Marti Lawrence, Sun. (4/26): > > 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. >
(Caution: both of these are from Gannett papers, who usually soft-paywall... ) A video of Michigan governor Whitmer (Cecily Strong) was cut from the show, but was posted to their 'toob early Sunday. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/26/snl-spoofs-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-coronavirus/3029309001/ (link) The gov (on a Detroit news show) hissed 'cuz Strong, among other things, toted a beer that wasn't from her state. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/27/gretchen-whitmer-snl-beer/3032114001/ (link) B -- 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/ec00d195-3bd6-422d-8e84-8b65ff49f50e%40googlegroups.com.
