Then Emma Stone chimes in with her hobby, and the only disappointment in that is that her “I’m gonna rap now.” doesn’t lead to something as epic as her all-time great “Tonight Show” Lip Sync Battle. But it’s a pleasant surprise that’s pretty much like the tonal opposite of Natalie Portman’s “Natalie’s Rap,” complete with “sexy Melissa things” like smelling her books, talking like Gandalf when she wakes up, cooking for one, and hugging her backpack. That was back in season 42, and now look at Melissa Villaseñor… Well, she’s nowhere near the focus of the show that Mikey Day and Alex Moffat (who joined that same season) are, as it’s a surprise she gets a whole sketch to herself with the celebrity host. The surprise of seeing a full-on Melissa Villaseñor sketch in this episode is also a matter of asking what just happened, although, like the “Dorm Room Posters” sketch in the episode, it’s the result of a past Emma Stone episode: The last time Emma hosted, it was Melissa’s first season.
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'House of the Dragon': Everything You Need to Know About HBO's Upcoming Series Wes Anderson's Favorite Movies: 35 Films the Auteur Wants You to See 'All of Us Are Dead' Review: Everything You Expect from a High School Zombie Story, Just More of It 'Help': Jodie Comer's Performance Anchors a Sobering Pandemic Healthcare Story And the grammar genius who allowed it to be “Ladie’s Room” in the original music video. And that fitting room in the Limited Express. And Klymaxx’s 1985 single “Meeting in the Ladies Room” is even more niche - and was certainly in the VH1 Classic rotation less - than Oran Juice’s “The Rain.” Shame what happened to Club Vortex. But “Ladies Room” is like “80’s Music Video” before it, in that you can’t help but wonder exactly what series of events occurred in order to get it into at least one writer, cast member, or even the host’s head to do a sketch inspired by a niche ‘80s music video. There are a number of sketches in this episode that really fall into the “What just happened here?” category. In one of the better and more original guest monologues in recent memory, after telling the touching story of how important “SNL” is to her and her family - something she has talked about before, especially when it comes to her love of Gilda Radner - Emma Stone seemingly gets it into her head that the big “SNL” milestone is the “Four Timers Club,” not the “Five Timers Club.” In case you didn’t know, that’s kind of a big deal. As mentioned during the opening monologue, this “SNL” episode marks Stone’s fourth time as a host (fun fact: she’s also appeared as herself in two other episodes as a special guest). But now it’s time to go back to a celebrity guest who certainly knows their way around the “SNL” hosting game, Emma Stone. And I haven’t quite had that moment yet.For all of recent “ Saturday Night Live’s” faults, the series deserves a pat on the back for working harder lately to book more first-time guest hosts and even musical guests, like K-Pop phenomenon BTS here, who, thanks to the studio audience, you can clearly hear has quite the following. And I kind of keep thinking I’ll have a moment of clarity where I feel like OK, it’s the time, or no, I need to stay. As for Che, who recently launched a new, eponymous HBO Max series, he told The View just last week that he is “99.9 percent sure” he will return to SNL this fall.Īidy Bryant, whose “side” gig, Hulu’s Shrill, recently released its third and final season, just weeks ago said of her SNL future, “ I don’t know.
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Colin Jost, who has been hosting the Weekend Update segments with Michael Che since 2014, said in his 2020 memoir A Very Punchable Face that he was “preparing mentally” to part ways with the show after this presidential election-heavy season. Other veteran cast members have also commented recently about their potential futures with the long-running sketch series. It’s early, and I really love working there, and I really love everyone who works there, so we will see.”Īs for Strong, she last year took time to shoot the Apple TV+ musical comedy Schmigadoon (opposite Keegan-Michael Key and Alan Cumming), but has not recently commented on her SNL longevity. McKinnon, in a recent interview for Variety’s Power of Women in Comedy issue, indicated she was ready to leave, but hedged, “It’s April. SNL typically does not hammer out new contracts (or not) until late summer.ĭavidson, who in recent years has disappeared for episodes at a time to tackle outside projects (including The King of Staten Island and The Suicide Squad), said in February 2020 that while he may be ready to leave, he is “happy to be there as long as Lorne likes me.” As for McKinnon, the comedian teared up during the cold open, reflecting on this most surreal year and referring to the SNL cast as her “family.”