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Almost every character Hader performed in this episode was a stone cold freak, and that is beautiful thing.
It just requires tempering.
Hader is neon orange, a color that pops best when juxtaposed with beige.
Perhaps thats why one of the most successful pieces of the night was Stefon interacting with Colin Jost.
Jon Hamm was in the audience, apparently, and came up for goodbyes.
Guys, its so important to watch the goodbyes.
Cold Open
Alex Moffat dives into his truck of bland white men and pulls out an Anderson Cooper.
Cameos are fun, but maybe one per sketch is a good idea.
I love Armisens disinterested vulture take on Wolff, but this felt like a disservice to John Goodman.
If youve got the Goods, show em off!
Any time where John Goodman is offscreen is time wasted.
Monologue
Short and sweet and format-busting.
Bill Hader gave us all a glimpse of how the comedy sausage is made.
First of all, I love when people arent coy about what theyre plugging.
Hats off to Hader for fully disclosing his #spon.
And any chance to see a quick-change done by the fucking pros at 30 Rock is alright by me.
Everybodys favorite unintelligible coastal elites are back, and this time Kate McKinnon is the maid.
Sorry, not a maid, an estate manager from Marina del Rey.
But the biggest twist of all came from Pete Davidson calling out everyones insane attempts at a Cali drawl.
Im from Encino, and Ive never heard anything like that before.
Kiss Me Im Irish
The Irish internet wasnot kindto this sketch, and its not hard to understand why.
First of all, is it even a stereotype that the Irish sleep with their cousins?
Second of all, can I have at least one more joke?
Even a xenophobic one would do.
Maybe something about rampant alcoholism or potatoes orriding a horse to a wedding.
We as a society need to do better at mocking the Irish.
This is the sketch to watch if you want to see justified breaking.
Is it bad that I found Horace and Jeanies relationship oddly sweet?
He makes fun jokes in French, stands up for his lady, and is a giving lover.
What more could one want?
For another, editing tightens it all up.
Live impression-paloozas likelast weeks Feud sketchare saggy and shapeless.
It disorients you and is over quickly, so you dont notice that nothing has really happened.
Also, Haders Alan Alda is revelatory.
Weekend Update
Kate McKinnon is yet another Trump Admin.
official, this time Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Pete Davidson also came by for his continuing therapy session/desk bit.
Stay in your lane, says Davidson.
I cant stay in my lane because Im on a ton of klonopin right now.
So when Mulaney came on for his cameo, I literally burst into song.
Its truly insane this wasnt the 10-to-1.
You rarely see wirework onSNL, and thats a damn shame.
Arcade Fires roll call was funny, but theyve been inbettersketches.
Thing is, chamber pots were emptied by, like, servants.
This guy just buys another covert shit receptacle until hes inundated with stinky lamps.
Photo by Will Heath/NBC.
