Cold Open: Mother’s Day
The cast talks about how much they love their mothers.
• It’s been a while since we had one of these. I think the last one was in…ugh, the Elon Musk episode.
• Wait, Kenan has kids? I didn’t know that.
• Kenan’s mom: “I was excited to see who was going to play Stormy Daniels!” Not me, lady!
• I like the photo of what is apparently a naked Andrew in the bath. I doubt that’s really him, though, because the picture looks too recent to be from his childhood.
• Chloe Fineman’s mom sounds exactly like her Jennifer Coolidge impression.
• Punkie with a speaking role again! This is kind of sad in hindsight given that her last episode is next week.
• Now Mikey’s mom is trying to kiss his ass over that awful Beavis and Butt-Head sketch? Please stop shoving that shit down our throats!!!
• Nice to see Molly make fun of how they’re always forced to wear a bald cap.
• I love the home video of little Devon eating corn.
• James’ mom has a big nose too! She’s also an impressionist, which she demonstrates by impersonating the time she took away his Game Boy.
• Marcello’s mom sounds like Sarah doing a Mexican accent.
• I can’t understand a word that Ego’s mom is saying, but I find that really charming. English is clearly not her first language.
• Speaking of big noses, look at the size of Sarah’s mom’s nose! You could land a plane on that thing!
• Nice to see the Please Don’t Destroy guys get involved too. Unfortunately, they were only able to get their dads to come, who are played by three chain-smoking men that are clearly not their real dads.
• Funny sight of Colin with girl hair.
• Overall, another really heartwarming Mother’s Day sketch. I wish they did these every year.
Monologue
Maya sings a song about Mother’s Day.
• Why is she dressed like a cow?
• Bowen’s shtick is getting really old.
• Because this is Maya, it means that we’re getting a musical monologue. UGGGHHHH!!!!
• Even by Maya standards, this song is just horrible, with some of the worst lyrics I’ve ever heard.
• Now she’s going into a rap about SNL’s history, which would normally be cool, but it’s Maya, so it’s not. It also doesn’t help that she keeps bringing up some of the worst things ever, like Gilly, Lisa from Temecula, and her Godawful Kamala Harris impression (who we thankfully will not be seeing tonight).
Sketch: Hot Ones
Beyoncé returns to try some more really hot wings.
• Not this again. I assume they only brought it back because the real show has blown up in popularity as of late.
• I am at least surprised that Mikey brings up the events of the last time they did this. Usually they don’t even bother.
• Just like before, this sketch is just an excuse for Maya to make dumb faces and scream at the top of her lungs, both of which are things she does on a regular basis outside of this sketch.
• I’m not even laughing at the hot sauce names this time.
• Even in this sketch, Maya has to sneak in a bit of singing.
• Kenan’s character only exists to make Maya crack up in a cringeworthy scene where he sprays her with lotion.
• That was even worse than the first time they did this. Hopefully it doesn’t come back.
Please Don’t Destroy: Explore Page
Each of the guys are hiding deep secrets on their Instagram pages.
• Good to see these guys back. I hope it’s an improvement over the disappointing one they did with Ramy Youssef.
• Sarah appears to be playing the character she played in that one installment from the Steve Martin/Martin Short episode.
• I like the shot of Martin hiding his phone in the soup.
• The look of Maya’s character has me worried…
• I thought I was gonna puke when Maya started shaking her topless breasts around. No, I did not make that up. That actually happens in this sketch.
• I like the scenes of Ben swallowing his phone, and Marcello somehow being able to use it from the outside.
• Funny random ending with Ben dying.
• While this was a step up over their last one, it still wasn’t anything special.
Sketch: Teacher PSA
A group of teachers look back on the past school year.
• Andrew’s wig makes him look like Taran Killam for some reason.
• This part with Maya reading off various modern slang is so cringeworthy. I also personally hate the line about her students being on various “spectrums that didn’t exist in 2006”.
• No comment on Maya saying “Skibidi Toilet”.
• I love the African-American kid’s poor delivery.
• Ego’s “TSIDDAHN” routine is really funny.
• Bowen’s mention of Kahoot gave me a blast of nostalgia because I have fond memories of playing that game in high school science class. Unfortunately, I don’t recall anyone ever using dirty names, because I would have loved to call myself “Dzickanbools2”.
• James’ voice is hilarious.
• Overall, I thought this was really relatable, despite not being a teacher. I’m sure my mom would get a kick out of it.
Sketch: British Cavemen
A documentary shows us what a day in the life of British cavemen was like.
• Already a huge groan from “You’re watching National Geographic Channel”. I can tell I’m in for an awful sketch.
• James is perfect as the host of this show.
• Unfortunately, as soon as Bowen and Maya started making British cavemen noises, I lost interest.
• The rest of this sketch consists of almost the entire cast making annoying noises and pulling retarded faces that look like they’re suffering from cerebral palsy. This feels like something that would be on a crappy variety show from the 70s. You know, the kind of shit that SNL was created to mock?
• What the fuck is this even doing on so early? It should be buried after Update!
• Overall, this is one of the worst sketches I have ever seen. It would fit right in with last week’s episode!
Film: Can You Pick Me Up?
A mom makes up excuses for why she has to pick up her daughter.
• I like how the kids are watching the Dragon Babies short from Season 39 at the beginning.
• A fairly relatable premise, even though I was never invited to a sleepover as a kid…
• I like how Maya’s excuses have degenerated to just reciting the lyrics of “Paper Planes”.
• Fun use of Kenan. I love how his excuses are even worse than his wife’s.
• Kenan’s line about taking his daughter to “Girl Jail” was funnier than it should have been.
• This was probably the best use of Maya all night.
Musical Performance: “Gen-X Cops”
Weekend Update (featuring RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm and A Woman Who Says She’s Not Mad)
• We start with a series of groaners about Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels.
• The “Colin is racist” jokes are really getting old.
• FUUUUUUUCK!!!! Now we have Sarah in a stupid costume as “RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm”!!!
• No way! She just roasted Colin again!! How original!!!!
-• Sadly, I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I HATE Sarah Sherman now. All four (!) of her commentaries this season have been fucking terrible, to say nothing of how bad her sketches have gotten too. What happened to her Sarah News segments? Those were pretty fun! Oh wait, I forgot, we need more time for Bowen and Marcello wearing retarded costumes!
• Continuing our ride of terror, there’s now a Heidi commentary in which she plays a character with an oddly specific name. All I need to tell you is that it sucked like all of her commentaries as of late.
• Weekend Update continues to go further downhill. These last few episodes are really testing my patience…
Sketch: Coffee Commercial
An aging diva won’t stop farting throughout a commercial shoot.
• I like the line from Heidi about how Dawn Farraway is a three-time Oscar presenter. No, not a winner, a presenter.
• As soon as Maya’s character started talking, I hated her.
• Not only is her voice annoying, but she’s also an asshole to everyone!
• Aaaaaaand now we get a huge fart.
• This has degenerated into nothing but farts. Please end this!!!!
• Overall, I can’t believe they would put this on the air.
Musical Performance: “Capricorn”
Sketch: National Nurses Week
Nurses complain about their creepy elderly patient.
• I groaned as soon as we cut to Ego speaking in a Jamaican accent.
• I love whenever Mikey plays old men.
• This is so boring. It makes me want to fall asleep.
• No comment on the random inclusion of a dog wearing shades. You see, the joke is that they just stuck a cute animal in the sketch for no reason!
Sketch: Lanzetti’s Lawn Care
A couple advertises their unique lawn care company employed by socially-awkward losers.
• Ugh, it’s another one of those “two people advertise a company they own” sketches that I abhor with a passion.
• A good laugh from the type of people that the company hires.
• Another pretty good Kenan role with his various silly voices.
• James proves how essential he is yet again.
• Andrew randomly screaming “HELL YEAH DUUUUDE!!!” and hugging his customer was hilarious.
• Am I going crazy??? Did I actually enjoy a “two people advertise a company they own” sketch??? With Maya of all people?????? The world is coming to an end!!!!
Cut for Time: T.T. And Mario
The famous duo have a new album out.
• I like the oddly sexual framing scenes with Longfellow and Fineman.
• Random return of this sketch from Maya’s tenure. Given that it involves Maya singing, I’m not exactly eager to see where this goes.
• Maya just mentioned a “terlet”? Gee, I wonder who wrote this?
• In all fairness, though, I’m not hating this sketch so far. Maya’s voice, while annoying at first, is a good imitation of cheesy 70’s soul singers. You know, just like her mother, Minnie Riperton.
• I love the name of their new album: “Married Too Long (Booty In The Rearview)”
• I love Michael’s blunt “No.” when Chloe asks if the title of the album is supposed to be a sexy pun.
• I always forget how good Kenan’s singing voice is, and it sounds even better when it isn’t being “enhanced” with Auto-Tune.
• As funny as the actual songs are, I think I prefer the scenes with Michael and Chloe.
• Now I really am going crazy! I actually liked a sketch with Maya Rudolph singing!!! Somebody please pinch me!
Final thoughts: While this was definitely a step up from last week’s horror show, it still wasn’t anything special. Maya was her usual annoying self in most sketches, though there were a few parts where she surprised me, and I’m especially glad that her Kamala “impression” didn’t show up. If only Season 50 would grant me that same mercy…
Best sketches: Mother’s Day, Can You Pick Me Up, Lanzetti’s Lawn Care, T.T. And Mario (Cut)
Worst sketches: Monologue, Hot Ones, British Cavemen, Weekend Update, Coffee Commercial
Next review: Season 49 comes to an end with Jake Gyllenhaal/Sabrina Carpenter. We also bid farewell to Molly Kearney, Punkie Johnson, and Chloe Troast.
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