2020 has been quite a year. SNL went from starting off (like all of us) pretty normally...to producing shows from home, to now back on stage with a limited audience. On top of all that was the election (where SNL's coverage missed the mark for the most part). But there was still plenty of quality pieces this year. The following is my top 20 of the last year.
20) "On The Couch"
Another year, and another song featuring Chris Redd & Kenan Thompson.
19) "The Bachelor"
SNL "Bachelor" sketches tend to follow the same formula, but this one mixes it up with Adele playing herself as a contestant.
18) "Melissa Seals The Deal"
Melissa Villasenor and Chloe Fineman made the most of it with the home produced shows, starting with this Melissa piece that feels like a take on Christopher Walken's "The Continental"
17) "Dreams"
The closing piece from last season, this feature showed what is waiting for us on the other side of all of this.
16) "Enough Is Enough"
A good sketch that mocked how some social media influencers tried to do activism.
15) "Bits"
A short that is right in Kyle Mooney's wheelhouse.
14) "Madame Vivelda"
An amusing sketch showing us how wild this year would have sounded had we were warned about it a year ago.
13) "Christmas Morning"
SNL has had a run recently of these sort of "realistic" family Christmas moments, and this one lives up to them.
12) "Airbnb Commercial"
Another solidly produced "at home" sketch starring Chloe Fineman, she really shined.
11) "NY Musical"
We had two John Mulaney hosted episodes in this past calendar year.....and with that came these big musical numbers.
10) "Sportsmax"
As I mentioned up top, the political coverage this year was middling for SNL, but this one rose above. A solid parody of the FOX News alternative "Newsmax".
9) "Masterclass"
The other Chloe Fineman "at home" piece in this list, she really made herself noticed.
8) "Stu"
Who had an eminem 'Christmas' themed parody in the year 2020? Yet here we are.
7) "Uncle Ben"
Just a spot on Dave Chappelle sketch reflecting on this past year besides the pandemic.
6) "December To Remember Car Commercial"
There was a whole story woven through this parody ad.
5) "The Science Room"
There has quietly been a number of memorable sketches similar to this, from Sam Rockwell's "Science Show" and Bill Hader's "Mister Wizard", but Adam Driver really stands out in this.
4) "Strollin'"
These were the kind of sketches that SNL should have focused more on in their election coverage.
3) "Airport Sushi"
This was the better of the two Mulaney musical sketches this past year.
2) "Del Taco Shoot"
Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney show off their chemistry here essentially repeating the same phrase over and over again.
1) "Tiny Horse"
Just the perfect version of absurdist humor. This one was just so out there and unexpected.
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