Laughter and applause greet a dig at the iPhone on Saturday Night Live
You know you’ve got a public relations problem when you’re a punchline on SNL’s Weekend Update.
The host, Seth Meyers, doesn’t make a lot of Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL) and AT&T (T) jokes, but this one worked.
“It was reported this week that Google would soon launch its own cellphone as a challenge to the iPhone. Also a challenge to the iPhone? Making phone calls.”
The audience — presumably the usual mix of tourists and enough reception-challenged New Yorkers to appreciate the humor — laughed and applauded.
Video clip below the fold.
UPDATE: The clip has been removed from YouTube by NBC Universal. But you can watch the whole episode below or on hulu.com. The joke begins at 37:20.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/116582/saturday-night-live-james-franco
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