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Cold Opening - A very Somber Christmas With Sam Smith / Dr. Evil Address Very funny Sam Smith impression from Taran as always. Damn, some good vocals from Taran. Ah, and here comes the real opening with MIKE MEYERS! Freakin awesome! Ah, Mike still got it as Dr. Evil. I’m loving the premise of this …
Continue reading "December 20, 2014 – Amy Adams / One Direction (S40 E10) "
Cold Opening - Charlie Rose A good Charlie Rose voice from Taran. Great reveal of this open’s conceit with the torture consultant taking pride in their evils, so many solid, witty lines spread throughout this open. Some great satire here, and the rare duo of Bobby & Kyle here is making this work even better …
Continue reading "December 13, 2014 – Martin Freeman / Charli XCX (S40 E9) "
Cold Opening - Politics Nation Kenan’s Al Sharpton is always reliable for some quick laughs. I’m more amused than laughing at the part where Jay repeatedly gets interrupted from Kenna’s Sharpton. Yeah, the gag with Sharpton messing up words off the teleprompter is being played to death here. Bobby looks hilarious here. Sadly, Bobby’s scene …
Continue reading "December 6, 2014 – James Franco / Nicki Minaj (S40 E8)"
Cold Opening - A Message from the Easter Bunny Donald Trump (JAJ) crashes Easter Bunny's (BOY) curated celebrity tidings Bowen looks hilarious at the beginning of this. The usual reliable and funny line deliveries from Bowen. OH NO, Kate’s Fauci. I’ve been surprisingly enjoying Kate this season, outside from politics and several sketches, while I …
Cold Opening - Schoolhouse Rock! A very promising & creative way to open the show with. A solid laugh from the Bill getting shoved down the stairs from Jay’s President Obama. I love how the song by the Executive Order just abruptly ends, with Bobby saying “and I pretty much just happen” as his closing …
Continue reading "November 22, 2014 – Cameron Diaz / Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars (S40 E7)"
Cold Opening - Drinks at The White House For a strong impressionist, Taran’s Mitch McConnell is surprisingly mediocre, and has nothing against Beck’s far more spot-on and memorable take later on. Oh, I’m enjoying the structure of this cold open, and it’s a departure from the dull, by-the-numbers cold opens that plagued SNL for a …
Continue reading "November 15, 2014 – Woody Harrelson / Kendrick Lamar (S40 E6)"
Cold Opening - The Kelly File Cecily-as-Megyn-Kelly’s opening line bombed HARD with the studio audience, ouch! Bobby’s Chris Christie is always worth a couple of good laughs. Ah, here comes Kate with a manic, hilarious energy, stealing this entire sketch with her performance. Much like the legendary Office Costume Contest sketch, this is another early …
Continue reading "November 1, 2014 – Chris Rock / Prince (S40 E5)"
Cold Opening - Ebola Press Conference As I said before, these Ebola-related pieces on SNL around this time are such a time capsule to the time and are reminiscent of our current COVID scare and cautions. Some good laughs from Taran’s Ron Klein Q & A segment. Jay’s Obama is still solid, but the writing …
Continue reading "October 25, 2014 – Jim Carrey / Iggy Azalea (S40 E4)"
Cold Opening - New Supreme Court Justice in the Oval Office, Ketanji Brown Jackson (EGN) conjures equity pioneers Some good digs at President Biden. Ego is perfectly cast as justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Meh at the RBG cameo, too much YAS KWEEN for me. I loved Justice Ruth, but this seems quite pandering to me. …
Continue reading "April 9, 2022 – Jake Gyllenhaal / Camila Cabello (S47 E17)"
Cold Opening - Kim Jong-Un It feels weird to review Bobby’s version of Kim Jong-Un after getting used to Bowen Yang’s more recent impression. Mikey Day!! I know that he joined the writing staff around this season or maybe the previous one, but I barely remember him making appearances this season, although I do recall …
Continue reading "October 11, 2014 – Bill Hader / Hozier (S40 E3) "