![]() Admittedly, it’s very satisfying to see Taraji manhandle the hell out of a Nicki Minaj impersonation, and Jay Pharoah pull off a more than passable Kendrick Lamar, but there was probably a better vehicle for them. This sketch suggests - get this - other pairings that might be similarly awkward. It’s a preview for the inevitable sequel to Dreamworks’ recent animated hit, Home, which featured the voices of Jim Parsons and Rihanna. ![]() This digital short comes and goes without leaving much of an impression, which is strange considering that it’s entirely composed of impressions. Statutory rape is absolutely not funny, but nobody mentioned that to this sketch. Sounds like it went pretty okay! Just the list of nicknames Davidson accrued - which goes on for 40 seconds and includes both “Fred Pimpstone” and “The Boy Who Lived” - made this sketch worthwhile, and indicates the exaggerated level of exaltation altogether. In what ultimately became my favorite sketch, Davidson takes the stand to answer questions about how the experience affected him. It’s a marvel, then, that this sketch about Cecily Strong’s teacher on trial for sleeping with Pete Davidson works as well as it does. He’s a gem.Īs Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg proved in That’s My Boy, a teacher sleeping with a high-school student is not inherently hilarious. Also, whoever cast the actor who plays the diaper-wearing granddad deserves some sort of bonus. The initial concept seems lackluster at first, but the more examples we see, the richer it gets. Luckily, this fake ad for nappies embedded with images of seniors’ favorite figures from history and television is a worthy addition to the canon. It would be a shame if someone were to, you know, crap all over it. Thanks to Oops! I Crapped My Pants, SNL has a rich legacy of adult-diaper-themed commercial parodies. Expect to see more of him soon, especially if he becomes the first First Gentleman of the United States in 2016.Īlso notable during the monologue: a reminder that Pete Davidson is only 20 years old and would be a well-adjusted college sophomore if he wasn’t doing this. If you have Darrell Hammond at your show already - he’s the announcer now - you let him do Bill Clinton. When she’s told to look “natural,” she bares her teeth like a cornered puma when she wants to give Bayer a high five, she orders her to “meet my hand in the air.” As promising as McKinnon’s continues to be, though, it’s almost trumped here by Darrell Hammond’s reprisal of Bill Clinton, whom he played on the show in the late ‘90s. How else would Hillary know not to lead with this line: “Citizens, you will elect me! I will be your leader!” With only one wink toward Deleted-Email-Gate, SNL is back to focusing on Hillary Clinton’s approachability. (Her excitement for the return of Veep?) In this week’s cold open, Vanessa Bayer plays image consultant to Kate McKinnon’s Hillary, coaching her through the announcement. It would be weird if the big announcement scheduled for Sunday was about anything else. But damn if she didn’t try.īy the time you read this, Hillary Clinton may have already announced she’s officially running for president. When the writing wasn’t there, which was the case for a handful of sketches after a promising beginning, not even someone as willful as Cookie Lyon could save this operation. Unfortunately, Taraji’s excitement was the gum holding this whole MacGruber-rigged device together - well, that and her surprising facility with impressions (Nicki Minaj and Wanda Sykes). Leslie Jones is the funniest (“I straight-up could’ve been in jail”), but the whole thing crackles with energy and it’s always nice to have a host who is legit psyched to be hosting. She has a terrific voice and a lot of gusto, and her performance inspires some cast members to come out and testify about the life they almost lived, had they not also made it. That’s something to celebrate, and Henson does so on the show by launching into a song called “I Made It,” backed by a revival choir. Well, if they didn’t know Henson after her Oscar nomination for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, they sure do now: Empire is a bona fide phenomenon, and Henson’s Cookie Lyon is the breakout character. ![]() “After 20 years in show business, white people know who I am,” Taraji P.
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