SNL Season 43: Donald Glover

Donald Glover brought his talents to SNL. Onto the review

Michael Cohen Wiretap Cold Open: What a star-studded cold open. Ben Stiller as Cohen, Martin Short as Trump's doctor, Scarlett Johansson and Jimmy Fallon as Ivanka and Kushner....and Stormy Daniels herself. Usually cold opens that jam pack week/s worth of news into one don't work out, but in this instance it actually did. Even Alec Baldwin's Trump worked out here, as he was merely part of this grand ensemble. And is there someone Kate McKinnon couldn't play, as she took on Rudy. (8.9)

Monologue: (7.0)

Courtroom: (7.4)

Friendos (short): This was a very well made short, much like the Chance The Rapper music video short from when he hosted earlier this season. (8.5)

80's Music Video: Coming straight out of left-field, an Oran "Juice" Jones 'The Rain' parody. I'd be curious on how this came to be. I watched the original, and its a well done parody. That original music video is so ridiculous you'd think it'd be hard to mock, but Donald Glover did a good job here. (8.4)

A Kanye Place (short): I was wondering how SNL would take on the past couple weeks of Kanye news, and this was a unique concept. Based off of "The Quiet Place", the group freaks out with each successive Kanye tweet and picture, showing how we get distracted by trivial things given the current chaotic climate. (9.0)

Dirty Talk: (7.5)

(Childish Gambino): (8.5)

Weekend Update: Pete Davidson showed up to semi-roast Jost & Che, as they were recently announced as Emmy's Hosts. 

Leslie Jones discussed facebook's new dating features. (8.3)

Lando's Summit: (7.5)

Barbie Instagram: This felt like more of a 10 to 1 sketch, as Pete, Donald and Heidi try to come up with instagram captions for a Barbie account. Glover really makes this work, with his incredibly dark and profound ideas. (8.4)

(Childish Gambino): (9.0)

FYI: You should definitely check out the "This Is America" music video

Prison Job: (6.2)

Donald Glover brought a tremendous amount of energy to SNL this week. Nearly everything clicked. It was a perfect storm of a week.....and no, that pun wasn't intended. (8.05)

Donald Glover: 8.05

Will Ferrell: 8.02
Chance The Rapper: 7.83
Ryan Gosling: 7.63

John Mulaney: 7.58
Sam Rockwell: 7.55
Kumali Nanjiani: 7.48 

Bill Hader: 7.42 
Charles Barkley: 7.41
Chadwick Boseman: 7.34 
Sterling K. Brown: 7.30
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 
Natalie Portman: 7.03