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As usual, this weeks sketches are presented here from best to worst.
The years inescapable ideas e.g., mutations, contact tracing, superspreader events are joyfully repurposed and reformed here.
Even more inspired is Gardners take on the needy, defensive second banana Birx.
Given how oftenSNLhas handed the Cold Open to celebrities, its nice to see the main cast carry it.
Given Villasenors talent for impressions, it shouldnt be a surprise that this one is spot-on.
(Hint: Its in the vicinity of San Jose.)
While Chalamets Harry Styles is mostly accent, its fun to see Chloe Finemans Chalamet ratcheted up to 11.
Its also great to see Nwodim get the chance to play a character who drives the sketch.
Well-meaning, clueless middle-aged man is one of Beck Bennetts specialties, and he has fun with it here.
The arrival of the neighbor (Mikey Day) adds some nice wrinkles to the driveway meltdown.
However, the smart writing doesnt completely negate the sense thatSNLis moonlighting as an ad agency.
As smart as the premise is, though, most of the sketch is essentially reiterating the premise.
At the least, its clear Chalamet and Davidson enjoy hamming it up together.
The sketch as a whole, though, feels like a lot of service paid to one absurd image.
As the luminaries talk 80s history and lyrical poetry, the boys of Xan Mob yell skrrt and ye.
Davidson and Chalamet clearly enjoy playing noxious dudes with no idea about the culture to which they owe everything.
Not even a bracing slap from Questo can add much dimension.
Writers save the best part for Chalamet.
The diminishing returns are most apparent in this one.
