Speaking as someone who generally loathes the show, but hate-watches in the hopes that -something- might be good, I actually enjoyed this episode more than almost any other in recent years. (It never hurts when there's no McKinnon.)
There was a nice looseness and -- well, I won't say "spontaneity" -- but a casualness of some funny people just hanging out. (And even the pointed remark from Che in WU about why he and Kenan were the only cast members who stuck around ...) From all indications, Hanks was there for the "Five Timer Club" obligation, which was (I assume) the reason Fey was there, too. I also assume Steve Martin would have done a live appearance had there been less risk of infection. While the new material (the pre-tapes) was as weak as usual, the archived stuff was mostly good (the over-tired "Christmas for the Jews" being the notable exception). I particularly enjoyed the Martin Short/Paul McCartney sketch, mainly because I had no memory of it, but one assumes that one's enjoyment of that one is in direct proportion to how much they enjoy Short. (Personally, I'd be entertained by watching him read IKEA instructions.) And, despite the presence of Meyers (whose Carl Sagan was actually pretty good), it was a pleasant treat to see Hartman and Hooks, even briefly. --Dave Sikula On Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 10:31:24 PM UTC-8 David Bruggeman wrote: > Since it aired live to all time zones, no need for spoilers. Especially > since I won't mention specific sketches. > -- 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/639071f4-dc37-4eaa-86e1-471f77d62a20n%40googlegroups.com.
