Billie Eilish also graced Studio 8H as the musical guest.
Hey, Coneheads itsSNL50 in Review: the anniversary season recap.
Speaking of,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice a long-delayed legacyquel is out in theaters and apparently not terrible.
Michael Keaton gives his ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue.Saturday Night Live/Youtube
I have not seen it, in part out of fear.
If nothing else, it justifies Keatons fourth hosting appearance.
As former cast member Gary Kroeger recently noted to me: SNLunderstands its legacy and its roots.
Alec Baldwin as Bret Baier on ‘SNL’.NBC
Bringing back classic hosts and musical acts anchors the show with the past but also keeps it relevant.
Buckle up:Billie Eilishis back for her fourth time as musical guest.
Hes interrupting and bullying.
Harris is looking to go viral.
The crowd applauds Rudolph a few times.
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This is pretty good watch it!
Good pace, fun moments the one-liners and dialogue actually crackle for once.
My one critique is clearly, no one is waiting for or needing more Alec Baldwin on the show.
He is not even in the latestBeetlejuice!
Monologue
Keaton recalls that whenSNLstarted in 1975, he was a PA onMr.
And Sarah Shermans moment is cute.
But meh watch Killam and Moynihans take on this idea; its way better.
Kroeger recalls: I felt that we let Michael Keaton down.
He came to play and hung out and was available 24/7 that week to come up with ideas.
He was game for anything.
I thought we wasted a real funny and down-to-earth guy by not giving him enough to do.
Ah, yes, a tried and true premise here, folks.
Keaton has a cookie that looks like a breast lots of innuendo and puns follow.
MA-TV gets thrown on the screen; it is so suggestive.
Do those cookies come in different ethnicities?
One order comes from Pelican Bay State Prison.
Instructor Ben Marshall never feels weird, but today is off.
The other instructor, played by Keaton, is having one of the worst days of his life.
This is a dark premise and the audience does not seem to know what to do with it.
Preacher Kenan Thompson is more understanding than Michael Keatons dad.
Dismukes says he has written a song to explain their love.
And he goes for it with a ukulele: an origin story for Trains Hey Soul Sister.
The crowd is muted, but you have to respect Dismukes commitment.
He wins over his parents if nothing else they love their corny, awful white boy tune.
In the process, he loses Kenan.
He retracts his blessing.
“TikTok”
SNL even reluctantly facing that its 2024 is always a good thing.
This is fairly hit-and-miss there are lots of references and hyper online deep cuts.
Still, I much prefer this format to, say, a game show or commercial parody.
So props for staying modern, even if the format is a challenge.
Another very demure, very mindful reference.
Dana Carveys Biden pops up too to dance.
It is about deep love and a desire for lasting connection.
Weekend Update
The election is 16 days away!
Colin Jost compares the two presidential candidates closing messages.
New cast member Emil Wakim comes on to describe the election and being from Lebanon.
Great stand-up material incisive, commenting on growing up as a Christian Arab.
We are like Black dudes with anime backpacks.
One moment bombs, but he immediately recovers, blaming Colin.
The Victorias Secret Fashion Show returned for the first time in four years recently.
She wants to see regular women in normal underwear, not 10s.
She has one request: let her join next year!
The 90s are back!
I appreciate the sentiment.
Well, conspiracy theories.
The ride turns into a game show Sherman and Yang are captive participants in Nwodims wacky ideas and commentary.
Michael Keaton also joins.
Billie Eilish performs “Wildflower”
The candid Wildflower was also on her latest album.
She previously played it live on COLORS.
His Broadway coach (Keaton) sees the character as sensual, not stiff.
The director (Dismukes) thinks the murder is too sassy and flirty and not deliberate enough.
Shout out to former Michael Myers actor Tony Moran, whom I once met in Salem, Mass.!
“Tableside”
Two families are together at a restaurant and are vibing!
They connect over old flames and lost loves.
Love the haunting music.
