Even if you don’t watch TV, if you’re on any form of social media you’ll have heard by now that Saturday Night Live did a sketch about Montreal TV news. Here’s the Youtube clip.
It has a few mild sallies but isn’t what I’d call comedy for the ages.
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Kate
The police retirement fund is suing the city for $5 million over money it says the city should’ve paid into the fund, but didn’t. City needs to be careful or the camouflage pants could come out again.
Ephraim
Please bring back the camouflage pants. They are actually more friendly as long as they aren’t black or beige. Can we specify bright colours? Can we ask them to wear matching shirts?
OR can we get them to wear big red noses at the same time?
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Kate
Police broke up car parties in three parking lots overnight. Seems the problem is that people were racing cars – not so much that there was proximity going on.
In other car stories, two vehicles were set on fire in St‑Michel late Saturday and another in St‑Léonard.
R2Drive
I prefer traffic calming measures, but “setting cars on fire” is probably a small part of the solution as well.
EmilyG
Wow, the end of the CTV news article implies that these “car parties” were a thing even before the pandemic. Weird.
Kate
EmilyG, some young men will always go a bit nuts with the internal combustion engine. Car surfing, road racing, I’ve a feeling the cops keep a lid on mentioning it in the media because simply knowing it’s going on would tend to attract a certain type of guy.
Kevin
A weird thing about living in certain parts of NDG is that you can hear the motors running over at Blue Bonnets or the Orange Julep at all hours of the night.
JP
I definitely hear a lot of cars roaring around more than usual this summer. Something about “less” traffic makes some drivers think they can do whatever the hell they want. I hope this is one of those pandemic trends that disappears. Even if it existed before, I’ve definitely observed a stark increase in cars driving fast and hear what I believe to be some sort of car parties nearby.
Blork 16:36 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
Probably the only SNL shoutout Longueuil will ever get.
Michael Black 16:57 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
Bowen Yang apparently lived in Montreal forces years as a kid.
Though, maybe that’s “fake news” and a reference to Kamala Harris. Everyone now wants to have gone to school in Montreal.
MarcG 18:43 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
Some of the jokes are really dated, like the smoking-everywhere-bit, but Jean-Fred made me chuckle. That effect on the video to avoid YouTube’s automatic copyright infringement detector makes me feel like I’m on acid.
Kate 19:31 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
Oh, is that why the framing was so bizarre? I couldn’t make out if that was a joke I wasn’t getting.
MarcG 20:02 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s what’s happening there. Sometimes you’ll see the video slowed down or sped up a tiny bit, or the framing is just a bit weird, for the same reason.
dhomas 20:47 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
They actually called the show “BonjourHi!”. Simon Jolin-Barette va être en tabarnak!
Also, don’t mess with Montreal bagels. They are so much better than NYC bagels, which are basically less sweet donuts.
Blork 20:49 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
Bowen Yang lived here from ages 5 to 9, AFAIK, which isn’t much to establish anything. But I’m guessing he has friends and/or family here and visits frequently, which would explain why he’s the only one in the skit who comes close to getting the accent right. The “Scharts Cavern” bumper at the beginning was probably the funniest thing.
Lenny 22:53 on 2020-10-18 Permalink
The framing is off because it’s been edited to avoid being taken down on YouTube by an NBC copyright claim. Watch it on global website to see it without any crazy zooms.
Kate 09:28 on 2020-10-19 Permalink
Got a link, Lenny? I never can see the SNL clips because they’re blocked here, and I can’t be bothered to power up a VPN for just that.
Joey 09:38 on 2020-10-19 Permalink
@Kate https://www.globaltv.com/shows/saturday-night-live/video/canadian-news-show/c5e61a4c-1149-11eb-b272-0242ac110003/
Kate 10:49 on 2020-10-19 Permalink
Thanks, Joey.
Bill Binns 13:26 on 2020-10-19 Permalink
I thought the prop bagels were hilarious. I remember being borderline disgusted by the appearance of Montreal bagels when I first arrived. It took me years to try one. You just know that sometime last week a traditional NY bagel shop was shown photos of Montreal bagels and asked to make some for the skit. They must have been horrified.