Through all the "hype", it finally arrived....the Donald Trump episode. So....how did it go? Well, I almost didn't want to even write this review, that's how it went. Onto the review.....(*sigh*)
MSNBC Dem Forum (Cold Open): With Cecily Strong as Maddow, the cold open saw SNL take on Friday's Dem Forum with Martin O'Malley (Taran Killam), Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon), and making his return, Larry David as Bernie Sanders. Larry David was the saving grace of this cold open. The writing was all over the place (appearing that they didn't even see the actual forum, which was actually full of tough questions). But all in all, this was alright, considering what was yet to come. (6.7)
Monologue: And then out came Donald Trump. Trump talked about "Rosie O'Donnell", who was actually Aidy Bryant, and then got flanked by 2 more Trumps (Killam and Darrell Hammond). It was just very blah. As scripted as it was, Larry David "heckling" Trump as a racist was really the only amusing part. (5.9)
Trump White House: Oy. This entire sketch (centering around what a Trump white house would look like, depicting how great it was) was a total disaster. It practically ended with a Trump campaign ad. One of the worst sketches in SNL history. (0.0)
Bad Girls (Short): This short looked like it was trying to mimic the "Do It On My Twin Bed" series, but there just wasn't any bite to this. It was just very predictable and by the numbers....not to mention it went on forever. (2.8)
Live Tweet: Due to equal time restraints, Trump wasn't really in this sketch, but the premise was that he was live tweeting one. From ridiculing Killam, Vanessa Bayer, Strong, the entire cast here just felt trapped. The "tweets" weren't even clever, but just mean.....and kind of racist (in regards to Kenan Thompson). (3.0)
Hotline Bling Parody (Short): Beside the musical guest, this was pretty much the only saving grace of the night. Jay Pharoah was fantastic as Drake (he's usually great). We also got a tremendous cameo from Martin Short as "Ed Grimley". Heck, even Trump was pretty good here. (8.0)
Sia - "Alive": (8.1)
Weekend Update: Colin Jost & Michael Che pretty much set the tone when they stumbled with their intro. The jokes just fell flat (especially when they tried to mention the Trump Protests outside the studio, and Che whispering a Trump birther joke).
As the first guest, even Leslie Jones wasn't able to connect or get anything going with Jost.
Drunk Uncle (Bobby Moynihan) finally made an appearance, but it was a little on the nose as he discussed as he was a Trump supporter (with a random disparaging Caitlyn Jenner joke thrown in there to boot). (5.5)
Laser Harp (Rock Band): This was one of those sketches that might have worked with a host that was actually present, but it just fell flat here. Trump played a laser harp player who wanted a longer solo.....and that was pretty much it. (3.1)
Mr. Crocker (Short): Beck Bennett played a dad who recorded current pop songs, looking for a record deal. Donald Trump, as the executive kind of looked like a poor man's "Bruce Dickinson". (3.5)
Sia - "Bird Set Free": (8.8)
Porn Stars: This recurring sketch with Bayer & Strong can be hit or miss. When the show's going well, and with the right host, these can be hysterical......but this week wasn't the case. And that's all I'll say about this. (3.6)
Hurray, the review is finally over. But man oh man, was this a rough show. It was as miserable as I anticipated (maybe even worse). You could tell none of the cast was really into it. Larry David & Sia were the only ones able to really provide any sort of life into this week's show (beside Jay Pharoah's Hotling Bling parody). SNL will certainly take a hit with this show, but they should be able to bounce back in the next 2 weeks with Elizabeth Banks and Matthew McConaughey.....(and don't forget about Adele as the musical guest in 2 weeks). But until then...lets just forget that this week's show happened.
Overall Score - 4.92
Tracy Morgan - 7.94
Amy Schumer - 7.18
Miley Cyrus - 6.07
Donald Trump - 4.92
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