Miley Cyrus as lewd Michele Bachmann partying with gay Boehner "We Did Stop (The Government)"

[ashtonelijah]

I can't believe this hasn't gone viral yet. It's perfect and hilarious. Funniest thing on SNL in years. Even Miley Cyrus and SNL know who's to blame for the shutdown. Time for the rest of the country to figure it out too!

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[MNBrewer]

1. It's not funny at all

SNL has fallen so low

[msanthrope]

3. Lighten Up, Francis. nt

[NutmegYankee]

4. How can you NOT find that funny?

[Siwsan]

5. I thought the concept was funny - the execution was pretty cringe-worthy

Maybe I'm just at a Miley saturation point, but I thought it was way over the top. I did laugh at the part where POTUS was standing at the window.

[coldmountain]

42. I like when the Koch Brothers came out of the shrubbery

[dogknob]

14. Thank you.

I will immediately fetch my zircon-encrusted cat-o-nine-tails and commence progressive self-flagellation for laughing at it.

What was I thinking?

Why can't SNL go back to being the establishment-stroking propaganda tool it became in 1980 and remained for decades? I had grown accustomed to their endless skits about people with exaggerated personality disorders and celebrity gossip in-jokes.

[Rex]

19. Of course it was funny and right on the money!

The writers are actually getting back to good scripts...but you probably have no idea and haven't watched SNL in years I bet.

[MNBrewer]

24. Is the clip in the OP supposed to be a parody of something?

[Rex]

35. It is mocking a current political event, do you fail to notice these things?

On national TV with no censorship. Millions saw it and probably it pissed of millions of republicans. Is that alright with you?

[MNBrewer]

36. Of course it was mocking a current political event, but that's hardly an answer to the question

Is it a "parody" of something. You understand the word "parody"? Parody, look it up.

[Rex]

38. Yea I know what it is, so the joke went over your head.

Happens.

[MNBrewer]

39. It's an exceedingly lowbrow "joke"

[DrDan]

27. agree - not funny

making the Facebook rounds with the comment " . . . one of the funniest SNL skits EVER!"

guess that is where the poster came up with the claim

[magical thyme]

45. I thought it was hysterical...

I thought Miley Cyrus was a useless idiot for her "twerk" brouhaha a few weeks ago.

Now that she's parlayed it into this, I think friggin' genius girl.

I was laughing out loud throughout. I loved when Boehner "riding" Uncle Sam flat on his back. I cracked up when I saw Obama watching in horror through the curtains. I ended up watching several times.

My only criticism is they should have painted Boehner a little more orange. But the take on him was perfect.

[whttevrr]

49. Yeah...

The Obama look of horror was funny.

[lillypaddle]

47. I thought it was hysterical

I can use a laugh or two these days.

[villager]

2. You're right -- it's hilarious, explodes GOP subtext, and needs to go viral...

n/t

[MineralMan]

6. I disliked the "gay" stereotypical portrayal of Boner.

Over the top, IMO. They could have done the sketch without that, to the same effect, but without the undertones. An unrec for this one.

[Shivering Jemmy]

8. Subtext seemed pansexual

Grinding against Miley and anyone else who was available.

[Ellipsis]

17. I agree. n/t

[msanthrope]

9. He was inappropriate with the female dj, too. I didn't see it as 'gay' so much as

'I'll hit on anything that moves.'

[MineralMan]

10. Perhaps, but even the OP mentioned it.

Personally, I found it a failure as satire. Too bad. It might have been a good sketch, but wasn't, IMO.

I did some searching around, and lots of folks are using the word "gay" with regard to Boner in that sketch. I can see the pansexual point of view, but I think many others are seeing it in a narrower sense.

[trumad]

15. upset aboug Gay Stereotypes. ...

Oh thats rich.

[MineralMan]

16. There you are...

One down; one to go.

[trumad]

23. and thats where I will always be.

[MineralMan]

25. As you please...

[ashtonelijah]

18. As a gay guy, I didn't find that offensive at all.

He's a homophobic leader of a homophobic party that supports homophobic policies. It's perfectly legitimate to portray him in the most stereotypical way possible.

Same with Bachmann. She's a misogynistic leader of an anti-woman party, who despises sex and seeks to stomp out any displays of sexuality. She deserves to be portrayed as slutty and sex-craved as possible.

If we were just doing that to any man or any woman, it'd be problematic. But it isn't any man or any woman. It's two horrible people who will be horrified by it.

[MineralMan]

20. OK. We all have opinions.

I stated mine.

[magical thyme]

46. I guess I'm missing something...

I'm a straight female. It literally never dawned on me that this take was supposed to be "gay." I watched it several times.

[whttevrr]

48. You're not doing it right...

You need to drink some Hateorade first...

[Marrah_G]

7. I think it's starting too.

I was laughing my ass off.

[quinnox]

11. I hate Miley now. She was mocking mental illness* and I now consider her the female Justin Beiber

she is young and dumb, and too much money. No one should mock mentally disturbed people.

* not this SNL thing, but in a spat with the singer Sinead O'Conner, who was big in the 90s.

[tularetom]

12. I didn't like it

Boner wasn't orange enough.

But I LMAO anyway.

[BluegrassStateBlues]

13. One of the best things I've seen on SNL in years.

Pisses off all the right people.

[Mnemosyne]

21. One of the funniest skits in years. It was almost perfect. Watching now. nt

[Orangepeel]

22. The orginal video for the song is stupid. but this as practically a shot for shot parody is clever

I don't think it is a gay Boehner. It is a Molly Cyrus Boehner.

[cui bono]

26. I guess then it helps if you've seen the original, which I haven't.

So I thought it was pretty stupid since it had no basis in reality as to Boehner's attire and such.

[MNBrewer]

29. Ditto

[egduj]

28. I get it - Boehner is a contemptible person, therefore he must be gay.

Good one.

[Rowdyboy]

34. Sure because being gay is so embarrassing. Its just as funny as it always is here on a

"progressive" board chock full of "progressive" members.

[coldmountain]

43. NO he is contemptable because he's John Boehner

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. I thought it was hilarious.

It's even funnier if you've seen the original video (which is trashy and silly, of course).

[Surya Gayatri]

31. Bwaaahaaaaa! Just as disgusting and revolting as it should be!

[bravenak]

32. Gotta watch the original first.

Then you can see how funny it is. I like the part where he tried to lay on the couch with the Paul Ryan look alike. Rejected! Like always.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

33. Funny

[B Calm]

37. I liked the part where Obama was looking at them with his eyes popping out.

[whttevrr]

40. I rarely laugh at SNL these days.

But this was funny. I actually laughed out loud a couple times.

Thanks for sharing.

[coldmountain]

41. Miley Cyrus is going to be a brilliant comedienne.She should be a regular on SNL for a year at age21

No doubt she will be back. But I think SNL could be a great vehicle to take advantage of her comic talents so she can launch a huge movie career. I could also see her doing her own variety show. Miley has the potential to be Madonna, Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett all rolled up into one.

[whttevrr]

44. I like her...

She is irreverent. Only, she is much more successful at it than I was at that age...

I'll bet she is laughing all the way to the bank.

Whereas, I was just a dumb kid, she at least is banking a lot of cold hard cash for her youthful exuberance.