![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This time Ryan Gosling joins as Guy Who Just Joined SoHo House, which is a joke that probably went over a lot of (non–New York or L.A.) people’s heads. Later, Alex Moffat brings back his character Guy Who Just Bought a Boat, including new abbreviations like “rock a quality frag” and “loca-sh, loca-sh, loca-sh.” His bit of constantly undercutting his goofy yuppie boasts with admissions like, “I have a small penis” still work. She has a breakup box full of letters, a Creed mixtape, and everything - but hey, don’t we all? The first guest is obviously Kate McKinnon as Angela Merkel, who’s there to discuss her fourth term win as chancellor of Germany, but really to hit on France’s President Macron and reveal how hung up she is on Obama. Trump leads the top of the segment with Jost asking, “How is the president worse at humanitarian aid than Pitbull?” and Che imploring him to, “Do what you just did for white people twice,” justifiably adding, “Ya cheap cracker.” The guys also slipped in the obligatory Hugh Hefner joke after the Playboy mogul’s passing (“He will be buried in a folder marked, ‘Work stuff’) and one of the funniest observations comes from Che remarking that Saudi Arabia is letting women drive “only a few short years after cars can drive themselves.” It’s funny because it’s depressingly true. While Weekend Update’s Summer Editions gave us a small dose of Colin and Che, it’s good to have them back at the desk to handle the year’s onslaught of cringe-worthy news. They tell me secrets.”) and Alex Moffat drops in as Chuck Schumer for the first “Live from New York!” of the season. (If only the real Trump could say something as responsible as, “Sometimes when you’re president you have to make sacrifices, so I skipped the back nine.”) Fellow Emmy winner Kate McKinnon steals the scene with her elflike Jeff Sessions (“I live in the grandfather clock down the hallway. Once again, the president’s tweets and nonsensical TV sound bites - like his explaining what an island is - are pretty much said verbatim, giving the writers all the source material they need. While SNL could have chosen any number of Trump scandals from over the summer, they dove right into the news of the day: Trump’s Twitter attacks on San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (played by Melissa Villaseñor), sent from his golf course. He basically can do no wrong.Ĭoming off his Emmy win for the role, Alec Baldwin returns as Donald Trump to open SNL’s season alongside Aidy Bryant’s Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Remember, all this guy has to do is say, “Hey, girl” to make America swoon. (Not like those issues are going away.) Gosling didn’t get any better at keeping a straight face his second time around as host, but he kept up with the cast and committed to each bit as long as he could stand it. The show also worked quickly to take on President Trump’s handling of the crisis in Puerto Rico, but didn’t get to other news-dominating subjects like the NFL protests, health care, or North Korea. (Perhaps he’ll start with a guitar bit on Weekend Update?) Newcomers Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner both got lines in several sketches in the premiere, while Luke Null is yet to get his feet wet. After last season ended with the departure of cast members Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer, and Sasheer Zamata, SNL won a slew of Emmys and, less than a week ago, added seven new writers and three featured players. Saturday Night Live kicks off season 43 with new faces, new writers, and a backlog of topical comedy to catch up on, but it was host Ryan Gosling’s charms and tendency to giggle his way through sketches that made for a familiarly charming season opener. ![]()
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