Saturday Night Live (SNL) 2020-2021 46th Season Thread

The best comical performers last night were Statler and Waldorf.
They should make them regulars next season and let them interject comments throughout the whole show…

 

I agree, last night was an all around solid episode. I also wondered how much input the host had with the creation of the show.

 

The ending ‘stage bow’ of last night’s episode confused me - I thought I heard Keegan-Michael Key say something like it was the last episode, looking forward to next season and have a nice summer but I knew there is one more episode left in this season. Maybe he thought last night’s was the last?

 

i think what he meant to say and what he actually said were different. after he said it you didn't hear him say something like "well i hope to be back next year and see you" ?

 

Last night bored me to the max, and after a five week break (I didn't watch Elon), I realized I really don't need this show, as it is. Unless five, or so, cast members leave (and some writers leaving wouldn't hurt), this next episode will be my last for some time. I've seen everything some of these writers and cast can give us way too many times to give a crap anymore.

This is why I wish they'd actually reboot the show every now and then. I can watch a bad season with mostly new people doing new stuff, but I'm not about to watch the third bad season in a row from ten-year veterans.

 

‘Saturday Night Live’ Ratings Slip To Lows With Host Keegan-Michael Key

 

They really do need to be freshening up that cast. Turnaround has been a better thing for this series. Overstaying = stale.
That said, though, I did enjoy several episodes this season, or at least finding content in some which I did enjoy, having some chuckles; (I don't recall if they were really hearty LOL moments), including the Elon Musk one.

I completely align w/that article. I was reading the earlier posts, a number of which gave this episode glowing reviews & was like, "Did we watch the same show?" (Though I don't sit through the episode; I view the sketches on youtube sometime after b/c that way I easily skip what isn't working for me.)

 

I definitely have loved a few episodes from this season, but I still have felt like I'm wasting my time during most episodes, recently, and I'm back to being embarrassed to even admit I watch the show. There's just nothing keeping me attached. That said, if Kate, Aidy, and Cecily all leave (and probably at least two other people from pre-season 42), they'll at least get me back for the season premiere. If it's practically the same cast, though, I'm not gonna bother.

 

I almost never blame cast members. I think the writing in general has been pretty poor for a long time now. Actors can only do so much with bad material.

 

Musk kicked Keegan's butt ratings wise. SNL has a tradition of "stunt-casting" sports figures and politicians to host who are terrible in sketches.

SNL can't really steal Muppet characters without permission as regulars. I guess there's a parody exemption like the human baby yoda desk bit or Eddie Murphy Gumby.

They sent Kermit plus voice actor, the S+W puppets but the W&S voices were actually SNL cast.

 

Writers can only write so much for people who do or are known for certain things.

 

Kermit was Kyle Mooney.

 

I only recorded last weekend’s show because Keegan was hosting but even he couldn’t bring back a spark that’s been missing for a long time. Opening monologue wasn’t that great and it dissolved into silliness when they broke into song, which I skipped. Keegan was severely under-utilized when I was expecting his Mad TV- level comedy (would have been cool to see him do a Coach Hines skit on SNL, for example). The only skit I enjoyed was the Muppets with Key & Kenan...everything else was totally forgettable.

 

Everything you said is how I felt. Missed opportunity by the writers to not fully utilize an immense talent
like Keegan. He and Jordan Peel (together) on MadTV and then their own show was comedy gold.
And I too "assumed" they would have him do Coach Hines, but no luck.

 

And as I mentioned in my above post, this 12:00 compilation of Keegan's best as Coach Hines
is what SNL "could" have done with him. But, as usual, they screwed up big time...

 

I remember back when you were so excited to see the show live. But, I agree. The show used to be better and I have skipped most of this season. Next season needs a reboot.

 

Is it not common that a network will own the rights to an original character from one of it's shows? Dana Carvey couldn't do "Church Lady" on his ABC show, for example.

 

"The movies..."

 

It looks like the changes are coming:
‘SNL’: Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Who May Be Leaving – Deadline

 

Reverting back to the old aspect ratio for the Hollywood Squares sketch was a nice touch.

 

Yes he did

 

I was pretty bored last night until Update. Wow! That was hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. Every sketch after was solid and full of laughs. What a way to finish the season.

 

boy i will be really sad if they all go . usually they don't like to turnover the cast that badly unless the show was tanking

 

The good news is most will probably be surprise guests before Halloween and the audience can scream like they do every time Kristen Wiig comes back.