Carvey receives a yes at the height of his film and SNL popularity, including playing Garth with U2 at the VMAs.
Lorne Michaels receives a yes for rebuilding SNL and extending into successful movies.
Aurora, Illinois receives a definite yes.
Carrere initially receives a yes, but the discussion leans toward the bigger True Lies despite her less distinctive role there.
Stan Mikita is rejected in favor of his earlier hockey career.
Grey Poupon commercial parodies receive a yes.
Prostate-exam glove jokes are assigned to Fletch instead.
Delaware initially receives a yes, then Joe Flacco’s Super Bowl MVP wins the argument over this film and other alternatives.
The Shitty Beatles receive a definite yes.
Alice Cooper and Rob Lowe are rejected; St. Elmo’s Fire into About Last Night is proposed for Lowe.
Fictional rock bands are compared, with Stillwater winning over Crucial Taunt and alternatives including Spinal Tap, Wyld Stallyns, School of Rock, Steel Dragon, the Pinheads and Citizen Dick.
The Myers–Carvey relationship remains intriguing, and Farley’s first-film cameo makes even listing cities funny.
The No Stairway gag endured despite home-video replacement notes; rights costs reportedly caused the substitution, later restored for Blu-ray and streaming.
Carrere’s singing, comedic timing and subtitle scene are praised; her later career seemed smaller than her talent deserved.
Carrere also keeps the cast from being entirely white; the newer viewer finds her far more distinctive here than in True Lies.
The soundtrack bridges hair metal and emerging grunge, including Temple of the Dog, and makes the film more enjoyable than Singles for one viewer.
Older Queen, Sabbath, Clapton and Hendrix coexist with newer music and Carrere’s covers; Crucial Taunt is a convincing club band.
Dutch door action remains funny, with uncertainty whether Myers invented the phrase; Lowe’s literally anticipates Parks and Recreation.
Alice Cooper’s scholarly Milwaukee explanation is admired, with a report that his dialogue was unexpectedly added on set.
Holding a backstage pass conspicuously is remembered as an enduring behavior from the movie.
Hi, I’m in Delaware remains a lasting joke, and the branded-content sequence still works.
Street hockey adds the game-on/car refrain, Blackhawks jerseys and Stacey’s collision; the Bee Gees line remains apt.
Carvey’s actual drumming is admired.
Claudia Schiffer remains attractive, with a debate about younger viewers recognizing her through Love Actually.
Carrere’s band is passionate and entertaining even on its weaker ballad, compared with Lita Ford and Hole.
No way/way, That’s what she said and the hand-job line still work.
Robert Patrick’s Terminator 2 cameo remains effective because the original film is iconic.
The Oscar clip, extreme close-up, water on the face and gratuitous-sex-scene jokes remain funny.
