SNL 1/21/2023

Will Kitara Santos make her SNL debut?

I hope the pink heifer wears the sparkly onesie that DL is so fond of.

gags, that fat slob smith again?????

Mindboggling that Brandon Flynn got naked with Sam Smith.Brandon really messed this up with Sam Smith. Should have gotten Sam to the altar (without a pre-nup) and taken some of his money in a divorce. I have a feeling Brandon is going to end up with some old queen florist or reality star.

Which of you cunts are also trolling Sam in the Youtube comments. Funny!

(and how did YouTube or NBC PR get the date wrong. Oh Dear"

Repulsive

R5 Hilarious.

So of those bitches are as vicious as we are.

Yikes…I hope they’re an on-set psychologist for tonight’s show. Between Audrey and Sam they’ll have their hands full.

Endless pitches for Saturday Night Live- The show should have gone off the air after all of the original cast left in 1980.

one does wonder how this tired piece of turd stays on the air. cia friendly?

R10 yes it's a Deep State operation with connections to the Illuminati, Bilderberg, George Soros, and the royal Lizard People.

Can't they ever get some more alternative-music genre guest performer types? More country? Jazz artists? A few artists who are more veteran and iconic for one-off performances, like Smokey Robinson? It just seems more often we get the bargain-basement, dumbed-down, lowest common denominator rinse and repeat guests like Smith, or else Thee Stallion, Manaj, ughh... There's a lot more musical diversity out there they could showcase, instead of Lorne's constant pandering to just one or a couple of groups.

A sports opener? ugh...Not a great start.

THIS was the best Santos sketch they could come up with? Really?

They just can’t ever be original, always some takeoff on existing news media. :(

They'd never do it, but I'd love to see a Diamond & Silk sketch with Tracy Morgan and guest David Alan Grier as those two heffas.

LOLOL, Okay this skit is now partly redeemed.

Kitara!!...LoL

Who was playing Strahan?

Love the Gloria Grahame crazy-lady vibe she gives off.

I thought Aubrey would be funnier

That opening monologue was way too long.

I liked the monologue. It’s an old school SNL conceit that only works with a capable host. Aubrey handled it well and seems genuinely touched to have this moment. Rooting for her.

She’s really good in the skits!

Who wants to bet Sam Smith wears a baggy outfit to hide his blubber?

I loved the game night skit.

Aubrey has been on coke for days.

Material is patchy, but Aubrey is better at sketch comedy than many of the regular cast.

Not tonight’s show but I love this skit. Enjoy

... and even she cannot salvage this nun sketch.

The more they give Molly Kearney to do, the less I like “them.”

This week is twisted funny.

Who is this Plaza woman?

I don't want to turn the TV on and wake up my partner.

Is Aubrey actually showing emotion on her face? I got tired of the whole monotone, permanently annoyed facial expression shtick on Parks and Rec. It's hard to imagine her doing sketch comedy.

This Sam Smith sketch is the funniest one of the night.

His entrance and outfit are as of Diana Ross, Cher, and the Ghost Of Christmas Present are each other’s.

Whore flashing her panties. Fat queen hiding his blubber..

[quote]Is Aubrey actually showing emotion on her face? I got tired of the whole monotone, permanently annoyed facial expression shtick on Parks and Rec. It's hard to imagine her doing sketch comedy.

She's really good at this.

His entrance and outfit are as if Diana Ross, Cher, and the Ghost Of Christmas Present ate each other’s.

No Theo James cameo?

The Whale.

Much to my own surprise, I liked the Sam Smith performance.

And the Shit 30 begins with a high production value waste of time.

R9, well, yes, except for we'd never have had Eddie Murphy, Jan Hooks, Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer (sp?), and Cecily Strong.

R33, I agree; amazing how she's made a career from that.

Her pouty character on White Lotus would have gotten on my nerves had the show gone on longer.

This Sam Smith spectacle is ridiculous. And who is this stupid bitch on the table?..

WTF?!

SHARON STONE!! She was the one in the Sam Smith song!

The most interesting musical guest in YEARS.

Homophobic Skit. Boycott!!

Sharon Stone. Sad.

That B&W skit was brutal.

Didn't Kate do that black and white skit better then years ago?

The Youtube comments are funny

[quote]I haven't paid attention to anything Sam Smith has done since 2012 or so. When did he start dressing like a pre-teen that just discovered Claire's?

One of the better shows of the season.

Aubrey was really good in everything she was given, except the final black-and-white thing, and that could just be from exhaustion. They put her in almost every sketch.

The Santos opener was meh. Loved The Black Lotus and the Parks & Rec reunion.

The less said about Sam Smith the better. But damn, Sharon Stone continues to look amazing.

Sharon Stone reduced to a walk on skit performer on SNL?

R27 Still the best weight loss solution

R55, Tom Hanks does it regularly.

1. Plaza was far and away the best host in years.

2. I mostly laugh at Sam Smith and his ridiculous "they" nonsense, but that first performance was damn good. Or at least very interesting.

It’s a sad state of affairs when Jimmy Kimmel features a funnier Santos skit than SNL.

R59 = Yeah. They could have done a skit with Kitana doing drag for Matt Gaetz and McCarthy in his congressional office. I knew SNL would screw it up.

The major problem remains the writing. In the latest seasons, it’s not only weak but also bizarre.

This episode had more laugh out loud moments than any episode in a while. Aubrey was a great host. Sharon Stone looked amazing!

The episode was absolute shite but for the Black Lotus and Yang as Santos on Weekend Update. And WTF has happened to that towering mass of blubber, Sam Smith???? He does this ridiculous shit in concert? Plus, I don't need to watch Aubrey Plaza in anything ever again.

FRANCE!!!

Never thought I'd see SNL doing a PREP commercial sketch.

They should have had Jon Lovitz play George Santos.

it's funny. I studied years ago at Groundlings in LA where folks from SNL studied.

You had to be so good to advance to the next level; it got harder, more competitive -- as it should, of course

But then to get out and be on the show and come up with such lame stuff week after week.

Something's missing.

Lorne Michaels had Lovitz do Santos on Jimmy Fallon.

I realized this past episode that they do not have a strong impressionist anymore (Cecily Strong or even the loathsome McKinnon). They have no one who can do MTG or Pirro. They better find someone fast because a skit filled with men (the sports debacle) shows they need a political female impressionist stat.

It’s the writing, r67.

That’s what’s missing.

[quote]they need a political female impressionist stat.

Chloe Fineman is pretty good.

R71 = Chloe is good at impersonating celebs. Her Jennifer C. is amazing...I'm pretty sure Chloe and Aubrey came out this week too with their onscreen make out session.

R72 Aubrey's bisexual

I couldn’t understand the actors in the Miss Universe sketch!

I wonder if Aubrey is a hot fuck.

I feel bad for the property brothers and Tony Hawk for having to be in that sketch R74

Definitely the best episode of the year. Keep it up, SNL!

The Gay Megan sketch was stupid. Had to be written by Boring Yang.

[quote] I wonder if Aubrey is a hot fuck.

Aubrey had an X-rated video leak during the Fappening. She was masturbating frantically in front of a mirror and looked like she definitely knew her way around a clit.

I'm still pissed that no videos of male celebs were released during the Fappening.

Every gay sketch is nothing but a mash-up of the most tired stereotypes.

Gay clubs, divas, poppers, harnesses, yas queen.

They are no doubt masterminded by Bowen Yang but I would guess they were written by clueless homophobes.

You can always tell which hosts are comfortable with gay content based on the number of gay sketches

[quote]They are no doubt masterminded by Bowen Yang but I would guess they were written by clueless homophobes.

It's hard to tell the difference.

WHO IS THIS FUKKIN HOST????

Are the writers still insufferable Harvard grads (and associated schools) douchebags?

The show is about as funny as root canal work.

I watched Steve Martin and Martin Short the other day and they are fantastic in Only Murders in the Building, but we're dreadful on SNL.

omg fat ass sam smith hiding his blubber under that huge pinK thing. FAIL

yOU know theyr desparate when that old hag SHARON STONE is on..

WTF is wrong with che, he looks old and bloated and.....his sketchy face.

sharon stone negated the piece due to her dour grizzled face.

R89, He looks miserable, obviously wants to jump ship.

Oh Aubrey...it's a sad day when Kim Kardashian was a better host than you.

And good for you Sam Smith for pulling off not one, but two stunts to get the audience to focus on something other than your blubbery body and hideous face.

Lens wore 1/2 of Sam's dress a few years ago. Same optical illusion trick. And she was thinning.

er thinner.

Che acts like Lorne won't let him go and is phoning it in to piss him off, plus he is writing really mean shit for Jost.

‘SNL’ Postproduction Workers Authorize Strike as Contract Negotiations Stall:

Didn't realize how many lesbians work behind the scenes of SNL

R78 The Megan 2.0 sketch was written by Jimmy Fowlie

Fowlie would be a better gay actor than Yang.

Move him in next year. His Chloë Sevigny is hilarious.

Fowlie was hilarious on The Other Two.

I can appreciate Sam for his music & voice. But he is trying to go the way of Lady Gaga with the avant garde & theatrics. Just sing & let the back ground do the show. Go to a Cher show- she's the queen of this.

Sam Smith is really taking bulking up seriously. Can't wait to see his cutting phase.

And Go-Go Boy interupted.

R99, does Fowlie do Chloe Sevigny or ar you thinking of Drew Droege?

Fowlie does a hilarious self-absorbed Carrie Bradshaw in some Sex and the City/And Just Like That parodies.

R104 = ugh. He is one of "THOSE" gays who thinks he's hilarious. No thank you.

Fowlie wears ripped jeans. Girl, please. Grow the fuck up. He also has the generic shirtless pix with different guys. Yawn. Someone should tell your hottie his teeth look fake. Fangs are so yesterday.

The two on the right of OP's link pic must have been horrified.

R104, oops

R104 has a few laughs. Lighten up bitches.

I finally got around to watching this. Geez, how could the writers have so spectacularly failed to craft sketches for someone as comically gifted as Aubrey Plaza?

The Miss Universe thing was beyond stupid. What was with all the yelling? And speaking of yelling, Sarah Sherman has one volume setting - LOUD. God, she annoys me.

The only bits that were mildly funny were the Black Lotus and the game night sketch, although that one just suddenly ended. These writers don't know how to wrap up a sketch.

I chuckled mildly when Bowen Yang was George Santos on Weekend Update and said his grandparents were the ones who said to Anne Frank, "Hey, you should be writing this down."

And was that Sharon Stone in that last skit? Why?

Don't get me started on Sam Smith. "They" were atrocious.

Check out Jimmy Fowlie on The Other Two as one of the "Instagays" a funny caricature of vapid gay Instagram influencers. The whole show is a riot.

The Ms Universe sketch was based on this

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R112 Oh, okay. Now I get it. I didn't watch Miss Universe, so had no idea.

I just watched Maneskin on Fallon and am constantly surprised at how much better his musical guests are than the groups on SNL.

Musical guests on SNL have been the worst lately. Especially the lame-ass rappers who lip-synch. I'm looking at you, Lizzo.

Lizzo is overrated.

Thread for the show tonight?

Will Michael Che at least look like he’s not being held hostage tonight?

Oh dear to the rollercoaster woman

R118, here: