SNL returns to live episodes by wasting Scarlett Johansson and continuing to dump their seemingly unending source of uninspired material. Hightlights: a romantic comedy trailer featuring Marvel’s Black Widow and a Colin Jost joke. In other news, hell has frozen over.
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Review: Saturday Night Live ‘Michael Keaton and Carly Rae Jepsen’
Michael Keaton returns to Saturday Night Live for the first time in 23 years. Was the effort worth the wait?
Review: Saturday Night Live ‘Dakota Johnson and Alabama Shakes’
Dakota Johnson’s Saturday Night Live debut underscores two things about the show. First, having untested actors host the show just because they star in a buzzy film is very risky. Second, failing to back that untested star with good writing is almost a sin.
SNL 40: Lasting Impressions
Time’s running out! Sunday night sees the premiere of the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary special (naturally airing on NBC), and the Awards Daily TV crew continues offering up some of their favorite all-time clips for your viewing pleasure. Feel free to join in the fun and share your own!
Review: Saturday Night Live “J.K. Simmons and D’Angelo”
Saturday Night Live’s traditional “Oscar heat host” was Whiplash’s J.K. Simmons. Oddly, the veteran character actor felt overshadowed by the cast, failing to make much of a comic impression.
Review: Saturday Night Live “Blake Shelton”
Sometimes, if you pay close (or, honestly, even casual) attention to the news, you can spot a Saturday Night Live cold open sketch a mile away. Such prognostication was rewarded this week when SNL opened with the New England Patriots “deflategate” on the forefront of their minds. It’s just too juicy a story for them …
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Review: Saturday Night Live “Kevin Hart and Sia”
Saturday Night Live returned from its traditional midseason break with diminutive host Kevin Hart and musical guest Sia, and the proceedings started on a strong note largely thanks to Kenan Thompson’s amusing Martin Luther King, Jr., impersonation, complete with a resonant sermonizing voice. The setting was Pete Davidson (committing my personal SNL cardinal sin of …
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