Weekly SNL thread

[South Florida]

Yes, John Adams, that skit was great.

[Petralicious]

Looks like the Backlash is beginning. 

Review:  NYTIMES: ‘S.N.L.’ Targets Trump Again, With a Hint of Exhaustion

If President Trump’s shock-and-awe attack on truth, decorum and liberal sensibilities is intended to bludgeon his opponents into submission, “Saturday Night Live” felt like his latest victim this weekend.

[ErikJ972]

"Looks like the Backlash is beginning."

No.

'SNL' scores highest ratings in 6 years with Alec Baldwin as host

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/319165-snl-clinches-highest-ratings-in-6-years-with-alec-baldwin-as

The one thing Trump has managed to make great again is SNL.

[Petralicious]

Yes, but we will see from this point on if as the NYTIMES says the audience will tire of it as some critics are beginning to

[haterobics]

Petralicious said: "Yes, but we will see from this point on if as the NYTIMES says the audience will tire of it as some critics are beginning to"

It will be hard to decouple how much people are tiring of Trump and his cronies, and at some point, the comic nature will just be seen as tragic, in which case we won't find SNL funny anymore, either. But I don't see how anyone will be able to separate those two things and make it purely qualitative about SNL.

[South Florida]

Damn they need better writers.

[South Florida]

SNL is HUGE now.

[sabrelady]

Disappointed.  There were a few moments ( Minnies Pie & Kate's Kelly Anne meme)  but for the most part B level material. ( serioulsy WTF was the Chucky Chocolate  guy bit?) Octavia was hardly given anything to work with. C (c+ only for the new segment)

[FrankieSay]

Future Republican Hero TBD was total genius, in my opinion, and gave me my money's worth!

[Call_me_jorge]

^^^^

the bobby Moynihan voiceover was just so perfect.

I felt like the worst part of the night were the trump brothers on weakened update. That whole joke fell flat for me.

[sabrelady]

Melissa McCarthy is so game for anything I totally heart that woman <3. Even when stuff goes off, she makes it work.  Spicer and the dolls- A good old fashioned pie in the face to the nth degree and dolphin mom.  and now a 5 timers club member!

I liked the Leslie Jones & Kyle Mooney's "marriage" bit  esp the shooting . 

Alec Baldwins Trump-  "you'll wish it were Judge Judy"

B+ A-

[South Florida]

Last night was a confirmation of their lameness.  Wish it were funny.

[Steve C.]

I just watched the DVR and when McCarthy does Spicer...well, just get her Emmy ready.

I think SNL was setting up the WH dumping Spicer (in real life) the way Baldwin gives Spicer the "Kiss of Death".

And lastly, I think [one of the] best lines was Paul Ryan saying, "He (trump) feeds me dog food".

With any luck, come September, things will be better...or we'll all be nuked.