SNL Season 42: Melissa McCarthy

SNL aired it penultimate episode of the season with Melissa McCarthy, who joined the Five-Timer's Club. So how did it go? Onto the review

Lester Hold Cold Open: Michael Che as Lester Holt was all of us in this NBC interview cold open. As Trump (Baldwin) admits that he had Russia on his mind when firing James Comey, Holt says to his producers "Is that it? Did I get him? No? Nothing Matters?". How true that seems to be. (7.6)

Monologue: What a clever Mother's Day monologue. Melissa picks a mom out of the audience (seems to be legit, as reports say she picked someone different who was at dress), and takes them on a door of backstage, running into Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. It was something different. (8.5)

Game Show: In a Press Your Luck parody "Just Desserts", Melissa showed that she's willing to do anything in terms of physical comedy. Playing a contestant, she doesn't fare well, getting an endless amount of pies and cakes smashed in her face. She just sold this so well. Also, Kenan was low-key brilliant just saying "pie" over and over again. (8.0)

Amazon Echo (ad): An Amazon Echo made for the AARP generation, you just know Amazon is going to start green lighting this. (7.3)

Sean Spicer Returns: We knew this was coming. First, we see Aidy Bryant as Sarah Huckabee Sanders, with the press praising her for being nicer. Spicer (McCarthy) hiding in the bushes, is not pleased, and barges in. Suffice it to say, hilarity ensues, with Spicer making a demonstration with Russian nestling dolls. When aware that Trump might fire him, Spicer takes his Podium off to NYC and a NJ golf course where Trump actually is. This was the first (and likely last) meeting between Spicer and Trump, as he doesn't seem long for the job in reality. If this is the last time we see Spicer on SNL, then what a way to go out (makeout session and all). (8.7)

(Haim): (9.0)

Weekend Update: Pete Davidson made his return as an Update guest, talking about his new-found sobriety, and discussing the perils of rehab.

Then Cecily Strong showed up as "everywoman" Cathy Anne, who just says it as it is. This character in the past has been pretty "meh", but this was the best iteration of it yet. She was really speaking the truth about Comey's dismissal, and Trump's conflicts of interest. (7.7)

Film Panel: (5.8)

Kyle & Leslie (short): I like how they're making this Kyle/Leslie relationship canon for this season, along with Leslie's interactions with Colin Jost, that drives Kyle incredibly jealous leading up to the building moment of this short. Trust me, it's worth it. (8.5)

Haim: (9.1)

First Birthday: (6.5)

Production Logo: Beck Bennett tries to sell a logo idea for "Lighthouse Features" starring Melissa McCarthy as a down on her luck woman. This made me want to know more about this character "Donna". (7.5)

Melissa McCarthy, like Louis C.K just knows how to host a solid show. She can make seemingly any character work. When you know Melissa is hosting, you can just sit back, and not worry about if the show is going to click that night or not. (7.85)

Dave Chappelle: 8.83
Kristen Stewart: 8.13

Tom Hanks: 8.03

Scarlett Johansson: 7.98

Melissa McCarthy: 7.85

Aziz Ansari: 7.82

Lin Manuel Miranda: 7.74

Louis C.K: 7.65

Felicity Jones: 7.62

Alec Baldwin: 7.58

Jimmy Fallon: 7.57

Emma Stone: 7.56

Casey Affleck: 7.40

Margot Robbie: 7.38

Chris Pine: 7.31

John Cena: 7.19

Kristen Wiig: 7.09

Emily Blunt: 7.07

Benedict Cumberbatch: 6.60

Octavia Spencer: 6.49