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)
Ryan Gosling: 7.63
Kumali Nanjiani: 7.48
Gal Gadot: 7.08
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