Salvador-D

While countries compete to prove their existence is of technological importance (when, in fact, culture is a product of technology and not the other way around), comic writers who had reached the limit of their general commercial appeal “put out” for their audience once again last night.

“ “ “ “Are you familiar with the phrase “filmed in front of a live studio audience”??””??”?”

We are all the same, every one of us one person.

A memorial to DJ AM as an inside reference to Stan Lee.

Meanwhile, deep in the Amazon jungle ...

“Phantom, what are you doing here?”

“I'm looking for the next Fanta Girl.”

“Fanta? Is that the feminine version of 'Phantom'?”

“No, it's what I do now. Governments of the world won't let me run my rogue criminal justice operation anymore so I'm a talent agent who happens to catch bad guys in the act.”

“I see. Hey, did you happen to catch SNL last night?”

“SNL? Is that an STD of some sort?”

“You mean, 'it's a disease, Jimmy'?”

“I'm certainly not the Yella Fella. Seriously, what is it?”

“Well ... how do I sum up thirty-five years of great moments of comic timing sitting on a pile of a lot of ...”

“A lot of what?”

“You've always taught me to think positively, haven't you?”

“Yes. After all, we are the good guys.”

“I see ... in that case, let's just say SNL is a training ground for lighting specialists who create living Daliesque portraits.”

“You're being obscure here on purpose?”

“No. They are.”

“Interesting. So what was special about SNL last night?”

“Do you remember that senior citizen center we raided the other day?”

“You mean the one where they were running an illegal factory making false teeth out of nuclear waste material?”

“Yes. While we were staking out the place, did you watch the amateur skit they put on called 'Golden Girls: Inside Hollywood, Florida, Edition'?”

“Of course. We laughed quite a bit at that one. To see those women dressed in cougar outfits cruising the streets of Miami suburbs as prostitutes was quite entertaining ... I still get a 'chuckle' thinking about it.”

“It's just you and me out here so keep your 'chuckle' at a distance.”

“Indeed. Anyway, about the Golden Girls skit?”

“The SNL concept is a set of professional skits written around the popularity of one person who serves as host for one evening.”

“You mean, 'Saturday Night Live'?”

“Yes.”

“Why didn't you say so? I watched it last night. Betty White was hilarious. She proved that only a true professional with perfect comic timing can save some near has-beens from themselves. That and the fact that an 88-1/2 year old is probably not off in the bathroom tooting lines instead memorising them.”

“You summed it up well. So, who's the bad guy we're looking for this time?”

“The actor who played Jacques Clouseau.”

“Clouseau? Never heard of him.  BTW, at the urging of friends, I deactivated my facebook account right before SNL started.”

"I wondered ..."

"Now you know why.  Hey, crank up that ol' rap when Jay-Z was still fresh and young and his lyrics meaningful."