Taylor Swift is musical guest, a gig she knows all too well.
Good morrow, fellow Coneheads.
We’re back with another vibrant, fresh-faced, totally spot-onSNLin Reviewepisode recap.
Jonathan Majors hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’.Will Heath/NBC
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I am joined tonight by formerSNLcast memberDr.
It’s tiring but necessary," Cleghorne says.
She’s all for community safety.
Cold open: Ted Cruz Sesame Street
Ah,Cruz Street, a gated community.
So, I am not a fan of Aidy Bryant as Cruz.
The Texas senator was mocked this week for mocking Big Bird on Twitter after the Muppet’s pro-vaccine messaging.
So that’s the premise here.
Cruz has created his ownSesame Streetfor anti-vaxxers and people over 65.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Cecily Strong) shows up, boasting about promoting BIF.
“Pussy,” she calls the local kids.
Kyle Mooney is Big Bird, sort of channeling Mark McKinney’s Chicken Lady.
A little overstuffed here, folks.
Pete Davidson portrays Joe Rogan, eh.
And Bert and Ernie former Proud Boys come out to announce their engagement.
The show has been strong during this initial stretch of episodes in season 47.
The bouncy cold opens have had a lot to do with that.
But this doesn’t really do it no James Austin Johnson?
Monologue
Majors comes out and talks about being humbled filming a movie opposite Idris Elba.
He talks about being homeless, going to Yale, and working at Red Lobster.
Red Lobster is also where Chris Rock and Nicki Minaj got their start.
“He kind of makes you say, ‘Michael B. Jordan who?'”
Cleghorne says of Majors.
He “is awesome and should be in every sketch in a short-sleeve shirt or topless.”
She adds that she “lovedLovecraft it sent me down a wormhole researching [H.P.
Lovecraft] and the fetish of people traveling to Rhode Island to visit his birthplace… Majors seems a bit nervous here.
But he lands the monologue with a nice anecdote about advice his grandfather gave him.
March of the Suitors
Chloe Fineman is a sought-after, indifferent queen.
Mikey Day presents potential suitors, first Thomas (Kyle Mooney), who has been friend-zoned.
Next is the pleasant boy (Andrew DIsmukes), joined by his dirty mother (Cecily Strong.)
He is very well-endowed.
“Behold the new King of England,” offers Aidy Bryant, shocked at the girth.
Majors, a prince, comes out presented by Kenan Thompson.
Turns out he’s just Dave, a “dumbass” toucan salesman.
Ego Nwodim appears as his wife to dress him down.
Punkie Johnson shoots her shot too.
All his friends are cool and famous, except “three sad virgins.”
Interesting blend of PDD sensibility and standard Pete parody video.
“It’s the King of Staten Island!”
Taylor Swift appears to sing the equally insulting bridge.
Another Big Bird joke, too.
JAJ is a widowed dad coming out to his son as part of a Facebook Portal ad.
“You’re Using What to Sell… BP is the winner, and an intern (Andrew Dismukes) appears to accept the recognition.
“Absolutely craven.”
“Don’t You Make Land Mines?”
is one of the other categories.
R.I.P., Quibi, Tubi, Vubu, Boppy, Duku, Titi.
This is sharp and biting.
Strange Kid Tales
Kenan Thompson and Jonathan Majors are hosting a paranormal show for kids.
They do not like doing this show, it’s way too scary for them.
Aidy Bryant brings out her son.
The hosts “do.
Great showcase for Kenan, GIF-ready close-ups.
“Kid already looks creepy and he hasn’t even said a word.”
Alex Moffat and Heidi Gardner bring out their respective spooky kids too.
The hosts increasingly lose it, until there’s a twist ending.
And props to the actress who played Coraline she nailed it and knows it!
Man Park
This one hits close to home.
Masculinity makes intimacy hard and most adult men only have their wives to rely on emotionally.
IPAs, Vin Diesel’s twin brother, Marvel,Rick & Morty, Tom Brady.
These are the topics typical men want to discuss.
I like the touch of JAJ, a Ravens fan, squaring off against a Pats fan.
I believe this was cut fromlast week’s Kieran Culkin episode.
The audience is all about this.
“I remember it all too well.”
The scarf, my fellow Swifties.
Swift performing one extended set puts her in rare company: Eminem and Prince did it last decade.
The Band did it.
Slam dunk, instant classic.
Weekend Update
Colin Jost comes out commenting on the Swift performance.
They also erupt after Che talks aboutBritney Spears being freed.
Sarah Sherman comes on to talk about how her season on the show is going so far.
“Hit ‘em at theUpdatedesk.”
She has some feedback.
“Why is it live?”
She nails Jost over interrupting her and mansplaining.
“And another thing!”
she cries, extrapolating while Jost protests.
Is Sarah the America’s next sweetheart?
“She got you man, you suck!”
Che says, laughing.
A robot that does stand-up comedy, Laughintosh 3000 (Aristotle Athari), comes out.
He does impressions of Instagram and Tinder.
Another strong original character from Athari.
Ahh, Cecily Strong singing.
She banters with Bowen Yang, and quickly the material is not appropriate for young music fans.
“Everybody today is doing drugs!”
Tennyson Hartley (Majors) is high as a kite, entering through a window.
This kind of thing is not for me.
Pet Store Ad
This is very specific and strange.
And I love Ego Nwodim’s work here.
The audience isn’t following, maybe too young, but it’s a gem.
Pastor Announcement
Majors joins Ego Nwodim as Pastor J.R. Jr. and his wife.
They’ve shared 24 years of happy marriage, plus last year.
They are opening up their relationship.
They have sent out scented invitations and are joining many apps, including Coffee Meets Penis.
They’re seeking their congregation’s permission to get their freak on and some parishioners want in.
Love seeing Ego get center stage in sketches like this.
Is she finally becoming one of the show’s centerpieces?
(This episode has a decent amount of Melissa too.)
Final Thoughts
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