This was the second new episode of the experimental version of Saturday Night Live, which is somewhat of a misnomer, since I don't know if any of it was done "live" (I think all the skits were pre-taped, but Weekend Update might have been live). Nothing except a shot of the empty stage shown at the end was done in-studio, as far as I could tell.
They started with a cold open of Dr. Fauci, portrayed by Brad Pitt. A reporter had asked the real Dr. Fauci if SNL does a parody of him, what actor would he like to see play him, and the doctor responded, "Brad Pitt" so they honored that. There was a "What's Up With That" skit with Kenan Thompson, which featured two ladies doing the "whoo-wee" chorus, -and Jason Sudeikis doing his running-in-place dance wearing a red track suit. The interview subjects were Charles Barkley and DJ Khaled, but as usual, the host went off on a riff and didn't actually interview them. Bill Hader portrayed the never-gets-to-speak Lindsey Buckingham. All were filmed individually and combined in editing. Pete Davidson performed a music video that featured Adam Sandler. Pete also appeared on Weekend Update, and said, "I haven't gotten a face tattoo yet, so a lot of people lost that bet." Miley Cyrus was the musical guest, and performed from outdoors (her back yard maybe?) She was in front of a very smoky fire pit as she performed a cover of Pink Floyd’s, "Wish You Were Here." Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon were in a skit depicting them as owners of a small grocery store, highlighting the items they still have in stock because nobody wants them, such as Hawaiian pizza and Dasani water. Overall, I enjoyed it a lot, and saw quite a bit of positive feedback on Twitter. Eager to hear what y’all think. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/95b2ffe8-c9f0-4508-a271-b31c43791c2a%40googlegroups.com.
