This Thanksgiving, all we can do is laugh, right?
Celebrating Turkey Day with your friends in China can be really hard sometimes… and a little homesick. So this year, instead of feeling lonely, have fun and try one-upping each other, like Penelope at the local church’s soup kitchen…
Just kidding!
Please DON’T be like that at your Thanksgiving Day dinner tomorrow night… nobody likes a “one-upper”~
This sketch is from the long-running American variety & comedy show called Saturday Night Live (SNL), now in its 42nd season, that’s given rise to many famous American comedians like Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, and many more…
And you can watch many recent seasons for free in China on:
Search for 周六夜现场 (zhōu liù yè xiàn chǎng) and choose any episode you want. They even have the most recent episodes up fairly quickly.
If you want to learn about American pop culture, this is one of the best shows to keep your ear to!
周六夜现场(英语:Saturday Night Live,首字母缩略字:SNL),是一个每周六深夜播出、90多分钟的美国综艺节目,以纽约市为拍摄地,自1975年10月11日由NBC播出。本节目在大西洋标准时区、北美东部时区、北美中部时区均是以现场直播的方式播出,是美国电视史上最长寿的节目之一。每周都有不同的客座主持人与音乐来宾加入,与该节目的固定卡司一同演出。
原本的节目名称为NBC的周末夜(NBC’s Saturday Night),直到NBC于1976年更动名称为止(周末夜现场这个名称与ABC同时段的短寿节目名称撞名,直到该节目被停播,NBC才使用此名称)。改名后的第一集在1977年3月26日播出。
本节目由喜剧演员Lorne Michaels创立,并在第六季到第十季间,担任制作人和编剧以及先前的执行制作的工作。在过去三十年来,已经培养出许多美国喜剧明星,包括著名喜剧明星Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig等。