Steve Martin’s recent hosting on Saturday Night Live this past Saturday was had many strong bright spots: he was part of quite a few great sketches including a new installment of Laser Cats, and this piece below — a spoof of NFL Films documentaries.
This is one of the more original and hilariously brilliant SNL pieces I’ve seen in quite awhile. So great.
For anyone who has followed this blog in the past (hi Aryn and Greg!…and, well, Mom!), you might remember a post I made awhile back about the old classic song “Tonight You Will Belong To Me”. The song — written by in 1926 by Billy Rose and music writer Lee David — is perhaps made most famous by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in The Jerk, but has been performed by countless others over the years.
Adding to the list now, (thanks to a tip off from Aryn, via Boing Boing) is author, humorist, actor, Daily Show Resident Expert, and PC, John Hodgman, who sang the song with internet-acclaimed musician Jonathan Coulton.
Not sure why this song seems to have had a revival in recent years and become one of the staple duets but its such a great song, so I can’t complain. Take a listen here:
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