Tuesday, May 14, 2013

HUMAN ROOMBA:  In the comments to the Bill Hader announcement, Andrew couldn't help but wonder: "Is Stefon the highest percentage recurring character in SNL history?"

In other words, whether measured by batting average or slugging percentage, is there any character who has appeared as often as Stefon has, without diminishing comedic returns? Phil Hartman's Frankenstein is the only one which comes close, off the top of my head.

16 comments:

  1. Love to know the percentages for the Church Lady, Wayne's World, Mr. Robinson, Gumby, Grimley, and Buckwheat. Though, the "comedic returns" piece may limit things.

    I also assume that characters representing actual political figures aren't eligible? Otherwise, we probably have quite a few presidents with extensive recurrences.

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  3. The Pathetic Earthling7:10 PM

    Obviously, I'm missing something, since I think Stefon is about the most profoundly unfunny things on SNL since Goat Boy or Mango.

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  4. Jordan8:45 PM

    The President of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing is a one note character and not a particularly clever one, but it got me laughing hard every. single. time.

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  5. Move over on that bench. I've never understood the appeal of this and Californians, the sketches that seem like huge injokes for three people.

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  6. Adam B.9:44 PM

    Buckwheat has to be pretty damn high.

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  7. Adam B.9:45 PM

    The key to appreciating Stefon is understanding that they change the script on Hader between dress and broadcast. It's a game for the writers (well, John Mulaney) to get him to break character.

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  8. Andrew11:00 PM

    Impressions are certainly eligible. But most of the political impressions are not particularly high batting average (or slugging percentage), though Phil Hartman's Clinton probably had a good average.

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  9. I think it's impressive that you could credit Gilda Radner with two: Emily Litella and Roseanne Rosannadanna.

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  11. KCosmo's neighbor9:45 AM

    I didn't know that... but now I like Stefon even more. I think his breaking character is one of the best parts of the bit. But I also love Seth Meyers' reactions to Stefon. I'll miss that. Sigh.

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  12. Novanglus10:39 AM

    I'm right with you on Californians. Horrible. And every single one of Wiig's non-impression characters. Last Saturday's show was painful.

    But I'm going to miss Stefon.

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  13. I'd go with Billy Crystal's Fernando character and Eddie Murphy's Stevie Wonder impression.

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  14. Adam B.11:47 AM

    Would you believe me if I told you he only did Stevie three times? http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=266

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  15. StvMg1:49 PM

    Wow, that does surprise me. I'd also nominate the Frank Sinatra impressions from Joe Piscopo and Phil Hartman as a dual entry.

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  16. Adam B.3:01 PM

    And yet they were such different impressions, with Piscopo's insistence on "respecting" Sinatra while Hartman went Full Prick.

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