SNL 50

[Drunk Monk]

I laughed more than I’ve laughed at SNL in a long time, which actually isn’t saying that much. What a cameo fest. There were definitely some choice moments. And some good nostalgia. Ackroyd was sorely missed. I enjoyed Carpenter & Simon’s duet (they’re both short) but didn’t care for Cyrus & Howard (luv Howard, but Cyrus didn’t emote with that song for me). I’ve seen all four of those performers live. Sandler impressed me and I usually disdain him. DeNiro was seated next to Tiffany Chen, his Taiji instructor and baby mama - I’ve corresponded with her back in the day and hung out with her brother Max who is a sanda champ. Strong’s 'Girl you wish you hadn’t started a conversation with' bit made me laugh the most but that character always worked for me because she’s so relatable. Also liked the In Memorium, the Anxiety vid & Black Jeopardy. I was entertained.

[Greg]

I caught an hour. Bit underwhelmed so far but it's about what I expect.

[King Bob]

Carpenter does not have a very good voice. Underwhelmed by her. Was amused sometimes, bored sometimes, which is standard for SNL. But it seemed too focused on the more recent past, at the expense of some of the really old and more outlandish stuff. I did like the clip of "best" commercials, although they left out Quarry, the cereal full of minerals. But they did get the Love Toilet and insurance for robot attacks.

I would have preferred just seeing clips. If you have Peacock, there is a multi-part documentary, each episode dealing with one era. That sounds much better.

I saw on Instagram that Anna Gasteyer was friends with Amy Carter and went to the White House for sleepovers. She was also at Camp David during the peace talks. And she said she saw Jimmy watching SNL and cracking up at the portrayal of himself.