Will Ferrell returned for a much anticipated hosting gig. Did it live up to the hype? Onto the review
George W. Bush Returns Cold Open: They could have easily just slapped a Ferrell Bush piece together, but this cold open was well done. Remarking on his rising approval numbers, Bush here reminds us just how bad of a president he was; from entering into two wars, to crashing the economy. This was a nice reminder that while those times may seem quaint now, things were still quite bad...just in different ways. (8.7)
Monologue: (8.4)
Fighter Pilots: Who knew you could create a sketch centered around one phrase......"clown penis". The sketch lost its edge after a while, but Ferrell's calm demeanor kept it afloat. (7.2)
The House (short): Kyle and Beck returned with their recurring "The House", an MTV styled reality show. These just never get old. (7.5)
Commercial Shoot: For a sketch based on an old viral video (in terms of how fast they spread), who knew that we needed a parody of it. Kate McKinnon and Will Ferrell felt totally natural working together, almost like when Will would frequently team up with Ana Gasteyer. (8.0)
Flight Attendants: This sketch really played up Will's character acting. While Aidy and Chris are trying to perform a fun pre-flight routine, Will makes sure his atheist ideas are included. He just played it up perfectly. (8.5)
Next: For Men (ad): SNL continued to react to the #MeToo movement with this deodorant ad, for men who are about to be found out. (8.1)
(Chris Stapleton): (9.1)
Weekend Update: Besides Bush, the only other character Will brought back was "Jacob Silj", an economic adviser with "voice modulation syndrome". In my book, this character of Will's is really underrated.
Heidi Gardner brought it again with a new character, teen YouTube star Bailey, to talk about the Oscar nominations. Her mannerisms really make this character shine. Heidi could quickly become a breakout star. (8.5)
Reality Stars: (7.0)
Dinner Discussion: Its cliche to call a sketch "important"....but that's what this was. A group during dinner starts discussing about Aziz Ansari and the intricacies of abuse/consent. It really hits home how the awkward the conversation turns out to be, with each person not wanting to cross that line, and just wanting to move on to something else. But to really build on this current movement, these are the tough conversations that are needed. (9.2)
(Chris Stapleton): (8.5)
Office Breakroom: (6.7)
Chucky Lee Byrd: (6.9)
Will Ferrell brought it this week, showing why he's among the best of the best among former SNL cast-members. While I like his established characters, he was able to roll out the new material he was given. (8.02)
Will Ferrell: 8.02
Chance The Rapper: 7.83
Ryan Gosling: 7.63
Sam Rockwell: 7.55
Kumali Nanjiani: 7.48
James Franco: 7.28
Kevin Hart: 7.20
Saoirse Ronan: 7.16
Tiffany Haddish: 7.15
Larry David: 7.14
Jessica Chastain: 7.11
Gal Gadot: 7.08
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