SNL Skit: Barnes & Noble Staff Meeting

Posted on March 3, 2013

Saturday Night Live took aim at Barnes & Noble this weekend with a skit about one store which has had a theft problem. The manager (host Kevin Hart) calls the bookstore staff and the cafe staff (Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong) to find out who is the culprit. The baristas take the opportunity to belittle their more nerdy co-workers. Given the recent announcement of how disastrous the Nook's sales have been, it's like kicking the chain when it's down. But every workplace does have a few odd employees. Taran Killam's creepy employee is the best character. Take a look:

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