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This weeksSNLpromo featuring Daniel Craig simply unable to deprogram himself from James Bondesque bone-crunching is funny.
And once the Bond stuff has been toyed with, whats left?
As usual, this weeks sketches are ordered here from best to worst.
Craig points tothe postponed rollout ofNo Timeand shows the audience a sneak peek of a scene he loves.
From this point, its a filmed play on a Bond casino scene.
This is Craigs funniest performance of the night; his outsize giddiness is something to behold.
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The primaries and eventual general election are on the hosts minds.
Then Bowen Yang comes on as a new character, Bottle Boi.
While Yang exhibits a lot of flare in the delivery, the take isnt all that inspired.
(No need to look it up: Shes white.)
(The answer, of course, isFailure to Launch.)
The two players match each other, quote for quote, until theyre down to charades.
Because they enjoy the sparring match, its hard not to enjoy the sketch.
Just ask Kate McKinnon, who giggles throughout.
Once the sketch gets rolling, its all about how these alterations and impediments interrupt the proceedings.
The performances get swallowed up in the parade of sight gags, but there are some well-calibrated physical bits.
The Weeknd, for his part, fits right in.
In this, the obsession never transcends odd and unlikely.
Deirdres question to the studio audience, Did we lose you?
is a question the writers clearly want to ask the home audience as well.
Also, Hughes cant stop talking about how hot everyones butts are and showing off his other special talents.
The foul mess of the final 30 seconds is almost worth watching on its own.
As with his first hosting gig, Craig has a lot of fun and it shows.
That said, its telling that the best moment of the night arrives via a visiting politician.
Beyond this, the show gets bogged down by sketches that dont offer much to Craig or the audience.
The next live show should be March 28, when John Krasinski makes his hosting debut.
