SNL closed off its 1st half run with Kevin Hart. Onto the review
White House Tree Trimming Cold Open: This cold open reverted back to what hasn't worked with SNL's political cold opens. Baldwin's Trump is just sort of there, and it was more of a hodge-podge of lines (decorating the tree with ornaments of the fallen in trump's 1st year). (5.5)
Holiday Jewelry (ad): This parody of Pandora bracelets was pretty spot on. Get a bracelet, and then every occasion just add a vague charm that sort of resembles the person. (7.5)
Office phone Call: (7.0)
Captain Shadow and Cardinal (short): This was a fairly good realistic take on superheros, as Kevin Hart gets pulled over speeding in his bat-like mobile. Chris Redd really stood out as his robin-esque sidekick. (7.8)
Inside The NBA: Jay Pharoah had a good Shaq impression....and so did Kevin Hart. He perfectly portrayed Shaq's, shall we say, oddball nature. (8.1)
(Foo Fighters): (8.2)
Weekend Update: We saw a brief appearance by Omarosa (Leslie Jones).
Alex Moffat returned with his character "Guy who just bought a boat". This character is really starting to come along. It won't reach Stefon heights of course, but i'm interested to see where its going to go. (7.2) Nativity Play: (5.4)
Christmas Party: (5.1)
Active Jack: (7.4)
(Foo Fighters): Let me just say, what a great Christmas medley to close out the show. (9.2)
Like of much of this season, this show had its moments, but not a whole lot showed out overall. Although the Kevin Hart goodnights were pretty cool, with the classic skating scene. (7.20)
James Franco made his 4th stop as a SNL host. Onto the review.
Visit With Santa (Cold Open): SNL has had some rough cold opens this season, often times unable to coalesce around a single subject. That wasn't the case this week, with a change of pace. We see a bunch of kid actors asking "Santa" tough real-world questions from Roy Moore to opioids. (8.0)
Monologue: (6.8)
Sexual Harassment Charlie: (7.0)
Gift Wrap: Some of the best SNL sketches involve shock moments and over the top antics that work. This was one of those. James Franco just owns this, with blood continuing to spurt from his finger. Things even got a little haywire, like Leslie Jones not expecting a mouthful of blood from Franco to go into her mouth. From that, along with Kate Mckinnon's reactions, this was just fantastic. (9.4) Scrudge (short): (7.1)
Spelling Bee: This was a sketch that just fit Franco like a glove. I'm sure some other host could have had a decent job with it, but Franco was totally into the character as this disturbed host. Just the way he delivers makes it all click. (9.3) (Sza): (7.3)
Weekend Update: The first guest saw Cathy Anne return (Cecily). As usual, Cathy always speaks the truth. Throughout her appearances, this character just keeps growing.
Next saw a rarity, a genuine field piece. Michael Che "disguised" himself as Gretchen, a liberal white woman. I hope they do more of these style of pieces. (7.2) Za: (6.5)
Christmas Charity (short): This short was a pleasant surprise. You think you know where its going, and then there comes the twist. (7.3)
(Sza): (6.4)
Reunion: (5.0)
James Franco brought it to this week's SNL. He at times can be a wildcard, but he was fully invested. (7.28)
Just dropping this out of the blue, but I decided to do a Top 10 singles list for Fall Out Boy. This list is subjective (yada, yada). Anyway, here's my take on their top 10 singles.
(all music video rights to Fall Out Boy, Fueled By Ramen/Island Records)
10) "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
from Infinity On High (2007)
9) "Champion"
from Mania (2018)
8) "Young And Menace"
from Mania (2018)
7) "Irresistible" ft/ Demi Lovato
from American Beauty/American Psycho (2015)
6) "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
from Infinity On High (2007)
5) "Centuries"
from American Beauty/American Psycho (2015)
4) "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)"
SNL returned, beginning its 1st half end run with an all-irish show pretty much. Onto the review.
White House Christmas Cold Open: SNL has had some problems with Trump featured cold opens. So in that respect, this one was actually alright. It ran on the concept of a Christmas Carol oriented sketch, with Mikey Day playing the "ghost" of Flynn to warn Trump. There was a nice surprise in the end, with the 3rd ghost appearing at first to be in the form of Bannon. (7.1)
Monologue: Being a non-stand up, you could have had a good guess that they might go a musical route. With that being said, the musical approach was pretty clever, with Saoirse trying to tell the public the correct pronunciation of her name. (7.5)
Floribama Shore (ad): First off, yes, this is a real MTV show. Shocking I know. A nice twist to have this featured around a hurricane. And Saoirse's southern accent? Wow, she can do it all. (7.2)
American Girl Store: (7.0)
Welcome To Hell (short): We've seen a number of these female ensemble music videos in the past, so it was about time we got another one. This one was more topical, dealing with the #MeToo movement, and stating in general that this current environment we're in is really nothing new. (8.4) Return Counter: This was a sketch geared towards the ensemble providing their best joke or character they've come up with. There wasn't any big punchline, but it provided some truth in what retail workers have to deal with, in regards to the people they face. (7.3)
The Race (short): I was a bit surprised this wasn't in the 10 to 1. This was a weird (yet entertaining) Kyle and Beck short involving a race in an office. Its so out there, I'm not even sure how to explain it. (7.5) (U2): (7.7)
Weekend Update: This week's Update felt a little low energy.
The first guest saw Kate McKinnon as PM Theresa May. Kate can pretty much do it all in terms of impressions.
Then (in what was a very Mikey Day centric episode), we got the Duncan's (Mikey and Leslie). (6.8) Bachelor Auction: (7.1)
Late For Class: (6.0)
(U2): (6.7)
Aer Lingus: (6.8)
Saoirse Ronan was a fine host, up to the task. The material often seemed like it didn't have her front and center that often (which is nothing against her). (7.16)
SNL closed off its 3 week November run with Chance the Rapper. Onto the review.
Wikileaks Cold Open: SNL has had a rough political cold open run recently, so this was a bit of fresh air. Instead of trying to cram in a bunch of things at once, they kept to one story, the Trump Jr-Wikileaks connection. We see Don Jr and Eric (Mikey & Alex) with Assange (McKinnon). It may be the same joke, that Eric is a moron, but Alex just plays it up so well. (7.6)
Monologue: (7.2)
Wayne Thanksgiving: This was a good concept for a sketch, that Batman is kind of racist in the neighborhoods he targets for crimes. Unfortunately it wasn't executed as well as the concept, with flubbed and stumbled lines from Leslie Jones. (6.8)
Come Back Barack (short): In the style of a 90s r&b music video, Chance leads a heartfelt song for Barack to come back, pretty much in any way possible. This was in a similar lane to last Christmas's show "last Barack Christmas", though I think this topped it. (8.8) Family Feud: Harvey Family Thanksgiving: Alas, a non-celebrity game show sketch. The twist here was that Chance played someone who looks an awful lot like a young Steve Harvey led by Aidy Bryant as the matriarch. This played up pretty well. (8.2) (Eminem): (9.0)
Weekend Update: Jost and Che certainly didn't take it easy on Al Franken in regards to the recent allegations against him.
The first guest was Kate as Jeff Sessions following his "forgetful" house testimony.
Then Kyle came out as Bruce Chandling for some "thanksgiving humor". This is a fairly divisive character, but I just love that deadpan humor style.
Pete Davidson was the star of this Update though, as he railed against Staten Island. This could have been its own comedy special. (8.6)
Sports Announcer: It was a fairly simple concept, Chance plays a Knicks reporter who has to cover a hockey game. This was a sketch that only worked because of how Chance played it. He just owned it. (8.5)
Rap History: (7.4)
Career Day: (6.3)
Porn Pizza Delivery: A bit surprised to see this recurring sketch. Heidi Gardner plays a "babysitter" welcoming in a pizza delivery man (Chance)...and in comes Aidy Bryant, who the sitter is supposed to be watching. Its this absurdest humor that I love...how does Aidy's character keep winding up in these situations? (7.7)
To this point, SNL's had a fairly average start, with nothing really standing out that much. That changed with this episode. Everything just seemingly clicked. (7.83)
Tiffany Haddish made history with her hosting stint. How did the show go? Onto the review.
Roy Moore & Jeff Sessions (cold open): No Alec Baldwin this week, and that's probably for the better. We see Mikey Day as Roy Moore talking to VP Pence (Bennett), which didn't really seem to fit. But then Kate McKinnon's Jeff Sessions comes out from under the "cabinet" to have a heart to heart with Moore. This was better, but SNL still is having a cold open problem when it comes to politics overall. (7.0)
Monologue: Tiffany Haddish was very endearing in this monologue. You could tell how she's quickly becoming a house-hold name. Her bit on re-wearing her dress was perfect. (8.6)
Tournament Fighter: This would be a common theme, Tiffany playing a solid character, but with the overall material not quite being there. (6.9)
Lion King Auditions (short): These screen test pieces are usually only good for getting cast members to get to do whatever random impersonations they can think of. That being said, Heidi Gardner as Kristen Schaal was amazing and spot-on. (7.1)
Message From The DNC: This was maybe their best political bit yet, trotting out "Senators Feinstein & Schumer and company" in a PSA on how the Democrats are now back. And unlike last week, Larry David returned with a useful Bernie Sanders appearance. (7.5)
Beck & Kyle (short): I'm loving this continuity within SNL of this Leslie Jones love triangle with Colin Jost and Kyle Mooney. Beck is trying to get him back, so he plans a switch with Jost at a masquerade ball. The biggest moment of this though was Jost getting "airplane'd" by punches. (8.5)
(Taylor Swift): (7.5)
Weekend Update: Colin started off with a perfect line on how it feels like right now; "better to stay inside, as its 20 degrees out and everyone's a sex monster".
Cecily Strong had a perfect character in "Claire from HR". This got across the point on how this isn't just a Hollywood or political problem, but an everyday workplace problem.
Then Kenan Thompson seemingly had a blast playing Lavar Ball, hocking more shoes. (7.6)
The Last Black Unicorn: (6.7)
Get Woke with Tamika: (4.0)
The Dolphin Who learned To Speak (short): (6.0)
(Taylor Swift): (7.6)
Whiskers R We: This recurring sketch returned. These are always fun, and this time the cats revolted. First they were trying to jump out of the pen, which Tiffany recovered well from. And then a hairless cat attacked Kate. The reactions were just perfect. (8.0)
Tiffany Haddish brought a lot of fun energy to this show, though the material wasn't quite there...especially in the post Update portion of the show. (7.15)
SNL came back after a couple weeks off with Larry David. Onto the review
Paul Manafort's House Cold Open: SNL is having a political cold open problem, particularly when it comes to Baldwin's Trump. It just feels sort of stale at the moment. He was perfect as candidate Trump, but its gotten away from him. This cold open was fairly run of the mill, with the best bit coming from Cecily's Melania on the plane with a fake Trump. (6.3)
Monologue: Larry David went with some edgy stuff in his stand-up monologue. Some of it worked, some didn't, but you could tell the live audience was somewhat uncomfortable. (7.5)
The Price Is Right - Celebrity Edition: This might have been the first sketch this season that completely fell flat. It was basically just a bunch of celebrity impersonations, with a throwaway Bernie Sanders from Larry. (4.5)
Press Conference: (6.5)
Career Retrospective: I thought this sketch was fairly clever. It looked back on an ad executive's PSAs from the past.....and how problematic they looked in the present day. I kind of wish this had gone on a bit longer, as it was just hitting its stride. (7.4) The Baby Step (short): (7.2)
(Miley Cyrus): (7.5)
Weekend Update: Update came out firing this week. Michael Che especially shined this week.
Mikey Day and Alex Moffat are quickly turning Donald Jr and Eric Trump into classic Update characters. They just play it up so well (Alex particularly).
Heidi Gardner had a breakout moment with her character Angel (the girlfriend from every boxing movie ever). She just owned this, getting upset at good news.
Leslie Jones had a delightful moment with some members of the world champion Houston Astros. (9.0)
Fresh Takes: (6.7)
New Wife: (6.6)
(Miley Cyrus): (7.3)
Beers (short): We finally got a Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett short, one from their 90s-esque sitcom series. This worked really well, especially Larry David as "Cousin CJ" with the alcohol problem. An example of deadpan humor that worked especially well. (9.2)
This was kind of an odd episode. I think it had some of the more memorable moments of the season so far (especially in weekend update), but felt sort of disconnected overall. (7.14)
SNL closed off its opening 3 weeks with Kumali Nanjiani. Onto the review.
Donald Trump Trucker Rally (Cold Open): Honestly, the Trump cold opens are starting to blend into each other. There's only so much you can do in parodying Trump. Though a part that did stand out was 'trump' ordering Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) out of various events following his NFL walkout stunt. (6.8)
Monologue: The stand-up type of monologues are time and again the best. Kumali touched on some important points regarding racism and criticism he's received in the past. (8.5)
Bank Breakers: This was more or less a one-note game show sketch, as Kumali kept on winning money away from Cecily Strong's character who was going through some tough family obstacles. (7.2)
Kellywise (short): We finally get Kate McKinnon's Kellyanne back in this short based off of "It". This wasn't just a critical piece on Kellyanne, but also the media in general who keep on inviting her back time and time again when all she really does is lie and spin. (8.9)
Office Halloween Party: (5.5)
Film Panel: SNL first took on the Harvey Weinstein scandal with another sequel to their film panel sketches. This was a good avenue for Kate's character Debette Goldry, in detailing that abuse in Hollywood has always been around. Its certainly a tough subject to deal with. (7.5)
(Pink): (9.0)
Weekend Update: Jost and Che took on the Weinstein scandal head-on, with Jost stating that Weinstein doesn't need rehab, but jail. Update has gotten good in dealing with their opening subjects.
Cecily portrayed Ivana Trump, on her book tour. I really hope we see more of Cecily's Ivana, which was just as good as her impression of Melania. (7.2)
Hotel Check-in: (6.3)
Nursing Home: (7.0)
(Pink): (7.9)
Customer Service (short): This was another good example of SNL setting up the punchline. We see Kumali in a customer service call center, and he develops a friendship with none other than an unhappy Melania. This could have legit been made into a short film. (8.5)
You could tell that Kumali was just having a blast in hosting, and I imagine we'll see him again. You can also tell though that the change up in the SNL writing room is taking a little bit to really find the right flow. (7.48)
SNL kept its opening stretch moving along with Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot. Onto the review
Jason Aldean Cold Open: A fitting cold open for what had been a rough week in the music world. Jason Aldean offered an opening statement remembering the victims from the Las Vegas shooting, and followed that with a cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down", who we also lost this past week. SNL pulls off thesemoments really well. (10)
Monologue: A fairly run of the mill monologue. It was nice seeing Leslie Jones decked out in wonder woman garb interacting with Gadot. (6.9)
E! New Lineup (ad): This overstayed its welcome a bit, but had some great moments, especially Gadot as Kendall Jenner asking her phone which sister she was. You could totally envision E! coming up with all of these show ideas. (7.3)
First Date: This sketch worked to its main punchline......that OJ is now on the dating scene. At first you're wondering why the wait staff is acting antagonizing, and why things seem awkward. SNL does these kind of sketches well, building to the main point. (8)
The Chosen One (short): (7)
Mirage: (7.5)
Safelite (ad): (8.3)
(Sam Smith): (5)
Weekend Update: Once again, the main political bits of the week were centered in Update. Jost and Che are really developing a good chemistry. They each made some good points on gun control (Che especially).
Kate McKinnon appeared as the "notorious" Supreme Court Justice RBG. She usually hits the same points, but there's just something about this character that's delightful.
Pete Davidson returned, discussing his mental health. I thought he dealt with it pretty well, not going overboard and using it as a bit to appear on the show more. (7.5)
The Maid and The Mice: (5.5)
Espionage: (6.7)
(Sam Smith): (5.5)
Themyscria: Kate and Aidy Bryant should team up more in sketches. There were perfect here. Part of me feels like this was just an avenue to get Gadot and Kate to make out (jk, but it was the main landing point of this sketch). (7.4)
The Naomi Show: (6.5)
This was a pretty okay show overall. Nothing really tanked, but only a few parts really stood out. It seemed like the material wasn't quite there this week. (7.08)
After what seemed like a lengthy layoff (due to a news filled summer), SNL finally returned for its season premiere with Ryan Gosling & Jay-Z. Onto the review.
The Chaos President (Cold Open): Alec Baldwin made his return as Trump. This cold open combined a lot of different elements, from Trump picking a fight with the mayor of San Juan over Hurricane Maria relief, to his reported feud with Jeff Sessions. Overall, this cold open felt a little flat, though Kate McKinnon is brilliant as Sessions. (6.8)
Monologue: Hey, did you know Ryan Gosling "saved jazz"?. That was the premise here, with Ryan even giving a little jazz tutorial on piano. At first, it seemed like he was going to run this premise in the ground, but he made it work. We even got a cameo from Emma Stone. (8.4)
Another Close Encounter: Right off the bat, they brought back this alien abduction sketch that hit it out of the park the first time around. While it didn't quite hit the same notes the second time around, there was still enough new material that it really, really worked. McKinnon just has that natural presence that can get anyone to break, especially Ryan as she was busy "fondling" him in a demonstration. (8.8)
Levi's Wokes (ad): (7.3)
The Fliplets: There isn't much to say about this HGTV show parody, just that wow can Ryan really get into his character. (6.6)
(Jay-Z): (8.6)
Weekend Update: Jost and Che came out firing in this opening Update. There was a lot of genuine frustration over Trump's Puerto Rico attacks, and Che had some of the more intense moments, calling Trump "a bitch" in response to his "nasty" comment, and on top of that, calling him a "cheap cracker".
Kate showed up as Angela Merkel, doing her usual thing. We also got Alex Moffat back as "The guy who bought a boat", with his cousin Ryan "The cousin who joined soho house". There's something here with this character, but I think Alex needs a few more appearances to really flesh it out. (8.0)
Henrietta & the Fugitive: (6.2) Italian Restaurant: (6.4) (Jay-Z): (8.5) Papyrus (short): I always say that SNL is at its best when it gets super random, and that's what we got with this short. Some writer was genuinely irritated at Avatar's font. I almost wish this short was even longer so it could pack even more of a punch, but even as is it really landed. (8.9)
Dive Bar: (7.0)
All in all, a very solid and consistent season opener. Ryan Gosling makes for a really reliable host. Yes, he breaks often in sketches, but just there's something about him that makes it charming (unlike certain other former cast members....who host The Tonight Show) (7.63)
I figured I'd give it a shot regarding some Emmy's predictions. A fair warning, a lot of these are either going to be pure guesses, or what I want to happen, so don't judge this on accuracy. With that, here we go.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Bill Camp - The Night Of
Alfred Molina - Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgard - Big Little Lies
David Thewlis - Fargo
Stanley Tucci - Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael K. Williams - The Night Of
Remember how I just said that a lot of these guesses would be a shot in the dark? Well.....
Pick: Alexander Skarsgard
Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or Movie:
Judy Davis - Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern - Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman - Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King - American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer - The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies
The winds seem to be shifting towards someone from Big Little Lies or Feud here, but I'm going outside the box with Regina King. Among her time at American Crime, she had her toughest role yet this past season.
Outstanding Lead Actor In a Limited Series or Movie:
Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock: "The Lying Detective"
Robert De Niro - The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - Genius
John Turturro - The Night Of
Again, another shot in the dark.
Pick: Riz Ahmed
Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or Movie:
Carrie Coon - Fargo
Felicity Huffman - American Crime
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange - Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon - Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies
With such a talented field, I'm going with someone from Big Little Lies, and that's Nicole Kidman
Outstanding Limited Series:
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius
The Night Of
Again, a pure guess, but with how I have these fields turning out, I'm going Big Little Lies.
Outstanding Television Movie:
Black Mirror: "San Junipero"
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: "The Lying Detective"
The Wizard of Lies
Pick - Sherlock: "The Lying Detective"
Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
I'm going with RuPaul's Drag Race, it really felt like it broke out into the mainstream this year.
Outstanding Variety Talk Series:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time with Bill Maher
Quite a field, and good to see Colbert in the mix. Its really tough to choose, but I'm leaning towards Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. His show has just kept gaining in relevancy, with well-drawn out pieces.
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:
Billy on the Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracy Ullman's Show
This one pretty much seems like a slam dunk, Saturday Night Live.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
John Lithgow - The Crown
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Jeffrey Wright - Westworld
As much as I want to go with Jones, I'm heading towards David Harbour. Throughout Stranger Things, he meshed with everyone incredibly well.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Uzo Aduba - Orange Is The New Black Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale Chrissy Metz - This Is Us Thandie Newton - Westworld Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale
A tough field here. As I said, a lot of these picks are what I hope happens, so with that I'm going with Millie Bobby Brown. She provided so much depth to her character, and really made her feel believable, given the sci-fi aspects of the show.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us Anthony Hopkins - Westworld Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys - The Americans Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan Kevin Spacey - House of Cards Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us
Here's where I give This Is Us its due with Sterling K. Brown.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Viola Davis - How To Get Away With Murder Claire Foy - The Crown Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale Keri Russell - The Americans Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld Robin Wright - House of Cards
Given the amount of buzz its gotten, I'm going with Elisabeth Mossfor The Handmaid's Tale.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Louis Anderson - Baskets Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live Titus Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ty Burrell - Modern Family Tony Hale - Veep Matt Walsh - Veep
After a cycle of merely average Trump impersonations over the past couple years, SNL finally found their man with Alec Baldwin.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Vanessa Bayer - Saturday Night Live Anna Chlumsky - Veep Kathryn Hahn - Transparent Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live Judith Light - Transparent Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon is arguably the MVP of SNL at the moment, pulling off both Hillary Clinton and Kellyanne Conway flawlessly...and don't forget about Jeff Sessions.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Anthony Anderson - Black-ish Aziz Ansari - Master of None Zach Galifianakis - Baskets Donald Glover - Atlanta William H. Macey - Shameless Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
This very well may go Ansari's way, but I'm going with my fav in Anthony Anderson. He's just gotten better in every season of Black-ish.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Pamela Adlon - Better Things Jane Fonda - Grace and Frankie Allison Janney - Mom Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
As much as things change, some things just stay the same, Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Outstanding Drama Series: Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid's Tale House of Cards Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld
I really want to go with This Is Us.....but call me a follower, I'm going Stranger Things. From a narrative aspectit was crisp, and never overstayed its welcome episode to episode. Also what I appreciated from it, was the way the characters were written. I never really found myself annoyed at any particular decision the main characters made (somewhat of a rarity).
Outstanding Comedy Series: Atlanta Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep
