Thread: SNL-Themed Party = scary comedy madness

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I've been toiling over what to do for a theme, and I'm reeeally excited about my husband's most awesome idea: an SNL-themed party. Lots of people dress as an SNL character anyway, so why not?

Our house will still be decked out as a haunted house, but everything else will be comic fun. I'd love some more ideas to make this spectacular...


Here's what we're working on:

SAVE THE DATE:

- It'll be sent via email and will include this clip. (This is one of snl's more adult-y vids. Consider yourself warned.) http://www.hulu.com/watch/41410/satu...loween-special

- The email we send will explain the theme of the party, encourage people to dress as an SNL character (as individuals, couples, groups, etc.) and to come prepared with a skit to perform. Prizes for best skits.


GAMES:

- SNL Prop Find -- Plant recognizable props from various skits around the place as kind of a "side" game. Players write down their finds; the one with the most props and knowledge of the skit it came from (or SNL player who was associated with it) wins.

The short list:
Cowbell
Christmas-wrapped box...with a hole
Boat/flip flops


- Winking Killer Game -- ...SNL style. I'm curious to see how people would interpret their deaths.

Deaths might include:
Death by Over-Exaggeration (Penelope/Kristen Wiig skit)
Death by Gilly
Death by Turning 50 (Sally O'Mally/Molly Shannon skit)


FOOD:

- Schweddy balls
- Dusty muffin
- Edible pampers
- Chopped broccoli (remember that Dana Carvey skit?!)


OTHER STUFF:

- Cult favorite SNL skits will play throughout the night with the projector, with a lot of the Halloween skits thrown in.

- Music will include SNL music shorts, like I'm on a Boat, Iran so Far, etc. mixed with a cool Halloween playlist with artists like Muse, Shiny Toy Guns, yadda yadda.


I still need ideas for developing the ideas here, plus ideas for mailable invites, other food, contests, and prizes.

Looking forward to a cool party. Any other ideas?

Good food, always a specialty drink and dancing to a DJ stands out at my past parties. However, for costume prizes, I use old trophies with the bowler, golfer, etc removed and replace with items from the Halloween store, ie: skeleton heads, spiders, worms, bloody fingers, etc.

Okay- so you TOTALLY need a giant foam hat (it's a big hat- it's funny...) for your prop hunt. Pom-poms would be good too.

It's so awesome you are doing this theme- my husband and I are going as celebrity jeopardy contestants this year I think! (making the jeopardy podiums out of cardboard or posterboard or something) So glad someone else has such a great sense of comedy!

I will be thinking about this theme now and will post back if I think of anything else! Good luck!

It's a big hat...it IS funny.

I'm pretty sure I'm going as Judice from the Lawrence Welk skits. (It's either that or Sally O'Malley.) My husband will likely be the lead-singer-guy in those LW skits. Need to go buy some doll hands...

Does anyone know where to get the SNL Shorts songs? I'd like to use them throughout the evening (like "I'm on a Boat")? I haven't found them on iTunes...not sure if they're in CD form.

Any other ideas for food and prizes?

OMG its been so long that I've seen SNL. Didn't even know that its still running.
I googled the SNL shorts and had a blast lol Love the dick in a box lol
Anyway, I found a whole channel of them on youtube. Most of them are cleaned up though
Now you just need to download a program to capture them from youtube or let them play from your computer through out the night.

YouTube - I'm On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) - Clean

And here's the whole list:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...12211466BEFB71

Good luck! Sounds like a fun party!

Prop ideas: shark head, Word of the Day word board, and would it be too much of a gimmee to have a box of cereal labeled "Colon Blow"?

I'll pick my dear heart's brain - he has much better comedic timing than me.

Loved Sat Night live!!!! Great Fun!!!

Coneheads
Killer Bees
Samurai Warrior
RoseAnn Rosanna Danna
Lisa Lubener & Todd (?) the little nerdy couple.....noogies
the lounge lizard guy Bill Murray played
Don't forget Steve Martin's King Tut
Mr Bill
The Blues Brothers
Yes, these are all old school...i'm old what can i say

Guess that makes me old too cause I remember all of those as well.
Ohhh noooo, its Mr. Bill lol

At my Walmart they sell SNL "The Best of Will Ferrel" etc. dvd's pretty cheap. That could be a prize. I think this is a great idea for a theme, I have and always will love SNL (and yeah, I'm old school too, I remember Land Shark and all the rest.)

Great theme!!! Be sure to post pictures after the event. Looking forward to seeing them.