50s Glove Lunch

February 29, 2016 9:17 AM

Kate McKinnon and Kumail Nanjiani (joined by Wanda Sykes and Jane Lynch) parody Carol for the Independent Spirit Awards. They also took on Room.
posted by Artw (14 comments total)

I think this is supposed to be the Room link.
posted by books for weapons at 9:23 AM on February 29, 2016 [1 favorite]

Mod note: Yep, looks like a mispaste. Fixed!
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:26 AM on February 29, 2016 [1 favorite]

I suppose it probably helps if one has seen the movies (I haven't), but there's a basic gist to hang onto even if you haven't. And, any excuse to watch Kate McKinnon at work is fine by me.
posted by Thorzdad at 10:14 AM on February 29, 2016

I've seen Carol twice (hooray for a lesbian romance that doesn't end in miserable tragedy!), and Kate's impression of Cate Blanchett's performance is straight-up uncanny. This is a very loving parody.
posted by brookedel at 10:37 AM on February 29, 2016 [5 favorites]

I thought this was hilarious, but like Fury Road winning all the technical awards last night, seeing this also just makes me want to see Carol again immediately.

Speaking of, this seems like the perfect place to share my favorite Oscar tweet from last night:

EVERYONE: carol was probably boring, right
[clip shows CAROL pulling a gun]
EVERYONE: whoa. we should've seen carol

posted by MCMikeNamara at 12:18 PM on February 29, 2016 [1 favorite]

extra breemy

hehehehehehehe

I love Kumail and Kate so hard.
posted by FatherDagon at 1:06 PM on February 29, 2016

THERE ARE LOTS OF CLANDESTINE GLOVE LUNCHES OCCURING
posted by The Whelk at 1:10 PM on February 29, 2016 [4 favorites]

It took me way too long to realize the Rooney Mara parts are out of the movie.
posted by kmz at 1:22 PM on February 29, 2016 [1 favorite]

It took me way too long to realize the Rooney Mara parts are out of the movie.

Totally missed that the first time. It is now 100 times funnier and it was already pretty damn funny.
posted by The Bellman at 2:17 PM on February 29, 2016

my favorite independent Spirit Awards was the one where Rainn Wilson was calling out Philip Seymour Hoffman all night which culminated in a no holds barred wrestling match at the end of the ceremony.

By the way, who the hell thought that ham skit was air worthy?
posted by any major dude at 2:27 PM on February 29, 2016

I confused my Kate Mc*s and thought Kumail Nanjiani was making an appearance on the Katering Show (feat. Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan). I don't think the creamed spinach over poached eggs would have gone well there.
posted by cichlid ceilidh at 2:38 PM on February 29, 2016

It was great even before Lynch and Sykes showed up; it would have been even better if they'd managed to get a few more famous lesbian cameos. Not that there's anything against Lynch and Sykes. The point is, more lesbians.


Metafilter: MORE LESBIANS
posted by Halloween Jack at 6:17 PM on February 29, 2016 [3 favorites]

There's a great podcast with Phyllis Nagy, the screenwriter, here - it seems like getting it made was quite a challenge. One thing that's really cool is she actually knew Patricia Highsmith.

hooray for a lesbian romance that doesn't end in miserable tragedy!

That's one of the things she liked about the story.

EVERYONE: carol was probably boring, right
[clip shows CAROL pulling a gun]
EVERYONE: whoa. we should've seen carol

It's kind of a weird and misleading clip - I seem to remember a similar thing happened with Joy around the time of the Golden Globes.

Though since Highsmith also wrote the Ripley books Carol IS an honorary part of the Fancy Serial Killer Cinematic Universe.
posted by Artw at 7:06 PM on February 29, 2016

Hilarious -- a happy prize for having endured Carol
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 9:15 PM on February 29, 2016