Saweetie is musical guest on SNL’s Thanksgiving show.
Welcome, dearest Coneheads, to the latestSNLin Reviewrecap!
I am joined tonight by formerSNLcast member Patrick Weathers.
Simu Liu makes his hosting debut on ‘Saturday Night Live.'.NBC
to a former show cast member, brother (of Dan), and co-writer ofNothing But Trouble.
Well, it was an eventful week, so let’s dive right in.
Cold Open
It’s the return of Justice With Judge Jeanine!
We saw this several weeks ago.
She’s a great avatar for these cold opens, after years of thriving at the Update desk.
Kyle Rittenhouse is the subject.
Up first is the trial judge (Mikey Day).
He’s a hack.
Redd is not surprised by the verdict, while Fineman the white academic is outraged.
Next up: Alex Moffat is Kevin McCarthy, as part of his lame filibuster.
He gets 60 seconds on the clock, a laPardon the Interruption.
Then it’s a word search.
As always, this is uncanny.
He’s a very funny guy, anyway."
This felt a little off.
It’s tough to satirize this Rittenhouse stuff.
We live in dark times.
He used to play Spider-Man at kids’ birthday parties.
He’s very nice.
Shang-Chiis a “very, very big film, with a huge audience.
He notes “the Chinese have always had a subgenre of superheroes, going back to Bruce Lee.
Taking on 15 guys at a time.”
Karaoke All-Stars
Chloe Fineman andKenan Thompsonare hosting a public access show in Wilmington, N.C.
It’s a highlight reel from that week’s karaoke performances.
Bowen Yang can’t hit the high notes.
An overserved Ego Nwodim gets her Buckwheat on.
Neal, the quiet guy in the hoodie (Pete Davidson) sings the song fromDonnie Darko.
He gives Fineman “Columbine vibes.”
The Cringe All-Stars are Melissa Villasenor and James Austin Johnson, dueting as the Simpsons.
“Not really music, not really comedy,” says Kenan.
“you’re able to’t unsee that,” he says about the gross father-daughter song.
Cecily is 100% the girl who pretends her friends signed her up to sing Whitney Houston.
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Dog-head Man
Liu is unveiling a new weapon toCecily Strongand James Austin Johnson.
“Imagine a soldier with undying loyalty…” and an enhanced smelling system.
It’s a dog (well, his head and neck).
He’s waving a knife, and eating a sandwich.
That’s a no from me, dawg.
Republican or Not
Kenan Thompson is hosting a game show where contestants guess who is a Republican.
This feels like it could’ve been a cold open.
Simu Liu and Ego Nwodim are guessing she is from Ohio.
Kyle Mooney thinks Facebook is evil, and respects athletes who stand up for their beliefs.
Ego guesses he isn’t a Republican wrong!
He hatesJanuary 6 cops.
Cecily Strong is Liz Cheney.
She says she is Republican, but the Wyoming party kicked her out.
Walking in Staten
This is a well-executed and loving tribute fromThe King of Staten Island.
I love Method Man popping up here too.
From C.R.E.A.M to drinking White Claws.
This is cute, and surprisingly long/intricate.
The Marc Cohen cameo takes this to Lonely Island level the bar they always are striving for.
This strip club anthem/ode samples fellow Bay Area native Too $hort’s “Blow The Whistle.”
“Interesting cat, certainly burned through a lot of money quickly.
Classic rock & roll thing.”
I think they should have a sitcom actually.”
Weathers says: “Grossly distasteful.
You don’t make jokes about killing people.
No matter what your politics are.
It’s beyond parody.”
Oh god, they bring back Baby Yoda.
He’s going to be a parade balloon this week.
I am happy for Kyle, but this is grating and strange.
No, thank you!
The UN Climate Change Conference just wrapped and Mother Earth (Aidy Bryant) shows up to comment.
She’s “hot and pissed.”
She jokes about burning her ass rocks (a.k.a.
coal), and implores people to stop throwing iPhones in the ocean.
“Mama gonna kill you dead.”
Michael Che lands some dark barbs about the Queen of England and Mel Gibson.
Thanksgiving Baking Championship
Ah, this.
It’s fun to see Sarah Sherman here.
She lied about having a daughter and doesn’t know how to bake.
We have seen a few iterations of this before, including duringEddie Murphy’s episode.
Mike (Liu) attempts to rap and fails.
His cake is so bad it opened a portal to Hell.
This is vaguely likeSouth Park’shilarious “Start the reactor” moment, lifted fromTotal Recall.
Sandy (Heidi Gardner) returns.
I like Pete Davidson’s performance as one of the judges here.
Bowen Yang medals
This is hilarious.
Bowen and Simu congratulate one another on their historic statuses, which devolves.
2021 issue featuring Liu).
It is getting embarrassing.
“I’ll always be gay” warns Yang at the conclusion.
Between this and PDD, I am digging the fun behind-the-scenes sketches this season.
Saweetie “Icy Chain”
This Dr. Luke-produced track just dropped.
9-1-1
A man (Mikey Day) claims to be dead.
A few professors are smoking a joint at a Friendsgiving.
Ego Nwodim is the 9-1-1 dispatcher fielding the calls.
Boomers flip-up, they can’t handle their weed.
Some messed-up camera work throws off the pacing here.
Final Thoughts
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