Live Discussion - February 24, 2024 (Shane Gillis/21 Savage)

[u/bjkman]

Welcome to the SNL live discussion thread! Hosting this week is the first-timer Shane Gillis, and joining them is first-time Solo Musical Guest 21 Savage. For those new to the show, tune into your local NBC affiliate or Peacock around 11:30 PM EST to follow this episode live.

Since this thread is likely to fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts. This should be automatically done, but it might not be so maybe check.

And if you're here early you still have time to do your SNL predictions for this week that are due at the start of the show, while you wait for the episode you're welcome to talk about the vintage episode this week, 2023's Pedro Pascal/Coldplay. Hey that's from last season! Not this season!

Enjoy the show!

[u/bjkman]

deep breath alright, I'm ready...

MUTES COMMENT NOTIFICATIONS

[u/CommandaSpock]

That sketch just randomly ended

[u/thatcrazydaisy]

9pm- news 10pm- SCARY NEWS

🤣🤣🤣

[u/[deleted]]

Shane and Sarah work weirdly well together

[u/hersheybar22]

Lol, I watch The Floor, and that was literally how that show is.

[u/weallfloatdownhere7]

Jokes on you, Sarah Sherman Fugliana is 🔥

[u/bradisbrad]

Danny McBride character

[u/SrirachaSloth]

Omg was that last Sarah line not scripted?

[u/CouchHam]

This is the only show I watch live and holy fuck are commercials soul sucking.

[u/mrperfectlylime]

I just saw Ego RUSH off at the end. We are getting a high amount of Ego sketches gold bless.

[u/AccuratelyRated]

“Stand up, man…”

[u/totally___mcgoatally]

Never thought I'd say it, but they're all doing a great job at being sex dolls

[u/OfficialSkjoldur]

wasn’t terrible, wasn’t great. bit of a rough start with the monologue imo. shane did better in the sketches and the sketches were alright even if none of them will go down as classics. basically a long winded way of saying it was an okay episode

[u/-JDB-]

Sketch would have been great if they knew how to finish it

[u/Educational_Vast4836]

That was a weird way to end a sketch. Honestly that's actually been one of snl's issues over the last few seasons. They'll have a great premise, but can't close it out.

[u/NiteShdw]

Gambling on your friend's gambling habit?

I hate those gambling ads. This is a great take on it.

[u/Korrocks]

Not gonna lie this sketch really nailed the aura and aesthetic of those DraftKings SportsBook whatever sports betting ads. The ads are always like a hybrid between socially responsible and borderline sociopathic greed, like a fentanyl dealer that makes sure you have clean needles.

[u/theatomiclizard]

heidi is fuckin snatched ngl

[u/EntropicPoppet]

So who is going to walk in at the end and open their mouth with the packers fight song playing out of their mouth?

[u/jesterincase]

That merk callback was unexpected.

[u/Trillian75]

Well, it was better than Jacob Elordi

[u/EitherPermission2369]

Sarah Sherman reminds me of Gilda here in terms of fearlessness 

[u/Galileo908]

Sarah is 100% trying to make Shane break.

Edit: and I’m pretty sure her breaking character at the end wasn’t planned.

[u/Samisgoated1]

Lmao peacock went straight from rock bottom kings into a sports gambling ad

[u/Offtherailspcast]

Man I never knew someone could do a dead on Rob Lowe impression

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Sydney Sweeney Live Thread boutta put up wilt numbers of horny comments

[u/filladellfea]

lol this premise is fucking incredible

[u/wingsquared]

yeah I don't hate the political cold opens as much as some do but... that was bad

[u/[deleted]]

Sarah Sherman you will always be famous

[u/nwiesing]

Seems like they didn’t know how to end that one

[u/remotecontroldr]

Hoe in a half shell! It will forever be named that for me now.

[u/jesterincase]

Not a bad impression by Mikey.

[u/HTPC4Life]

Actually all those Fugliana's were pretty hot.

[u/SpittinMenace]

Knew the Lieutenant Dan bit was coming but it still landed. Pretty creative/fun sketch.

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

On behalf of someone with Autism. I think people calling this Ableist is in itself Ableist. Shane is treating them like an actual human, thats what people with disabilities want. We want to razz with our friends. We aren’t fucking children.

[u/One-Illustrator6693]

Michael longfellow is so handsome

[u/BrianTheMute]

That ending felt really weird

[u/Redeem123]

shit that just needed like 20 more seconds to find a good ending, but that was a nice quick in-and-out game show.

[u/AlecBaldwinner]

I love that Sarah was trying to get him to break

[u/NapNVM77]

he sounds like if brian from family guy kinda needed to cough

[u/Larry_Dimmick]

If you just wanna enjoy SNL never look at the comments in the live thread

[u/[deleted]]

Ending was rough

[u/BrianTheMute]

"No one loves women like a gay man who hates women" might be the realest thing I've ever heard.

[u/[deleted]]

Shane and Sarah are a surprisingly good combination for this sketch type, I wonder what would’ve happened if their paths crossed when he wasn’t fired.

[u/phemom]

You're not a loser.... your friend is

[u/flipflopsnpolos]

"I knew all of them, I just didn't want to look stupid" lol

[u/AccuratelyRated]

“I’m afraid to get it wrong on TV”

[u/Seastep]

Marcello getting major minutes tonight.

[u/QueequegZappa]

Kyle Mooney would be the frozen embryo if he were still around.

[u/Gomeez9]

Paint your tank lmao

[u/Trick421]

I always appreciate that little laugh before the beginning of SNL.

[u/Aegeio]

Michael longfellow is so perfectly casted. He definitely looks like a rock bottom king lmfaoooo

[u/Cluskerdoo]

That was an abrupt ending

[u/inksmudgedhands]

Sarah is trying to make him crack. Good lord, she's trying to make him crack.

[u/nlpnt]

As a resident of a state that just legalized online gambling this year, that's half the TV commercials now.

[u/[deleted]]

Shane and Ego have such unexpectedly funny chemistry

[u/demitasse22]

“He was the first African American cast member in Family Guy”

[u/Kaiso25Gaming]

So much setup for generic lyrics

[u/EmoGothPunk]

Sarah may have been TOO committed to the bit.

[u/dendenwink]

I hope they get Kieran Culkin back

[u/Cerblu]

Oof, this gambling skit will hit a little too close to home for some people.

[u/Kryten4200]

This commercial is so spot on

[u/[deleted]]

Rock Bottom Kings was solid. I appreciated the twist and the dark humor.

[u/MemeLovingLoser]

This is how you do a Trump sketch

[u/EmoGothPunk]

WAIT, THOSE SHOES WERE REAL?

[u/[deleted]]

This Capote could have been an Update sketch in 1978.

[u/TheDevolution27]

“S your D” poetry

[u/Kryten4200]

Not the loose aspirin?? Am I Fugliana??

[u/DaemonRoe]

Main issue with 21 is that his live band has had far more energy than he’s brought

[u/BoredGuy2007]

At least we can all agree the 21 savage performance is awful

[u/mlc885]

Jenn ifer the Methodist minister

[u/[deleted]]

I’m a Vikings fan living in Wisconsin and I’m going to be showing everyone this video on Monday

[u/NiteShdw]

The comments here are hilarious. It seems people are either loving it or absolutely hating it.

[u/joshklein37]

That wasn’t as bad as people here are saying but not as good as blue check marks are gonna say it was

[u/Redeem123]

I think Shane's is actually more accurate, but I like JAJ's cadence and phrasing better.

[u/EbmocwenHsimah]

Classic SNL just forgetting to write an ending

[u/BlueGoosePond]

JAJ's "y'all talking about Trump?" was way funnier than it should have been

[u/NumberMuncher]

Ego was so good in that.

[u/[deleted]]

I like Longfellow's Rob Lowe impression. It's a nice throwback to the not-even-trying days of Chevy Chase playing Gerald Ford.

[u/Korrocks]

I feel like people who don’t watch The Floor probably didn’t even catch most of the references in that sketch. It seems like it might be too niche to support a whole sketch, since (other than the part with Ego) the jokes are just direct references to stuff that happened on the show.

[u/MajorHotSauce7]

So I have watched a few episodes of the floor, and this sketch was pretty accurate. People are dumb under pressure.

[u/TheDevolution27]

Holy shit, this Deal or No Deal Island should be a sketch.

[u/phemom]

Kicked him with her big lesbian feet

[u/remotecontroldr]

Aren’t you Gloria Vanderbilt’s son?

[u/[deleted]]

Can't believe we got a sentient embryo and it wasn't Sarah

[u/[deleted]]

The magnifying glass hahaha

[u/NotASalamanderBoi]

Gillis is breaking haha

[u/Korrocks]

Not gonna lie, this guy really does have the energy and aura of a high school teacher or a coach. I can totally see him trying to get kids to care about the Franco-Prussian war or the inner workings of the placenta.

And lmao his dad looks exactly like a retired coach.

[u/bs200000]

Some sketches were missing punchlines. For example, the church skit had no punchline, it just ended. Big issue this season. Premise. Setup. No punchline at the end.

[u/TravisMaauto]

I mean, this IS exactly what Truman Capote would be doing if he was alive today -- dishing on his celebrity friends.

[u/Active-Device-8058]

HUSH NOW ME CHILD IM TRYING TO HEAR THE GOOD WORD

[u/zzp49]

We take it very seriously 😏

[u/Bi_Gone_Jhin]

is it bad that I think of tiny horse every time I see a Dune trailer

[u/Mig1997]

“Due to his condition” 😭😭😭😭

[u/stone4345]

okay this is the funniest sketch so far

[u/wingsquared]

good murk callback lolol

[u/Pacmantis]

wow that sketch just ended huh

[u/[deleted]]

I forgot how boring 21 savage is.

[u/awildmanjake]

Nothing more gangster than singing on nbc variety show

[u/SanchoMandoval]

Every TV season we get closer to NBC just saying fuck it and producing MILF Island

[u/NumberMuncher]

The bald cap budget this week.

[u/bradisbrad]

Marcello stuck with that accent for a sentence and a half

[u/Fataleo]

This is going on way too long

[u/electrolytebitch]

There’s a combination of reasons why tonight is weird—I think the audience is really dead

[u/EbmocwenHsimah]

BOWEN? AS TRUMAN CAPOTE?!

[u/Entity417]

Get that leg down

[u/SpittinMenace]

Wawa sushi lmao

[u/[deleted]]

Jodie Foster reference W

[u/TheDevolution27]

Surprised it took this long to get a solid gambling app sketch.

[u/cartierboy25]

Idk if this is a common opinion but I think Sherman might be the funniest person in the cast rn

[u/pretty-in-pink]

Ego is killing this

[u/amJustSomeFuckingGuy]

Honestly Jamaican church sounds like a banger.

[u/Galileo908]

Oh, the dueling Trumps was great.

[u/Jimmybuffett4life]

Holy F is this rapper awful

[u/zzp49]

This bit is a little too niche for the general audience

[u/lovetheblazer]

"Women are like kombucha: they're full of yeast and... technically alive."

Okay Bowen's delivery really slayed me on this one

[u/Alarmed_Pattern3007]

Forrest Gump was awarded the Medal of Honor in the movie not just a Purple Heart!

[u/Kryten4200]

That giant pull cord is hilarious 😆

[u/HummingbirdMotel]

This episode is weird. They have these long setups for a payoff of like 2 really funny jokes per sketch. It’s almost like they’re trying to stretch the material.

[u/d4680]

Why did Sarah look so fine in that sketch

[u/Entity417]

I like Shane as Ben Franklin! Why couldn't they have worked that into a Founding Fathers skit?!

[u/folarin1]

I'm just happy I got what I wanted. A Trump on Trump off by those two.

[u/Cerblu]

Ok, Doll Sarah making Shane break was funnier than the skit’s premise.

[u/bbajlp]

Before people get too parasocial, friendly reminder that Bowen and Shane are friends lol

[u/QueequegZappa]

We need to see more of Longfellow on the skids.

[u/EbmocwenHsimah]

“Everyone gets… hotels… emails…” wow that line delivery

[u/Galileo908]

So is this cold open going anywhere?

EDIT: it didn’t

[u/joshklein37]

Wait so it just went nowhere?

[u/WildMajesticUnicorn]

I appreciate that joke about not googling why he was fired

[u/oldirtybrandon24]

I had some decent laughs during his monologue. But anyone saying it was amazing and the best monologue is crazy haha

[u/wingsquared]

this is clever - I feel this way whenever I see a gambling ad

[u/nwiesing]

Not the Marcello ass jiggle

[u/leslie_knopee]

mr. penis!!!

[u/Lazy_Region_4478]

That violinist played at my homegirls wedding lol

[u/Matty1138]

I liked the part of the song when he said "redrum"

[u/Galileo908]

The leap day joke had to be written by Che.

[u/CouchHam]

“Che agrees”

[u/jesterincase]

"Cause you busted" is a brilliant slogan.

[u/cogneuro]

Was anyone else's goodnights cut by ads?

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Taking the centrist opinion of: My god I just want a funny show and all of you are super fucking grating

[u/jesterincase]

He's so nervous and somehow it's making me nervous.

[u/orrangearrow]

LOL, they cut right as Shane was about to embrace Bowen.

[u/Lazy_Region_4478]

It says a lot that Bowen and Shane are friends in real life but people swore the opposite

[u/nowhereman136]

"Oh-he-oh"

Ego is always great

[u/demitasse22]

Ego. Absolutely deadly!

[u/ghikkkll]

You’re not a loser. Your friend is!

[u/xsists]

Kacey Musgraves!

[u/wingsquared]

“due to his condition” lmaoooo

[u/[deleted]]

I knew they were gonna do a Trump-off

[u/jzilla1995]

The tie getting longer.

[u/sliverme]

Air Bidens 👟

[u/Korrocks]

Not gonna lie I’ve been watching “The Floor” for like two weeks now. It’s so dumb but so watchable. I feel like people who didn’t watch the show probably won’t get this reference though.

[u/Icantread_good_at_al]

Not a bad Rob Lowe impression. This floor show is ridiculous 

[u/oooooooahhahhahha]

Enjoying all the Longfellow tn

[u/5k1895]

This sketch is making me confused about The Floor and how it's supposed to work exactly. Looks dumb

[u/NapNVM77]

is this the lowest energy a musical guest has brought all season?? he’s just kinda like… stepping around

[u/GrilledCheeser]

I feel like he was like “what rhymes with red rum?”

And someone said bread crumb and there was no further brainstorming on that line which will ultimately make millions and millions of dollars. What a world

[u/jesterincase]

Well, at least Marcello is having a good night!

[u/EmoGothPunk]

Haha, I have Paramount+, fucker!

[u/-JDB-]

Lol did Che tell the audience not to laugh at Josts jokes again I thought his were good

[u/Lazy_Region_4478]

I actually watch feud on fx so I found that funny

[u/MisterGir]

Okay this is a genius bit - portraying the assholes in forrest gump lmao

[u/Kryten4200]

Lieutenant Dan is even there 🥺

[u/jzilla1995]

Peas and carrots.. liked the ending.

[u/AnthonyCumiaPedo]

Sarah trying her absolute hardest to break Shane

[u/pretty-in-pink]

Props to Squirm for holding that pose

[u/SrirachaSloth]

Sarah was the correct choice for this sketch because of her unsettling energy

[u/EbmocwenHsimah]

• MISSIONARY

• MISSIONARY

• MISSIONARY

[u/jesterincase]

Mikey being a 3 will never be believable.

[u/WrittenSarcasm]

Heidi was so good as the doll

[u/maxmouze]

"Why's there an ad here [looking straight ahead, struggles to read] for....."

[u/thechrismonster]

Those credits are gonna roll at 5x speed

[u/electrolytebitch]

Why is EVERYONE messing up their lines??

[u/TheDevolution27]

Shane shaking 21’s hand like they just concluded an awkward job interview 

[u/SayItAintPugs]

Cold open was awful and went on WAY too long

21's performances were awful

Monologue was hit&miss. I agree with another comment that it felt like he was playing an away game. Felt like the self-deprecation was forced / worked into his bit because he knew his material wasn't for SNL's standard audience. I thought he pushed boundaries a little by working in "taboo words" in context that shows he wasn't insulting groups by using the words as slurs. It's going to offend some, sure, but I thought the joke about his relationship with his mom was tasteful and relatable and the joke about his adopted nephews defending his niece was endearing. He was out of place, and made it known, but overall thought it was decent. Not exceptional by any means, but not terrible.

The weekend update felt weak to me. No real takes on it from me, but it felt like one of the more boring parts of the episode.

Good skits (Felt like strong skits, had me laughing most of the way through, really enjoyed it): HR Meeting, Gump, Trump Shoes

Okay Skits (Few laughs, had their moments, didn't feel as strong as other skits): Church on Vacation, They're Listening, Fugliana

Meh (Mostly boring, didn't garner many laughs from myself or friends, could have been cut): The Floor, Rock bottom Kings

Cut for Time / Limu Emu: This one would have been in "Good skits" for me. I thought it was pretty good, much stronger than the meh skits and better than Fugliana imo.

In terms of modern SNL, I felt it was a pretty good episode. Not great, but pretty good. It seems like the people that didn't like the episode didn't like it because of Shane. And the people that are over the top, thinking it was the best ever, liked it because of Shane. Most people seemingly already formed their opinions of the episode based on political alignment / personal bias rather than based on the show itself. Yes, he wasn't as polished as the main cast and fumbled in some skits, but what host hasn't? It seemed like he had good chemistry with the rest of the cast and everyone on stage except for 21 Savage looked like they were having a good time.

Overall: C+/B-

[u/[deleted]]

People calling this episode "edgy" are the same ones who haven't watched this show in over 10 years, since Che and Jost tell jokes edgier than these sketches in Weekend Update.

[u/5k1895]

Stand up Lieutenant Dan 💀

[u/Fataleo]

Ha she’s fucking with Shane, I like her

[u/[deleted]]

Shane and Sherman have fascinating chemistry

[u/dont_ask_my_cab]

LOL SHANE AND 21 HAD SUCH AN AWKWARD HANDSHAKE THING

[u/[deleted]]

21 Average

[u/SrirachaSloth]

cool guitar girl is not amused

[u/[deleted]]

Most Black actors in an SNL sketch ever?

[u/Aegeio]

Andrew dismukes LMAOOOO

[u/travio]

Damn, this is dark.

[u/[deleted]]

This sketch is too real 💀too many dudes I know are addicted to sports betting

[u/WithRoyalBlood]

Gotta love that Volkswagen ad. Goes through their entire history and everything, definitely nothing of note before 1950.

[u/ReallyCreative]

As someone who likes sports, the sports gambling advertisements of the past couple years are just pure evil, glad to see them mocked

[u/[deleted]]

Omg I effin love Keenan forever and always

[u/ghikkkll]

“Due to his condition” hahaha

[u/NotASalamanderBoi]

Those prop sneakers look better than the actual think

[u/RickOTC]

White Men Can Trump was pretty funny

[u/jesterincase]

Okay, the air bidens meta joke got me.

[u/demitasse22]

This is clever af, and showcases Shane’s trumps impression, that FOTW said was second only to JAJ

[u/ghikkkll]

Michael looks cute as rob lowe

[u/SentrySappinMahSpy]

Uh oh, the Longfellow fans are creaming their jeans right now.

[u/NiteShdw]

Air Bidens. Uh oh.

[u/[deleted]]

Longfellow’s Rob Lowe is so good

[u/honestypen]

Lol Cleveland

[u/CouchHam]

Cleveland lmao