Also, they didn’t even try to make Seth’s gay clone look like he was realistically standing behind him, unlike how they made everybody else realistically look like they were interacting with their opposite-gender clone. “….fine” is probably how I’d describe a lot of the familiar bits from very familiar cast members (Pete, Kyle, Cecily, Kate, etc.). Now I have to sit through Tina breaking out into a song? To me, it’s just cheap and lazy. Some of you reading this probably don’t want to imagine Phil Hartman being in a sketch like this.) I HATE the “57% is an F” joke, which feels like something you would yuk at with your friends in a bad sitcom. It’s like Year 19 in miniature; what’s good is good, but what’s bad is dreadful. The monologue follows SNL’s new mandate of actual monologues. This is being executed really well, especially considering this is a later-era Darrell Hammond performance, long after he started seeming checked-out as a performer. I will however agree that the Fey/Poehler Update era was God awful! I had the same thought about Cecily. ... Stephan James, Shamier Anderson Talk Black Excellence. Everyday, I lean ever closer to deciding that I’m going to skip these seasons, once my binge watch gets to them. STARS: ***½. The small audience just can barely generate any noise and kills some sketches that, as pointed out, would probably hit far better with a big group. Bateman mentioned the monkey trying to attack him in his monologue! The sketch checked all the necessary boxes, but then just kept creating new boxes and checking those as well. Dave Grohl has defended Phoebe Bridgers's decision to smash a guitar at the end of her recent performance on Saturday Night Live. Kim Jong II Press Conference, Chubb Hotty, T.T. have mostly avoided the writing. I would actually be shocked if the upcoming episode has anything as solid as this episode’s best pieces. a mild step up, My full set of screencaps for this episode is here. — Oh, and because this is fucking season 30, we have to end this commercial with a token gay joke, with the lame he-harmony gag with Seth. — I like the Kenan and Maya’s monotone “Oh my god, it’s an earthquake” tacked on at the end of an otherwise very unrelated raunchy song for an earthquake movie. It actually reminded me of their When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong sketches, which are far superior (though obviously almost anything from Chappelle’s Show is far superior to almost anything from Season 30). Shame on them! I think the headwriters and Lorne should take this as an opportunity to move away from sure thing applause soaks and try to take more chances in the writing – more slice-of-life pieces, more dramatic pieces. See hot celebrity videos, E! 25 on E!. The theme and Chris’ opening is burned into my memory. Ha! nuke-wielding Kim Jong Il (HOS) makes demands at fawning press conference, — Seth reprises his Brian Williams impression for the first time since Seth was only in his fourth episode on SNL. Sean Connery (DAH) gets hit, — Okay, we definitely need to discuss this sketch. Kenan Thompson was working on the Warner Bros. lot one afternoon in the early 2000s when he spotted “Friends” star Matthew Perry zooming out of the studio gates in a BMW convertible. They’ve gotten sophisticated enough at such things that I don’t think it would be awful. — I love Finesse’s sudden outburst of “HELL NO!” Just pure refuse. — Jason, on Arrested Development being up against Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: “Who’s gonna watch us when they can watch a hot shirtless guy build a skate ramp for a kid with no bones?” KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS. The debut of Seth and Fred’s Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles Update commentaries. IMMEDIATE POST-SHOW THOUGHTS Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a7a089fdfca73b6ef47559968e639d12" );document.getElementById("ha79936715").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Update was strong as usual. Important Moments in Black History was written by Finesse with Lauren Pomerantz and J.B. Smoove which he revealed on Late Night with Seth. At the risk of getting stones thrown at me (or, more fittingly, poop thrown at me), as I go through the sketch, I will proceed to argue all the reasons why I’ve always felt this is actually a good sketch. Who would have thought that this would be the earliest we would see of reports involving Cosby. Jason’s upcoming 2020 show might be the first time in a while they let the cast run things and were cameo free, almost. The tall guy in the barbershop quartet is James Anderson, who rarely appears on camera and the short guy is Tina Fey’s husband Jeff Richmond. From the looks of tonight’s show it looks like James Anderson returned with Cecily. February 19, 2005 – Hilary Swank / 50 Cent (S30 E13), https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/snl-gp-yass-james-anderson-bowen-yang-interview.html, January 23, 2016 – Ronda Rousey / Selena Gomez (S41 E11), January 16, 2016 – Adam Driver / Chris Stapleton (S41 E10), December 19, 2015 – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (S41 E9), December 12, 2015 – Chris Hemsworth / Chance the Rapper (S41 E8), December 5, 2015 – Ryan Gosling / Leon Bridges (S41 E7). Also, wow at that Kate sketch being the lead off. Required fields are marked *. I absolutely hate these, mainly for a reason that I’ll state when it occurs in tonight’s commentary. STARS: ****, AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY I think part of it is more recent cast members have more to lose by being critical, as Lorne has a lot of ties in the industry, and also because the backstage atmosphere doesn’t seem to have been as toxic for recent casts (although that may just be because they don’t talk about it as much). Fun fact: This episode partly airs 17 years to the day after Jason’s sister Justine hosted. When I first saw it I was shocked at how bad it was. Menu Reviews. I enjoy monkeys throwing poop. — I’m enjoying how the performers in this sketch are each getting a comedic showcase one-by-one that’s different from one another. Certainly not a big deal, though, and has no effect on this strong sketch. CNN’s Anderson Cooper had an extended grill session with Donald Trump‘s campaign manager on James Comey‘s new letter to Congress, and…it was quite a doozy. Jesus Christ, tonight’s Update is destroying me with how bad it is. Otherwise, it was yet another episode from this cast that would have been close to unwatchable without Update & the pre-tapes. From Bowen’s age and what he’s said about his life, he was 14, in a very conservative home, when he presumably first saw Gays in Space. — Tina and Amy’s losing streak in tonight’s Update continues, as their whole Bill Cosby bit did not work for me. I only enjoy two sketches in this episode (Bill Kurtis and the classroom sketch), which is about where I am with most SNL of modern times (if I can enjoy 2-3 pieces I can take that). James Anderson apparently was not in the credits, so maybe Cecily and Kent Sublette wrote that piece (I too thought James must have written it). Kenny Wilkins nixes direct deposit, — Finesse’s sudden delivery of “HELL NO!” continues to crack me up, even though it’s just the same joke from last time. T.T. Odd how they would cut a Will Arnett cameo from the live show. I think the writing is to blame more than casting, though not everyone had chemistry with each other, and as a whole. And while I respect that Bowen Yang, and presumably many others, enjoyed Gays in Space and found it groundbreaking, I just don’t get any enjoyment out of seeing straight actors playing up the laziest stereotypes. I’m not a huge Jason Bateman fan, to be honest with you, but I know he has a knack for comedy. — The apple-eating/knife bit between Tina and Amy was weak, especially Amy’s stupid extended nervous babbling of a cartoonish “Hupupupupup!” He arrived at Saturday Night Live the same week as Bill Murray with whom he ended up sharing an office overlooking 50th Street, but he mostly began writing at SNL with Al Franken, Tom Davis, and Dan Aykroyd. It felt more like a Ferrell showcase to me. The batting average is pretty standard (if not above average), but the strike outs are flailing messes (Update included). Colin Jost mentioned being uncomfortable with the at-home format, and Lorne also feels the show must be live (as Colin is basically a mouthpiece to Lorne this is one in the same, I guess). But if Yang thought it was a great moment in representation, who am I to judge? musical guest performs “Breakaway”, RAP NIGHT WITH CHUBB HOTTY This was 2005, not 1995. I had as little use for W as she did, but 57% is a strong poll rating for modern Presidents, which she very well knew and ignored because the desperate need for clapter was too much to resist. That definitely feels like a typical role he would play in this era. However, it needs to be said that most of the misses were not only weak; they were fucking WRETCHED, particularly an even-worse-than-usual Fey/Poehler Update, and two of my absolute least favorite recurring sketches from this period of SNL (Gays in Space, Chubb Hotty), both recurring sketches of which epitomize so much of what’s wrong with this season. He worked on 27 of the show's first 32 seasons, one of the longest tenures in the show's history. It’s funny that Jason’s monologue was basically just him (comically) begging people to watch Arrested Development. “The sun was shining, he had his sunglasses on and he looked like he could not have been happier,” Thompson recalls. I can’t stand Heidi’s vocal fry Update character, but I thought this one had some really interesting writing (that the audience, of course, didn’t quite go for). However, this runner would probably be better if, instead of always showing the very first instance of a “HELL NO!” in different situations, the second and third installment of this runner showed the very first instance of other phrases black people are known to say. I was surprised how much I enjoyed TT and Mario on my most recent re-visit. Did anyone else think the mall Santa sketch had a 94/95 feel with the constant falling down and blood? — Hmm, maybe I spoke a bit a little too soon about Darrell putting rare effort into this sketch, as he didn’t even commit to that guitar ending. — I love how the sexual song right now about “putting it in” suddenly ends with the blunt lyric “JUST A TIP!” — Wait, you mean to tell me we get MULTIPLE huge farting this time, instead of just one huge fart like we got in the first installment of this sketch?!? The bad stuff in this episode is among some of the most wretched I have ever seen on SNL. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our, Paula Pell and James Anderson's Human Tricks and SNL Memories. — I absolutely love the opening shot of this sketch, with Chris, dressed like a rich snob (complete with a smoking pipe, a great little detail), saying into the camera with a very deadpan voice and face “And now, it’s time for Monkeys Throwing Poop At Celebrities.” I can’t think of a more perfect way to open a sketch that has such an iffy and off-putting subject matter. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. Yeah that might be the nadir of this troubled season. It’s funny, I used to complain about audiences being TOO lively in recent years to the point where nothing bombs, but now it seems like everything is bombing and it’s kind of tough to watch. He can be seen IMMEDIATELY putting the guitar back down before the screen even faded to black. It’s telling that all of the apparently good sketches (Looping Session, Moment In Black History, Public Speaking Class) have completely escaped my brain, but everything in this episode that cratered I can remember vividly. Subway Performers is fine too. Will and Grace had been on for years. It’s funny, if James Anderson wasn’t gay, I’d assume he was a raging homophobe. – Update. Not only do I think Monkeys Throwing Poop is a good sketch, I think it’s one of the great sketches of the season. It’s an apt description for Hudson Valley Ballers, the web series that Pell, a writer for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, created with fellow SNL writer James Anderson … I think that the firings of Taran Killam and Jay Pharaoh and the backstage tensions that spilled out around that time, along with Trump’s election, probably put paid to a great deal of the softness in the pipeline at that time. I love how Darrell’s Bill Kurtis is constantly and seamlessly going back-and-forth between having a family-friendly conversation with the technicians and reading the increasingly disturbing and graphic murder details into the microphone. Gays in Space was pretty much one of the lowlights of this era, and part of the show’s over reliance on hacky gay-themed humor. That being said, I agree with the belief that this is the nadir of S30, though the upcoming Johnny Knoxville episode gives it a run for its money. ... Ethan Zohn Conducts His Own 'Survivor' Exit Interview… How many favors did Lorne call in this year, lol. But overall I liked season 30. and Mario, Subway Performers, and Gays In Space is like the exact summation of everything I hate about modern SNL and desperately wish they would stop doing. • According to SNL Archives, our "favorite" current SNL writer James Anderson appeared in this sketch as a dancer. One of the reasons I enjoyed the Issa Rae episode the most of any this season so far is because it was the episode that was trying the least for the quick laughs. A really strong piece for all involved. I remember some online SNL fans back at this time in 2005 wondering if Amy and Jason constantly playing a romantic couple is SNL’s way of playfully trolling Arnett. I liked the at-home format, mainly because there was time for many more sketches and a wider variety of material, but I tend to wonder if Lorne cares for that level of variety (the at-home episodes progressively became more like a regular episode). This was mostly a boilerplate episode which continues what we’ll get until a number of current people (Kate, Kyle, Cecily, Jost, Che, etc.) — Kenan’s brief appearance during Tina and Amy’s Bill Cosby bit feels kinda odd to watch now. I looooove Looping Session especially all those back-and-forths! — Finesse and the young boy’s choreography is pretty funny. I feel like where you stand with this episode might also just so happen to depend on whether or not you like Monkeys Throwing Poop At Celebrities. I get that Kyle’s schtick is winding down, but I still really dug the “I Kill Bits” piece. & MARIO I wish they just called her “Republican You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With” and had her come out in the dress and a MAGA hat. about its premise. students at a public speaking workshop exhibit presentational defects, — After two consecutive episodes of being stuck in Non-Speaking Bit Role Hell, Rob Riggle finally gets another chance to remind the audience that he’s actually funny. – general cheapness and general weak writing. — OH FUCKING NO. When Pete Davidson leaves he’ll probably put some stuff on blast though…. There’s no sense of joy, no fun in the writing. In more recent years, I’ve come to accept the fact that people who hate this sketch perhaps ARE fairly judging this sketch as a whole, not just the juvenile premise, and they simply don’t enjoy the sketch at all. I thought the monologue was weak, and didn’t care for monkey/poop sketch. I do think SNL has made a lot of good content, so I don’t want to get on my high horse, but I think that at times it matters more how young you are or where you are in life when you see a certain moment for the first time. I feel like all of Heidi’s old Update characters reached a natural end, but Bailey’s return was…fine. host & AMP plug Arrested Development so that it won’t be cancelled, — The mentions of Jason Bateman’s Arrested Development co-star Will Arnett being Amy’s husband reminds me that Arnett actually made a cameo in a dress rehearsal sketch from this episode (an award show sketch, I think), but it got cut from the live show. (I’m not implying that sketch ALONE makes one like or dislike this entire episode; just that, from what I’ve seen, people who strongly dislike this episode also don’t seem to like that sketch.) I agree with that online fan. Maybe I’m just missing certain interviews and stuff, since I hold the old casts in higher regard, mostly, but it seems like the recent groups just don’t have the ability to be critical of themselves…or even worse, they just have some really horrible comedy instincts. — Right from Darrell-as-Connery’s entrance, I love him immediately halting the proceedings and being very suspicious of what this show is about, and questioning so many things about the show. It stuns me that Che-Jost is the most real time hated Update duo since Quinn. All these years later and its still baffling to me how that shows ratings were so terrible . To be very honest, it angers me that the cast from these years seem to view them favorably. It’s mainly about GP-Yass from Steve Carell / Ella Mai but it touches on Bowen seeing Gays In Space as important for representation. By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com. STARS: ***½, AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN BLACK HISTORY To be honest I don’t think you’re going to get a lot more from Bateman. That clip that was shared in the Paris Hilton comments just made me go, “Wow…” when Seth, Maya, and Fred were calling the sketches “great.”. The TT and Mario sketch would be amusing (even if Kim Wayans and DAG did it much better on In Living Color) if it did not drag on and on and on and if they did not have the frequent intercuts to Amy and Jason. @Carson, just focusing on Cecily’s impression might have been the better approach (although I was thrilled that Alex Moffat got some good comic material – or any, frankly). Needless to say I’m not sure this one will be rerun for a while…, Your email address will not be published. — Yet another romantic pairing of Jason and Amy. The way a lot of people feel about the Jason Bateman episode is how *I* feel about this Hilary Swank episode. It was tough for me to watch them as a full episode. My first experience with gay characters in sketch comedy was the Tracey Ullman Show – the gay dad and his partner played by Dan Castalanetta and Sam McMurray. Gay as a punchline. Then again, seeing certain responses to modern SNL on Reddit makes it seem like audiences need coddling. 01:52. As someone said above, Kids in the Hall (produced by Lorne!) — Boy, I am HATING most of Tina and Amy’s jokes tonight, even moreso than usual in the Fey/Poehler era of Update. I like that sketch, and I happen to feel this episode as a whole is okay-ish…for THIS season’s standards. It’s interesting to see the different ways people viewed Gays In Space. Kenny Wilkins nixes sushi, — Once again, the same “HELL NO!” gag as the last two times, but the funny sushi-eating premise of this one made it funny. It was about as good as you’d think, 57% is a F is the same joke as Tina’s season 27 joke “President Bush’s approval rating is at an all time high of 83%, Bush is happy about it because it’s the first solid B he’s ever gotten”. Also, Bateman is kind of stumbly, especially early on, so perhaps a host better suited for the kind of insane patter this sketch requires would help too. — Overall, no. The only merit to any of this is completely unintended and ironic (Will and Amy being long divorced, and Amy being the rich person she is lampooning herself as here). This dreck again. Though I thought it was silly that he had to set the audience at ease in assuring that the monkey wasn’t actually killed. Couple of other good anecdotes about sketches that got cut. – the crass treatment of sexual abuse. Was just about to post that! I’ll boil down those reasons: – doubling down on homophobia and cheap racial material. — Aaaaaaaand there goes the obligatory huge fart in tonight’s Chubb Hotty sketch. That character taps into the more deluded aspects of teenagers that make me laugh. STARS: *½, GAYS IN SPACE Overall, oof. What I find amusing about this season is that while most people agree on the best episodes, the worst episode gets really varied reactions, which probably is one of the reasons why is this is a troubled season. — Oh, no. They really needed more of a connecting thread I think (even just like the host popping in to introduce the segments). Didn’t enjoy a moment of this. STARS: *½, MONKEYS THROWING POOP AT CELEBRITIES The “you can’t do that” conceit was really funny as she tried to talk about Forrest Gump. Should SNL, during this pandemic age, adopt either no audience or go with like a laugh track? Pamela's fans didn't take long to fill the comments section to her post. They know it’s stupid, but they also know that the SHOW knows it’s stupid. As Ruby said above, my opinion on this episode isn’t really down to the monkey sketch. This sketch seems to have a negative reputation among a lot of (or is it just some?) — SNL saves the best for last, as the underrated Chris Parnell absolutely steals this whole sketch with his very funny Gesture Dyslexia bit. STARS: ****, THE BEST OF T.T. Personally I would rather see them work without a laugh track, as the “sweetening” in the season 11 repeats is a bit unnerving (and whatever they tried doing in the first at-home Update was even worse), but I do feel bad for the cast members who have spoken out about crowd response. Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers interview 'Bobby Moynihan’s First SNL Memory Is Seth Walking Around Barefoot' on NBC.com — A noteworthy unplanned and funny moment during these goodnights: as Jason is crouching down and acting playfully with the monkey from the Monkeys Throwing Poop At Celebrities sketch, the monkey suddenly swipes his arm kinda violently towards Jason’s face (not making actual contact) (the third above screencap for these goodnights), leading to Jason making a very amused and surprised “Ohhh!” face towards the audience (the fourth above screencap for these goodnights), and Rachel to put her hands over her own mouth in a shocked “Oh my god” manner. I wasn’t mad they kicked him off, I wasn’t mad they brought him back and I think it’s kind of fun they did a sketch about it. — Darrell’s Connery finally getting poop thrown at him, and him jovially laughing about it isn’t quite as hilarious as I had remembered it, but it’s still working for me. . I think there’s some truth to it, although I don’t think Tina has ever been “soft” (few people from SNL have ever managed to have their own specific voice and style for as many years as she has), and I have never understood the idea that Colin Jost being happy to be on Update was anything to see as bad (I do think he and Cecily were too ‘Up With People’ to work as a duo). I don’t like how lowstakes the comedy in this era is. On the positive side, Update and the pre-tapes were fine, the cold open was cameo-free and had some laugh lines (not great but this is the best I can say about modern SNL cold opens), and nothing came close to being as bad as about 3 things in this first episode. On top of everything else, Gays in Space isn’t even original; Cheech & Chong’s 1983 sketch movie Still Smokin featured a sketch called “Queers Wars”. Felt bad for Kelly Clarkson having to be in that Rap Night sketch. Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers interview 'John Mulaney Never Thought He Should Be an SNL Cast Member' on NBC.com As for the Morgan Wallen sketch, well…it was nice to see Jason Bateman getting to cut loose. The musician was asked about the stunt during an interview … As far as monkey sketches go, I think I prefer Dana’s Cooking With Monkey. I found “no audience” to make the pandemic at home episodes to have a pleasantly offbeat feel, although I dunno if SNL is really the type of show to excel at that long-term. Never have I wanted to see Norm wander onto the stage and prick a pin in such puffery more than I did in that moment. Having Jason and Bowen be his dopplegangers was a very fun, silly choice. This is essentially everything terrible about Tina’s Update and the Tina/Amy Update duo, crushed into a blender. Gays in Space was always “Meh” for me. And the overall quality of the show is suffering because of that push. I can see why people would find this episode to have various strengths (the classroom sketch, the Bill Kurtis sketch, the subway sketch, the first “oh hell no” [the others are too much of the same for me]), even if I hate a lot of it. Chubb Hotty sings a duet with his girlfriend (musical guest), — FUCKING KILL ME. Season 1 (1975-76) Season 2 (1976-77) Season 3 (1977-78) Season 4 (1978-79) Season 5 (1979-80) Season 6 (1980-81) Season 7 (1981-82) Season 8 (1982-83) Season 9 (1983-84) I even liked the Chubb Hotty stuff was a tad funny. — Chubb Hotty: “Yesterday, I took a poop the size of a Hyundai.” Again, I ask: FUCKING KILL ME. Seth looked like he was standing in front of some cheap projector that was showing his gay clone. I like this sketch. — Ugh, that whole bit with Tina and Amy singing an altered version of the Mary Tyler Moore theme song during a Condoleezza Rice photo montage was awful, as was Amy’s dumb and unfunny ad-lib afterwards about how she and Tina look like synchronized swimmers in the freeze-frame of them throwing their hats into the air. — Jason’s kinda stumbly with his lines early on in this. — (*groan*) Looks like I’m in for a typical Horatio Sanz ham-fest and shout-fest. I was impressed his entire monologue was about the monkey incident; I love when the show references its own history. It’s such a tricky balance to do stupid and lowbrow just right. The approval rating joke is some liberal goalpost moving, which is just so insufferable about this era. Is Taylor Swift's New "Love Story" Music the Same?. — Did we really need extended audience laughter from Amy’s tepid joke implying Howard Dean has no neck? News Now clips, interviews, movie premiers, exclusives, and more! If so, it came off completely half-assed and poorly executed. (I know, I know. I thought this episode was better than his last, although nothing was as good as the classroom sketch. Good sketches, characters, and even episodes were few and far between. The bumpers kind of change-up the pacing, but I like the back and forth a lot. This episode pretty much BROKE me when it originally aired and led to me reaching my official boiling point with season 30, which I’ll be going into some detail about in my review of this episode. Chris’ reliable, Phil Hartman-esque deadpan is perfect here. Update gets so much hate these days because Jost is a bland guy white guy and Che doesn’t agree with liberals 100% on everything, therefore they’re both the worst human beings on Earth (I hate being the ‘anti PC’ guy, because on average those guys suck, but the modern SNL audience is SOOOO Gen Z/Millennial performative woke that it bugs the ever living crap out of me). I would have forgotten “Me-Harmony” existed if not for Forte in drag, and the obligatory gay joke with Seth. I remember seeing those credits there (and a couple more from S31) and that’s also where I got the Downey/cheapkids credit. Kenan Thompson & Chris Redd Exclusive: From "SNL" to "Kenan" "WandaVision's" Elizabeth Olsen & Paul Bettany Had a "Good Flow" January 15, 2021. STARS: ***, ME-HARMONY.COM Bateman and Cecily even said “son of a bitch!” like Farley over and over again. And I listened to Bowen’s podcast episode with James Anderson, for some reason, and, when he praised “Gays In Space,” not knowing what it was, I assumed it must have been a peetty clever sketch, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Yeah, while this isn’t a great episode, I was surprised by so many commentators’ hate for it. And hey, they gave Andrew Dismukes a line. Many, it seemed, either missed the possible throwback scenario or … It’s just ridiculous, shut your brain off type material. Hopefully we’ll get better show than season 30. The performances aren’t just stereotypical, they’re terrible (Bateman in particular is phoning it in, not that I can blame him). I’m indifferent on Monkeys Throwing Poop at Celebrities. I haven’t watched the Cecily/Bowen lounge sketch (cut from my Global online stream because of music), but I found the episode refreshing in some ways and in others just the regular amount of tedious. I’m with Stooge: “Monkeys Throwing Poop at Celebrities” had every right to be dumb and awful, but it walked that fine line. WHAT A SURPRISE! It’s too loose to be a five star sketch and the big moment only REALLY works with Cosby bit (one of the few timely jokes from this era that actually holds up), but it’s an absolutely winner for this season. Hilary Swank. ANOTHER wildly uneven Year 30 show. had done much more revolutionary stuff earlier. 01:30. At least the Eminem parody tonight was good (I’ve actually liked most of Pete’s songs this year, especially the one with Sandler). His performance and timing in this sketch is top-notch. I feel for you, Stooge–you haven’t had a great last few months, with this. Published: … I wonder of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ appearances in “Arrested Development” eventually contributed to her finally agreeing to return to “SNL” as guest host having performed with Jason and Amy there…. What a wretched Update, and further backs up my viewpoint that the Fey/Poehler era was a Dark Age for Weekend Update. Gee, James Anderson writing a sketch about Broadway musicals, flamboyant men, and outdated impressions of old singers? Your email address will not be published. If they aren’t going to laugh that much anyway, it won’t matter. I liked Pete’s Update piece, those always work, but the Eminem bit was…cute, but, eh. I don’t agree with your overall assessment of the episode, but on my recent half re-watch (I made it about a third of the way through Update), I noticed some dubious material. Seemed mostly like YET ANOTHER excuse for lame Fey/Poehler self-indulgence, with them wasting airtime by taking turns doing bad Cosby impressions for half a minute. Could his episode not be repeated or could SNL just cut out Morgan’s appearances? In the past, I used to feel that the people who hate this sketch aren’t giving the actual content of it a shot and are just unfairly judging it by its mere juvenile premise combined with the fact that it’s airing in a bad season like this.
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