What did you think ofSNLs 39th season?
Maybe, instead, we should begin with a different question: What didSNLitself think of its 39th season?
The answer: Not much, if Saturdays finale was any indication.
Credit: NBC
You guys are safe for next season.)
His live sketch work had highs (Nicolas Cage!!)
and lows (that 2 Chainz thing, which… what?
); the same went for his two (count em:two!)
Digital Shorts, which were amusing if not at the level of the Lonely Islands best work.
than a bit designed to entertain its audience.
Bonus: The usually stoic Fred Armisen, breakinghardlike his name was Fallon.
Honorable Mention
Samberg in a suit!
My, how times have changed knows that he was never exactly a standout inSNLs live sketches.
Either way, neither can hold a candle to undisputed impressions masterDarrell Hammond.)
(Update:Sambergs done it before; that doesnt make it funny.)
At least 2 Chainz seemed to be having a good time.
Cameo Corner
How much time do you have?
Take notes, new cast this is how its done.
Nice stealth promotion for the premiere of tomorrowsMaya Rudolph Variety Show, too.
Shes been a cast member since 2009, giving her the third-longest tenure of everyone onSNLs current roster.
(Which really says more about how young this cast is than it does about anything else.)
Given that, youd think there would be a little fanfare about Pedrads exit.
Instead, all we got was one last edition of Waking Up with Kimye.
Also, her second song is called Birth in Reverse, which is kind of fascinatingly terrifying.
Bonus Dick Joke
Presenting Testicules, yet another pretaped short although this one was cut from the show.
Think that move was justified?
Its certainly better than Blizzard Man.
Im tempted to cite Nasim, though she didnt really have much of a presence in the episode.
(Symmetry alert he debuted Bruce Chandling in the yearsvery first Updateas well.)
Itll be interesting to see how his presence grows after theSNLbloodletting thatll certainly happen this summer.
Extras:
The shows perfectly logical explanation for Solange attacking Jay-Z: There was a spider on him!
Confident Hunchback was paper thin, but it did have a few memorable lines: Oh, yourebad.
…At breathing, because of my mangled skeleton!
Single funniest line of the show: Im gonna T-bag the Magna Carta.
Things we learned tonight: Jay Pharoah cannot pronounce Givenchy to save his life.
Legolas: A red sun rises.
Blood has been spilt this night.
Taco Bell employee: Thats just sauce.
So this is the twilight of the Saboski Crystals girls sketch: Every other word is now gibberish.
Maybe its time to take a break from this one?
For shame,SNL.For shame.
