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Its Halloween-y, but not annoyingly so.
And Mulaney brings it in the monologue, naturally.
He puts the election in perspective, momentarily, and then provides a great distraction otherwise.
Even Beck Bennetts brief walk-ons (as the victim of bird violence) elevate the action.
Then Kyle Mooney returns as Baby Yoda to tout the return ofThe Mandalorian.
Underneath that adorable exterior, of course, is a bro hustling his way through Hollywood.
Some of the jokes in Updates second half are surprisingly cutting.
The sillier stuff, about holiday-flavored Bud Light seltzer and Ron Jeremys prison sentence, also works well.
The energy is admirable, but this one suffers from a bit of diminishing returns.
The highlight has to be Maya Rudolph as Lady Liberty, grousing through Sondheims world-weary Im Still Here.
Okay, that and voter suppression.
Though this quartet is never fazed, the underlying anger is real.
While McKinnon has a ball embodying a certain sort of unique New Yorker, the V.O.
adds some colorful theories about her e.g., shes not not a professor at Columbia.
This pre-taped sketch does have the feeling of both a pep talk and a genuine PSA.
The puerile, pervy stuff gets to the Horseman understandably.
Theres not much to distinguish the performances, either.
