Talk:What Up with That?

What Up vs. What's Up

So "what's up" with the change from "What Up With That?" to "What'S Up With That?"? Am I the only one who noticed? 75.92.62.160 (talk) 19:19, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Parody?

So is this skit making fun of anything in real life? I always thought this was a parody of someone.

I don't think it's based off of someone in particular, but rather just talk shows in general that get so wrapped up in the host's antics that things of substance are pushed aside. Like "Top Music Countdowns" that cut the actual songs short so the host could ramble on, promote other shows, etc. I have no source for that though...Sergecross73 msg me 16:59, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Lack of notability

There are zero third party sources in this article and so it fails the notability requirement for a stand alone article. Active Banana (^bananaphone 18:47, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Can't argue that. Shouldn't it just go through the whole deletion process though, not just a redirect? It's not like a redirect to the main SNL page is helpful at all for someone looking for "What's Up with That?" Sergecross73 msg me 19:17, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Scratch that. I found a number of reliable, third party sources. They're out there, it's just that no one bothers to find them. I know the article certainly isn't in the greatest of shape, but I added a couple as a start, as a sign that the article should stay. Sergecross73 msg me 00:59, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Cheers

SNL wasn't the first to make "What's up with that?" a catchphrase. Cheers clip 108.93.144.242 (talk) 15:04, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, it's a pretty common phrase really, and there's not like the article claims that this is where it originates, so... Sergecross73 msg me 18:26, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Episodes

In the Episodes section it's confusing that the celebrities making unannounced cameos are put in the Guest column while the celebrities appearing as themselves on the show within the sketch are listed in the Celebrity cameos section. I would suggest they be switched. Also, on the December 4, 2010 show, Robert De Niro and Robin Williams both appeared as guests on the show within the sketch, so they should be in the same column one way or another. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.87.141.16 (talk) 10:02, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Mixed Reception

It's not appropriate to say that the sketch has received mixed reviews and only cite one source on that. I think the assertion that the sketch has received mixed reviews should be removed until more feedback of the sketch can be documented. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.59.55.239 (talk) 15:11, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Agreed. I dug through the page history and that seemed to be leftover from many years prior, when the reception section had different content in it. Sergecross73 msg me 16:46, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Requested move 04 June 2014

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The result of the move request was: not moved. It is clear that consensus is against the original intent of this request, and its modified proposal. The suggestion of whether to add a disambiguating term might better be contemplated in a separate RM. I have implemented the redirects suggested by User:In ictu oculi as an act of editorial discretion. Xoloz (talk) 03:50, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

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What Up with That → What's Up With That? – per lead & http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/episode-guide/season-38/martin-short-with-paul-mccartney/1630 (click "more") – 81.132.66.47 (talk) 23:42, 4 June 2014 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). EdJohnston (talk) 03:25, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Oppose: Per MOS:CT. When a preposition of no more than four letters is used in a composition title, it is not capitalized. The word 'with' is specifically mentioned in the guideline. EdJohnston (talk) 03:25, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose per above, but doesn't mean that What's Up with That? (sketch) wouldn't be a better title. What's Up with That was a redirect to What's Up with That (ZZ Top song), but I've turned it into a dab. Is the sketch primary topic? and should be moved to What's Up with That (disambiguation) I think it isn't, but whatever. In ictu oculi (talk) 05:53, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

I could only find one reference to this sketch in Google Books New York 2009 -- Volume 42 - Page 114 "Saturday Night Live's Kenan Thompson is finally a major not-ready-for-prime-time player. The comedian's sketches “Scared Straight," “Virginiaca,” and “What Up With That?.. "(note the spelling). This article really needs (sketch) if it is to move to proposed spelling. In ictu oculi (talk) 06:13, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose "What's Up With That?" should be a disambiguation page, as there are several uses (sections of articles) [1] -- 65.94.171.126 (talk) 05:59, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
• NOTE What's Up with That is a different article -- 65.94.171.126 (talk) 05:59, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
• Alternative proposal: What's Up with That? (per nbc.com) 81.132.66.47 (talk) 06:06, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Oppose alternative - this 2009 sketch is barely notable, What's Up with That? should redirect to the What's Up with That list of other en.wp content. What's Up with That? (sketch) would be okay In ictu oculi (talk) 06:24, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

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• https://apple.news/AtW8W6M_6QfyUeeMQoCMmSQ Sergecross73 msg me 16:44, 25 April 2017 (UTC)