Knowing this is our first delayed episode since the season 46 Dave Chappelle episode already makes this episode different than the prior two, before it even began. I see this cold opening is moving into a “new” direction compared to the horrible first two, with us getting the “fresh” setting of a Family Feud sketch, complete with the seemingly-retired Steve Harvey impression from Kenan coming back.
March 9, 2024 – Josh Brolin / Ariana Grande (S49 E14)
Cold opening - State of the Union Katie Britt (Scarlett Johansson) responds Feels like centuries since we last got a SOTU cold open. I believe the previous one was way back during S35. I guess I should be happy we were spared a Kamaya return, but getting Punkie as Kamala just sitting in the back …
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March 12, 2016 – Ariana Grande (S41 E15)
Cold Opening - CNN Election Center What’s with the mic issues with Beck’s Jake Tapper early on? Ugh, I’m really starting to get more and more tired with this snooze-inducing Trump impression from Darrell, it is too bad that his eventual replacement won’t be any better… Ah, here comes Larry David to inject this cold …
September 27, 2014 – Chris Pratt / Ariana Grande (S40 E1)
Immediate Pre-Review Thoughts: Hello everyone, and welcome to the first review in my season 40 coverage. This season, is the very first SNL season that I started to watch live as it originally aired, after falling in love with SNL in the summer of 2014, when I watched the original era and several SNL specials. …
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