Saturday Night Live - The Best of Tracy Morgan

Starring:Saturday Night Live
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

Cheri Oteri's peppy, energetic style always made her characters on SNL hilarious to watch.

From physical comedy (along side Will Ferrell) as the Cheerleader, Arianna, to impressions of Barbara Walters and Judge Judy, to wacky characters like Rita Del Vecchio, Nadeen or prescription drug junkie Collette Reardon, Cheri made audiences laugh so hard they often needed time to "Simma Down."

Now you can own the best of Cheri's performances on one DVD. Be sure check out the bonus features such as the audio commentary and get a first-hand account of SNL from Cheri herself as well as a sketch from a dress rehearsal that's never been seen until now!

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Cheri Oteri breathed bracing fresh air into the seasons she appeared on Saturday Night Live, and created memorable characters both absurd and delightful. This 78-minute disc contains samples of some of her signature performances, including the preternaturally peppy cheerleader, Arianna, paired with a strapping Will Ferrell. (Ever tried to lead a cheer at the team's…swim meet? Arianna never met a challenge she couldn't conquer.) Oteri also takes on media icon Barbara Walters, satirized decades earlier by the incomparable Gilda Radner as Baba Wawa. Oteri's impersonation both pays homage to Radner's and takes it to a new level of absurdity; Oteri's Walters is a randy, name-dropping old coot who doesn't miss a beat--or an opportunity to aggrandize herself ("I was horseback riding the other day with Saddam Hussein…"). Don't miss the brief skit where Walters tries to have phone sex with a nonplussed Tom Brokaw. Other signature characters include Oteri's Judge Judy and the prescription hound Collette (appearing here in a priceless bit with John Goodman as a flummoxed pharmacist). And of course, the abusive Burger Castle counter chick Nadeen, who shoots down every customer request with a "Simma down, now!" Extras include audition and dress rehearsal footage, and an audio commentary by Oteri. --A.T. Hurley

Customer Reviews:

Ya best simmah!.......2007-06-28

This is one of my favorite SNL DVDs. I've always wondered why these DVDs weren't longer; they could easily fit twice the skits on one disc. Still, they chose Cheri's material well: Nadeen's "simmah" skit with Tobey Maguire, Collette's prescription chase with John Goodman, Cheri's horny wife to Chris Kattan's horny husband with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the classic Mrs. Delvecchio skit with Christopher Walken...not to mention 2 awesome cheerleader sketches. All of these characters had other great skits as well (the horny husband and wife buying a car from Ben Affleck was priceless) but this is a solid 80 minutes of comedy for a great price. Pick one up - you won't be sorry.

Mad TV rips her off.......2007-05-11

Has anyone else noticed how the female performers on MadTV consistently do characters which are essentially ripoffs of the ones Cheri did better when she was on SNL?

A GREAT COMEDIANE - POOR CHOISE OF SKITS.......2007-01-17

I LOVE CHERI OTERI. SHE'S GOT A LOT OF TALENT AND IS A RIOT TO WATCH. WHAT DISSAPOINTS ME THOUGH IS THE INDIVIDUAL COLLECTION THAT SNL HAS RELEASED AS "THE BEST OF" WHEN ALL OF US KNOW THERE ARE BESTS THAT ARE
SURPRISINGLY MISSING FROM THESE DVD'S AND MEDIOCRE ONES ARE PRESENTED. COME ON GUYS, GET ON THE BALL!

MORE CHERI OTERI.......2007-01-03

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A WHOLE VIDEO OF NOTHING MORE THAN:
1) OVER MEDICATED GEEZER
2) SIMMA DOWN NAH
3) CHEERLEADER

SHE'S THE BEST AND SNL HAS TANKED SINCE SHE LEFT.
COME BACK CHERI !!!!

Simma Down Nah!.......2006-11-18

Taco! Burrito! What's that under your Speedo?

I love Cheri Oteri's characters! She was always someone I looked forward to seeing on SNL during her era on the show, and I was very sad when she left. I was so excited to see this at the video store last week, I picked it up without hesitation. Her Barbara Walters bits are great, and of course Arianna is great, too. My favorite is still Nadine, though. I can't help but laugh every time I see the Burger Castle skit. I hope they put the other Nadine skits on another dvd along with other classic Cheri performances. Everyone needs to go out and get this one today!

Saturday Night Live - The Best of Mike Myers (Bonus Edition)

Average customer rating:

Great fun, but could have been better
TOUCH MY MONKEY!!!! TOUCH IT!!!!!
Overplaying the Star Aspect
Some classic skits and characters
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (Bonus Edition)

Saturday Night Live - The Best of Mike Myers (Bonus Edition)
Starring: Mike Myers , Steven Tyler , Chris Farley , Miranda Richardson , and Barbra Streisand
Director: Dave Wilson , Tom Schiller , and Beth McCarthy-Miller
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00014NEAI
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Product Description

Mike Myers is a genius at creating original comic characters, and it all started at Saturday Night live. Party on with Wayne on Wayne s world, Dieter on sprockets, Linda Richman on coffee talk and the best of all the others. Plus there s extra material, including scenes that were cut after Dress Dehearsal and never seen before now

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Running Time 76 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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From "Wayne's World" to the creepy hilarity of "Sprockets" and its slinky German host Dieter, this 16-sketch compilation showcases Mike Myers in his Saturday Night Live prime. Wayne Campbell and his sidekick Garth (Dana Carvey) are featured in two memorable sketches, jamming with Aerosmith and enjoying a sexy dream sequence with the babelicious Madonna. The Material Girl shows up again as the daughter of "Coffee Talk" hostess Linda Richman (who was inspired by Myers's mother-in-law), in a choice sketch with Roseanne, featuring a cameo by Barbra Streisand which is, as Linda would say, "like buttah."

More obscure sketches show Myers at his most bizarre, charming, and experimental. "Lothar of the Hill People" challenged network censors with not-so-subtle allusions to masturbation and female genitalia, while Myers's penchant for all things British is frequently indulged, including spot-on send-ups of Ron Wood and Mick Jagger. His portrayal of a hypoglycemic, hyperactive 6-year-old--complete with safety helmet and restraining harness--is both outrageously funny and more than a little dangerous. (It's a miracle that guest host Nicole Kidman keeps a straight face as she feeds the "kid" a chocolate bar, with the expected results.) And while other sketches such as "Middle Aged Man" were not likely to follow Wayne and Dieter to big-screen success, they show Myers doing what he does best: conceiving original characters and pushing them to comedic extremes. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Great fun, but could have been better.......2007-01-05

While this was seriously funny it didn't include his funniest stuff. Maybe it's a matter of taste. Either way, this is a great buy.

TOUCH MY MONKEY!!!! TOUCH IT!!!!!.......2006-10-27

This DVD makes me 'as happy as a little GIRRRL!' The DVD whets your appetite, as it includes some of Mike Myers' better skits. 'Sprockets' and 'Cawfee Tawk' is worth the price of the DVD and then some.

Overplaying the Star Aspect.......2006-09-18

I used to own the VHS version of this, but threw it away when I realized that it had very few funny sketches on it. I agree with some of the other reviewers who said that it just seems like they went for the sketches with the most famous people in them. I saw the Coffee Talk sketch with Madonna and Roseanne and Barbra Streisand when it first aired; I didn't think it was funny then and I don't think it's funny now. I found it totally boring. I know there were better Coffee Talk segments.
I found the Wayne's World segment with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith to be pretty boring and not very funny, ditto with the Danny DeVito episode of Simon. The best episode of Simon that there ever was was the one with Macaulay Culkin, hands down.
Lothar of the Hill People is one of the stupidest things I have ever had to sit through, and the thing with Ron Wood, Liam Neeson, and Nell was stupid also.
I loved the Mick Jagger sketch and I think that Philip the Hyper-Hypo is hilarious. I had a cousin who was sort of like Philip when I was growing up, and he used to come over and destroy everything in our house.
The other one that almost made me soil myself the first time I saw it was the British play review with Steve Martin and Dana Carvey and (I think) Eric Idle. That is one of my favorite single sketches in the history of SNL...the world--BANG! the wooorrrllld!

Some classic skits and characters.......2006-08-21

There are some pretty great characters here in this collection of Mike Myers' years on SNL from 1989-1995 and one monologue from his hosting in 1997.
Some great characers featured in here are Wayne Campbell, Dieter in Sprockets, Lothat of the Hill People, Simon, and of course my favorite, Middle-Aged Man. All the skits here are very funny and very entertaining. I highly recommend this dvd.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (Bonus Edition).......2006-05-31

I really don't know why this is called the bonus edition. I think you find that many people are saying that these are'nt really the best sketches, but from my experience these Saturday Nigt Live Best of Series are not strictly comprehensive. Mike Myers for instance has done so many high quality gut busting sketches that to take a sample of ten means that automatically many favorites don't make it.

It is worth the dollars and cents though. My name is Simon and I like to do drawings with Danny Devito, English play review with Mikey Rooney and Steve Martin, Dito and Sprockets, Nicole Kidman and the boy with the harness who can't have choclate, and some English toothpaste which is good on crackers, and ofcourse Coffe Talk with Roseanne Barr, Maddona and oh my gosh...

Also Lothar of the Hill people and Mike as Mick from the Rolling Stones with Keith Richards played by the real Mick "Mick you ignorant [...]"

Hey how can you go wrong with Mike Myers. If you are looking for a cure all full line up of great sketches you will be disapointed but the DVD is a good apetizer portion.

Saturday Night Live - The Best of Tracy Morgan

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The Best of Tracy Morgan
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Worth it just for
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan is funny this collection is not!

Saturday Night Live - The Best of Tracy Morgan
Starring: Tracy Morgan
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Chris Kattan
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri
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ASIN: B0002I84EY
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Product Description

Born and raised in New York City, Tracy Morgan epitomized the bold and defiant attitude essential to being an SNL star. Bringing a sense of fearlessness to the stage, Tracy was sure to make hilarious moments come alive each and every week...just as long as you brought him a soda. Now finally, you can watch the best of Brian Fellow, Astronaut Jones, Dominican Lou, Woodrow, and many others. The best of Tracy Morgan also features bonus material, along with outrageous outtakes and scenes that were cut after Dress Rehearsal and never seen again until now.

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Running Time: 75-80 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

The Best of Tracy Morgan.......2007-05-25

I watched this with my son and we both thought that the quality of the product was good and the video was very, very good.

Pretty Good.......2007-05-07

Not the best SNL BEST OF, but not half bad. I liked it.

Worth it just for.......2007-01-25

Astronaut Jones!!! and Brian fellowes.....rest of the dvd is pretty boring...if you really dont want to laugh watch his audition...its about as funny as a stroke.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan.......2006-05-31

I will reiterate myself if you are looking for a steak dinner of Tracy Morgan, or a time warp to those days when saturday night meant an hour hanging out with Tracy never knowing what he was going to add you will not find it on this DVD. I might suggest this DVD in conjunction with his stand up, but still I am not sure there is any going back.

If you are already reading these review I doubt I have to say that Tracy Morgan is brilliantly funny. I will say that extra features typically are something I watch once and say yeah well it was good but I'll probably never watch that again. This is a rare exception this DVD includes his tryout for SNL which realistically funny and screams New York funny. Oh my god, he's funny he just keeps saying randomly aside Gooo get my moms! like the kid who was trying to act up and be wise and ends up really hurting himself.

The DVD includes: Brian Fellows w/ the Rock and Jimmy Fallon, Astronaught Jones with Nelly, Pimp Chat, Osama Bin Laden is a house negro with Chis Mathews, radio in my ear hobo and a personal favorite Aunt Jamima's husband selling malt liquer "Sell what you know!"

This is an apetizer when can we get the full seven course dinner I don't know.

Tracy Morgan is funny this collection is not!.......2006-05-21

The good aspects of this DVD collection of SNL star Tracy Morgan is Brian Fellows, The Ex-Porno Stars skit, King Kong, father son skit with Shack, and the pimp skit. The other skits are annoying and not funny. Also the Dominican Lue scene is too brief and not one of the hilarious ones. The part when Tracy portrays Star Jones is only for half a minute (yeah it was very funny too) and then it quickly transitions into some other very lame skit at a bar that did not make me laugh nor did it make sense.

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