12/10/14 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: Jingle Ballerz Hip Hop Nativity

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) spoofed MTV with a fake Jingle Ballerz Hip Hop Nativity special, the SNL portrays rappers and hip hop artists including Justin Bieber Rihanna, Eminem, Rick Ross, Kanye West, and Beyonce- played by musical guest Nikki Minaj  Continue reading

10/ 5/14 Wildin Out Wednesday: SNL- Black Jeopardy

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50 years after Jeopardy! debuted, “Saturday Night Live” came up with a new way to parody the iconic game show. Black Jeopardy! is hosted by Darnell Hayes or “Alex Treblack” (Kenan Thompson) and features categories such as “It’s Been A Minute,” “White People,” and “Psssh.” Let’s just say it’s not exactly what African Studies professor Mark (Louis C.K.) had in mind when he signed up. The sketch includes Jay Pharoah and Sasheer Zamata as fellow contestants. Continue reading

9/10/14 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: Eddie Murphy – Raw

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Before films such as Tower Heist, Meet Dave, Holy Man and Daddy Day Care comedian turned actor Eddie Murphy use to be funny. A native of the Bushwick section of Brooklyn Murphy’s early comedy was characterized by profanity laced punch lines, and sketches lampooning a diverse group of people. At age 19 he became the youngest member of the Saturday Night Live cast. From 1980 through 1984 Eddie helped resurrect the show with characters including Gumby, Buckwheat and Mr. Robinson (a spoof on Fred Rogers).

Murphy released Raw in 1987. It followed the success of Delirious, the 1983 film of his stand-up comedy routine. Filmed in the Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden in New York, the film contained the word fuck 223 times, setting the record for the highest fuck count ever in a feature-length film. Raw surprisingly surpassed the 1983 Scarface with itself profanity and held this record until 1990. Continue reading