Gillis wasted no time in addressing his history with the show.
What if that were the unofficial, final end toSNLproper?
That would explain therecent discoursearound the show, wouldnt it?
21 Savage, Shane Gillis, and Kenan Thompson on ‘SNL’.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC
Tonights host - Shane Gillis - is an infamous name in show lore.
All it took was brief research on Google.
So, Conehead nation, its time forSNL in Review.
Will tonight be a total misfire, a thunderbolt of controversy, or merely mediocre?
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Cold Open
Its a classic DC lounge for politicians.
We all agree, Trump is great, said Mikey Day.
Johnsons Graham and Scotts Walker remain funny for different reasons.
Two different style of impressions.
Graham consoles Walker like were inGood Will Hunting: Its not your fault.
Its self-contained, has a real political POV and is well-executed.
Former cast member Victoria Jackson says, Marcello is adorable.
He looks like my Cuban high school boyfriend Angel Otero.
Monologue
Yeah.
His parents are in attendance.
He talks about having family members with Down syndrome and being nervous.
Eventually he gets a few good laughs from the crowd, but they seem a little on edge.
Former cast member Patrick Weathers calls Gillis disarming.
He adds: I asked the young man at the checkout at the grocery if he knew him.
He loves him, finds him very funny and mentioned the whole downs schtick.
And that’s what we just got!
Victoria Jackson agrees: “Shane’s monologue, like his stand-up, was refreshingly politically incorrect.”
They are Catholic, they get church in no matter where they are in the world.
Of course, the family is very out of place even with the dad painfully adopting the local accent.
Nice showcase for Ego Nwodim here.
Victoria Jackson says, Well, that’s a first.
I just heard the gospel the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus in anSNLsketch!
With Rock Bottom Kings you could make a parlay about your addict friends despair.
The ads are always full of cash, gold, riches.
So, this pokes fun at that the gloss and the misery of modern sports gambling.
He banks Carlys “yes” (Nwodim).
None of the coworkers get it, and Marcello has a funny punchline at the end.
Weathers is a fan of this sketch.
Jackson says “very funny.”
“White Men Can Trump”
Its a magical sneaker movie for white people.
Jordan Dwyer is terrible at basketball.
He is gifted those Trump sneakers that were peddled at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia this week.
From Newsmax and the makers of Like Mike.
Gillis Trump was great!
Yes, and fun to see him against JAJ’s Trump.
“The Floor”
Michael Longfellow does a commendable Rob Lowe here, hostingThe Floor.
Gillis plays the kind of role here that Louis CK would have in a different era.
He is too self-conscious (or ignorant) to answer questions about prominent Black Americans accurately.
(Well, besides Cleveland fromFamily Guy a great joke!)
Mid-show assessment: Victoria Jackson says these are all funny!
21 Savage performs “redrum”
We start out in Portuguese and strings!
The dancers here are out of Black Swan.
Here is themusic video.
Weekend Update
Colin Jost compares Trump to Bane.
And away we go.
A frozen embryo from Alabama (Marcello Hernandez) comes on to discussVanderpump Rules Tom Sandoval.
He is not fully formed he does not have a heart or mouth!
Like Jost, he is just a talentless white blob.
Next week is the start of Womens History Month.
Truman Capote (Bowen Yang) comes on to discuss.
Theres aFeudshow on FX about his infamous swan squad.
Capote was supposed to host back in season 2!
Yangs Capote asking if Jost was Anderson Cooper was the highlight for me here.
Patrick Weathers thinks the “Capote sketch sucked on every level.”
He once did cocaine with Danny DeVito!
He looks over and sees his old classmate, Forrest Gump (Day).
He used to chase Forrest in his truck and is totally unaware of his Gumps many iconic accomplishments.
Of course formerSNLcast member Siobhan Fallon Hogan was inForrest Gump!
Patrick Weathers says: Gillis has a John Candy quality.
and that’s about the best quality you could have in sketch comedy.
They should have had Forrest stand on an apple crate.
He looked and sounded more like Lee Harvey Oswald.
Maybe they’re afraid Alabama will accuse them of cultural appropriation.
Shane Gillis would get intimidated with his other, more beautiful dolls.
Really fun work by Sherman!
Summer Walker pops up.
Brent (Gillis) is not convinced.
He checks his email theres an ad about buying a Green Bay Packers sex toy.
I like the Constance Wu jokes!
Final Thoughts
Thank you to Victoria Jackson for her fun thoughts on tonights show!
Thank you to Patrick Weathers!
Check out his new song Rhythm & Blues ASAP!
Weathers said Gillis was “fine hosting the show.
It reminds me of the Jerry’s Kids days…
Some of the best sketches all season.
Even though the lines may not be that funny.
Because you have a funny secret.
Gillis seems to be a master at it.
Well, what did you think?
