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While not the strongest show of NBC ’s Saturday Night Live Season 50 , Jane Wickline and " Weekend Update " were two secure SNL standouts .
We ’re going to chalk up the penultimate episode of NBC’sSaturday Night LiveSeason 50 as a compounding of a bad typeface of the nerves and the SNL writers taking some big and very random originative swing this week . It was n’t that it was a bad show ; far from it , in fact ( which I ’ll get to in a minute ) . It definitely was n’t because hostWalton Gogginsand the SNL cast were n’t putting it all out there – they definitely were . But with this being the first time Goggins has hosted the long - running live former - Nox sketch funniness and music serial , it felt like boldness had Goggins a trivial focussed on start the line mighty at the expense of being fully " in the moment " during the unrecorded cartoon . As much as that may be a criticism , it ’s also very understandable , and I would hump to see how much more relaxed Goggins would be with a second go - around ( thoughShane Gillisactually took a few steps back after hosting a second time ) .
In terms of Arcade Fire , that ’s a matter of musical appreciation . in person , I did n’t think they did a whole pile to add to the vibe – it was more " sleepy " than " showtime " ( but again , that ’s just me ) . As for the sketch themselves , it was definitely a various lineup of topic and attack , from wiener theater critics and a horny Mother ’s Day brunch to a themed diner that " horrifyingly " mundane . But overall , it felt like each sketch could ’ve do good from having some seconds trimmed off , with one or two leaving me wonder which sketches they beat out to make the gash . EvenDan Bulla ’s " Saturday Night Live Midnight Matinee , " which we ’ve been fans of since it debuted , trip with " Boss ’s Bathroom , " a premise that you see come and then gets flummox to end a bit ( even with the telling effect ) .
SNL 50 Walton Goggins/Arcade Fire Highlights
" Trump Mother ’s Day Cold Open " : Full disclosure ? I hat when SNL turned over their Cold Open to honour Mother ’s Day ( do n’t approximate me ) . It ’s nothing against the vacation ; it was just a weird , elbow room - too - soft way to kick off a show . So whenMarcello Hernandez , Kenan Thompson , andBowen Yangappeared with their mother , we were prepared to go " Grinch " and be hated by a enough part of you because of it .
gratefully , SNL understood that this was too intense of a news week to ignore – with Trump ( James Austin Johnson ) once again hijacking the Cold Open to provide a rundown of his latest " accomplishments . " From some heavy Pope Leo XIV / VP JD Vance jokes toColin Jost ’s U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth being on the receiving end of some serious spittakes , it was a strong manner to set about the show . But the headline - grabber was the like - she - never - left return ofCecily Strongas Judge Jeanine Pirro , X - FOX " News " blab head and fresh U.S. lawyer in Washington , D.C.
" Weekend Update":I like two types of " Weekend Updates . " The first are the 1 whereColin Jost , Michael Che , and the audience arein sync and everyone ’s comedically on the same page . The second are those when Jost and Che can vibe that the audience may not be with them , so they reduplicate down and collide with even harder with the jokes . This weekend , it was definitely the second option – pip on everything from Trump andPope Leo XIVto K - Pop starLisaand the nightmare that airline travel has become .
Between the headlines , Hernandez offered another succeed bit as The Movie Guy – a character that we first call back would be a one - and - done but has now grown on us . Serious props go toHeidi Gardnerfor canalise some serious Carol Burnett vibes as Dianne , The Mom Who ’s Only say About New York on Facebook , a performance that I ’m sure impinge on closely to domicile for a portion of folks watching before of the big holiday . Mikey Day ’s A Guy Who Just take the air Into a Spiderweb , who was there to discuss Trump ’s tariffs , bear witness to be the perfect mix of satire and absurdity – one of those sketch you " get " even though it takes a while for you to understand why .
" lilliputian Baby Shoe " : Our love and hold forJane Wickline ’s talent and what they have to offer SNL has grown steadily over the trend of the season . Even in sketch that may not have work for us , Wickline was always someone to look on . " flyspeck Baby Shoe " was the clincher for us – even more telling considering the sketch admit Goggins , a whole lot of the SNL cast , and even an coming into court bySam Rockwell(Goggins ' friend andThe White Lotusco - star ) . Wickline can cast anchor viewers enough into reality so as not to get lose in its fatuity while still embracing it . I literally laughed out loud when Wickline shut down Rockwell before he had a " What Did We memorise Today ? " minute , and again when Wickline shut down Goggins ' dream of a " Cinderella " conclusion . For Season 51 , how about an SNL melodic sketch from Wickline and John Mulaney?That would be epical .
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