(And whether she and Evan Rachel Wood are in fact secretly related.) Best Sketch of The Night: “Leave Me Alurn” Brosnahan’s role as the existential potential intern is oddly compelling though, to the point you actually want to know what’s under Barbie’s jacuzzi. (It’s no Gemma, after all.) That is until now, because even though the premise is simple, the execution is pretty funny. The Barbie sketch was funny in its first incarnation, but nothing screamed “recurring sketch” about it. Brosnahan’s Maisel’s attempt at “My Fair Lady”-ing Miss Rita after she seems to have created a monster is great, especially as it continues to fail tremendously (but help Rita succeed), as is Aidy Bryant as Alex Borstein (because of course she is). This sketch knows that, and pretty much, that’s all anyone needs here. Maisel” sketch was coming - unless Brosnahan, for some reason, wanted to pull a Liev Schreiber and not parody her show - and thus “The Raunchiest Miss Rita” was born. This sketch is a good early indicator of that fact. Maisel - as evidenced by Cecily Strong’s previous impression of Brosnahan, which is just Midge Maisel - isn’t what she’s all about. She’s not without humor, but the bigness one would expect from the marvelous Mrs. Throughout this episode, as excited as Brosnahan clearly is to be hosting “SNL,” she truly excels in this episode when she plays things dry and to the point. The point is still that millennials will tweet about their safe spaces and storm off in the face of conflict, which: 1) is your regular reminder that people still don’t know how old millennials are, and 2) is your other reminder that millennials are maligned for not putting up with Baby Boomers’ verbal garbage. But the runner of Kenan Thompson confirming his character is a Gen X-er who just wants to “watch the world burn” saves that. “Millennial Millions” is a sketch that could be a mess, especially with every jab at millennials, despite simultaneously, legitimately showing how millennials aren’t just being crybabies. Also impressive is the small bit when Kate McKinnon’s news anchor Carol just keeps chiming in with her “inappropriate earthquake joke.” (The sketch is pretty much the sequel to the “Invest Twins” sketch from this season’s Liev Schreiber episode.) Pete Davidson’s role as the firefighter who’s way too amused by all of these names is one of the better uses of Pete Davidson in a sketch where he’s just going to laugh anyway, and Brosnahan’s resolve while saying these ridiculous names is impressive. This is a very juvenile sketch, but that is the point, and it never pretends there is any point other than that. “Earthquake News Report” is definitely one sketch to kick off the new year, new “SNL” festivities. Is this the “SNL” equivalent of restraint? Despite “SNL’s” love of impressions, this is not one of those episodes that goes all over that, so there’s not even a blip of a “Westworld” sketch or Wood impression in this episode. To the point where the Barbie sketch version of Brosnahan just looks like a bit the show can now no longer use for when Evan Rachel Wood hosts. Which is ridiculous, because the longer the episode goes on, the more pronounced it becomes. ![]() ‘A Still Small Voice’ Review: A Powerful Documentary About the Price Chaplains Pay to Help People Die in PeaceĪlso, this opening monologue quickly notes Brosnahan’s extremely striking resemblance to Evan Rachel Wood - who should definitely host “SNL” soon, especially after her phenomenal performance in the season premiere of “Drunk History” - but for some reason, the rest of the episode doesn’t dwell on it. “Having Fun in 2019” isn’t quite a bop, but it does allow for some decent bits, like Cecily finding the killer, which is something everyone should be on alert for, Cecily not having an agent (which would explain… a lot), the entire American confusion over Brexit (also apparent in that Matt Damon episode), Kyle’s singing skills (or lack there of), and of course, ya lil’ baby Aidy. But then it did something pretty funny: It was actually pretty funny. ![]() Given that scary time when the singing opening monologue became the ultimate crutch for this show, at first this monologue devolving right into that did not bode at that well. Maisel” leading actress Rachel Brosnahan.īut she’s a Golden Globe and Emmy award winner, you know. (Which is the best kind of correct.)Īnd while “SNL” ended 2018 with a (surprisingly only) two-time guest host who seemed like an old pro at the whole thing (Matt Damon), 2019 begins with a first-time guest host and one with a much less recognizable name - “The Marvelous Mrs. It’s like the new saying goes: New year, new “SNL.” Well, to be fair, it’s also kind of the same “SNL” - especially when considering what “the same ‘SNL’” means these days, on a larger front - but it is the first episode of 2019, which make it technically correct.
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