Minnesota gets roasted on 'Saturday Night Live'

Lindsay Lohan gets in on sketch making fun of early-morning radio in fridged Midwest.

March 5, 2012 at 7:34PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lindsay Lohan plays a Shakopee intern/photo courtesy of NBC

What do Mitt Romney,Snooki, James Carville and Shakopee, Minn. all have in common? They all were made fun of over the weekend on "Saturday Night Live."

In a sketch that ran in the second half of the show, guest host Lindsay Lohan played a radio intern at 108FM, a Shakopee hip-hop station that's on too early in the morning to have any listeners.

The jokes about getting 14 inches of the snow the night before and the cold temperatures didn't quite click, since we're having one of the mildest winters on record, but one person who probably didn't mind was Kevin Love. His jersey, No. 42, was being worn by one of the inept DJs, providing plenty of free publicity.

A lot of people saw the skit. It was the second highest rated episode this season.

What did you think of the sketch? The episode overall?

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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