Overall Thoughts on the Season: Season 50 was a true whirlwind of a year. It began, as expected with the election coverage, bloated and confused - soaking deep in nostalgia with cameos from both past alums and one certain comedian who has basically no connection at all to SNL. That period, while definitely not as …
May 17, 2025 – Scarlett Johansson / Bad Bunny (S50 E20)
Not the exact type of a cold open I would’ve expected for the season finale. Yet, not complaining seeing the brilliant JAJ front-and-center to open the night. The only current player that seems trusted enough to carry these weekly.
May 10, 2025 – Walton Goggins / Arcade Fire (S50 E19)
As soon as I saw the show doing another Mother’s Day cold open, and with just three players, I knew this cold open would take a different route. And here is JAJ interrupting the cold open to reprise his role as the President. I admit getting an unintended laugh from that one disgusted female audience member as soon as his impression showed up.
May 3, 2025 – Quinta Brunson / Benson Boone (S50 E18)
I’m a bit surprised we are getting this many JAJ Trump cold opens by this point of the season. Guess I cannot complain, as they always give JAJ airtime to open the show. With that said, I did expect we would have like six or seven cold opens from November till the season finale, instead of the impression showing up almost weekly.