Cold Open: Cabinet Meeting
Trump tries to keep the peace between Elon Musk and Marco Rubio.
• The text crawl at the beginning already has me dreading what’s to come…
• I did laugh at Trump talking about how “incredible” SpaceX has been doing in terms of their rockets exploding. See? These shitty cold opens are still capable of laughs every now and then!
• Why are they portraying Rubio as the straight man? That guy’s a fucking loon!
• Mike Myers’ corpse is still playing Elon Musk. There’s no improvement from last time at all. At one point, he literally does the Dr. Evil finger in mouth thing. Get it? Because Elon Musk is a supervillain!!!!
• Basically, that fucking sucked. How many more of these do I have to cover?
Monologue
Lady Gaga showcases her “serious” acting skills from Joker 2 and talks about her new fiancée.
• I like the reference to the musical guest of her previous episode…R. Kelly.
• At least she seems to be aware of how bad her role in Joker: Folies A Deux was. Incidentally, I saw that when it came out and it was one of the most miserable experiences I’ve ever had in a theater (right behind the Minecraft movie, but more on that in a couple episodes…).
• I’ll be honest, I am not a fan of Lady Gaga’s music at all, but she’s coming off pretty well here.
Sketch: A Long Goodbye
A man regrets letting his lover leave him for cooking school, and rides his luggage along the road to see her again.
• That dog looks like it wants to die.
• For once, Marcello’s hammy tendencies come in useful.
• Funny twist with the rideable luggage.
• Andrew was simply born to play an asshole biker. As for Jane Wickline…what the fuck is she doing there? Is she supposed to be playing a male character?
• “The Sons of Samsonite” is such a good name for a biker gang.
• I love the “Go around!!!!” running gag.
• Marcello, upon seeing the dog arrive to save the day: “Oh, you beautiful son of a bitch!!!” Oh…I get it now. It’s a dog pun!
• Now this is getting crazy with them riding through the studio!
• An actual sweet ending where they decide to go to Paris together, which is then followed by the “Go around!!!” gag again.
• This sketch had an amazing, epic feel to it that you just don’t see on SNL anymore.
Midnight Matinee: Pip
A mouse named Pip strives to be the best weightlifter in school.
• Glad to see one of these for the first time since Mulaney’s episode. A lot of us were worried that they had been dropped entirely.
• Already a big laugh from the look of James’s character.
• Between the previous sketch and this one, Marcello seems to have had new life injected into him. He is perfect as the douchebag who insults Pip.
• As with the other Dan Bulla masterpieces like Tiny Horse and Beppo, I like the use of an actual physical model for Pip, which gives this a warm, nostalgic feeling.
• Something I missed the first time: Pip has a copy of Of Mice And Men outside of his hole.
• Even Gaga’s song isn’t that bad.
• Sarah’s stiffly delivered cliche dialogue is hilarious.
• Great ending where Pip saves the day, only to “accidentally” crush Marcello under the bleachers.
• The Dan Bulla slate at the end has been altered again, this time adding Beppo in place of the singing pillow.
Sketch: Wonderful Tonight
Two people on their first date sing and dance in the middle of the restaurant.
• The look of Bowen’s character has me worried.
• He starts singing…okay, I think I can skip this one…
Sketch: Funeral Home
A Roaring Twenties funeral is proposed to the recently deceased’s family.
• I’m trying to ignore all of the obvious Jimmy Fowlie-isms and enjoy this sketch on its own merits.
• Great name for a burlesque group: “Big Momma and the Flapper Girls”
• For once, Kenan’s character is actually pretty funny. I like his reference to having seen a podcast about the murder of Ego’s father.
• You know…for a Jimmy Fowlie sketch, this isn’t too bad so far.
• As soon as I say that, of course there’s a fucking dance routine.
• Yet another ending where everyone dances, but I was actually amused by this one.
Fake Ad: L’Oreal Easy Run Mascara
The new mascara for women who want attention.
• A semi-sequel to that Coke facial cleanser ad from last season.
• Pretty good concept.
• The visual of the mascara running down their faces reminds me of when Jan Hooks as Tammy Faye Bakker would get all emotional.
• While I prefer the Coke ad, this was okay too,
Musical Performance: “Abracadabra”
• Hey, this isn’t the Steve Miller Band song!!! I want a refund!
Weekend Update (featuring Kendrick Perkins and Lord Gaga)
• The Linda McMahon joke was pretty good.
• I’m glad they stopped using that exact same picture of Trump that they always used during his first term.
• No idea who Kendrick Perkins is, but I’m going to guess that Kenan looks and sounds nothing like him.
• I did like his jab at Che for dressing like he’s “about to speak to the vice-principal”.
• Can’t go wrong with a Stallone joke.
• Okay, this next one’s a doozy. Mikey shows up as Lady Gaga’s “husband”, Lord Gaga. It’s been a couple seasons since he’s been at the desk.
• It appears that Mikey has finally realized how horrible he is at British accents, so he’s milking this one for all it’s worth.
• The various corny puns on Gaga’s song titles are all funny.
• This is the kind of stuff I like seeing at the desk, not stupid “mascot” commentaries where they have a famous character talk about their penis size. Mikey has an even better one coming up a few episodes from now.
Sketch: Friendly’s
A group of diners must pay the ultimate price for lying about their friend’s birthday.
• WTF at the sudden horror turn this takes…
• I gotta say, I love Bowen’s douchey character in this. He should play that type of role more often instead of acting like a diva.
• That shot of Sarah drooling blood is really freaky. I assumed this was a sketch she had a hand in, but to my surprise, this was actually the work of…Colin Jost. WTF?!!??
• The live airing had a major gaffe where a stagehand was visible handing Marcello a fake heart. This has been fixed in the rerun version by using the dress rehearsal take.
• This is another one of those sketches that I’d suggest you go watch yourself, because my words can’t do it justice.
Musical Performance: “Killah”
Sketch: Little Red Glasses
Women show off their little red glasses.
• I’m sick of these awful commercials about mundane objects (Big Dumb Hats, Tiny Ass Bags, etc.). Do they just use a random word generator to come up with these?
Sketch: No More Slay
Two people sing a song demanding that certain slang terms not be used.
• Blood Meridian and several others have pointed out the bizarre obsession with restaurant sketches this season. I’ve started to notice it, too, but it’s really egregious in this case because we just had one like fifteen minutes ago.
• “Slay”? Oh no, I think I’m gonna hate this sketch…
• Another Bowen and Gaga musical sketch?!?? Pass.
Final thoughts: While not as awful as I was anticipating, given my hatred of Lady Gaga’s music, it certainly was a small cut above a lot of the garbage we’ve had to sit through this year. And, despite my not liking her music, I thought Gaga did just fine as a host.
Best sketches: A Long Goodbye, Pip, Lord Gaga commentary, Friendly’s
Worst sketches: Cold Open, Wonderful Tonight, Little Red Glasses, No More Slay
Next review: Mikey Madison/Morgan Wallen. I never saw this episode, so I’m kind of excited to review it.
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