I think we’ve all heard enough Zoom jokes for one lifetime, but it was surprisingly reassuring to see Baldwin playing Trump again, and the “Desiderada”/”Deteriorata” section, in which Trump offers graduates inspiring advice like “Reach for the stars, because if you’re a star they let you do it,” was solid. From there, things got weird, but mostly in good ways. But you don’t have to find a new schtick if your old one was perfect. Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live.

And I hope they save us soon ‘cause I’m really, really sick of my family.”. SEE ALSO: ‘Killing Eve’ Showrunner Breaks Down the Most Shocking Moment from the S3 Premiere, But this time, the cold open did not come. Pete Davidson and Adam Sandler teamed up for a hilarious song about self-isolation during the second edition of Saturday Night Live at Home on April 25. “Hey, Jimmy. Adam Sandler is trying to put a smile on people’s faces during these uncertain times. Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che described it well when he said, “Telling jokes with nobody just looks like hostage footage.”. Perhaps the best part of the show was Weekend Update, which, despite the lack of Weekend Update desk or blue map background, felt the most natural out of all the segments. The second outing was a return to some of the forms that SNL has always excelled at: commercial parodies, celebrity impressions, and letting Kenan Thompson do whatever the hell he wants. Stay safe,” an exuberant Fallon chirped after Sandler finished.

Aidy Bryant has been making ridiculous green screen jokes since the first SNL at Home’s “Visualizations With Aidy,” a guided meditation in which Bryant inserted herself into inappropriate stock footage. Most sketches only featured one actor, and there was neither a studio audience nor a laugh track. Next to … Fauci, answer my DMs,” the justice said in between shoulder presses. “God bless Italian doctors in Italy and all the Spanish doctors in Spain. Saturday Night Live aired this weekend for the first time since March 7, but while it may have been Saturday Night Live, it wasn’t Saturday night live, as the episode itself made clear. All rights reserved. And if all else fails, Aidy Bryant recommends “an entire quesadilla and a bag of chocolate chips.”.

It’s a great time to invest in lute futures. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and others appeared on a grid from their respective homes singing Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day.” Unlike celebrities’ rendition of “Imagine” last month, the song, as well as the segment as a whole, was tasteful and moving.

The funnyman debuted his new song on "The Tonight Show.". ... “I’m so bored I’m doin’ songs with Pete,” he sings. Stipulate that none of Davidson’s quarantine songs or videos are particularly funny or good; it’s still inspiring to see someone use the quarantine to really lean into a new project. Bad Bunny, Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, JD Khalid and Charles Barkley also made cameos on the second at-home "Saturday Night Live." To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.We'd really appreciate it. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one character who appeared to have been taken hostage, in her case by McKinnon.

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser: Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain. And we’re not really live,” surprise host and COVID-19 survivor Tom Hanks explained in the opening monologue from his kitchen. “Before you leave, would you possibly mind doing a song for us?” Fallon asked. In the age of coronavirus, however, we can be content just to know that the notorious R.B.G. Doctors always give you an old lollipop after hitting your knee with a hammer,” he began. Cecily Strong’s Jeanine Pirro impression is one of the great comic inventions of the 21st century, and this week’s installment was pre-quarantine funny. I’m teaching math to my kids and that can’t be good for America,” he sang. School nurses give the odor to stinky kids so they’re a little less stinky for a while,” he sang.

“If you’re a nerd, a doctor can give you a note so during gym class you don’t have to run the mile. By joining Slate Plus you support our work and get exclusive content. I love ya, buddy. “Beer Money” also seems like it might be a terminal point for Mooney and Beck Bennett’s long-term project of decontextualizing the theatrical conventions of late 1980s television. ‘Killing Eve’ Showrunner Breaks Down the Most Shocking Moment from the S3 Premiere.