But meanwhile, Downey is leavening the prospect of an "eh" campaign by plotting to follow up his hilarious Keith Olbermann sketch (performed by the host Ben Affleck) with a send-up of Sean Hannity.
The brilliant rose ceremony sketch performed by Hamish and Andy at the Logies almost didn't happen after Seven execs declined to allow Manu Feildel from My Kitchen Rules to appear on stage as part of the ensemble piece with the Nine stars.
It's well known that not every sketch performed during SNL's dress rehearsal makes it to the live broadcast, but occasionally those cut sketches find new life on the Internet.
In this sketch performed at Saturday's dress rehearsal but which was ultimately cut from the show, "Saturday Night Live" spoofed the contentious confirmation hearings for President Obama's nominee for secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel (played here by Jason Sudeikis).
KINSHASHA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20 December 2011 – "Who cultivates ignorance will harvest disease!" These were the closing words of a sketch performed in Popokabaka, part of a recent polio drive launched in response to the country's rash of polio cases this year.
Unlike the podcast, however, the show will feature the duo in comedy sketches, performing pre-written jokes and conducting more traditional interviews.
The show, broadcast weekday evenings, combines cartoons with celebrity interviews and comedy sketches performed by Mr. Popolizio, 28, and Ms. Bailey, 21.
It's filthy and absurd, everyone can get involved, and for Henson fans there are a couple of vintage sketches performed for the first time in decades.
The term covers a wide range of entertainment, from simple farces performed on small stages in public places to dramatic sketches performed at banquets in the halls of the nobility.
Tim Robbins's series of Brechtian sketches, performed by the Actors Gangg, examines the making and selling of the war in Iraq with such collegiate energy and earnestness that it feels as if it would be only good form to respond with a chorus of indignant amens.
