anyone... we will put it in a silent auction. I would buy the item to sign if needed and pay for shipping. I just know that anything you guys could do would score big money for Autism Speaks, and thats' our goal. I'll attach my email if you think you can help...if not, if you could pass this along to Robert Smigel. I'd really appreciate it. Regardless, thanks for your time and talents.

Marty Johnson
St.Louis Mo.

I laughed out loud so hard at Nicloaus Fehn, I consistently love your additions to Weekend Update. So damn funny. Hey man, I wanted to thank you for performing at the Night of Too Many Stars Sunday... I have a seven year old with Autism and it really makes us feel like theres hope. Ok Fred, bear with me...I'm gonna seize the moment, so here it goes... my wife and I are putting on a Trivia Night for Autism Speaks on May 2nd. I was wondering if anything could be donated(even like a signed hat or something) from yourself,the cast, Conan, anyone... we will put it in a silent auction. I would buy the item to sign if needed and pay for shipping. I just know that anything you guys could do would score big money for Autism Speaks, and thats' our goal. I'll attach my email if you think you can help...if not, if you could pass this along to Robert Smigel. I'd really appreciate it. Regardless, thanks for your time and talents.

Marty Johnson
St.Louis Mo.

Oops, my computer froze and posted multiple times. Honest mistake. Sorry.

Marty

Saturday Night Live Skit:

The ABC Debate.

George: Obama, would you wear this Texas BBQ house bib? Obama: NO: G: Why not. Obama: Why should I? George: It's the american thing to do. George puts it on Obama.
George: How about this propeller beany? Why not. Obama finally: OK. George puts it on Obama.
George: How about a pair of lacy underwear? Obama: That's it, can we talk issues now? Obama removes the items and tosses them away.
Hillary: Are you chicken Obama? I'm wearing a pair now.
Cut to Chelsea sitting in the crowd but with an angelic spot light on her.
Charlie: It's been reported by a childhood friend of yours that you once rode in the same subway train with a suspected member of the Symbianes Liberation Army? Is this true?
Obama: Maybe, if he was on the subway. Lots of people ride the subway. Is this really important to American voters?
Cut to Chelsea. She has a cute (fake) kitten in her hands and she is stroking it gently.
Charlie: Hillary, you said you ducked and ran from sniper fire in tuzala. Why did you lie?
Hillary: I was very sleepy. I'm sleepy now. Is there a cot in here. Bill calls me up at 3am every night from god knows where. I always jump out of bed startled and answer his calls. Frankly, I'm exhausted.
Cut to Chelsea. She is buying boxes of cookies from young girl scouts.
George: I worked for you and Bill in the Whitehouse. Do you think I should be harder on Obama?
Hillary: And you did a great job for us George. (She runs over and kisses George on the for head. runs back.) You could be a little harder. It's been a cake walk for him so far.
Cut to Chelsea: She is performing the heimlick maneuver on a tubby member of the audience.
After something comes flying out of tubby's mouth Chelsea says: Live from NY ......

more stuff if needed:
Cuts to Chelsea: She is discussing important matters with the Pope.
She's furously scrubbing a spot on a blue dress.

Fred--The backstory on the Walken Sketch was a nice touch. That was by far one of the funniest bits on the show since the writers strike ended. More Walken, and as always, More Cowbell.

The Walken thing was great, you were great on the news, I love the current cast. That being said, could you tell Seth Meyers to ease up on the Polack jokes? It's no longer cool to do black jokes, or Mexican jokes, or Chinese jokes... Can we add Polish jokes to that list? They're pretty offensive, and just when it seems like they're a thing of the past, you hear one on SNL. Thanks.

Fred,
You're, hands down, my favorite cast member. Fehn cracks me up, but nothing tops ¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!. I can't believe Fericito isn't in heavier rotation.

Keep it up, Fred! This blog always makes me feel like I'm right in the middle of the action, even when I'm stuck in my bedroom in Ohio.

what is with so many reruns already, with the strike the show was dead for so long...

Just readin' through. Um, Grrrreegg? Don't quit your day job. Fred, you're cooler than Seth. Sorry, but he smirks at his own jokes as if he is so very clever and sharp, not like little Amy who just honestly laughs cuz the jokes make her giggle. Seth is a bit full of himself this year and a tad irritating for some reason.

I love Christopher walken and hold him high as one of the great actors of our time...yet i felt a little annoyed by the fact that in every sketch it seemed he was reading off of cue cards or a teleprompter. I dont know if it was the camera angles or what but i felt that with someone of his caliber that the ligns would be mostly memorized. did anyone else notice??? but other than that the episode was GREAT!!!

I agree miguel but if you were Christopher Walken would you waste your time memorizing that writing? It would be interesting to see what they could do if they could work in just a few more commercials and find a host that was even less interested in learning the lines. I flipped over to CNN and there was more comedic writing "reporting" there but I have to say that it completely threw me off that they seemed to care about knowing their lines and were interested in making it believable and entertaining.

I've been watching snl since i was seven, and I'm a HUGE fan. I've been worried lately that the show must be going through some sorta rough patch cuz the writing isn't as good as it usually is. And with all the re-runs lately, it's easily for a big fan to be worried about the state of the show. whats going on, man? is everything alright over there?

I can't believe what I am reading! Walken is the worst actor I have seen on SNL. You can see he is reading from the prompter at ALL times and does not interact with the cast except in a wooden way. Just look at the picture above for an example. In fact, look at the whole show. I gave up in the second sketch and switched to MAD TV.

Fred,

We need a Fericito video clip on the site!

I'm Hispanic and I'm always trying to explain how "on" that sketch is when making a parody of the "humor" shows in Latin America...

I need to be able to show it to my friend that (sadly) don't watch SNL.

Gracias!

I am Polish and would personally like to hear more offensive things towards my nationality. I find them hilarious.

That isn't sarcasm either, I really do.

Pole jokes are awesome!

Hey Fred,

Any chance you could take advantage of your live broadcast to bring attention to the apr 10th nyt story about military analysts on nbc news? I know you might get fired for it, but it would be a genuinely good thing to do.

Loved it the first time, but the second time around Nicholas Fehn made me cry. Absolutely brilliant. Walken always kills, and this was no exception. Actually Kristen Wiig's performance in "Surprise Party" made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. All around, not just some of the best acting, but some of the smartest writing on SNL. Great episode! Keep up the good work.

Do you know the name of the SNL Skit w/ Christopher Walken where he goes on a long tyraid about his weekend? It was a strange dialouge about what events took place. Any idea on where I could find it?

I'm a big fan of yours, especially Nuni - we use "Nuni" at my house all the time for code words for things that don't make sense. But seriously - I have to fast forward through every appearance of Nicholas Fehn - I find him maddening.

Nicholas Fehn is a *brilliant* character. I'm so glad so many people seem to really get it and find him as funny as I do, because that means hopefully he'll be around more!

Walken was totally distracting as he read every single word off the cue cards and never looked at his fellow cast members. I find that disrespectful and cheesy - sorry!

Christopher Walken is one of my favorite guests. I'm glad the thrill hasn't warn off for you. That must be so cool. :)

I miss "The Continental" :)

Oh... and I agree... It was painful to watch as every sketch seemed to have Christopher reading from the cue cards.

The Walken Family Reunion sketch was awesome! One of my favorites. I love your Nicholas Fehn too. Amazing!

The Walken Family Reunion sketch was nice, but the sad thing about it was that Darryl's impression was by far the weakest. He has overstayed his welcome by at least half a decade. He used to be pretty good, but now all his characters sound more or less like his Tim Russert with some minor changes in rhythm.

the character Walken has created on SNL is in fact that half creepy/half kooky guy who reads right off the cue cards... the WHOLE time. If you watched Balls of Fury, the director mentions that Walken had not read the entire script and that the first time Walken saw the entire story, was when it premiered. This goes to show you that he can still pull off an amazing performance without even trying. His performances on SNL have been some of the most memorable in the show's history. He is a phenomenal actor. Just to show you, take this episode, most of the skits SUCK on paper, as they are written they are not even close to funny, yet when Walken performs them, they are hillarious. The "staring at the cue cards" is a motif that the writers have built up on. He obviously is capable of memorization being a broadway actor, and a film actor. In the "Walken family reunion" if you notice, most of the impersonators pull off the whole "stare off into space" deal while they are performing. Walken is aware he does this and yet, its what makes his performances so memorable. I wouldn't be as bold to say it is disrespectful to the other actors. He is an accomplished actor and he no doubt respects the regular cast. They do this every day and that is their job, he is a guest and choses to not memorize completely his lines, yet his delivery makes the skit. His rhythm of speech goes hand in hand with his wildly odd mannerisms and quirks. and Joel, who switched to MAD TV, if you were a true SNL fan, you might note that Jimmy Fallon could be considered one of the worst SNL actors you have ever seen, judging by your standards, I mean come on, he laughs in EVERY SINGLE SKIT. He even breaks character in a few because he cannot keep a straight face. Yet, he is a legend. True SNL fans dont watch MAD TV, no matter how bad the show gets. Just like true film critics and fans never walk out of a bad movie, even if its the worst movie ever produced. Christopher Walken is perhaps one of the most accomplished actors in history, from broadway star and dancer, to oscar winner.

OKAY, NOT RELATED TO ABOVE COMMENTS, BUT...SARAH PALIN ON SNL? INCREDIBLY KISS A** OF YOUR PRODUCERS. Sorry, will not be watching it nor our friends. The reality of Palin is NOT funny and not even the brilliant Tina can change that. Very disappointing decision to have her on the show.

How about a skit where McCain reveals that he really is a black man. Hoping that might work to get him votes. That would be funny and go along with their campaign pulling out all the stops in trying to get elected.

Fred,

I love the Nicholas Fehn character. In fact, my last name is Fehn, and I noticed you (and everyone else on the show for that matter) pronounce it correctly (usually it is mispronounced like "fenn" instead of "fane"). Do you know someone with this name? Is he the inspiration for this character? Please email if you can. Thanks!

I haven't been able to find an email for the writing staff, but I would love to see Tina Fey turn the song "Don't you turn my brown eyes blue" to " Don't you turn my red states blue"