SNL51 Wrap-Up Extravaganza!

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1. The last quarter of this season was so dismal and at times depressing to watch that it’s easy to forget how fresh and fun the first two thirds mostly were.

   As others have said, I think the biggest problem was pivoting away from the newbies for the remainder of the season, as I certainly don’t need to see more screeching from Marcello, flop sweat from Mikey, or smug elitism from Colin.

   As for the newbies, I think Jeremy and Veronika are easily the standouts. Both of them could and should be the future of this show. They bring such a fresh energy and warmth to the show that is sorely needed. I very much look forward to seeing them (hopefully) continue to rise next season. Ben…eh. I could honestly take him or leave him. I feel like he either relied on thirsting or (as you said) had a blandness to him that he just couldn’t shake. Kind of reminds me a bit of Alex Moffat, but obviously it’s too soon to know for sure either way. I just hope he tones down the pandering and focuses on putting in good work. Kam I’ve admittedly enjoyed more than I thought I would, even if his range is limited and he obviously seems to not give a shit. I could potentially see him, at best, having a Tracy Morgan-esque tenure provided they can properly channel his likability and charm without the baggage that comes with him. Tommy, I’m sorry to say, is in deep trouble. Probably more so than any of the others. He’s likable and fine enough, but he just got lost in the shuffle as the season wore on. Like you, I blame the male side of the cast being log-jammed for him not being able to break out more.

   My hope is that the last quarter of this season isn’t a harbinger of things to come but rather seeming exhaustion overall as the season wore on. I guess that’s to be expected when 10-20 year vets just won’t leave. My biggest hope is that at least one or two of the group (Chloe, Mikey, Che, Jost, and Kenan) will depart, but that’s admittedly unlikely. Chloe’s the most likely departure and even then I’d say she’s 50/50 at this point.

   Finally, I’d like to thank you Blood for all of these wonderful reviews and your time and commitment to this site. It’s been a fun journey this season despite all the ups and downs and I love the little community that’s been formed here. I look forward to more fun and quality reviews next season. Have a great summer!

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2. Blood, thank you for the absolutely AWESOME work you put in this year. Your reviews are equal parts insightful and entertaining and are a must-read for this corner of SNL fandom (the smart marks, as they say in wrestling circles). This has also become an awesome community of rich, lively debate. You and many commenters made me give certain pieces a second look instead of just simple dismissals and that’s the coolest experience.

   I’ve done a bit of my own list-making. Not to steal thunder but honestly, this is how a satisfy my categorical brain. Enjoy (and feel free to yell at me.

   Top 20 Live Sketches of 2025-26:
   1. Mom’s Confession (Alexander Skarsgård)
   2. Snack Homiez (Sabrina Carpenter)
   3. New Haircut (Glen Powell)
   4. White Castle Drive-Thru (Harry Styles)
   5. Husbands (Jack Black)
   6. Rasta Driver (Olivia Rodrigo)
   7. Mechanical Bull (Nikki Glaser)
   8. Boys Weekend (Glen Powell)
   9. Passing Notes (Ryan Gosling)
   10. Experienced Lawyers (Amy Poehler)
   11. Murder Press Conference (Miles Teller)
   12. The Crumbling Marriage of Two Auctioneers (Matt Damon)
   13. Office Birthday (Sabrina Carpenter)
   14. Pilot Announcement (Nikki Glaser)
   15. The Knowledge Hour (Colman Domingo)
   16. Prep School (Colman Domingo)
   17. Kathy (Jack Black)
   18. Boy Band (Finn Wolfhard)
   19. Confidence Class (Teyana Taylor)
   20. Funny Boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgård)

   Top 10 Most Underrated Sketches:
   Sometimes Blood and I don’t see eye-to-eye. Not often, but sometimes. Sometimes Blood hates or feels indifferent about a piece I’m much stronger on…or am at least slightly stronger. Here’s where I break with him the most. The star difference count is the gap between what Blood gave the sketch and what I would have given the sketch. I won’t do an overrated list because, frankly, it’s no fun to crap on things people like.
   1. Truth or Dare (Melissa McCarthy) – 3 star difference
   2. Snack Homiez (Sabrina Carpenter) – 2.5 star difference
   3. Kathy (Jack Black) – 2.5 star difference
   4. Boys Weekend (Glen Powell) – 2 star difference
   5. Edge of Destiny (Olivia Rodrigo) – 2 star difference
   6. Office Birthday (Sabrina Carpenter) – 1.5 star difference
   7. Monologue (Ryan Gosling) – 1.5 star difference
   8. Sunday Supper (Melissa McCarthy) – 1.5 star difference
   9. Grandpa’s Wake (Colman Domingo) – 1.5 star difference
   10. Cold Open – ICE Meeting (one star difference)

   Top 5 Pre-Tapes (keeping it at five because, well, 10 would be diluting the water – I’m not a big pre-tape guy)
   1. Blowing It (Teyana Taylor)
   2. Winter Olympics Promo (Alexander Skarsgård)
   3. Words To Live By (Jack Black)
   4. Brad And His Dad (Nikki Glaser)
   5. Mom The Movie (Matt Damon)

   Top 5 Monologues
   1. Ryan Gosling – An actual banger monologue.
   2. Alexander Skarsgård – Fresh and fun and a little weird
   3. Nikki Glaser – Standard standup
   4. Colman Domingo – One idea, executed competently
   5. Glen Powell – Charmalogue with a actual charm

   Top 5 Update Correspondent pieces
   1. Mr. On Blast (Will Ferrell)
   2. Two People Who Just Hooked Up (Miles Teller)
   3. Tucker Carlson (Harry Styles)
   4. Tamara (Finn Wolfhard)
   5. Kam Patterson (Olivia Rodrigo)

   Top 5 Host Performances
   1. Sabrina Carpenter – Snack Homiez
   2. Amy Poehler – The Fast Psychic
   3. Domingo Colman – Fashion District Robbery
   4. Matt Damon – The Crumbling Marriage of Two Auctioneers
   5. Will Ferrell – Post-Op

   5 Worst Sketches
   1. Domingo (Sabrina Carpenter) – The rule Domingo: start awful, repeat for diminishing returns.
   2. UPS Driver (Melissa McCarthy) – Melissa vamping on tape.
   3. Best Buy (Harry Styles) – Kenan doing his thing – sucking.
   4. Gate Agents (Teyana Taylor) – JAJ makes a nice save, but this was DOA.
   5. Italian Restaurant Date (Miles Teller) – I’ve memory-holed the Bowen vamps, but the Marcello vamps remain an ever-present threat.

   Ranking The Episodes –
   What’s odd about the season is that the gap between my favorite episode and my least favorite is not terribly large. Season 51 boasted no pantheon episodes and no hague-worthy episodes. This list is ranked, but the middle 16 or so feel so infinitesimally close, the order basically doesn’t matter:
   1. Alexander Skarsgård – A hot opening run of sketches (including a better-than-you-remember cold open and an actual good monologue) and a strong close make this the closest thing to an actual great episode for Season 51.
   2. Ryan Gosling – The giggling is excessive, but this sugar rush of an episode has several pieces that are stronger than you remember.
   3. Glen Powell – Two clear bangers, a fun MacGruber reboot and a bunch of sketches I could understand a defense for.
   4. Nikki Glaser – A JAJ banger episode with more interesting, high quality pieces than you remember.
   5. Amy Poehler – Amy puts in tremendous work in a somewhat slapdash episode. Edit this down to an hour and you’re cookin’!
   6. Sabrina Carpenter – Wild swings in quality, but what’s good is exceptional. Another beneficiary from a 60-minute cut.
   7. Jack Black – More monster highlights to make an hour edit look spectacular.
   8. Miles Teller – A mostly marginal episode with some great work from Ashmukes – this season’s top pairing.
   9. Domingo Colman – The best Domingo of the year! A fabulous hosting performance helps push some fun curiosities and polish a whole bunch of turds.
   10. Teyana Taylor – A very typical episode of the season. Big highlights (this time in the pre-tapes) and a whole lot of meh. Taylor gave it her all and her all was too much.
   11. Harry Styles – The episode’s fun final half really made up for a sleepy start.
   12. Ariana Grande – High on vibes, low on actual great sketches.
   13. Matt Damon – Very good pre-tapes and a couple of interesting live pieces bolstered by a strong host. Skip the rest.
   14. Olivia Rodrigo – An iffy host, but there’s a whole lot of almost-good stuff here and one classic.
   15. Melissa McCarthy – A mostly subdued McCarthy episode, which is a relief for me, an avid non-fan. Good or bad, the vampy pieces are still vampy to me. Not a good sign when my two favorite pieces received a combined 3.5 stars from Blood.
   16. Finn Wolfhard – An occasionally interesting and fun episode, but very much reeks of “first episode after the holidays.”
   17. Connie Storrie – A few solid and interesting pieces, but this well-loved episode was decidedly not my vibe. The braying audience did not help.
   18. Bad Bunny – A pretty DOA premiere salvaged by a couple late sketches, including our first hint of Ashley’s dominance.
   19. Will Ferrell – Will gives it his all with an episode that almost refuses to try.
   20. Josh O’Connor – The enWiigification of Ashley Padilla and Bowen’s last vamps.

   Ranking The Cast:
   1. Ashley Padilla – A jaw-dropping breakout season, with two clear standout sketches (New Haircut, Mom’s Confession) and a whole slew of others we can argue about, but are generally pretty exceptional. Aside from one sketch, Ashley’s sketches are always concept driven and her performances rooted in sincerity. She is not Wiig and she is certainly not Mackinnon. She is her own thing drawing from a history of richer, more interesting performers like Jane Curtain, Nora Dunn, Ana Gasteyer and even the great Catherine O’Hara. Yes, she is being pushed as the story, but this season, Ashley’s body of work justified the treatment as she consistently made SNL a fresher and more interesting show.

   2. James Austin Johnson – The workhorse. Now in his fifth season, JAJ has long established his utility, but this season more than any other saw him taking the lead on some really impactful pieces. It feels like the show finally understands that JAJ is a star in his own right and can lead or steal any sketch at any time. There wasn’t a single area of the show that JAJ didn’t touch and excel in. Call him and Padilla co-MVPs.

   3. Andrew Dismukes – A mid-season lull had people proclaiming the end of Andrew’s tenure despite some strong, albeit underrated work early in the year. However, a late season surge that included Husbands, Words To Live By and his masterful Rasta Driver reminded us that the Season 49 and 50 cast MVP still had the same spark.

   4. Jeremy Culhane – My rookie of the year. People fretted about some of the standard issue rookie treatment that he endured, but Jeremy did exceptional work in rare feature roles (Pinwheel) and in smaller support roles (please rewatch the Dancing 101 sketch to see a performer make the most of very little) before absolutely blowing up on the Update desk with two essential new characters.

   5. Veronika Slowikowska – Veronika came into the show as a sort of known entity. The key for her was threading the needle between Veronika the Sketch Performer and Veronika the Tik Tok Persona. I think she landed that plane fairly well, pairing strong support work with a few promising solo pieces and absolute banger performances in Snack Homiez and White Castle Drive-Thru. After Season 50, it looked like the female cast was going to be majorly behind the eight-ball, but Veronika’s arrival should quell most fears.

   6. Jane Wickline – I’ve debated where to place Jane in this list. At the beginning of the year, I thought we were at a point where Jane’s fate had been sealed – she was a charisma vacuum in dire need of insulation. But then, bit by bit, she started to find her stride. First it was strong work in an ensemble piece (Snack Homiez), then came a series of great one-line punctuations, then some pre-tape success, then some new wrinkles at the Update desk and then, finally, an all-timer sketch in White Castle Drive Thru. It would seem that the show, and most importantly Jane herself, has finally figured out Jane. She feels integral now.

   7. Sarah Sherman – Sarah Squirm is dead, long live Sarah Sherman – or at least that would seem to be the case after a season that plunked Sarah squarely in the “Girlfriend” role. It would seem that Sarah was being used in a more utilitarian role like Season 30 Will Forte. But even shackled, Sarah found subtle ways to excel, giving career best performances in great sketches like Mechanical Bull and especially The Crumbling Marriage of Two Auctioneers. Spotty Update pieces may indicate that the Squirm has turned, but the Sherman Experience is proving fitfully rewarding if less thrilling.

   8. Tommy Brennan – He’s been labeled “generic white guy rookie most likely to be a one-and-done” but I gotta admit that I enjoyed the hell out of this guy this season. While less front and centre, Tommy kept finding himself with strong feature roles in the season’s best sketches (Mom’s Confession, Husbands). With a legitimately great singing voice, Tommy’s future utility has great potential. Too bad his excellent best Update correspondent piece and pre-tape song were both cut for time, they really highlighted how high Tommy’s ceiling can be. I say he’s a keeper.

   9. Kam Patterson – Raw in content and raw in refinement, Kam is a long-term project that I think the show should be patient with. For many, Kam is the avatar for an entire comedy ecosystem that stands, culturally, on the opposite end of SNL – that’s obviously, profoundly stupid (and no small part problematic), but that’s his reality. I think he can still push past that one-dimensional framing. Kam has charisma to spare and has mastered the art of the punctuating one-liner. Now it’s time for him to flesh out his acting chops and win the skeptics over.

   10. Michael Che – We’re all ready for some freshness at the Update desk, but credit to Michael, he puts his head down and stays in his lane.

   11. Bowen Yang – Credit to Bowen, he knew when it was time. That is a rare and valuable gift for an SNL performer. His last few months were the same as his first six years – good support work and vamp pieces of varying quality. To be honest, I barely remembered he started the year in the cast.

   12. Ben Marshall – For the record, I don’t hate Ben, but after a year of lame premises (Beauty and Mr. Beast, anyone?) and excessive queerbaiting, I’m wondering if the most charming and winsome member of Please Don’t Destroy really likes comedy at all. Fellas, don’t make your ceiling “Mikey Day” – aim higher!

   13. Colin Jost – It was just too much Colin, wasn’t it? Like, his hit rate on Update is as good as ever, but this is not the dude any of us want to see front and centre. The Jost Roasts, the Hegseth bits, every meta turn (with the exception of playing the older brother in the Home Alone parody – that was fun) – we’ve had our fill. It doesn’t look like we’re getting an Update overhaul, but let’s at least turn down the exposure.

   14. Mikey Day – Listen, Mikey tries. I’ll give him that much. He made that Aerial Tramway thing work through sheer tyranny of will. But at this point, after a decade of Sketch Comedy 101 premises (you see, the doctor removed his penis, get it?) and the broadest Carol Burnett-ass performances imaginable, can’t we just call it? This show has James Austin Johnson and we’re still calling on Mikey to anchor sketches? Who wants this anymore?

   15. Kenan Thompson – People often forget, but Kenan wasn’t always a legendary castmember. In fact, the biggest legend would be the notion that he wasn’t actively lousy for his first six or seven seasons. Kenan earned his status through pure attrition. There were a few years – in the post-Hader era – where Kenan’s veteran presence felt beneficial, but now, in his sixth distinct era on the show, Kenan’s just cashing them checks. No new wrinkles, no fresh takes. Kenan is in his 2008 Darrell Hammon era.

   16. Marcello Hernandez – Sometimes a blind squirrel finds a nut. That’s what we had with Marcello’s Sebastian Maniscalco impression – a fresh and exciting angle that managed to work in a sketch format (twice, actually). The rest of the season? Woof. Absolute woof. It’s not even that I don’t find Marcello particularly funny (although to be clear, I do not), it’s really that he actually seems ill-fitted for so many roles. Take “Busted!” a very fun, atypical piece that had all sorts of potential for greatness, for example. Imagine that sketch without Marcello. Imagine a more dynamic performer in that lead role, playing it straight and actually hitting the notes. That’s Marcello’s issue here, there and everywhere – he can’t hit the notes.

   17. Chloe Fineman – I actually feel bad. Maybe she doesn’t deserve this shabby treatment. It’s true, as James recently pointed out, that Chloe can pull off the support work just fine. And maybe her offstage peculiarities divulged in all those Vanity Fair-type pivot-to-video features are clouding my perception. And maybe we are all being unfair about her newfound love of corpsing. And yes, she is a nominally serviceable impressionist. And yes, she did anchor one of my favorite sketches of the year. But seven seasons in and I think we can call it. The “why” is hard to place. There is a sort of ineffable “thing” missing from Chloe’s toolbox. Call it “sincerity,” call it “connection,” call it “authenticity,” maybe even call it “talent” – but there’s a missing piece and I don’t think we’re going to find it anytime soon.

   Anyway, that’s all from me. Have a great summer everyone!

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   1. Carson, your summary of Sarah’s season is dead on accurate. The “Squirm” era is over. And I admit, considering how they saddled her with nothing roles most of the time, that the end of an era was a bad thing. That said the Auctioneers sketch’s completely changed my mind about Sarah’s future. Season 47 Sarah could have never performed that sketch. Sure, I miss her more gonzo pieces but trying to fit in with the show’s sensibility may have in fact made her a better actor and more confident performer. I thought Sarah’s was done on the show and had nothing more to give but I’m actually excited to see what she does next.

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3. >Kenan is in his 2008 Darrell Hammon era.

   haha Carson, thats such a spot-on description of Kenan this season.

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4. A lot of the Ashley showcases this season just didn’t connect with me like most of the hardcore fans. Even the ones like the horny teacher or new haircut. Maybe it is because all of her pieces are written by Sublette and Gates or have the Socially awkward Groundlings vibe, I don’t really know. I feel kinda bad for saying that honestly. She is immensely talented though and I prefer her in more subdued roles.

   Agreed about Sarah, she had a damn good end to the season and has improved greatly as a sketch actor. Plus she does have charisma and stage presence which is still important.

   Gut reaction says Tommy won’t be back. Hope I’m wrong because I think he has a role on the show as a strong utility type player.

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5. I feel that a bit, I liked some of her sketches more than others, but sometimes it starts to feel like a bit overkill when theres 3-4 Ashley sketches a night. I hope next season they don’t overuse her even more to the point where we get sick of her (much like what happened to Kristen Wiig in her later seasons) it feels too early in her run on the show to spread her too thin and seeing everything she can do already, or after a while a lot of stuff will start to seem kinda same-y I fear. Like the Will Ferrell cut piece this week was kinda weak for her standards, it almost felt like something they did because they knew fans wanted to see a Ferrell/Ashley sketch.

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6. The Good and the Bad of the Cast

   Che
   Good–Better than Jost on Update, didn’t seem to hog the spotlight as much both in sketches but also during commentaries
   Bad–Too much laughing, generally played out, all these years and still kinda stumbly in delivery at times
   Grade: C

   Day
   Good–I had forgotten how good his early season stuff was, still very good at physical and silly humor. Brad and His Dad was an admirable attempt at trying something new late in run
   Bad–Began inexpicably corpsing too much, incredibly played out in some areas like being a straight man or nerd, took too many lead roles
   Grade: C-

   Dismukes
   Good–A lot of good showcases, although not spread out very well. Still very funny and off the wall, brings the energy
   Bad–Disappeared for a large chunk of midseason, still not really versatile enough to play every role, not a good impressionist
   Grade: B

   Fineman
   Good–Can be a solid straight woman, has some energy, did pretty well in her “lanes” (Scandinavian or impressions)
   Bad–Corpsed like mad for no reason down the stretch, ruining her straight woman skills. Practically invisible at times, too hammy in many performances. Has a weirdly off-putting vibe sometimes.
   Grade: F

   Hernandez
   Good–Surprisingly had a lot of successes when one steps back, very gifted physically, has energy, likable
   Bad–Almost no range (although some of that may not be his fault). Reverted to lazy, borderline racist material at times. A niche performer inexplicably pushed hard in too many big roles
   Grade: C-

   JAJ
   Good–Always excellent, great impressionist, provides solid Hartman-like glue energy
   Bad–Has Hartman-like chops, but treated more like Hammond (impressions and straight men). Needs to do more non-Trump impressions.
   Grade: A

   Jost
   Good–Can still get laughs, overall fine on Update
   Bad–Beyond played out in many ways, laughs way too much, dominates commentaries for no reason, one of the worst decisions of the season was to push him as Hegseth
   Grade: D+

   Sherman
   Good–As pointed out, moved into a more mature range as a performer, which resulted in some wonderful highs. Never really a *bad* performance…
   Bad–But still annoyingly poor at straight or minor roles. Getting there, but still doesn’t have the range to pull off every role. Some of the Squirm energy would have been nice.
   Grade: B-

   Thompson
   Good–Didn’t hog as much screen time down the stretch. Had some fine performances.
   Bad–A generally worthless season, barely on at times, hammy and unfunny dreck when he did show up. Complete regression from a couple years ago when he was helping to anchor down material.
   Grade: F

   (I’m not ranking Bowen, who wasn’t in a ton of episodes, and my memories of his season are kind of fuzzy at the moment)

   Brennan
   Good–Nothing bad, got more and more screen time, although in pretty nothing roles. Surprisingly great singing voice.
   Bad–Just didn’t make much of an impression, even his Update commentary as himself, while fine, was forgettable. Needs to find some way to stand out.
   Grade: D+ (not his fault)

   Culhane
   Good–Always good when he got the chance, great energy. Standout work as Mr. On Blast and Tucker.
   Bad–Sometimes vanished from episodes. Like Brennan, too many episodes where he just sort of stood there in a group setting, although, unlike Brennan, was better about getting at least some laughs
   Grade: B

   Marshall
   Good–A solid ensemble performer. Came out of the gate pretty well formed and didn’t have as many hiccups as some other new people…
   Bad–But kinda faded hard near the end or was reduced to group sketches. Has a Moffat-like gift for smugness that was underused (see Group Walk). Too many odd pandering sexual sketches.
   Grade: C-

   Padilla
   Good–Terrific performer who could easily lift many a sketch. As Blood pointed out, always turned in fully formed, lived-in characters. Desperately filled a void of women who could play mom/older women type roles.
   Bad–Got kinda overpushed, especially around the midpoint. Too many thin premises that were just clearly banking on her vamping. Started corpsing somewhat, although most of that was performers deliberately trying to make her laugh. Not a great impressionist.
   Grade: A-

   Patterson
   Good–Seems likable enough, some good material on Update. Much funnier for whatever reason in the show YouTube promos.
   Bad–Basically invisible, had almost no live game aside from Update. No range at all, while occasionally had promise in a live sketch, seems very much a stand-up not comfortable at sketch comedy.
   Grade: D-

   Slowikowska
   Good–Tons of energy, carved out a fascinating niche of her own, greatly improved Wickline’s run, superb child/teen performer, excellent singing voice.
   Bad–Sometimes swung and missed hard (which I do appreciate). Most of her comedy seems very cringe and awkward based, which can get old. Seems like a potential YMMV performer.
   Grade: B+

   Wickline
   Good–Much, much improved season. Tried different roles on Update, which I appreciate. Great use of deadpan delivery, and well cast/well performed roles, especially in pretapes and/or alongside Veronika.
   Bad–Still obviously not the most diverse/range-y performer. I’d like to see her try and take on different types of roles more often. Huge YMMV performer that results in odd online discourse between haters and stans (for such a niche cast member!).
   Grade: B

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7. To be honest, I spent most of the season fast forwarding through the episodes just looking for the Ashley stuff. And that probably won’t change next season either.

   They really need more new blood like her on the show, the old guard just doesn’t do it for me anymore.

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8. I know this is petty, but to be honest, I am mad that this show took away Devon and Michael (despite the two not appearing a ton that season, but when they appeared, they were usually solid performers) and Marcello can just continue his unfunny schtick. I used to like Marcello, until we got too much of him. I am not sayin the two performers would elevate this very middle of the road season, but at least would remove some of the more annoying aspects of certain cast members (ala Marcello, Chloe, Kenan, and sometimes Mikey) and I just miss Michael since he was by far my favorite newer cast member along with James and Andrew.

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9. So can we all agree that until certain cast and writers go (preferably writers Sublette, Tucker, Fowlie, and Chloe, Marcello), literally NOTHING will change for the better?

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10. Hey, Blood. Got one more sketch for you to check out. Thanks for the reviews man and have a great summer!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9doSYDzR3A

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11. Season 51 Biggest Star: Blood Meridian

    My current SNL crush: Jane Wickline. She’s really grown into a repertory player and her update stuff is really funny.

    Who I can somewhat tolerate: Marcello. His couple who shouldn’t be together work is fun. I like his movie usher guy “but…I did not see dat one”

    Who is the bomb-diggity: JAJ and Ashley carry the show, but Sarah is versatile and delightful AND rarely breaks. Her improv lines hit almost every time: “Not a single ‘woo’ – wow.”

    Who I’ll stick with: Ben and Jeremy and Veronika and sure, even Chloe.

    Kenan has earned the right to leave whenever he wants on his own terms. He’s a fill-in cameo at best now, but his highlights stand tall.

    Who should be moved to just being writers (or leave): Of course Jost and Che.

    Fired: Mikey Screamie, Kam (sorry, he can’t read the cue cards well or speak well). Tommy Mr Good Looking Bland Man.

    Hosts who must return: Ariana. Sabrina. I suppose Ryan? Travis Kelce (with his wife as musical guest). Tina/Amy. Christopher Walken would bring the house down. Mullany with his wife doing a cameo. Kristen Stewart.

    Hosts who we’ve seen enough of for awhile: Will, Bad Bunny, Pedro, Olivia. Chappelle.

    Former SNL performers who should host: Heidi. Bowen. RDJ if he can find the time. Pete. Yes, Pete. Hader. Cheri O’Teri (okay, with Will in the cheerleaders cameo). Add to this list please.

    And I think I might like to see an experiment where a Superfan hosts one show. Maybe.

    And my final controversial statement? This should be Lorne’s last year.

    Thanks Blood – again I’m so thrilled I found this site!!

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    1. Agreed on JAJ and Ashley. Sarah rarely breaks??? She breaks all the time.

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12. SNL has submitted the list of hosts for possible Emmy nominees.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/emmys/snl-emmy-submissions-ariana-grande-in-sabrina-carpenter-out/ar-AA25pw0T?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6a2b097fc7c2434d8e75737b9d932946&ei=19

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