Posted on Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 3:13 p.m.
'Saturday Night Live' skit takes off on parrot attack
By AnnArbor.com Staff
NBC
A local case in which a man is charged with animal torture over an accusation that he violently shook his pet parrot has apparently become fodder for "Saturday Night Live."
As part of the "Weekend Update" news spoof on Saturday's show, guest host Amy Poehler did a brief bit on an incident in Michigan in which a man "got into a fight with his pet parrot."
The parrot bit was part of the show's fifth segment, starting just after the 38:00 mark. This video clip jumps right to it:
Comments
81wolverine
Wed, Sep 29, 2010 : 9:49 a.m.
Well, this is one way for Ann Arbor to get in the news. Not a good way, but one way. At least the poor parrot wasn't seriously hurt.
Wguru
Tue, Sep 28, 2010 : 10:57 a.m.
When I first heard the AA.com story, I thought it was a case of life trying to imitate art (Monty Python Dead Parrot skit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218 or better yet Family Guy's Peter and the Giant Chicken http://www.adultswim.com/americaloveslists/fg_chickenfights/) No excuse though for overtly beating up your parrot... or covert ongoing beatings of the biosphere.
obviouscomment
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 9:50 p.m.
i hate that i missed this episode... that said...why was i not informed that my comment was removed, in the past i've always received an email
actionjackson
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 5:17 p.m.
Toooo funny. This is right in our neighborhood. Fortunately the attacker wasn't from the neighborhood.
quetzalcoatl
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 5:08 p.m.
All this time I had it backward; I thought it was AA.com picking up on SNL.
Kim Kachadoorian
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 4:26 p.m.
Too funny!
CommonThought
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 4:17 p.m.
@obviouscomment sorry, but you comment will probably be removed for questioning the moderating guidelines. And I will be removed for not being on topic.. so let me make this on topic. That was a funny clip. I wonder how they SNL picked it up.
MyOpinion
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 3:58 p.m.
I'm surprised more AA.com articles/comments are not picked up by Saturday Night Live.