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We’re back in lovely Studio 8H for a stretch of three episodes.
Tonight’s musical guest isMorgan Wallen a somewhat controversial choice who first appearedback in 2020.
Mikey Madison delivers her monologue while hosting ‘SNL’.Credit:Saturday Night Live/YouTube
Suddenly, Jennabell and her friends are joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Andrew Dismukes).
He continues their chatty cadence, sharing and speaking in emojis as he shares national secrets.
He invites Vice President JD Vance (Bowen Yang), who continues the inappropriate conversation via Greenland.
He notes his work there is mysterious but important.
“Rubio in the house!”
hollersMarcello Hernandez(to applause!)
This was a cute if obvious concept, given the national security uproar this week.
Fun to see the host appear in the cold open.
And Dismukes is good in this role.
Monologue
Mikey Madison notes that she has a relaxed vibe in real life.
Yet, in the movies, she’s been set on fire twice and experienced several violent ends.
This is a sequel toa sketch from November.
The show continues trying to make Hernandez happen.
“It’s a shoe ad, not ayou ad!”
he screams at two students practicing their Nike script lines.
“Big Dumb Line ft. Joe Jonas”
Viral greek yogurt!
Does it live up to the hype?Joe Jonascameos.
She meets a number of kooky participants!
The cast gets to play weirdos Emil Wakim returns as Luigi Mangione.
Is this really the best way that the popular Max series is being approached?
Oh boy, wacky antics, including vomiting and other goofy altercations!
It’s dark, catchy.
Weekend Update
Colin Jostgoes full Signalgate, whileMichael Chemakes a brutal Only Fans joke!
The dystopia continues complete with Diddy andVeepreferences.
Speaking of dystopia, Devon Walker comes out to describe his intense TikTok-influenced 3 a.m. wake-up regime.
There’s a nice callback to Jay Pharoah here, and a Colin Jost cameo!
(Side note: DoesLorne Michaelsnot do true onscreen cameos anymore?)
The TikTok spoofs here are spot on, pretty funny.
He’s an illegal immigrant freeloading off a nice, gullible white family."
Joann Fabrics is filing for bankruptcy.
Joann (Ashley Padilla) is there to comment on the chain’s various bona fides.
It’s a sanctuary to women who wear pants to the beach!
Jost mentions Michael’s, which triggers JoAnn.
“Know what ruined us?
Feminism,” she says, sniffing glue.
I recently spoke with Rich Hall before a show at the Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va. Hall specialized in the offbeat commentator characters during his time quirky stufflike Robert Latta.
(Hall creditsDennis Millerfor revolutionizing the Update segment.)
“Pop’s Big Regret”
Andrew Dismukes is aGodfather-pop in gangster, full of regrets.
Laying there dying, he laments he will not see his grandkids grow up.
He never got to try stand-up comedy.
Classic Dismukes, he starts trying out hackneyed material about bus signs and birds.
He has a catchphrase: “Make that make sense!
Meh, another dud.
Way too much Hernandez tonight.
“Barry the Midwife”
Midwife Barry(Bowen Yang) is back with a new haircut.
(Love the “So Yesterday” mention!)
This is beyond silly.
Well, she walks in dressed as Squidward fromSpongebob Squarepants.
After some prodding, she confesses she wants a serious live-action, serious rendition ofSpongebob.
They are reluctant but flash forward three years, and she gets her wish.
Kind of funny seeingBad Bunnybriefly as Shrek here.
“So Like…What Are We?”
As the host of this game show, Mikey Madison brings out people she is currently dating.
Jeremy Hinge (Michael Longfellow) walks out to discover he’s the only contestant.
Under bright lights, Jeremy doesnt want to define their relationship.
This is pretty funny, though the sociopathic host gimmick is familiar now.
“Planning New York”
An animated short video!
Its 1620 and two explorers (Bowen Yang and Michael Longfellow) are planning the development of Manhattan.
Pretty fun watch this!
It was written byMikey Dayand Streeter Seidell.
Nice to see them finally release this one.
Final thoughts
What didyou think?
A bit subdued/lame return, no?
Lots of repeat stuff, but none of it necessary.
Morgan Wallen seemed ready to call it a night at the goodnights, didn’t he folks?
He speaks to Mikey and that’s it!
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