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Cold Opening - Road to the Final Four Yet another sports-related cold open this season. I’m not complaining, as I know in hindsight the horrors that await me from the cold opens in two seasons from now. Bobby’s yet again steals another cold open with his very funny performance here. Kenan’s Barkley is always reliable …
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Cold Opening - The Rock Obama Ah, great to see another installment of this memorable bit. Never knew that Bobby played Ted Cruz before, his voice here & particularly his facial expressions are hilarious. And here comes the memorable transformation sequence. The physical actions here are pulled off rather well, considering the live aspect of …
Continue reading "March 28, 2015 – Dwayne Johnson / George Ezra (S40 E16) "
Cold Opening - A Message From Hillary Clinton Ah, a HUGE moment right now: the official debut of Kate’s Hillary Clinton. THIS is the moment where Kate’s trajectory begins to lead to her now-legendary superstar status on the show. Pretty good Hillary Clinton voice from Kate, but it will get even more accurate as she …
Continue reading "March 7, 2015 – Chris Hemsworth / Zac Brown Band (S40 E15) "
Cold Opening - Giuliani Birdman Boy, Taran is not even putting any effort in sounding like Giuliani, although the eventual replacement is not in any way better… Oh, I LOVE the twist with this turning into a Birdman parody, a very creative premise for a political cold open. A very solid Michael Keaton impression from …
Continue reading "February 28, 2015 – Dakota Johnson / Alabama Shakes (S40 E14) "
Cold Opening - Super Bowl Shut Down Great Richard Sherman voice from Jay, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to any. Kenan is hilarious as Marshawn Lynch too. Jay’s pretty solid in this open, and is carrying himself very well, showing tons of energy and charisma. For a sports-related open, I’m enjoying this one, even …
Continue reading "January 31, 2015 – J.K. Simmons / D’Angelo (S40 E13) "
Inside the NFL Back’s characterization is pretty funny at the beginning of this open. Taran’s solid as a cluelessTom Brady, even when he’s not trying to sound anything like him. While I’m not, as I disclosed before, a sports guy, I’m enjoying this open for what it is, and it makes me wish that SNL …
Continue reading "January 24, 2015 – Blake Shelton (S40 E12) "
Cold Opening - Martin Luther King A variation of an open from two seasons prior where Kenan’s MLK visits President Obama. It’s weird that Kenan’s MLK is not familiar with Obama in this open, where he visited him in an open just TWO SEASONS AGO. And, I know this is SNL, and not some serious …
Continue reading "January 17, 2015 – Kevin Hart / Sia (S40 E11) "
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)"