Trump hosts an awards show commemorating the first year of his second term.
• Ugh, not only is this another Trump routine, but it’s an award show. SNL’s always had a bad track record with these…
• Why do they keep insisting that Trump wants to remain in office forever? Has he ever even said that?
• More Spanish babbling from Marcello, this time playing somebody I don’t recognize.
• The conspicuous absence of Kash Patel in this sketch is obviously because they don’t have someone in the cast who can play him. Well, maybe they shouldn’t have fired Emil! Not to worry, though, this will “rectified” later in the season…
• Please STOP with the Russian collusion jokes!
• More old jokes as they make a reference to Kanye interrupting the VMAs. When did that happen??? 2009, which was 17 fucking years ago.
• Ugggghhhhh, the desiccated corpse of Mike Myers has returned to play Elon Musk. Does anybody have any fond memories of Myers poorly recycling his Dr. Evil shtick to play this guy?
• That may have been one of the worst award show sketches this show has ever done.
Monologue
Teyana talks about growing up in New York, her appearance on My Super Sweet 16, and her experience with motherhood.
• Once again, we have a host who I’ve never heard of. But I must admit, she’s pretty likable so far.
• I love the clip of young Teyana on My Super Sweet 16.
• Can I also add how refreshing it is to see a black woman on SNL again? It’s strange that they didn’t hire one to replace Ego.
• It’s also refreshing to see someone talking so positively about being a parent and having children. Today’s society couldn’t seem to care less about such things.
• This monologue is already putting me in a good mood. Hopefully the rest of the episode will be as good.
Sketch: Gate Agents
Airport agents entertain commuters during a delay.
• Aaaaand that good mood is instantly gone when I see that this is another Kenan “showcase”.
• “Did he just say we might not get on the plane today???” Yeah, thanks for pointing that out, Chloe!
• “Lashley” and “Parfait”? Who is coming up with these awful names?
• Now we get a “deez nuts” joke. SNL’s really bringing out all the outdated jokes tonight!
• These musical numbers are just awful.
• Thank God for JAJ at least trying to make us laugh with his pilot character.
Film: One Battle After Another Action Figures
Inappropriate action figure fun for the kids!
• I haven’t seen this movie, but this sounds like it could be fun…
• Teyana plays what I assume is her character from the film.
• I like the figure that comes with a joint.
• Funny scene with the little girl proudly declaring that her name is “Jungle Pussy”.
• I love Ashley preventing her daughter from reenacting a sex scene.
• Best part is the boy screaming “I’VE ABANDONED MY CHILD!!!!” at the end, ala Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.
• While I didn’t like this as much as a lot of other people due to my lack of knowledge of this movie, I still thought this was really well done and funny.
Sketch: Quefs
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman endlessly promote a new lesbian drama during the game.
• Random reappearance from JAJ’s Joe Buck impression which he played all the way back in his first episode. Just to show you how long ago that was, both Buck and Aikman were still at FOX when that sketch was made.
• So this really is just a sequel to that sketch, I see. I’ll still give it a chance.
• For one thing, I like the name of this show better than the other one.
• While I am laughing here and there, it’s a little too slow for my liking.
• They even copy the joke where a politician appears on the show, in this case Gavin Newsom, instead of Stacey Abrams.
• Nice bit at the end with JAJ plugging the World Cornhole Championships.
Sketch: Confidence Class
Cassidy Flask struggles to motivate her class.
• This is apparently a character Ashley tried to get on Update last year.
• Kenan and Mikey are way too old to be playing students. Unless this is an all-ages class?
• There’s a female extra who kinda looks like JAJ’s female clone.
• As expected, Ashley’s performance is masterful.
• I love the blank-faced headshot on her resume, as well as one of her skills being listed as “Do Voices”.
• Speaking of voices, I love the horrible squeaky Yoda “impression” she does to demonstrate this.
• The Dolly Parton mention hasn’t aged well, but I do like how she says she won’t do it because it’s almost the same as her Yoda voice.
• Another funny reveal that she used to be Michelle Obama’s scriptwriter.
• I simply adore the awkward bathroom selfie.
• My only complaint about this sketch has nothing to do with Ashley: PLEASE STOP EXPLAINING THE JOKES!!!!!!
• There’s some great pictures she skips through in the slideshow, including an ad for a restaurant called “Big Bill’s Barbecue Ditch”.
• Great ending with her “impression” of Dolly…which is just her saying “Jolyne” in a voice that sounds nothing like Dolly.
Musical Performance: “Au Pays du Cocaine”
Weekend Update (featuring Marcello Hernandez and Mr. On Blast)
• Blah blah blah we hate Trump blah blah blah we hate ICE.
• The Ghislaine Maxwell joke made me laugh.
• Now Marcello is here to talk about…Gen-Z slang. I think I can skip this one…
• I just knew that the punchline to the Disney Villains joke would be Trump-related.
• Another awful joke about Stevie Wonder’s blindness.
• A woman driver joke? Really???!
• The only other joke I laughed at was the Dorito-shaped aircraft.
• Jeremy finally makes his debut at the desk, playing a character named Mr. On Blast. I remember seeing this character’s second appearance but not this debut.
• I really like the music that plays when he moves his arms around.
• This is actually kind of growing on me, as if his charm is working its way through the screen.
• There’s a really funny part where he pretends to “glitch” out, and the music keeps repeating.
• Colin, please shut up! You’re ruining the fun!!!!
• I’m glad I enjoyed that a lot more this time! I look forward to seeing his second appearance later this season.
Sketch: Grandpa at the Wedding
An old man grooves to Earth, Wind, and Fire.
• I expected to see more of Kam in this episode because of who’s hosting, but this is only his first appearance.
• I groaned when I saw Teyana in drag as an old man. What is with this recent trend of dressing black women as old men on this show? Ego did it a lot, too, in her final seasons.
• My fears instantly evaporated when she started talking.
• Wow…that is some damn impressive dancing.
• Teyana’s wig starts coming off during the dance and remains that way for the rest of the sketch.
• I’m glad that they were able to clear the Earth, Wind, and Fire music for the YouTube upload. This sketch wouldn’t have been nearly as good without it.
• Overall, a really fun and lively sketch.
Sketch: Backstab Island
A lady wants to make friends on a deception-filled reality show.
• Trying to make fun of Survivor in 2026 is like trying to make fun of your elderly neighbor: it’s been done many times before.
• Some okay performances here, but yeah, this is pretty bad.
Musical Performance: “Trinidad”
Sketch: Beyond the Headlines
Racial tensions overshadow a PBS program.
• SNL’s here to talk about race issues! I sure hope they handle this with respect!
• Hoo boy, I think I’m gonna hate this…
• Don’t tell me the only joke is gonna be these two saying “mmm-hmmmm” over and over.
• *a couple minutes later* Yep, that’s the only joke! That must have taken about thirty seconds to come up with!
A Film by Martin Herlihy: Blowing It
Martin proposes methods for breaking up.
• Good to see another one of these. They’ve always been getting cut since the last one back in October.
• Jeremy has had a great episode so far, and now he’s got another big role!
• LOL at Martin’s insensitive mocking of Jeremy’s voice.
• Nice long title of Martin’s book.
• I like how one of the methods of getting someone to break up with you is to wear a shirt defending Kevin Spacey. I also love the use of footage from Spacey’s last appearance on the show of him introducing Nelly Furtado.
• The bit with the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter is also really funny.
• What’s with the rooster sound after Martin suggests starting an open relationship?
• Sarah: “Oooh, me hungry for nachos!!!” This is one of her best performances all season.
• I think I liked this better than the Frankenstein one. Sadly, only one more of these made it into the live show, and it happened in…Ryan Gosling’s episode. I am not looking forward to that show…
Cut for Time: The Incident
Benny is traumatized after walking in on his parents having sex.
• I love JAJ’s awkward quoting of a Hozier song.
• Holy crap, Sarah just walked in with her eyes popping out! Has the real Sarah Sherman returned????
• JAJ: “To quote Mario, ‘Here we go!!’”
• I love the part where their other son comes in with a toaster and announces that he’s going to take a bath.
• Now even the dog is having flashbacks!
• My favorite trigger phrase is the “her piece/herpes/hair piece” bit.
• Kenan’s Neil DeGrasse Tyson showing up is kind of unnecessary, but I like how only one of his eyes is popping out because he saw it through a telescope.
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