SNL Best of Fred Armisen

When SNL returns in September for its 39th season, it will be missing 3 of its most popular and longest running cast members. We've been a little delayed in giving each cast member his proper "Best Of" farewell post, but we're gonna try to fix that during the next few days.

First up is Fred Armisen, one of our favorites, who joined the show back in 2002 and left the show this year completing 11 seasons. The great thing about Fred is he could play any race, either gender, do any accent, and always came up with crazy and original characters. Below, we provide our favorite Fred Armisen sketches during his 11 year stint on the show, organized as a "Best Of" DVD (though sadly they don't seem to be releasing SNL DVDs as often as they used to).  

Cold Open: Obama

Fred may have passed the Obama baton to Jay Pharoah last season, but to the casual viewer Fred will probably be remembered as "They guy who played Obama".  

The Californians

Fred really seems to love this sketch. While the format can be a little repetitious with each time it recurred, it was one of his most popular sketches from his later years on the show. 

Ferecito

One of Fred's earliest recurring characters was Ferecito, known for his catch phrase "Ay Dios Mio!".

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert Reunite for Random Dance-Off!

Here at We Like TV we have been carefully monitoring the ever-changing relationship between two of our favorite comedians/late night hosts: Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert.  The two have been through it all, from best friends to eternal enemies, their friendship has certainly had its ups and downs.  The pair haven't done much together since their fun "Ivory and Ivory" duet back in February, and with the guests on last night's Late Night billed as just Mark Wahlberg and Poppy Montgomery, we certainly weren't expecting the two to reunite. But just as Jimmy finished his monologue and sat at his desk, Daft Punk's smash hit "Get Lucky" started to play. Seconds later, Stephen Colbert emerged for some random dancing with Jimmy, before vanishing just as randomly as he appeared. Check it out below:

Bob Saget and Jesse and The Rippers on Late Night!

We haven't been blogging much during these summer months due to the lack of our usual TV shows on air and the overall laziness that the heat has caused, but after watching this clip from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, we just had to dust off the old blog to post it.  In the clip, Late Night writer Arthur Meyer comes out during Bob Saget's interview to read him a fan letter he wrote him when he was just 8 years old.  The exchange is hilarious and we were laughing so hard we could barely breathe: 

And if that wasn't enough, in this "Backstage" internet-exclusive video, Bob Saget actually sits down with Arthur for an extended discussion, in which he reads through the letter again and actually answers each of the questions that were asked.  

And if that wasn't enough Full House nostalgia for you, on the follow night's Late Night the musical guest was none other than Jesse and The Rippers, the fictional band that Uncle Jesse sang in on Full House.  Check out Jesse and the Rippers singing a medley of their biggest hits below, featuring a cameo appearance by Bob Saget in the audience, and a surprise guest at the end!

And in case you need a reminder, here's the official music video of "Forever" (which lead off the medley) that originally aired as part of an episode of Full House.