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Former cast members have a superpower other hosts dont: They get it.
Sketch comedy is not just about getting onstage and trying to be funny.
You gotta share focus, straight man, hold for laughs, and hit your cues.
After being on the show for ten years, Jason is going to giveSNLall of that.
But in a sense, that raises the degree of difficulty.
If you have a host that can do anything, you better be funny.
And this week, they delivered.
Best Biden Impression
James Austin Johnson continues to impress with his Biden impression.
(I used to be … whats the word Im looking for?
Sudeikis pops in with his eight-years-ago Biden and immediately gives the present-day Biden a massage and a sniff.
There should be more acclaim for Jamess Biden impression.
Im a big believer in sticking with what works.
Jason ends his monologue by talking about how inspired people are by the comedy atSNL.
Maybe I dont know much about Jason, but is he actually becoming Ted Lasso?
Best First Line
You know I dont study this table all the time, just periodically.
More on that later.
Best Flirting
You dont strike me as the punishing throw in.
Well, you dont know me very well.
Ego is such a good actor, and the Parent Teacher Conference sketch is my highlight of the episode.
If youre like me, youre sick of throwing your underwear in the trash.
Best Weekend Update Joke
Donald Trump announced the launch of his own social-media internet hes calling Truth Social.
But most people know it by its original name, the National Sex Offender Registry.
This weekColin broke Seth Meyerss record for most Weekend Update appearances at 155.
Kenan Thompson has been on the show for almost half his life.
Line of the Night
What if we put a sick-ass treasure map on this thing?
This week I wanted to highlight two good examples.
Mikey and Cecilys horrible answers keep derailing him, but the key is that Jasons character keeps trying.
That leads to the biggest laugh of the sketch: My sister says you should never ignore the balls.
In Annie, Cecily is trying to welcome Melissa to the Daddy Warbucks house.
Shes derailed by the mysterious Ricky.
Here, by attempting to gather new information, Cecilys character pushes the sketch into surprising territory.
I guess I need to stop thinking of him as the guy who wasnt Bill Hader or Will Forte.
I especially loved his commitment when reacting to Andrew in Declaration Pitch and Kenan in Casino Proposal.
This was a good episode ofSNL.
There wasnt one bad sketch, and they seemed to have a lot of fun with Jason.
Going forward, I really hope Kate comes back after the break.
I think shesshooting a Tiger King show or something, but shes missed.
It also appears thatSNLcut another kindly Dont Destroy sketch for time for the second week in a row.
I guess we can live with that, but were going to need it uploaded to YouTube ASAP.
