I'm going to be on SNL... [Archive]

charlyneyi

July 10, 2008, 8:59 PM

...with your help.

Help me.

-Yi

RECAP:

This is my SNL audition:
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This me reading notes from you:
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This is my SNL update:
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Then....

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And
I thought this was from Fred:

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But it wasn't....

But this was:
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I'm not sure how/what to feel now.

KevinLee

July 11, 2008, 3:33 AM

You should feel "break-out-the-glow-sticks" good!!!
What?
And How!!

nadsat droog

July 11, 2008, 7:53 AM

I'll say it again since it got lost in the latest purge, but this is one of my favorite AST threads ever.

TimBuktu

July 11, 2008, 9:10 AM

LIVE FROM NEW YORK... IT'S SATURDAY NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! !!

-Charlene Yee.

dan telfer

July 11, 2008, 9:11 AM

I think you have truly won at this point.

Fred looks like he's up late at night, tossing and turning, trying not to think about your videos. It's only a matter of time before the magic takes control.

charlyneyi

July 11, 2008, 10:29 AM

Now We're Talkin'!

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Also, TimBuktu, you spelled both my names wrong. It's Charlyne Yi.

TimBuktu

July 11, 2008, 12:09 PM

Holy crap, that latest video is the greatest. Hooray for Charlyene Yih.

I really loved it. Seriously. I feel like this whole post is coming off as sarcastic. I seriously thought it was great. Mango comes out of nowhere, and then BOOM GWB. This whole thing gives me a reason to wake up in the afternoon.

dan telfer

July 11, 2008, 1:45 PM

Excellent use of feedback!

fxszeles

July 11, 2008, 4:54 PM

That Rodney was spot on!!!

andrearunge

July 11, 2008, 5:13 PM

You look so pretty without your glasses, but I like you with them on, too. I hope you get it, Charlyne. SNL needs more pretty ladies like you.

charlyneyi

July 11, 2008, 7:48 PM

Meen Bellpeppers

July 11, 2008, 8:48 PM

I love farmisen [that's what us fans call him].

yumitree

July 11, 2008, 8:54 PM

Fiah

yumitree

July 11, 2008, 8:56 PM

i guess this board doesn't remember that Fred Armisen Is Hot or that i don't have time to type that all out.
very, very, very busy.

TimBuktu

July 11, 2008, 8:58 PM

Even if everything from the old board hadn't been lost in a whiskey still explosion, this would be the greatest thread ever.

Ruddy Ruddy

July 11, 2008, 11:16 PM

Charlyne, I can't decide if you're delusional or a genius or maybe some kind of idiot savant blend of both. At first, I cringed so much that I couldn't go to bed for hours afterward because I didn't want to lie awake thinking about it. Yet, I laughed honest laughter at your latest video. You may be winning me over.

Also, I love that Armisen seems to have nothing better to do than make videos explaining that he's too busy to waste time.

Jixby Phillips

July 12, 2008, 1:08 AM

charlyne yi is s. good

punkdc

July 12, 2008, 1:50 AM

Charlyne! You are so close you can almost see yourself in Fred's glasses! Keep it going. Bust through those glasses!

suavepebble

July 12, 2008, 4:33 AM

Deja vu Charlyne Yi

TimBuktu

July 12, 2008, 2:04 PM

My favorite part of the comments you're getting is people who don't understand irony.

dan telfer

July 12, 2008, 2:19 PM

I think you should keep being yourself. But maybe in front of something expensive, so Fred knows you can live in his world.

charlyneyi

July 13, 2008, 11:29 PM

disl

July 13, 2008, 11:43 PM

ralph is my new favorite snl character!

theodoric

July 14, 2008, 9:10 AM

I think you should keep being yourself. But maybe in front of something expensive, so Fred knows you can live in his world.
I would suggest stapling $20 bills to the wall in the background, as a very expensive form of wallpaper. Cover that with clocks set to different time zones. Keep checking your watch and say, "I really gotta go. I'm very busy and need to see my investment broker."

Of course, this is all satire.

dan telfer

July 14, 2008, 9:23 AM

God I love this thread.

"I love all the babies."

CLOWN

July 15, 2008, 9:19 AM

i'm not sure if you're still looking for suggestions but i'll reiterate what i had said a week ago before the board crashed:

it's all about confidence. you seem a little timid and reserved in these videos; don't be! you have talent and you need to show everyone that you know it. it's all about the walk, not so much the talk. maybe you should read a billy crystal monologue from a classic snl. i bet lorne michaels would appreciate your research. if you performed a crystal classic in an assertive tone, i don't know how anybody could turn you down.

nathansmart

July 15, 2008, 9:21 AM

I think you should give it up. You don't really have the chops. I think the praise on this board is a little bit surprising.

Now, that Fred guy should DEFINITELY send in some tapes.

Americas Team

July 15, 2008, 10:54 AM

Have you thought about doing a cartoon. TV Funhouse is a big 'Home Run' for SNL every time. (Google that industry term if you need to.) You should do something like that.

Also, Fred is full of himself. Get over it buddy. No one cares about your characters like The Guys Who Go To Clubs and Do Coke and Hump Women or Mango or Antonio Benderas. What a rich and powerful jerk.

P.S. Don't give up. Eventually you will get on SNL. Everyone gets to be on SNL. It is mandated by the government.

charlyneyi

July 16, 2008, 2:16 AM

Just got this....

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tockxie

July 16, 2008, 2:32 AM

Man, look at all the bullshit Fred has to go through just to tell you he likes you.

I'm sure he'll clear up the red tape soon, then it's SNL and all the after-parties you can handle!

suavepebble

July 16, 2008, 3:00 AM

Tell Armisen that according to my "levels theory" of comedy, if he does that improv newspaper comic character live on SNL without any preparation or forethought as to what he will actually say then I will deem it on the mysterious and often misunderstood ninth level.

charlyneyi

July 16, 2008, 3:10 AM

Is this a good impression of Amelie? Let me know.
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suavepebble

July 16, 2008, 3:23 AM

Not bad. It could also be a very good "Jack Nicholson seducing Kim Bassinger with Heroin on the set of Batman"

charlyneyi

July 16, 2008, 3:52 AM

regarding some of you commenters:
stop writing your bullshit on my thread. only real constructive cristism to help me get on SNL please. let's not forget the reason why i made this damn thread

nathansmart

July 16, 2008, 3:59 AM

charlyne,

that kind of attitude will never get you on a top rated television show

signed,

no caps

charlyneyi

July 16, 2008, 4:00 AM

good joke nathansmart.

this is my response to Fred's latest video of him in his meeting:
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suavepebble

July 16, 2008, 4:34 AM

regarding some of you commenters:
stop writing your bullshit on my thread. only real constructive cristism to help me get on SNL please. let's not forget the reason why i made this damn thread

I offer you an olive branch of love and you dare call my responses "bullshit"?!? I will turn on you in a heartbeat if I must. My heart is beating so hard right now I almost attempted to throw myself onto the fucking street. I am so pissed off now. I am not even afraid of spiders at the moment. Can you do Bobcat Goldthwait?

nathansmart

July 16, 2008, 4:55 AM

can you do "afraid of spiders?"

dan telfer

July 16, 2008, 5:53 AM

TimBuktu

July 16, 2008, 8:28 AM

I liked the Amelie one, it made me realize that you should have background music in all of them. That's constructive criticism. Music helps smooth over rough patches.

yumitree

July 16, 2008, 1:20 PM

along the same lines, charlyne, i know you have some musical talent, so i would encourage you to do a song, or possibly compose a theme song for one of your characters.

Me!

July 16, 2008, 1:32 PM

I think everything is perfect its just in the hands of the lord now.

rabbitandox

July 16, 2008, 2:15 PM

Is this a good impression of Amelie? Let me know.

Absolute genius. This thread has proven that anything Chris Kattan can do, Charlyne Yi can do better. Next impression... Gay Hitler?

Darryl

July 17, 2008, 10:04 PM

I think it's all pretty good, but can you do something besides the "Asian girl" character? It's getting a little played out. I know it's tough to hear, but I went through the same kind of thing. "Darryl," they'd say, "stop with the doughey middle-aged white guy schtick!" It was tough because I was so attached to the character that I found it hard to let go. But no question, it was holding me back. The hormone therapy is kicking in now, but surgeons and pigment specialists are booked out pretty far.

NFox

July 18, 2008, 1:21 AM

Hey, Since you've been doing videos, I thought it would be cool to do a video instead of writing about your videos. Here it is, I hope it helps:

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-Nick

suavepebble

July 18, 2008, 3:07 AM

punkdc

July 18, 2008, 3:14 AM

Hey, just wanted to let you know one of Freds video made it onto the front page of myspace video. That means your almost famous!

NFox

July 18, 2008, 7:54 AM

For some reason your video filled me with rage... is that normal?

I'm not even sure I know what that means, but I don't think so...but let's not talk about me, let's talk about Charlyne. Plus, my video was really only for Charlyne, so you weren't the intended audience.

-Nick

Me!

July 19, 2008, 2:48 AM

What!!!

suavepebble

July 19, 2008, 5:49 AM

I'm not even sure I know what that means, but I don't think so...but let's not talk about me, let's talk about Charlyne. Plus, my video was really only for Charlyne, so you weren't the intended audience.

-Nick

This response filled me with rage... is that normal?

NFox

July 19, 2008, 3:06 PM

This response filled me with rage... is that normal?

Yes?

I'm just wondering why it fills you with rage. If I knew that, maybe I would know whether it was normal.

-Nick

KevinLee

July 20, 2008, 9:56 AM

um...

charlyneyi

July 20, 2008, 10:55 AM

crazysheet

July 20, 2008, 12:40 PM

I hope Fred makes a video for Nick, that'll get you on SNL for sure

Me!

July 20, 2008, 1:19 PM

I wish everyone the best of luck with their career.

NFox

July 20, 2008, 2:28 PM

:(

Why so sad, Charlyne?

-Nick

paulscan

July 21, 2008, 6:49 AM

Waaaah. Somebody broke my favorite thread. Now it's never gonna work the same...

WAAAAAAAH!

dan telfer

July 21, 2008, 7:17 AM

Ah yes, everyone's favorite improv move: the unnecessary walk-on in a perfectly good scene.

NFox

July 21, 2008, 9:36 AM

Ah yes, everyone's favorite improv move: the unnecessary walk-on in a perfectly good scene.
If that's directed at me...sorry, but I was just trying to be supportive of Charlyne. I'll pull my video if that'll make you happy, but it still doesn't change the fact that everything I said in my video was true and that Charlyne and her videos have been absolutely hilarious.

So, carry on without me, but I'll still be cheering her on from the sidelines.

-Nick

ArtsyMcShitshimself

July 21, 2008, 10:44 AM

Ew brother.

nathansmart

July 21, 2008, 10:48 AM

NFox,

Welcome to AST.

Signed,

I Learned not to take it personally

Hated Milk Machine

July 21, 2008, 11:00 AM

NFox, put the youtube link back up. This thread don't makea no sense without it!

charlyneyi

August 1, 2008, 9:42 PM

Fred sent me this:

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Darryl

August 1, 2008, 9:48 PM

Excellent impression of Charlyne, Fred! Try that out on the show!

karyrogers

August 1, 2008, 11:20 PM

My mind asploded.

yumitree

August 2, 2008, 12:37 AM

fred took the video down.

charlyneyi

August 2, 2008, 2:18 AM

billynord

August 2, 2008, 9:06 AM

That was fantastic. Nice, nice work.

KevinLee

August 2, 2008, 11:49 AM

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!

Ahm

August 2, 2008, 1:29 PM

Darryl

August 2, 2008, 2:44 PM

Sounds like Fred grabbed the same cart I always get.

CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK

Manboobs Crackerbag

August 2, 2008, 3:23 PM

This is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and we all know how that changed the world!

yumitree

August 2, 2008, 4:18 PM

that's the best fred's tony danza impression has ever been.

punkdc

August 2, 2008, 6:35 PM

Loved it.

andrearunge

August 2, 2008, 6:43 PM

Charlyne/Fred have been the same person all along? This changes everything.

Fredlyne Yimisen?

Charlyd Armiyi?

suavepebble

August 2, 2008, 7:02 PM

I've been cutting Will Forte's hair for the last three years and I haven't even heard a whisper of ME being on SNL. This is bullshit.

KevinLee

August 2, 2008, 8:56 PM

So, does this mean you're going to be on Saturday Night Live?
I hope so.

So, does this mean that AST's "Favorite Internet Thread Show" is over? I hope not.

Charlyne Yi for #1 AST Poll 2008!

wrinkle_in_my_pants

August 2, 2008, 10:39 PM

wow that was great. totally unexpected.

Junk

August 3, 2008, 8:27 PM

Good stuff.

crlygrl

August 3, 2008, 8:36 PM

haha yay that was great!

pollymaepry

August 3, 2008, 9:05 PM

as they say, now i can die (dont hurt me)!

charlyneyi

December 20, 2008, 7:49 PM

This is a personal message I got on YOUTUBE today:

Your Saturday Night Live Audtion
Okay Charlyne Yi, here it goes.
My name is Evan Keller and I have worked a long side Lorne Michaels for many years now. We watch thousands and thousands of audition videos each year. Yours does not stand out in any way. You just don't have what it takes to be on our show. You have great enthusiasm and maybe you will make it somewhere, but Saturday Night Live is not the place. Fred has tried to tell you that politely, telling you he didn't post your video on his myspace but his staff did, telling you he is busy which is saying please don't send me anything else. He gets millions of videos aswell. It is time for you to stop, look into something that can make you money not in show biz. I don't mean to come off rude here but you needed to hear it. Fred says he would also like you to stop sending him videos.

Thank you for showing an Interest though
Evan Keller

Respond if you have any questions

wearechange

December 20, 2008, 8:03 PM

Woah bummer, although I heard good things about your Sundance movie.

disl

December 20, 2008, 8:09 PM

i would take evan's comments seriously, he has worked a long side lorne michaels for many years now.

jon

December 20, 2008, 8:11 PM

It's true, his chapter in the Shales SNL book was very insightful.

Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.

December 20, 2008, 8:17 PM

His complete absence from imdb and google mean he's just the kind of person who should be giving show business advice...

suavepebble

December 20, 2008, 8:43 PM

If Charlyne Yi gets on SNL she better do a series of sketches involving her not on snl, but trying to be on snl while doing the sketch on snl. This is the sort of thing that is interesting to me, okay.

charlyneyi

December 20, 2008, 8:56 PM

This is what I just responded to the guy who wrote me:

"Dear Mr. Evan Keller of SNL,

I'm so happy to finally hear from a respected worker from SNL even though it crushes my heart that you do not believe I have what it takes to be on SNL or in show biz for that matter, and wish for me to discontinue my efforts.

Because of you, I will quit trying -- because you -- have opened my eyes.

Sincerely,
My eyes are finally open,
Charlyne Yi"

-- That's right guys. I'm quiting.

yumitree

December 20, 2008, 11:05 PM

wearechange

December 20, 2008, 11:28 PM

This has to be some sort of viral marketing for Halo 4. This type of rumorang is so juicy I might kudokast myself.

Chaza8

December 21, 2008, 12:19 AM

Why would you want to be on SNL? They only generate 10-15 minutes (25 if the musical guest is good (unlike non-autotune Kanye)) of decent television a week. Though I really liked Jizzed in my Pants.

disl

December 21, 2008, 12:28 AM

i cant imagine why getting paid to do comedy on a national stage and live in new york city would have any appeal to anyone either. go figure.

NausicaN

December 21, 2008, 12:42 AM

Don't give up Charlyne!!!!!

I believe in you!

ArtsyMcShitshimself

December 22, 2008, 12:28 PM

That's DR. Evan Keller to you!

Americas Team

December 22, 2008, 12:44 PM

I think that guy knows what he is talking about. Yi, throw in the towel. (The towel that you were trying to use to get on SNL.)

DiscoInferiorityComplex

December 22, 2008, 3:03 PM

"Evan Kellar" is an anagram of "Ankle Lever".

To predict the length of the gastrocnemius muscle-tendon complex from knee and ankle angles, three skeletal length measurements are required (radius of femoral condyle, ankle lever, and tibia length).

An anagram for "gastrocnemius" is "Racism's Tongue".

I think we know what's really going on here. Unless the anagram they were going for was "orgasmic tunes" or "rustic mangoes", in which case we don't know what's really going on here.