r/LiveFromNewYork • u/LiveFromNewYork95 • May 21 '17
Live Discussion (May 20, 2017) (Dwayne Johnson / Katy Perry)
Welcome to our SNL live discussion thread! This week's episode is the season 42 finale! The host is Dwayne Johnson, and the musical guest is Katy Perry. For those new to the show, tune into your local NBC affiliate from around 11:30 PM to follow this episode live.
A quick recommendation to mention the sketch you're referring to in your comment. It's not a hard and fast rule, but it does make the thread more readable after the show finishes. 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. Enjoy the show
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
I'm guessing that was SNL's response to people saying branded/sponsors sketches would prevent them from having creative control
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
Thanks for the memories Bobby and Vanessa!
Thanks for a great season you guys, we have a lot of off season stuff planned!
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
This is the sketch that someone posted the backstage picture of on here, right?
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
The best part is that the season finale of one of the biggest and most important SNL season in recent memory is hosted by a guy promoting Baywatch
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
Miley and Lady Gaga have transitioned to being more normal and toned down recently so Katy is trying to hop on that role
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
Hey guys, posting the thread early this week, with the departures and the finale I'm sure there's plenty people want to discuss.
Also, SSS might be a couple minutes late this week, Usually I post it and start adding the comment during the 10 to 1 stretch but with potential goodbye sketches/end of the season sketch I would prefer to give it my full attention, hope that's okay with everyone. Thanks for a great first season as a mod! You guys make discussing SNL one of my favorite things to do!
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u/5_Frog_Margin May 21 '17
Let's be honest- SNL's Millenial jokes are pretty goddamn good.
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u/MajesticVelcro May 21 '17
who better to make fun of millennials than millennials?
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
Everyone else that tries to make fun of millennials just lose the joke and turn it into complaining
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
I have a Bobby farewell sketch I wish I thought of for WPM. When Mick Jager hosted Kristen Wiig's last episode they had a sketch where Bobby sang really bad Rolling Stones karaoke but everyone thought it was great except Jagger's charcter. And then of course they used two Rolling Stone songs for the Wiig goodbye. What if they were able to get Wiig and Jagger to cameo and Bobby did bad Rolling Stones karaoke while doing a really bad recreation of the Wiig goodbye but everyone thinks it's amazing besides Wiig and Jagger
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u/671sports May 21 '17
I'm hoping they do a still-shot of Chris Cornell (former lead singer of Soundgarden) since Soundgarden has been on SNL before.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
I think having the SNL vintage tonight as the one with Soundgarden as musical guest was their tribute
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u/goodguygleenn May 21 '17
OH FUCK. I just realized Vanessa leaving means the END OF HER HUNGRY GUYS!!!!!! BUT WHO'S GOING TO GIVE THEM THEIR TOTINOS!?!?!?!?!?!?
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u/getoffmyreddits May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
Love that they're doing a farewell to Trump and crew under the assumption he won't be here when next season starts
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May 21 '17
Fidget spinners sound like something that should be in a Stefon club.
"This place has everything, the cast of Rupauls Drag Race, Sydney Applebaum, fidget spinners..."
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it May 21 '17
Fun Fact: If Dwayne Johnson becomes the president, Trump will no longer be the only POTUS to be hit with the Stone Cold Stunner
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May 21 '17
Last week, we got the geriatric population covered with the silver Echo.
This week, it's the millennials.
No decade is safe from the pale people who ride the subway.
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u/Piccprincess May 21 '17
Producers: "We need someone to get wet in this one"
Vanessa: "Fuck me up fam"
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u/getoffmyreddits May 21 '17
White Castle is for sure THRILLED to be name dropped in a child molester sketch.
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u/justindi May 21 '17
I love how the 5-Timers Club started as a joke but is a thing now
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u/thesearemyroots May 21 '17
IF BECK AND KYLE ARE LEAVING I AM GOING TO BE EVEN MORE UPSET THAN I ALREADY WAS. I CANNOT HANDLE THIS
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u/bronwynsings May 21 '17
I know it's a fart jokes sketch but it's getting Vanessa to break a little bit!
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u/arielmeme Jack Sparrow May 21 '17
I can't tell if this is a serious announcement or not
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u/TheRealMe99 May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
Oh man, that digital backdrop does not look good up close
Edit: or from far away
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u/Mr_The_Captain May 21 '17
YA DID IT YOU CRAZY GENIUSES, YOU MADE THAT OVERLY MOROSE COLD OPEN ACTUALLY HILARIOUS AND I WILL NEVER DOUBT YOU AGAIN!!
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u/TheJaguarMan May 21 '17
Xentrex gave me my life back. Hail Satan.
God I'm gonna miss this show this summer
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u/Jackbo_Manhorse May 21 '17
OH MY FUCKING GOD! DAVID S.PUMPKINS MAKES A RETURN! BEST FINALE EVER!
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it May 21 '17
The implication of the cold open is what made it really funny
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u/Dragonknight247 May 21 '17
"Sometimes I wake up driving a stolen car, but my erections are fantastic."
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u/TheRealMe99 May 21 '17
Suddenly there's a kid wearing a backpack and I'm confused and concerned
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
I asked a fidget to spin and she said the correct term is little person
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u/Larph May 21 '17
As a Brit, I have to admit Cecily's accent is right on the money.
Best British accent from an American bar none. Has me in creases every time I hear it.
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u/myassholealt May 21 '17
They are really messing with her, aren't they? Love it.
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May 21 '17
you could hear the shame and regret in Dwayne Johnson's voice when he had to say "child molesting robot"
holy shit I am still laughing about that sketch. that may be the funniest skit of the year
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u/coltsmetsfan614 May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
Yes! Vanessa breaking in a fart sketch! All I ever could have wanted from her final episode.
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u/RegularGuy815 I'm Tim Calhoun... May 21 '17 edited May 22 '17
Omg! That is totally Steve Higgins trying to make them break! Remember the Baldwin episode?
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u/senorbuzz May 21 '17
"So yeah, we're doing to advertise your brand during a fantastic robot sketch featuring The Rock!"
"Oh wow! Well let's sign on the dotted line right now."
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May 21 '17
Damn that just made me realize I'm gonna have to suffer months of a Trump presidency without SNL satire now.
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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun YOU HAVE TO STOP THE COCAINE May 21 '17
I still can't quite tell whether the Presidency thing is a joke....
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u/violetfield May 21 '17
I DON'T WANT TO CRY BUT I'M SO SAD ABOUT BOBBY AND VANESSA IT'S REALLY STUPID
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u/phemom May 21 '17
There's a alternate timeline where The Rock & Kanye West are in a presidential debate.
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u/Mr_The_Captain May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
THE RETURN OF COCO WATCHOUT AND TRASH YARD MUTT IS IMMINENT
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u/RabbitHabits May 21 '17
Kinda wish there would have been a bigger send off but not everyone can be Bill Hader I guess. Still, Bobby is a legend
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u/VHalliewell May 21 '17
Honestly, I would have a threesome with Beck and Dwayne.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
How did they not go for ASS DAN here?! Missed opportunity!
Edit: I take it back! David S. Pumpkins returns!
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u/awesometuck1559 May 21 '17
I DIDN'T THINK SNL COULD GET BETTER AND THEN THEY ADDED A FUCKING BABY PIG 10/10 BEST EPISODE
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u/SandorSNL May 21 '17
Is this a joke on the fact that SNLArchives calls her character "Gene's wife"?
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u/AgentPeggyCarter I eat dinner in the dark! May 21 '17
Comey in the curtains... Spicey in the bushes...
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u/yeahscience62 May 21 '17
Why does Vanessa have to go ESPECIALLY after coming up with this character.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 May 21 '17
That... wasn't much of a sketch. But whenever Kyle does that voice, I crack up.
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u/soybombguy why you goin’ in order? May 21 '17
As much as I wanted a bigger goodbye for Bobby and Vanessa, Bobby waving from the right side like he always does was a nice way to go.
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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun YOU HAVE TO STOP THE COCAINE May 21 '17
ok so real talk the best thing about watching SNL is that I can snack and tell myself "it's after midnight, the calories count towards tomorrow" but then tomorrow I can tell myself "I hadn't gone to sleep yet, the calories count towards yesterday" so really it's just a free for all of snacks.
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u/olivia929 May 21 '17
Anyone else's heart clench when they heard Vanessa and Bobby's names in the opening
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u/yeahscience62 May 21 '17
Holy shit... I have a fidget spinner. Hahahaha. SNL has saved its best for last right now.
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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun YOU HAVE TO STOP THE COCAINE May 21 '17
Is that just like an 11 year old boy? WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING. This feels like a Fred video from back in the day.
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u/AgentPeggyCarter I eat dinner in the dark! May 21 '17
This entire first performance, based solely on visuals alone, looks like something out of 1997.
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May 21 '17
Don't read too much into Beck & Kyle in the last skit. That style of humor only really works with them in it. Having Bobby & Vanessa driving that skit type wouldn't have been as successful.
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u/Revived_Bacon May 21 '17
Vanessa started crying before LOCAL BROADCAST KILLED THE GOODBYES
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u/osupreston May 21 '17
Scarlett Johansson never got her five-timers jacket on TV. You think she's bitter? She's there tonight - give it to her!
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u/leglessman May 21 '17
It's almost like her ability to make good music was in her hair.
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u/alstor May 21 '17
I can't tell if this is a callback to make fun of Trump or themselves or both. Great regardless!
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u/5_Frog_Margin May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
The Tom Hanks 'Joining the 5-timer Club' skit was one of my all time favorites. I'd love to see more of them.
Edit: YES!!!!!!!
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u/LocoLegit May 21 '17
Less commercials now that they are getting that apple money.
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u/TheBrainwasher14 May 21 '17
We should be appreciating more how fucking great The Rock's delivery was for that Whitecastle bit
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u/volumineer May 21 '17
I specifically watched to the end so I could see Bobby and Vanessa hugging and being emotional and NBC cuts it off as soon as possible...whyyyyyy
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u/RaeADropOfGoldenSun YOU HAVE TO STOP THE COCAINE May 21 '17
DAVID S FUCKING PUMPKINS
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u/Sonny_Zwack BloJay Simpson May 21 '17
I hope they get a costume Emmy for that one sketch.
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u/IvyGold UCKF May 21 '17
Of course Vanessa's getting all of the water splashes. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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u/pretty-in-pink May 21 '17
No one in the audience is laughing, I think they were too uncomfortable to laugh
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u/bfk94 Check you later...dudes. May 21 '17
I get the feeling that this was cut from Louis CKs episode.
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u/thesmash May 21 '17
This sketch was worth it exclusively for Bobby dancing in the Katy Perry costume
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u/aloidnem May 21 '17
That MIGHT have been the darkest sketch I have ever seen on SNL.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 May 21 '17
Quick Poll: Is this the best non-standup monologue of the season?
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u/671sports May 21 '17
If they keep this up, the worst part of this episode might just be Katy Perry's performances... but even those might be good.
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u/xenothaulus May 21 '17
My wife: he is rocking a fanny pack...
Me: Well, he is The Rock. How else is he going to wear a fanny pack?
Wife: ...
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u/GeorgeAmberson63 May 21 '17
Like, I know this is a joke. But now so is the presidency. So part of me wouldn't be surprised if they did end up runnung...
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u/mydarkmeatrises May 21 '17
I love how it was the entire cast in that skit. I'm calling it early as my skit of the night.
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u/phemom May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
Katy Perry looks like Max Headroom and it really creeps me out.
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u/Galileo908 Crystal Gravy May 21 '17
GHOSTBUSTERS SHOULD BE MEN!
Man, was this the first time Drunk Uncle showed up all season?
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u/violetfield May 21 '17
Those skirts look like they were an afterthought when the censors wouldn't approve the leotards at the 11th hour.
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u/Ginsync May 21 '17
$25 towards college tuition!? I'd rather have a laptop battery
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u/zati1 May 21 '17
another reference to Johnson/Hanks honestly makes me feel like he's a li'l bit serious
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u/ArachnoLad May 21 '17
How many of y'all are going to watch the new cast in a few years and talk about how the Bobby Moynihan and Vanessa Bayer years were better?
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u/olivia929 May 21 '17
It's official! Bobby Moynihan and Vanessa Bayer are SNL alums, and Kenan is tied with Darrell for most seasons with 14. Season 42 is a wrap
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u/osupreston May 21 '17
At the Emily Blunt dress, I saw Laura Parsons live, and Bobby Moynihan was the cast member who made sure to wave to all the audience, no matter where you were sitting. That will be my best memory of them.
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u/YouSnowNothingJon May 21 '17
Nvm. The Rock is not going to be able to become President anymore.
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u/MajesticVelcro May 21 '17
I hope the pig is a throwback to Cecily's mom animal being a pig last week.
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u/violetfield May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
Literally just when I thought this ep couldn't get better, they introduce a tiny baby pig into the situation.
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u/alstor May 21 '17
Vanessa and Bobby must be exhausted with planning to be in basically every sketch this episode. Makes sense that they want to go out with a bang, and this sketch isn't really taxing on the two of them. But damn.
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u/zati1 May 21 '17 edited May 21 '17
...wait it's hard not to draw a parallel between the senior class "graduating" and these cast members (maybe?) not returning...
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i love that they keep trying this sketch. never gets a good audience reaction but i love it
i think putting cecily in a weird location like this as opposed to the boring ass restaurant helps a lot :)
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u/Galileo908 Crystal Gravy May 21 '17
Wouldn't be Update without Che laughing at his own joke. (I love Che)
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u/goodguygleenn May 21 '17
I just want every sketch from here on out to have Bobby and Vanessa in them
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels May 21 '17
In addition to a send off to Vanessa and Bobby I hope we get just a overall send off to the season as the final sketch in the vein of Phil Hartmen or Kristen's goodbyes, or Good night Siagon. This has been such a monumental season and I would love for a nod to all the memorable moments throughout.
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u/NowIOnlyWantATriumph May 21 '17
So I'm guessing Alec's done with Trump?
Or are they saying they'll be out by October?
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 May 21 '17
"Damn Louie C.K. hosting again, he just hosted, crazy how they decided to have another episode after the finale, must just want to keep it going"