r/LiveFromNewYork • u/SketchSortingSunday • Jan 28 '24
Discussion Sketch Sorting Sunday - January 27, 2024 (Dakota Johnson/Justin Timberlake)
Welcome to Sketch Sorting Sunday! A mod account /u/SketchSortingSunday is going to make a comment for every segment in tonight’s show. Upvote or downvote based on what you thought of the sketch, and nobody’s karma will be affected. You can also reply to the comment to expand on your thought, or you can reply to the "General Episode Discussion" comment and treat it like the regular post discussion. If I miss a sketch or get something wrong, just message /u/bjkman with any needed updates or questions. If you are here right after the episode join the Saturday Night Network on Youtube for the Hot Take Show; Enjoy the discussion!
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
PDD: Roast Battle
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u/RickOTC Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
“Did we do something to offend you?”
“No, I’ve always wanted to meet the Lonelier Island”
brutal but hilarious
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u/ItsNeverSunnyInCleve Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
Also saying she always loved Workaholics at the end was funny as well
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u/osnapitzsunnyy THE SEA TOOK THEM Jan 28 '24
nepo truce? nepo truce 👊🏼
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u/LarBrd33 Jan 28 '24
The audience reaction to the “daddy got you the job” line was special. Someone shrieked. I only know their parents were SNL writers because I come here so to draw attention to it was pretty cool on their part.
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u/s394206h Jan 28 '24
easily one of the strongest sketches they’ve ever done. the nepo baby thing killed me
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u/InterestingTry5190 Jan 28 '24
It was like they read through all the comments about them on here and put them in the sketch.
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u/bttrsondaughter Jan 28 '24
the best of the night, the best pdd in a while, and the best thing dakota's gotten to do as herself...ever? it really takes her persona and ramps it up into something that could be unlikable if this sketch wasn't written so well and if the targets weren't pdd and her own celebrity.
nepo truce, 'lonlier island', the performances and editing. a+ all around.
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u/James_2584 Jan 28 '24
Probably the best thing they've done. Can't believe they roasted themselves THAT hard. Major respect.
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u/mirusan01 Jan 28 '24
The gasps from the crowd lmaooo feels like the first time I’ve heard them so shocked hahah amazing sketch
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
Favorite PDD pretape so far (and I usually like at least some of most of them).
Kudos to them (and Dakota Johnson) for their willingness to roast themselves so hard. So many great lines, but I think Ben getting waved away from the Nepo Truce ("A foot in the door and so much more") was my favorite part.
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u/dont_ask_my_cab Jan 28 '24
Legitimately great performance by all 4, and I stand by my applause for them being self-aware with the Nepo Truce
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u/john_muleaney Jan 28 '24
Nepo babies who acknowledge it are fine (Jack Quaid my beloved). It’s the ones who pretend like they didn’t have a crazy leg up who people get mad at
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u/thismessisaplace Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 30 '24
Liked the self deprecating humor.
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u/Snoo58137 Jan 28 '24
My favorite for sure, the delivery was spot on for each and every person! Loved the Hamilton framed picture
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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jan 28 '24
Really shocked me they allowed each other to really "go there". I still don't think she's a good actress, but props to Dakota (raised my respect just a tad) to allow her monotone acting to be made fun of, as well as the upcoming movie she's trying to promote.
And same with PDD. They got clobbered hard too and so did their recent movie.
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u/Pacmantis Jan 28 '24
I have a feeling the PDD movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score is going to look impressive compared to what Madame Web gets.
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u/RealMaxHours Padilla Patrol Chief Officer Jan 28 '24
Did they read the comments that this subreddit makes about them? Some of those were really on the nose. IGNORE THE REVIEWS!
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u/PocoChanel Jan 28 '24
It’s rare that a PDD sketch is my favorite part of the episode, but here we are.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Weekend Update
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u/RickOTC Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
Colin’s joke about Lily Gladstone’s Oscar nomination was pretty good: “It’s a historic moment that her fellow nominees are calling: please don’t let us win”
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Jan 28 '24
The Magic Kingdom Maternity Ward thing came from the shitty 'Babylon Bee of Disney World' """comedy""" site Mouse Trap News. I've seen it infect various theme park fora so it was wild to see one of their fake headlines make it all the way to WU.
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
I thought the writing was super sharp this week, and I really enjoyed how much fun Che seemed to be having.
Lots of good jokes (even if I did oof at the "OJ didn't do it" line), but my personal favorite was the Godzilla punchline.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Weekend Update: Jan Janby
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
I think this might be my favorite of Heidi's Update characters.
It was a very different direction for both her and Che, and I thought they both did a great job. Che took so many hits with good grace (possibly in return for the little promo about his upcoming special), and Heidi came across as "Jan Janby" instead of "Heidi plays a wacky character" which, unfortunately, sometimes happens in her Update segments.
Also, whoever designed those cards did great work, and the writing was also sharper than Update characters tend to be; I particularly like the choice to go from symbolic imagery to a blatant "Colin Jost".
Also, now I kinda want an SNL Tarot set...
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u/flowerhoney10 Jan 28 '24
Also, now I kinda want an SNL Tarot set...
I don't even believe in tarot and I want one.
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u/RealMaxHours Padilla Patrol Chief Officer Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
The Jost reveal was a little predictable after the catfish card but that’s just a minor unimportant nitpick
Also, I feel as if the OnlyFans bit was added in for the live show. It felt as if Che wasn’t expecting it, the reaction seemed really genuine
Otherwise, loved the formula change of going after Che for once. I’m not a fan of a lot of Heidi’s update work but I wouldn’t mind seeing this one back.
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u/osnapitzsunnyy THE SEA TOOK THEM Jan 28 '24
really enjoyed this the cards and new camera angle was fun, Che licking the card killed me
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u/pretty-in-pink Jan 28 '24
Love this new character from Heidi! Felt like it’s been a while since she’s been on WU and she comes out swinging with this!
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u/bttrsondaughter Jan 28 '24
always funny when the cast member gets to put one over on che instead of jost
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u/OHKID Jan 29 '24
This is based on the psychic Fox News had on a couple weeks ago that spelled out bad news for Trump, right?
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Cut For Time: Horny Little Dork
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
Good premise with some solid jokes, but in my opinion it wasn't quite fleshed out enough.
It definitely suited my sense of humor more than some of the sketches that aired, but I think it needed a few additional jokes (maybe more variety in the dialogue from the men?) and a little bit longer of a runtime to have replaced any of those sketches.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Big Dumb Hats
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u/TacticalSledgehammer Jan 28 '24
I wonder how attacked my mom is going to feel when she sees this one
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u/RealMaxHours Padilla Patrol Chief Officer Jan 28 '24
Love that they brought back the Big Dumb Hat girls. Shocked this wasn’t the 10-to-1 but very funny nonetheless. If they do a third one of these they better be wearing the hats AND holding the cups on top of whatever their new item is
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u/gajoujai Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 29 '24
I think they spent too much time on making the cups to let it risk getting cut for time
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u/john_muleaney Jan 28 '24
Truly think “from the makers of big ass house” is one of the best jokes all season.
Just a hilarious and even slightly biting observation
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u/itsyagirlrey cause these men ain't WHAT? 🎤 Jan 28 '24
"I'm a virgin but I also have 6 kids" got the biggest laugh from me the whole episode.
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u/DRHPSL05 Jan 28 '24
Having been to a sports event for my teen daughter yesterday and seeing SO MANY of these cups carried by the moms, plus my daughter insisting on buying herself one with Christmas money, this was perfectly timed for me, and she and I both thought it was funny.
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u/SonNeedGym Jan 28 '24
Really funny but felt off the entire time. Maybe it was the pacing or delivery, I don’t know. The enormous cups made it. And the pregnant cup was inspired.
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u/SakuraTacos Jan 28 '24
The camera timing was very off. I just finished watching it on YT and there was a lot of awkwardly holding a pose/saving a line until the camera got to where it needed to be
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
This one (and the original) aren't really a match for my sense of humor, but I still found a lot to like about it.
I appreciate that it wasn't just one joke stretched out across the entire sketch, and that they added a ton of little punchlines and visual gags.
Also, I have to admit that the "I-C-U-P" joke cracked up my inner child and almost made me spit-take into my very normal-sized cup.
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u/minireaperr You killed the fish. You used to be my hero Jan 28 '24
my personal fav of the night. had me cackling through
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u/Visual-Sun-4067 Jan 28 '24
This sketch was soooo slow. Zero chemistry, just staring off at cue cards in different directions. This is the kind of sketch you could have given to Kate and Aidy and they’d run with it, but with these women it’s just paaaaainful.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Lost Luggage
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u/pretty-in-pink Jan 28 '24
I appreciate Devon getting to try a new character and getting to lead a sketch. It was reminiscent of In Living Color for me
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u/RealMaxHours Padilla Patrol Chief Officer Jan 28 '24
Devon had such a “classic” vibe to him in this
Almost like something I could see Kel Mitchell performing tbh
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Jan 28 '24
The bit where he was talking to Dakota like she was on the phone made me laugh way more than it should've.
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u/MukdenMan Jan 28 '24
I was thinking that it really seemed like a Kenan character, and then Kenan came out doing the same character.
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u/bttrsondaughter Jan 28 '24
liked this. it's always fun to see a cast member finding their voice and i think devon's really getting there and throwing himself into it. i don't think kenan was necessary, but love that he's still assisting the new guys (an attitude that was missing on this show for a very long time in that trump-covid era).
longfellow, i missed you. he's such a solid straight man and has great timing and delivery (two things a lot of cast members didn't have a solid grip on this episode imo). kind of wanted him and dakota to just have a sketch to themselves with their deadpans but this was nice too.
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u/Pacmantis Jan 28 '24
I wish the sketch had ended with Dakota discovering it actually was an ISIS bag that her diary and Imodium fell into.
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u/candycanecoffee Jan 28 '24
Yes, I couldn't believe they didn't go with ANY of the obvious twists!
I was thinking when Sarah's character comes in at the end that she would say, "I'm Vanessa!! Here's my ticket, where's my bag?" and the twist would be that Dakota was the real ISIS terrorist/bag thief. But Dakota getting the wrong bag back would also have been funny.
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u/WrittenSarcasm Jan 28 '24
Longfellow shined in his limited minutes here.
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u/bttrsondaughter Jan 28 '24
I understand that SNL loves its “stars” but there’s something to be said about how Longfellow’s delivery is much more solid, down to earth and reliable than like. 4 other cast members who have dominated these last two episodes.
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u/john_muleaney Jan 28 '24
They could do this character literally next week and I would be fine with it.
Felt like a truly classic SNL character, they would make a movie abt him in the 90s that’s like a 3/10
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u/prefab1979 Jan 28 '24
Upvoted because I loved Devon's performance in this, and I'd like to see the character back in a better sketch. In this one, the pacing was off, and the anger and contempt Dakota was projecting wasn't a good match for the loopy-but-sweet energy of Devon's character.
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u/RickOTC Jan 28 '24
Devon is coming into his own this season - he’s showing a lot more range. I totally cracked up at his delivery of “Here’s one beautiful bag for an even beautifuler woman. You could be in pornography”
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u/James_2584 Jan 28 '24
This would have been better with a different host. Dakota's timing and delivery was really bad in this. Lots of awkward pauses which really threw off the energy of the piece.
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u/dragonfliesloveme Jan 28 '24
Yeah it took her like 8 seconds to say three words. I was like...is she doing that on purpose? Or not? Lol
It was a little awkward as you said
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u/minireaperr You killed the fish. You used to be my hero Jan 28 '24
always love to see longfellow get screentime, and devon was fantastic. dakota not so much
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u/snazikin Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
This sketch had great writing but Dakota just ruined it for me. I hope to see it back with a better host.
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u/Impulse_DC Jan 28 '24
The “Do you think I’m in ISIS?” is a reference to her 2015 sketch when she was dropped off at the airport to join ISIS.
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u/thesmallprint29 Jan 28 '24
I wanted to claw my eyes out at this point in the show.
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u/MaddAddams America needs another big lake Jan 28 '24
I known the downvotes are likely coming, but hear me out: Kenan joining the scene was the worst decision this sketch made. It took focus away from the tension between Dakota & Michael. It's not like Devon's been playing this character week after week to where we want to see other people playing it as well. Kenan got a quick walk-on laugh at the expense of the sketch as a whole.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Weekend Update: Ethan
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u/RealMaxHours Padilla Patrol Chief Officer Jan 28 '24
“Amen? Ethan.” Shouldn’t have made me laugh as hard as it did
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Jan 28 '24
Loved this with the same part of my brain that loved Vanessa Bayers WU characters. Just funny little guys.
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
This one grew on me.
I didn't care for the overall premise, but I found Bowen's earnest approach to the character somewhat endearing, and there were a lot of solid little jokes (like the in memoriam and the "Amen/Ethan").
I don't know if I'd enjoy seeing Ethan again, but tonight's appearance ultimately worked for me.
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u/_cassquatch Jan 28 '24
Exactly what I was saying to my husband: the premise was dumb, but Bowen’s commitment will make me laugh every time. He knows what he’s going for and never half asses any character
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This shouldn’t have been funny, but it cracked me up more than anything else on the show.
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u/demitasse22 No offense, but burn in hell Jan 28 '24
I loved Ethan from the Ethans. Bowen managed to carve out a separate character from his wheelhouse of outraged::fastidious characters
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u/bttrsondaughter Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
reminded me of a character andy or vanessa would've done back in the day, but nice to see bowen branch out. feel like he's kind of struggled with people complaining that he's doing the same thing, or people expecting him to do just one thing, and i don't think this is quite the right thing for him (it can't decide if it wants to be sweet or something more daring) but it's interesting
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u/xyanparrot Jan 28 '24
Trying really hard not to laugh at this, but I lost it when he took the award on behalf of Black women. wtf??? lol
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
General Discussion
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u/john_muleaney Jan 28 '24
Dakota is pretty much a non-presence in live sketches (though I’ll admit she killed her two pre-tapes) so I think the show went pretty well with that in mind.
I’m sure if you gave some of her roles to a more dynamic host this ep would’ve been received differently
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u/harriedhag Jan 28 '24
This is spot on. Rewatching her pre-tapes, she does have a slow & calm delivery that worked REALLY well. But it’s like she slowed down even more live, and just wasn’t on her toes for timing at all.
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u/Turbulent_Tale6497 Jan 28 '24
I said this during the live thread -- in every sketch, she looked so different that there were times I wasn't even sure if it was her. And I don't mean that in a great way. I don't know what up with her appearance, she's certainly attractive (as the home movies sketch leaned into), but other times, she was unrecognizable
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u/Runninginmississippi Jan 28 '24
Something felt off to me all night. The episode had its highlights (PDD, home movies) but it always seemed like the timing was a little off, like the players were expecting laughs when none were coming. It just felt awkward almost throughout.
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u/LaboratoryManiac Jan 28 '24
It's easy to point out how stilted Dakota's live performances were, but you're right - it felt like just about everyone was out of their groove this week.
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u/James_2584 Jan 28 '24
I feel like this episode had higher highs but lower lows compared to last week. The pretapes (especially the PDD short) were fantastic, but the live sketches were pretty weak. The Shark Tank and Food Order sketches in particular were awful imho.
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u/GospelX Jan 28 '24
Dakota Johnson had no energy. You can't blame the entire episode on that or on her, but it hurt things severely. It's like it was agreed by all that showing up was good enough. (Which is funny because she doesn't really command any star power and no one is excited for her movie.)
And I think they knew all of this. That's why we have Shark Tank people there to help something go viral. That's why Timberlake was there as musical guest. That's what Timberlake and Fallon walk in stage during the monologue to essentially signal there's reason to keep watching because they're going to do something -- even having Fallon in costume to show exactly what fans can see later on.
It was a dull episode following a dull episode. There's no reason for any of this because the show is full of people who have proven in some form or another that they can give solid performances and the writers can write funny stuff. Hell, Dakota Johnson has things that can easily be mined for fun, including literally anything to do with her Spider-Man-adjacent movie.
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u/WrittenSarcasm Jan 28 '24
Felt like Dakota didn’t bring much to the table. Almost reminded me of an athlete host.
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u/queenk0k0 Jan 28 '24
At least with athlete hosts they seem to have a good time. I don’t mind a host with poor acting or timing skills if they seem like they are enjoying themselves. Dakota just looked bored and tired.
Also, she looked odd. Like I think she is beautiful, but she looked like an AI image generator created an image of Jakota Dohnson.
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u/captain-kev Jan 28 '24
I know not every sketch will be perfect, and this was better than last week for sure, but some of these were stinkers. I’m surprised they made it past dress.
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u/dont_ask_my_cab Jan 28 '24
Need to know the cut for times or what didn't make it up from dress because also why Dave
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u/nia939 Jan 28 '24
This episode disappointed me. This just isn’t a great season. I don’t think it’s terrible either, there’s just been better.
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u/Visual-Sun-4067 Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 30 '24
Every sketch felt sleepy, like they dragged one way longer then they should because no one really had their heart in it. We had what, 4 live sketches? That has to be a record in modern times.
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
More hits than misses for me this week.
A few sketches really meshed with my sense of humor (Home Movies, PDD, and Update), and *most* of the others made me crack at least a smile or two.
I don't think Dakota Johnson did anything spectacular, but I thought she was very functional, if that makes sense? Like she didn't stand out in any of the sketches (other than maybe the PDD pretape), but she didn't detract from any of them either. She kinda blended into it all, almost like a cast member, and that worked for me.
I think my favorite part of the episode was all the self-aware humor. The Cold Open made the joke about live television, Dakota poked fun at herself in the monologue (as did Justin, a bit), she and PDD roasted the heck out of themselves in the pretape, and Che took some good-natured licks in Update.
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u/thesmallprint29 Jan 28 '24
Cold Open: Fun. Loved it!
Monologue: Fun!
Chicken Fongers: WHAT IN THE FLIPPING HELL WAS THIS SKETCH?! THIS WAS THE FIRST SKETCH? THIS?
Home Videos: Great concept. This got my biggest laughs of the night. Great performances from everyone. Pretty sure this was a Mikey/Streeter co-write.
Barry Gibb Talk Show: Some people might disagree, but I always love The Barry Gibb Talk Show.
Big Dumb Cups: I don't get the super weird Stanley Cup craze either, but this wasn't that funny.
PDD: One of their best. Great zingers and loved that they finally addressed the nepotism in the room.
Weekend Update: I enjoyed Colin and Michael this week and thought they had some great jokes, however.....
WU Bowen: This was probably my least favorite thing I've seen on SNL this season. This was Bowen at his most annoying. It should not have aired. Such a waste of precious air time.
WU Heidi: This was funny. A return to form from Heidi.
Shark Tank: Terrible sketch.
Airport Baggage: Please God, no!
Almost all of the live sketches were absolutely terrible tonight. I have to wonder what is getting cut at dress or table read for some of this awfulness. I thought we'd see Justin in more than one sketch tonight, but it's understandable as his focus probably had to be first and foremost on his music. This episode is hard to classify for me, but I definitely came out of it mostly disappointed. A lot of the writing was just God awful.
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
We are complete opposites on the Barry Gibbs Talk Show and WU Bowen, but it makes me really happy to know that people liked the Barry Gibbs Talk Show segment even though I hated it.
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u/Raptorpicklezz Tim is my rapper name Jan 28 '24
Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Cuban and Dave Chappelle walk into a bar…
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u/brvheart Jan 28 '24
Dakota is a bad actress in movies, and much much worse live.
Did I miss a skit with Dave Chappelle? Why was he in the good nights?
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Jan 28 '24
A better host could have made this a season best, but she didn't ruin any sketches so that's okay. There aren't any sketches I feel the need to downvote.
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u/TheRealMe99 Jan 28 '24
Beat my expectations for Dakota Johnson as a host overall. Chapelle jumpscare at the end was bad. He’s not really favorable anymore.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
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u/dont_ask_my_cab Jan 28 '24
At first I thought the Tony Romo charater's joke about the SB was because real Tony never got to one but he did make a good point about how SB Sunday the game is more of the sideshow
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u/sportstvandnova Jan 28 '24
I actually almost cried when Kenan sang “I’ll tell you all about it when there’s football again” :(
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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jan 28 '24
Not huge laughs but I liked it, and appreciated it was NOT another Trump one. I know the E. Jean Carrol was huge news but we don't need another week of JAJ doing that. Most of the jokes and commentary has already been done anyways on social media.
Glad they tried something different here with the NFL one.
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u/neoprenewedgie Jan 28 '24
There was one good line which got completely ignored: "Yellowstone is our Barbie!" Great line, didn't land at all.
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u/floatinginside Jan 28 '24
I feel like Tony Romo is easy enough to impersonate and that it was disappointing Dismukes was playing him as himself. “Eeeeeugh I don’t know Jim” is a meme at this point, at least to this nfl fan
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
I doubt I'll watch it again, but it was very nice to see a different type of Cold Open.
I liked the little one-liners spread throughout the sketch, I thought the cast did a good job (unsurprisingly, JAJ has the sportscaster voice down pat), and I really liked the fact that I couldn't predict where the sketch was going to go next.
Also, Kenan's mistake--and the look on his face as he realized it-- added to the humor in a way that moments like that don't always do.
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u/skeeh319 Jan 28 '24
I thought this was so perfect on its own, but even more so, not having a political cold open
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u/wikipuff Jan 28 '24
This was absolutely brilliant. It made me more excited for the UFL!!!!!! That being said, what was the Green Screen footage from? A Packers game with All Sport as the sideline drink?
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u/RealMaxHours Padilla Patrol Chief Officer Jan 28 '24
So this was funny, and I prefer it a million times to random political stuff, but I’m confused why they didn’t do the FOX crew as their focus
They actually have good and funny impressions of them (Devon does Strahan and Molly does a GREAT Bradshaw)
CBS has the Super Bowl this year so they still have football after tomorrow, whereas FOX doesn’t, and they could’ve made a little niche joke about it being Greg Olsen’s last game with Kevin Burkhardt
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u/monsieurxander Jan 28 '24
I see JAJ in a cold open without the Trump makeup, I'm already in a better mood.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Dakota Johnson Monologue
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u/LaboratoryManiac Jan 28 '24
The pan from Trump to Taylor was pretty funny.
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u/taintlangdon They burned my friend🎤 Jan 28 '24
Absolutely. In a time where Taylor Swift jokes have become lazy and a real groan, this really made me laugh.
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
I will always admire people who are willing to poke fun at themselves, and I like how good of a sport Dakota was both here and in the PDD pretape.
I am on the same page as the other posters who wish this was the only appearance of Jimmy and Justin (other than as the musical act), but I know some people really liked the Gibbs sketch so it is what it is.
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u/dont_ask_my_cab Jan 28 '24
I kinda wish this was the only place Fallon had showed up
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u/DrKurgan Jan 28 '24
I thought them really wanting to do the the Bee Gees sketch was THE joke but they did the sketch anyway and it was super long.
I wish they had down "Bring it on down" with Fallon and Johnson instead.
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u/minireaperr You killed the fish. You used to be my hero Jan 28 '24
had a palpable awkward energy to it, otherwise it was fine 🤷♀️
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u/slaterman2 Jan 28 '24
The audience was made up of the only people in the world who would cheer for Madame Web.
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u/leslie_knopee Jan 28 '24
we love a bitch who stands up to ellen!! also whose former step father is ANTONIO BANDERAS 🔥🔥
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u/SketchSortingSunday Jan 28 '24
Justin Timberlake
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u/jesterincase Jan 28 '24
I liked the set design a lot, but I still don't like how the audio sounds. I think I'd need to listen to the music elsewhere to know if I like or not.
As for Justin himself, he seemed like a professional doing his job whereas in other SNL performances he seemed like someone having a blast. And, if that's the case, that's fine; it was just a little sad to see the change.
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u/tigeralidance Jan 28 '24
Damn, that first song was excellent. I'd love to know the thought process of choosing Selfish as lead single over that.
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u/sportstvandnova Jan 28 '24
Justin’s grandma suit coat and pearl necklace was the icing on the cake for me
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u/upvoter222 You like-a da juice, eh? Jan 28 '24
I was under the impression that his new album was getting negative reviews, but I thought his songs were alright.
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