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John Mulaney has been putting up #tbt pics of hisSNLyears all week, and he has barely aged.

When he did I Love It on Update back in his writer days, he was so nervous.

You could see the sweat beading on him.

But this past weekend, my little baby wasnt scared to host.

He was having the time of his life.

Colin Jost and I wrote Lobster Diner in 2010.

Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer and I wrote Switcheroo in 2009.

Neither went past the table.

Both made it to air tonight.

Thanks@nbcsnlfor letting us bring back those beloved orphans.

This episode felt, for lack of a better word, rigorous.

Every line felt like it fought its way onto the script through a pile of dead jokes.

This show was a reminder thatSNLcan be great when a true nutbar genius like Mulaney is at the helm.

This was a loooong set up for aMeet the Parentsreference.

The problem is there are already two iconic lie detector TV scenesMr.

Repeating a bit from a 18-year-old movie isnt going to stack up.

John Mulaneys brand has always been hyper-observant, which should be a dumb thing to say about a comic.

Its all based on observance.

But Mulaney dials in on the teeniest minutiae.

Day players onLaw & Order?

The way someone said the word pepper a decade ago?

John Mulaney is the comedic equivalent of the camera guys in a nature documentary that only film bugs.

Its a very important contribution to the ecosystem.

Drag Brunch

At a drag brunch, the waitress queens read the customers.

But Alex Moffat is getting very specific and personal drags.

Youve never worked for anything in your life, Mulaneys drag queen murmurs directly into Moffats face.

You got everything handed to you.

The one thing you havent been able to purchase is a personality.

Mulaneys contour needs work, but the shade is on-point.

School Walk Out

I think we finally brokethe curse on that classroom set.

And Luke Null got two lines!

A gun control walkout is complicated by adolescent horniness.

What made the scene work so well was Mulaneys matter-of-factness about his predicament.

If he had hammed it up more, the whole scene would have fallen apart.

That premise is a little tired, but the impression work of the supporting players saved the sketch.

I was so glad they brought Nasim back to play Sheela.

And Beck was spot-fucking-on as that one cult lawyer guy who cries.

What about the Thenardiers?

Lets have moreMean Girlson Broadway #spon!

Would Eponine also be a lobster?

Or maybe shes a crab the skys the limit!

I dont think we as a nation were ready for Lobster Mis in 2010.

In 2018, were all the lobster.

Weekend Update

Speaking of the world getting a lot more surreal, pundits on TV are mocking teenagers now.

And not in a general, millennials are lazy and entitled, way.

When I was in high school, it was bad to try, she says.

I said I wanted to try art, and I got kicked in the face.

But I didnt say I was getting bullied; I just grew up into this.

Lightweight, breathable, and with a backstrap thatll leave your ankle raw as hell.

Drag em, LaVar.

Sitcom Reboot

AmazingAndrew Cunananjoke that went over the audiences heads.

This was as close as we got to seeing George St. Geegland on the show.

Something about the references to group therapy and Jonestown felt veryOh Hello!

She does not take it well.

Mulaneys calm doctor demeanor carries the sketch.

No matter what nasty body mods Lucian has (calf-holes??

), it doesnt phase this man who got his degree from some sketchy place called Harvard.

Was the prosthesis budget shot on De Niros Mueller?

Real Intros of Reality Hills

This should have been the first sketch of the night, not the 10-to-1.

Whoever is pitching these reality show parodies this season is killing it.New E!