I watched the premier SNL tonite,, I can only say how embarrased I felt for Michael Phelps... who writes there scripts ?? I live in Chicago and go to alot of Second City , they blow SNL away... its just stupid.. not funny at all.. and enough with the Palin jokes,, your not going for laughs anymore,, just how much you can shock us..

well, the token FAT guy role has been filled now , i guess.
wonder if he will be as big a success as john belushi, or chris farley before him.

who's the token black guy again? they should get dave chapelle. that kenan guy sucks balls!

The problem with SNL isn't the cast; it's Lorne. The guy needs to hand-off the show to someone who will hold the comedy to a higher standard. Laser Cats? Give me a break.

This guys was ABSOLUTELY hilarious way back when we did Bro-rape.... SO FUNNY

Check out "BRO-RAPE" on youtube for his early work...

I've also seen this guy at UCB a bunch of times. There's also a chance I may have slow-danced with him during one of the Del Close marathons, but it could have been someone completely different. It was a long night.

In any case, he's hilarious and should be a great addition to the cast.

I've seen the Stepfathers multiple times, not only because they are one of the funniest groups, but also because Bobby is hilarious and one of our favorites of the group.

I wish Lorne would take a chill pill and let these guys do at least a couple of sketches a show improv. Their improv backgrounds are what got them on the show, except for maybe Samburg. Lorne bans or fires anyone who doesn't stick to the script. He's not using the actors greatest strengths, which is a shame.

I don't know anything about him, but maybe he'll be the spark that triggers a change. Being the newbie in the team though I doubt he'll manage to have a major influence. Someone really needs to come in and throw away whatever rulebook they're working from now because it so isn't resulting in anything like comedy.

I met Moynihan earlier this year, and apparently this had been lined up right before the writer's strike was announced, much to his annoyance (the writer's strike, not the SNL gig).

I saw Moynihan live at UCB with his improv group the Stepfathers, and he was by far the best talent out of all of them. He's also in an ESPN commercial here in New York. Glad to see he's finally broken through.