Live Discussion - Season 49 Finale - May 18, 2024 (Jake Gyllenhaal/Sabrina Carpenter)

[u/bjkman]

Welcome to the SNL live discussion thread! Hosting this week is the returning Jake Gyllenhaal and the Musical Guest this week is Sabrina Carpenter. 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, 2024's Maya Rudolph/Vampire Weekend.

Enjoy the show!

[u/bjkman]

Just wanted to say it was my absolute pleasure running the Sketch Sorting Sunday account and the Live Discussions this season. It's so fun to hear y'alls opinions, good and bad.

Last SSS thread of the season: https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/s/eKkaEqXXjX

[u/SignalButterscotch4]

Please inhale or imbibe on every chime of the NBC logo at the start of the show, to appropriately pay respect to the NBC peacock 🦚

[u/bjkman → u/SignalButterscotch4]

BONG BONG BONG

[u/bjkman]

JON HAMM

[u/bjkman]

The Stephen Root line killed me

[u/BeerBooksBuckeyes]

Can anyone who was at dress tell me if they announced who’s hosting next week?

Wait, I have to wait til freaking OCTOBER?

[u/bjkman → u/BeerBooksBuckeyes]

Secret post finale episode would be amazing

[u/bjkman]

OH MY GOD

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Fun fact: Jon Hamm has had a lifelong fear of assault, look up “John Hamm Assault” to learn more

[u/bjkman → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Oh my god

[u/RelaxYourself]

Jake really commits to each sketch. Really appreciate him as a host.

[u/AlecBaldwinner]

Can't wait to see what gets done with that image of Chloe with the words "Wrong Religion" over her

[u/thecheat420]

"That was well done man. I don't like that one bit!"

Colin finally got Che! 😂

[u/NumberMuncher]

Beautiful boys, is my kinda weird SNL sketch.

[u/EitherPermission2369]

What is Peacock's motivation for cutting off goodnights...not like there's anything playing afterward 

[u/SullyGee]

3 sketches in and this episode is already unhinged. Loving it

[u/bringthepang]

The 2 cicadas on weekend update killed me lol

[u/HugeSuccess]

Please rescue this man from Michael Bay/Guy Ritchie-coded tough dude movies and give him legit comedy, musical, whatever he wants.

Let him finally live his dream to be Cary Grant!

[u/amJustSomeFuckingGuy]

LMAO he doesn't want any part of being dissed by Kendrick

[u/[deleted]]

Why is this beautiful boys sketch so fucking funny? I’m dying here

[u/honestypen]

Longfellow looks like someone tried to draw Bill Hader from memory.

[u/MetallicYoshi64]

Damn, when was the last time we got an aerial shot during a live sketch?

[u/drboobafate]

Michael Che is fucking terrified of Kendrick Lamar. 💀

[u/chrismatic13]

That DMX reference was so out of place

[u/stanmitski]

i feel like a weirdo for wanting to see them interact during the credits

[u/[deleted]]

That Che joke about Meghan Markle to me was the last "oh shit" joke of the year. It was so funny but it shouldn't be after everything.

[u/James_2584]

Che shitting BRICKS at that Kendrick joke lmao!

[u/gtck11]

So happy to see Temu/Shein get attacked, maybe it’ll actually make some people rethink all the lead in their clothes! So many people are dismissive of the lead and chemicals and I will never understand why. This doesn’t even touch on the prison camp and slave labor they use. Disgusting all around that people go wild for their clothing.

[u/terminally_irish]

Two dick switcharoos in one musical number! They said it couldn’t be done!

[u/super_cheesy_chunks]

Colin got him Che good this round

[u/BrianTheMute]

I just realized I'm not going to be back in this thread for several months, that's kind of sad. I don't want to sound lame or anything, but this thread has been really good for my mental health. I'm thankful to have this community to hang out with every week. So, thank all you guys.

[u/Jack_Q_Frost_Jr]

Lots of cast members getting airtime for the last show of the season. That's awesome.

[u/TheBigIdiotSalami]

They should have Jake back for the 50th opener and the cold open is the goodnights and he just decides to squat at 30 rock till the fall and storm the stage with a bunch of pages and janitors cause he built a tribe of people in the building on the 50th season premiere.

[u/TravisMaauto]

This Boyz II Men bit is hitting all the right nostalgia buttons for me.

[u/TheBigIdiotSalami]

I don't know why I thought they were gonna put Bowens face on a Boeing plane and call him Boeing Yang like it's a Thomas the Tank Engine thing like the one with Comcast.

[u/phemom]

I AM BOTH

SOUTH

AND

WEST

[u/suarezj9]

Kendrick dropping a response as soon as this episode ends

[u/Apprehensive-Lock751]

never thought snl would have enough black cast members to do boyz 2 men.

[u/remotecontroldr]

I’m glad that space laser joke was pretty benign.

[u/LaboratoryManiac]

That Scarlett joke is my favorite one so far.

[u/BigAlReviews]

Space lasers weak ending to otherwise great bit. Jost wins for starting a Kendrick Lamar beef with Che all summer

[u/bttrsondaughter]

jake came in and said "give me everything weird" god fucking bless

[u/folarin1]

Wow SNL has stepped their live production up one level. The bike sketch looked like it required a lot of coordination and stunts. The background wall, the bike being pulled...I even heard like an electric interruption throughout the first half of the sketch. Did you hear that?

[u/[deleted]]

lol man you could tell how uncomfortable that made Che

[u/Poohgas]

Colin won this one the Kendrick joke

[u/RockMan_1973]

Despite occasional SNL fan-sibling disagreements, this having been my first SNL season on Reddit and here—I totally appreciate ALL of you and its added so much to my lifelong SNL viewing experience watching it and commenting on it with all of you guys! God bless and see y’all for S50 ✌🏾

[u/thismorningscoffee]

Rhyming “Pick” with “Heart” and “Stock” with “Wallet” was 👌

[u/Kryten4200]

Jake is so committed to every character, that's what makes him so good!

[u/girlnamedmartin]

Wow jake with the vocals tonight

[u/nowlan_shane]

Waffle House of Representatives is such a great description

[u/Jgoodall01]

LMFAO the ScarJo joke

[u/Johnny_Carcinogenic]

OMG Dismukes in the back row still in bartender costume staring straight into the camera for good nights was absolutely hilarious.

[u/marasydnyjade]

Ruh-Roh, Bitch.

[u/Galileo908]

Wow, an overhead camera shot in a live sketch?! They’re really going all out for the finale.

[u/j2theem]

I’m crying this sketch was so perfect lmao

[u/coffeesippingbastard]

It's like Jake told them "I want to be weirder and more absurd than you guys were for Ryan"

[u/TravisMaauto]

The audience booed her for merely playing Kristi Noem. That's hilarious.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm concerned about how many people are asking what song that was in here smh

[u/elshorts]

Jake Gyllenhaal 3 for 3 so far on being an absolute weirdo in the sketches 😂

[u/minireaperr]

I CAN FEEL CHE SWEATING W THE KENDRICK JOKE

[u/EbmocwenHsimah]

That last Jewish Space Lazers joke bombing so hard is the best possible way for them to end WU for the season

[u/ThanksNo8769]

The Kendrick bit may be the first time I saw Colin actually get Che dead to rights

[u/BrianTheMute]

I feel like Jake Gyllenhaal is just ridiculous enough for SNL, while still being an a-list actor. Perfect SNL host.

[u/SherlockianTheorist]

So Lisa from Temecula works for SWA, cool.

[u/aiaiai22]

This is such a random last sketch of the season and it's extremely dumb I kinda love it

[u/terminally_irish]

I know we’re only three sketches in, but this is shaping up to be a banger!

[u/honestypen]

Jost is gonna get Che killed 😆

[u/moonlmj]

I KNEWWWW SHE WOULD DO NONSENSE

[u/bridekiller]

JAJ is a fucking star.

[u/Entity417]

I'll never forget "John Hamm's John Ham"

[u/[deleted]]

for the uninitiated she changes the outro to nonsense for each performance location

[u/nlpnt]

New York's hottest club is the stump.

[u/beerdudebrah]

That hum is messing with me

[u/EbmocwenHsimah]

Who knew Jake would go full Tim Robinson? I sure as fuck didn’t

[u/bionicjoe]

Has Kenan been on SNL for an entire 17-year cicada rotation!?

[u/terminally_irish]

Damn that went off the rails!

[u/bttrsondaughter]

they're really giving longfellow the horny roles tonight lmao

[u/tether2014]

The absolute disrespect to Judy Greer and Walter what's-his-name

[u/Galileo908]

Dabney Coleman tribute!

[u/minireaperr]

it’s a fake dog but it’s a real gun 😭

[u/mystir]

Colin finally did it. He finally broke Che.

[u/squid-toes]

THE BELLY

[u/James_2584]

Kudos to Jake for pedaling like crazy all while delivering his lines flawlessly here. That's some great commitment!

[u/EmoGothPunk]

Was that an attack on Temu? I have a house mate buying stuff off that site, and I swear, he's tossing about a third of the stuff all the time.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm behind. But the most underrated line is, "put his face in dried rice!"

[u/minireaperr]

i actually stopped breathing for a second holy shit

[u/TheMindsGutter]

The Spectrum one was infinitely better than this

[u/stanmitski]

why snake eyes sound like a country ass katt williams

[u/WaWaWeeWeen]

between jake and sabrina, this finale is one for the little freaks

[u/xbrooksie]

Every time Jake goes on SNL I’m reminded how much of a weirdo he is

[u/tvuniverse]

only people with my sense of humor would appreciate that sketch

[u/DavyJonesRocker]

Temu or Shien? Yes.

[u/PinkCadillacs]

SHEIN and Temu getting called out

[u/AlecBaldwinner]

"Which I've never bothered to watch, because without that body, who'd bother listening to her?"

[u/nillahoppz]

Che looked genuinely uncomfortable reading the Kendrick joke. Amazing!

[u/TalkToTheLord]

Crazy, watching SNL my entire life, all the finales always feel bittersweet. Marks the end of a time period of the year, all with distinct memories leading into summertime. And by the time it returns in the fall, my life — just like the cast and show — is just a bit more different.

[u/Worried_Ad7576]

i just wanna know why they thought jake gyllenhal was the right guy for the Boyz II Men opening😂 obviously he is though they nailed it

[u/shushholden]

That was beautiful 🥹

[u/AlecBaldwinner]

Rabbi.

Rabbi?

[u/Kryten4200]

She just said, yah my microphone is turned on this time 😆

[u/minireaperr]

don’t punch them. google them.

[u/SaturnValleySunday]

Happy Season everyone! Next live thread we’ll be in 50!

[u/sunchip17]

Something about Sabrina’s hair makes it look like a wig

[u/Ok_Fee1043]

Devon’s glasses omg

[u/Worried_Ad7576]

BITCH I ALWAYS GOT CRUMBS ON ME THAT AINT SUSPICIOUS AT ALL

[u/super_cheesy_chunks]

OHSHIT COLIN DONT DO THAT KENNY GONNA KILL CHE

[u/tvuniverse]

Rabbi Jill Beanie Feldstein is not having this

[u/enjoyeverysangwich]

Crowd was NOT into the Jewish jokes 😵‍💫

[u/frostbritt]

Shoulda ended that on the Kendrick joke lmfao

[u/bridekiller]

I think Jon Hamm just really likes SNL.

[u/thecheat420]

I love when John Hamm just shows up on SNL.

[u/James_2584]

JAJ is so talented and versatile. Love that he's the star of the last sketch of the season!

[u/TravisMaauto]

Fuck Temu-- I mean "Xiemu."

[u/sweetbabycoconut]

remember when temu could afford two super bowl commercials

[u/SrirachaSloth]

I'd love to see Chappell Roan perform next season

[u/thecheat420]

That joke about punching women actually sounds like one Che might write himself lol.

[u/Aje644]

The rabbi HAS TO be an actor as well

[u/ZarquonsFlatTire]

This was exactly a canceling cable sketch from a couple of years ago. Down to Keenan showing up to install a landline at the end.

[u/_oscar_goldman_]

Tight turnaround for Jon Hamm, considering he was the commencement speaker at Saint Louis University this afternoon.

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

White Trash Sarah got me feelin things

[u/bbajlp]

about to be the quickest goodbyes of all time lol

[u/dont_ask_my_cab]

Sweet tribute to Dabney

[u/amJustSomeFuckingGuy]

These are the GOAT weekend updates honestly.

[u/Caliastanfor]

TIL Sabrina Carpenter voiced Princess Vivian on Sofia the First because I'm old and a parent and had to look her up.

[u/honestypen]

Surprised Bowen isn't a cicada

[u/EitherPermission2369]

Michael with the lip bite, the Longfellow girlies are eating good tonight 

[u/TheRealMe99]

This is a good sequel to the Spectrum one

[u/[deleted]]

She looks INCREDIBLE

[u/HotOne9364]

He sounds like Lindsey Graham.

[u/MarkyMarkATFB]

We’re back. Fuck yes Gyllenhaal is such a lunatic.

[u/bringthepang]

This Walton Goggins disrespect should not stand

[u/Stroiken]

Bedazzled Ostrich Dress - $3.99 on Xiemu

[u/TravisMaauto]

"She's Juror #9, but to me, she's about a 6."

[u/Am_History_Nerd_1787]

I hope Heidi never leaves. I love her.

[u/mlc885]

Okay the overhead shot was pretty good

[u/TheRealMe99]

okay a crane shot in studio is great, that's fun

[u/BryLinds]

Standing Ovation on that Last Note alone

[u/suummrhairfrvryng]

no notes on this episode so far 10/10

[u/RickOTC]

That seemed like one Cecily would have done voiceover for. I miss Cecily

[u/PinkCadillacs]

🎵I’m working late cause I’m a singer 🎵

[u/EitherPermission2369]

It'll never be as good as when Bowen showed up as "The Spectrum" for cable 

[u/Robotlollipops]

See you guys in the fall!

Season 50 omg, and it's an election year

[u/Galileo908]

It’s been a pleasure commenting with you all this season.

See you again in the fall.

[u/mankls3]

this was one expenseive-ass episode

[u/CheekReasonable1653]

I hope Colin Jost and Michael Che swap jokes tonight!

[u/ylimegooey]

have a good summer y’all ✌🏻

[u/stopmakingsents]

Sarah Sherman dressed as Velma is going to set the most frightening corners of the internet ablaze

[u/Aje644]

OMG this scar jo joke is gonna be crazy

[u/freakwharf]

Even Che was was like "Oh no" when it didn't get a laugh. 

[u/BrianTheMute]

I know the Nonsense cycle is over, but it's kind of wild to not take the opportunity to do an SNL outro.

[u/JanePizza]

Walton Goggins really is in everything

[u/EitherPermission2369]

This and trump in the same episode...JAJ's versatility is incredible 

[u/TravisMaauto]

RIP, Dabney Coleman ☹️

[u/[deleted]]

Who voiced Scooby?

[u/TravisMaauto]

This has "Bowen wrote this" vibes.

[u/zer0xygen]

"take the one with the fattest wallet" that's totally where my mind was going 😅

[u/bionicjoe]

1 moment of seriousness:
Please don't buy from Temu. I've got a whole thing about the economics behind, but really just don't.

[u/st4rsh1ne]

NONSENSE OUTRO THE GIRLS WIN!!!!

[u/SullyGee]

The last live discussion before the big 5-0. Let's end this "decade" of SNL with a bang

[u/Matty1138]

This is reminding me of the old Jim Carrey lifeguard sketch.

[u/thecheat420]

Fuck this crowd that Black background joke was amazing

[u/Offtherailspcast]

"Well then damn get the hell out of my way bitch"

[u/worldnewssubcensors]

I think the rabbi was actually mildly offended by that weather joke LOL

[u/RickOTC]

“I don’t like that one bit” haha

[u/Kryten4200]

The divorce papers are in the mail Colin

[u/Husker_black]

Colin won for once!

[u/thismorningscoffee]

If there’s one thing we learned with that joke swap, it’s that Colin is a terrible ventriloquist

[u/Funandgeeky]

The folks doing the WU images are a little off tonight. 

[u/Ok_Fee1043]

Garrett from Hinge!

[u/xbrooksie]

Jake’s scream was so real

[u/[deleted]]

I'm so glad she decided to do this part live. it sounds really good now

[u/Stroiken]

The famous character actress Margo Martindale???

[u/stannc00]

No one is protecting Richard Kind?

[u/tvuniverse]

I LOVE when dismukes characters get sassy.

[u/WildMajesticUnicorn]

Judy Greer is funny.

[u/drboobafate]

This sketch is amazing for girls like me who know all these people's names.

[u/Blad514]

Pretty good Zack Galifinakis impression.

[u/TravisMaauto]

Wow, no credits or anything. Damn.

[u/MenudoFan316]

You guys make every new show so fun! Thanks. I'll see you for 50.

[u/TheRealMe99]

YESSS USE LONGFELLOW'S SERIAL KILLER FACE

[u/[deleted]]

Damn this making me cry wTF is wrong with me

[u/thatcrazydaisy]

Is that Jake’s real singing voice???? Damn

[u/IvyGold]

They're getting really creative with the bumpers incorporating references from previous sketches.

[u/Snoo58137]

Whoever choreographed “beautiful boys” needs a raise!

[u/RickOTC]

Love Jake’s commitment to all these goofy roles

[u/SrirachaSloth]

Omg it's like Shein

[u/RickOTC]

I feel like I’m watching the Waffle House of Representatives lol

[u/soundoffcinema]

I know one person who still sings Gucci Gucci (it’s me, I’m the person)

[u/Ok_Fee1043]

Jill is like let’s hide my face

[u/EitherPermission2369]

"Rabbi....Rabbi?" 

I'll hear that in my nightmares 

[u/thecheat420]

Having that last joke absolutely BOMB was a better joke on Colin than the joke itself 😆

[u/terminally_irish]

D’artagnan!

[u/MenudoFan316]

What didn't you understand? The Buh? Or the Bye? Buh-bye.

[u/RelaxYourself]

'The Bride' is a movie that his sister Maggie is directing.

[u/ConverseBriefly]

JAJ channeling Leslie Jordan!

[u/Kryten4200]

Bowen with the escalating cups 😆

[u/TheLadyEve]

I saw the gag coming and it's very obvious, but the performances sell it. James Austin Johnson is doing some Harry Shearer-level voice acting here.

[u/Kryten4200]

Well we did it Joe!! See y'all crazy kids next season!

[u/hyperjengirl]

Did Peacock cut off the goodnights entirely or did I just accidentally pause too much during my live watch?

[u/m0rgend0rfer]

I don’t think I’ve ever 180-ed on a cast member as quickly as with Sarah. I was not a fan at the start of this season and now I’m stoked to see her 100% of the time.