TV: Saturday Night Live 40 years live? and beyond -MOD 724

[RockLobster]

All eras of SNL have had their strengths and weaknesses. I love the current cast.

I like the majority of the current cast:

Kate McKinnon (LOVE her!)
Cecily Strong
Beck Bennett
Kyle Mooney
Taran Killam
Bobby Moynihan
Jay Pharoah
Sasheer Zamata
Michael Che (I've come around on him on WU)
Pete Davidson

....I pretty much like everyone but Leslie Jones, and to a lesser extent Colin Jost (still not my first choice for WU, but he's gotten better over the last couple of weeks, he's no longer the "worst WU anchor" in my book)

Jones, like others have echoed here, has just one character (typically), and that character is "Angry Black Woman". She's only made me laugh in one sketch (The Blake Shelton "Bachelor rip-off" sketch), and all of her Weekend Update apperances have been dreadful.

I actually don't mind, and end up laughing a lot more, at Pete Davidson's WU routine as the "Resident Young Person".

McKinnon is the cast MVP right now though, I can't get enough of her.

 

[kurt]

I like the majority of the current cast:

Kate McKinnon (LOVE her!)
Cecily Strong
Beck Bennett
Kyle Mooney
Taran Killam
Bobby Moynihan
Jay Pharoah
Sasheer Zamata
Michael Che (I've come around on him on WU)
Pete Davidson

....I pretty much like everyone but Leslie Jones, and to a lesser extent Colin Jost (still not my first choice for WU, but he's gotten better over the last couple of weeks, he's no longer the "worst WU anchor" in my book)

Jones, like others have echoed here, has just one character (typically), and that character is "Angry Black Woman". She's only made me laugh in one sketch (The Blake Shelton "Bachelor rip-off" sketch), and all of her Weekend Update apperances have been dreadful.

I actually don't mind, and end up laughing a lot more, at Pete Davidson's WU routine as the "Resident Young Person".

McKinnon is the cast MVP right now though, I can't get enough of her.

I think Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan are two of the best of the group right now too. Keenan Thompson is consistently pretty great too.

As far as the new faces go, I love Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.

Adding Che has really salvaged Weekend Update for Jost. I enjoy it a lot.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

I love Bennett and Mooney. Their Good Neighbor stuff on YT is the basis for a few sketches now and I love that. However, they're moving to more digital stuff it looks like with them.

 

[NyQuil]

The skit with ordering pizza was well done.

 

[hototogisu]

Not sure I want to watch part 2 though ,, Every time a new cast member came on they were not funny

The 2 people speaking before the tryout clip part from new cast were terrible. The black chick was not funny at all

The new cast probably gets like 2 total minutes of air time in a 3.5 hour show or whatever it was, not sure what the big deal is...

The part with Leslie Jones and Pete Davidson introducing the tryouts literally lasted like 20 seconds, that's going to ruin the show for you?

 

[discostu]

The new cast probably gets like 2 total minutes of air time in a 3.5 hour show or whatever it was, not sure what the big deal is...

The part with Leslie Jones and Pete Davidson introducing the tryouts literally lasted like 20 seconds, that's going to ruin the show for you?

It's a good point. Other than the audition piece, I can't think of anything that any of the hires of the last two years were a part of. Heck, the only active cast member that I recall off hand having any decent parts were Keenan Thompson,who is practically alumni with the length of his tenure.

 

[hototogisu]

It's a good point. Other than the audition piece, I can't think of anything that any of the hires of the last two years were a part of. Heck, the only active cast member that I recall off hand having any decent parts were Keenan Thompson,who is practically alumni with the length of his tenure.

Yeah, I even remember thinking to myself during the special "wow they really sidelined the current cast". Which is why it seems weird to complain about their presence, since it's so minimal.

They did the same thing for the 25th anniversary special though. Fallon, Oteri, and Shannon had small bits introducing clip packages but the rest (including Ferrell) were completely absent from the live show.

 

[RockLobster]

It's a good point. Other than the audition piece, I can't think of anything that any of the hires of the last two years were a part of. Heck, the only active cast member that I recall off hand having any decent parts were Keenan Thompson,who is practically alumni with the length of his tenure.

McKinnon and Killam were featured in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch, I thinking showing that they're looked at rather highly right now

 

[donghabs98]

I haven't last weeks episode yet but I seen the one with Dakota Johnson and I loved to see Riblet back and in a suit!

 

[Teemu]

That was the best one in a loooong time. Also, that is definitely not what I pictured George Ezra looking like.

 

[Jovavic]

That was the best one in a loooong time. Also, that is definitely not what I pictured George Ezra looking like.

Yea, I thought it was one of the best ones in quite a few years, the last few didn't match the rest of the episode. "Is that a banana in your pocket? Seriously, if that a banana can I have it, Olya so hungry"

 

[Grandpabuzz]

That was the best one in a loooong time. Also, that is definitely not what I pictured George Ezra looking like.

Agree. The Bambi and Restaurant skits were great.

Only the weekend update was the weak link (again). Can't stand either of the two anchors, and it's been really propaganda filled this season.

 

[Guardian17]

That was a terrific episode last night.

 

[RockLobster]

Keaton was frigging dynamite on last night's episode. Even though I still laughed, the only sketch I thought was a bit "weak" was the Ad-Pitch sketch.

And that Easter Message? Oh my goodness, I had to re-watch that this morning on Hulu, it was unbelievably funny.

Can Keaton host every episode?

 

[Teemu]

That was the best Weekend Update yet from Jost and Che. Jebidiah Atkinson delivered as usual, too. "Worst final season since Joe Paterno" had me in stitches.

 

[donghabs98]

These last two episodes have been fantastic. The show is finishing strong it seems

 

[RockLobster]

These last two episodes have been fantastic. The show is finishing strong it seems

It's the hosts though.

Michael Keaton made the material pop last night, it was all written well for him and he threw himself into it.

Same with The Rock last week. I mean, if you put anyone else in the last 2 host spots, I'm not sure of they're as good as Rock or Keaton

 

[seventieslord]

was the ad pitch sketch improvised? As in, the other cast members never knew what Keaton was going to say? It seemed that way. They looked honestly bewildered which added to the effect.

 

[Takeo]

I heard The Rock's episode was actually pretty good. I tried to watch it but once Leslie Jones appeared in the opening sketch I was done. Dreadful.

 

[RockLobster]

I laughed WAY too much at the 1st sketch "High School Teacher Scandal"...largely due to Pete Davidson and his answers.

 

[Teemu]

Hardest laugh for me so far is Mumford & Sons in leather jackets

 

[Jumptheshark]

I like the majority of the current cast:

Kate McKinnon (LOVE her!)
Cecily Strong
Beck Bennett
Kyle Mooney
Taran Killam
Bobby Moynihan
Jay Pharoah
Sasheer Zamata
Michael Che (I've come around on him on WU)
Pete Davidson

....I pretty much like everyone but Leslie Jones, and to a lesser extent Colin Jost (still not my first choice for WU, but he's gotten better over the last couple of weeks, he's no longer the "worst WU anchor" in my book)

Jones, like others have echoed here, has just one character (typically), and that character is "Angry Black Woman". She's only made me laugh in one sketch (The Blake Shelton "Bachelor rip-off" sketch), and all of her Weekend Update apperances have been dreadful.

I actually don't mind, and end up laughing a lot more, at Pete Davidson's WU routine as the "Resident Young Person".

McKinnon is the cast MVP right now though, I can't get enough of her.

Yeah Kate McKinnon is the best-it breaks my little heart that the cute little thing is only into girls--that hurts my feelings

 

[Jovavic]

Yeah Kate McKinnon is the best-it breaks my little heart that the cute little thing is only into girls--that hurts my feelings

The opening was good with her and Hammond as the Clintons, I'm guessing that'll be a recurring skit with Hillary running now. The high school teacher one was the next skit and just as good but after that it was all down hill from there

 

[RockLobster]

Aidy Bryant continues to make me either want to fast forward (if watching on Hulu) or change the channel (watching live).

 

[ghostnights]

Aidy Bryant is in the mold of Melissa Mcartney. A fat girl who gets laughs because of her weight.