Now, I haven't watched much of Saturday Night Live this season because to be honest, most shows have been kinda dull and unfunny and I saw a number of them haven't been getting the best reviews. However, when I saw Kristen Wiig was hosting this time, I figured it might be good since the past few times she hosted, they were pretty decent. So I gave it a shot and watched it have to admit, this was actually pretty good and funny.
The skits were written with a lot of funny intent, Kristen nailed her typical quirky and weird characters like she always did on Saturday Night Live (both when she hosted and when she was a regular), and it was stacked with so many celebrity cameos as well. Like as usual when the host hosts for the 5th time, they get their Five Timers Club jacket and seeing all these celebrities (like Paul Rudd, Matt Damon, Jon Hamm, Paula Pell) appear was a nice touch, even if some of them didn't even host 5 times! That was probably the funniest skit.
As usual, Colin Jost and Michael Che nailed Weekend Update with their jokes and sense of humor. The jokes were pretty hilarious, especially when they bashed each other, and the bit with the New York earthquake and the solar eclipse was pretty weird but funny. Also, Aunt Linda (one of Kristen Wiig's characters from the past) was pretty funny too with her usual complaints about society.
The musical guest was pretty good too. RAYE's musical performances were nice and catchy and I liked it was laid back and had nice jazzy tone, as opposed to some of the other pop/rock/rap music that plays these days. That was a nice change.
So yeah overall, I'd say probably along with Kate McKinnon's episode, this one was definitely one of the better episodes this season. The skits were smartly written, had a great host/musical guest, and stacked with a lot of celebrities. Seems kind of ironic that it seems like the writers really put in the effort when an SNL alum or a big name celebrity is set to host, but glad they did here and I'd say you should give this a shot and I promise, you won't be disappointed.
The skits were written with a lot of funny intent, Kristen nailed her typical quirky and weird characters like she always did on Saturday Night Live (both when she hosted and when she was a regular), and it was stacked with so many celebrity cameos as well. Like as usual when the host hosts for the 5th time, they get their Five Timers Club jacket and seeing all these celebrities (like Paul Rudd, Matt Damon, Jon Hamm, Paula Pell) appear was a nice touch, even if some of them didn't even host 5 times! That was probably the funniest skit.
As usual, Colin Jost and Michael Che nailed Weekend Update with their jokes and sense of humor. The jokes were pretty hilarious, especially when they bashed each other, and the bit with the New York earthquake and the solar eclipse was pretty weird but funny. Also, Aunt Linda (one of Kristen Wiig's characters from the past) was pretty funny too with her usual complaints about society.
The musical guest was pretty good too. RAYE's musical performances were nice and catchy and I liked it was laid back and had nice jazzy tone, as opposed to some of the other pop/rock/rap music that plays these days. That was a nice change.
So yeah overall, I'd say probably along with Kate McKinnon's episode, this one was definitely one of the better episodes this season. The skits were smartly written, had a great host/musical guest, and stacked with a lot of celebrities. Seems kind of ironic that it seems like the writers really put in the effort when an SNL alum or a big name celebrity is set to host, but glad they did here and I'd say you should give this a shot and I promise, you won't be disappointed.
