I am a bit surprised we are getting another JAJ-as-Trump appearance, and, for the fifth episode in a row that is. While I know the show would parody the President-elect before and during his upcoming administration, I expected them to go light covering him till post-inauguration. Still, considering that I love JAJ’s Trump take, I’m not really mad.
November 9, 2024 – Bill Burr / Mk.gee (S50 E6)
Already from the start of this, I can tell this could be a “somber” cold opening, about how “we’re all in this together” and such. I sure hope it is a fakeout at the start. As that tone is so patronizing, out-of-touch with the rest of the country and just plain unfunny. I got a big laugh from the turn, after an intentionally-somber start about President-elect Trump’s return to the White House, with the revelation they’ve always been supportive of him. The lines from the cast are good, though the audience is not as much into the cold open as I expected. I am laughing though.
November 2, 2024 – John Mulaney / Chappell Roan (S50 E5)
With the surprisingly good-and-funny prior cold open, with how dire the cold opens preceding it were, I am hoping this cold open keeps it up. I have no idea why Chloe’s “impression” of Kaitlin Collins has appeared in 3 out of 5 episodes so far this season. It sounds (like a Twitter user accurately put it) like Chloe heard about how said person sounds like and winged an impression, which sadly represents so much of these so-called “master of impressions” takes of hers with various celebs. Compare that to JAJ’s lived-in, layered vocal and personal impersonation of people he did on and outside of SNL.