After an odd and darkish flip final week, when Bill Burr hosted After the post-election episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the present bounced again and flexed its popular culture muscular tissues.
Touching politics solely in Trump meets Biden behind closed doors and within the a sketch about podcaster brothers who’re given cupboard and ambassadorial positions by the president-elect, “SNL” as a substitute has change into snotty. Live items included sarcastic takes on the world of trend, such because the It Girl Thanksgiving particular hosted by Marc Jacobs (Bowen Yang) and Julia Fox (Chloe Fineman); a “depraved” audition reel by which Charli did nice impressions of Adele and Troye Sivan; and an extended joke about folks getting their our bodies painted inexperienced by making out with the lead actor from “Shrek the Musical.”
The present additionally returned with new variations of earlier sketches, together with a sequel to a bridesmaids song from the Ariana Grande episodethe place the bride-to-be is now a mother-to-be whose associates recount his trip to the moon as a child. The different one was another edition of a baking competition which contained a unclean turkey pot pie and one with a gaping orifice spitting out stuffing. Marcello Hernández, who appeared in lots of sketches this week, performed an intense appearing trainer alongside scholar Alyssa (Charli) in a commercial audition class.
Meanwhile, as musical visitor, Charli carried out “360”, launched by the true Julia Fox, and “Sympathy is a knife”, launched by Yang. A Please Don’t Destroy video promised within the opening credit was minimize early, however was posted on-line and featured Charli with the PDD guys in a “nice” attitude.
Dana Carvey continues her fiftieth season residency at “SNL,” returning once more as President Biden after a detour last week when he played Elon Musk. Trump (James Austin Johnson) and Biden meet in the Oval Office, like they did in real life this weekand even Trump seems to be surprised by his own friendly behavior. “Take charge of me,” he says, “instead of being rude and crazy like usual, I’m acting calm and calm. Which in many ways is much scarier.” Trump complains about how much he hates the White House (“So many carpets are smelly and sticky at the same time”) and about Elon Musk (“cringe AF”) before a visit from his nominee for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz (Sarah Sherman ). “We have Elon and Matt Gaetz,” Trump says, “It’s an alien versus a predator.” Alec Baldwin also returned to the show to play Health and Human Services nominee and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said he would protect “a woman’s right to give polio to her child.” Trump asked Biden what he will do next. “I’ll do what every worn-out old man does,” he replied, “I will fight Jake Paul.”
Charli’s monologue references how she started playing raves when she was 15 by telling her parents she had swim practice, “at 2 in the morning… In a warehouse full of gays.” She jokingly thanked someone who has been there for her throughout her career: Autotune. And he welcomed former “SNL” cast member Kyle Mooney, whose directorial debut “Y2K” comes out next month, to demonstrate what he is and isn’t bratty. It turns out that Mooney naming Claritin as his drug of choice isn’t a brat. She concluded by saying, “I’m not used to going out this early on a Saturday night!”
Best sketch of the night: What if Bernie Sanders and Adele starred in ‘Wicked?’
The audition sketches are really just an excuse to let the cast give their best celebrity impressions, especially Chloe Fineman, who figures heavily in this for the film adaptation of “Wicked.” It stars JoJo Siwa, Sydney Sweeney, Martha Stweart and Leslie Mann. Devon Walker plays NFL star Shannon Sharpe and Carvey returns to play Al Pacino. Hernández, as Bad Bunny, refuses to do an English version of his audition, and Sherman makes a surprisingly good Bernie Sanders, lamenting the fact that munchkins live paycheck to paycheck. But it’s Charli who surprises with spot-on Adele and Troye Sivan, who stand alongside the “SNL” version of Charli, played by Yang.
Also good: calling the police on white people, girl scouts, and even small dogs
It’s only been a little over a month since we received a new “SNL Digital Short” from Lonely Island”Sushi Glory Hole,” however now the workforce is again with one other tune (album coming quickly?) a few man who enjoys calling the police for minor infractions. The very catchy tune options Andy Samberg arresting folks for placing garbage in his bin or trespassing in his backyard. The twist is he calls the police on white folks like Colin Jost. His spouse (Charli) is equally vigilant and by the tip of the video a bit bulldog has been handcuffed and a Girl Scout has gone to jail. It will not be as surprising or troublesome because the tune “Sushi”, however it’s nonetheless expertly carried out and shot. And it isn’t an Allstate industrial.
“Weekend Update” Winner: This squirrel widow is totally loopy
Yang appeared like he had a good time enjoying Joe Exotic from “Tiger King,” and he’s asking for grace and a cupboard place by Trump. But it was Sherman who gave a nervous and hilarious efficiency because the widow of the late internet celebrity P’Nut the Squirrel. Hazel (Nut, get it?) is devastated after her husband is put down, however longs for the contact of “Weekend Update” co-anchor Jost. Hazel’s large tail retains harassing him and he or she chatters her enamel, shakes like she’s frozen in entrance of an oncoming automotive, and makes “crazier” puns than you would possibly count on. A really humorous piece by a really humorous artist.
