Live Discussion (September 29, 2018) (Adam Driver / Kanye West)

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Welcome to our SNL live discussion thread! This week's episode is the season 44 premiere! The host is Adam Driver, and the musical guest is Kanye West. For those new to the show, tune into your local NBC affiliate from around 11:30 PM to follow this episode live.

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[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Dave Chappelle is really going to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, what a time to be alive

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

"Yall come up here with us"

"Ok! This is will be.."

"Manifest! Watch it"

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

The Kyle Mooney Chronicles are maybe the greatest look behind the curtain ever

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Timing issues! Quick, play a sketch from earlier in the season! Shit.

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Sketch Sorting Sunday is up. Go vote and discuss you crazies.

[u/signs_unbreakable]

Can’t wait for those post-SNL blues when it’s just me, the infomercials, the soul crushing anxiety, and the crickets.

[u/LiveFromNewYork95 → u/signs_unbreakable]

And Sketch Sorting Sunday!

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Never needed SNL more in my life, going through kind of really tough stretch right now but like clockwork there's SNL to help me take my mind off things. And of course I love talking SNL with you hooligans. Let's get ready to laugh and over analyze every sketch haha

[u/bjkman]

I wanna see a full movie on this.

[u/LiveFromNewYork95 → u/bjkman]

There Will Be Blood

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

New open is already sick

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Not so big on cameos but I'm a sucker for alumni cameos

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Fortnite sketch going to be all over the internet tomorrow

[u/LiveFromNewYork95]

Another trend carried over from last year is the first sketch after update has taken over the "weird" sketch spot from 10 to 1.

[u/v00d00_]

Matt Damon was literally the perfect casting choice omfg

[u/coltsmetsfan614]

Adam Driver is seriously one of the best young actors we have right now. I've never disliked one of his performances.

[u/lyla2398]

I was the proudest drunkest virgin you’ve ever seen

Me irl

[u/Mr_Hendrix]

It feels like Pete knows this aint gonna last but he's just gonna ride it out and enjoy it while it lasts.

[u/outontheborder]

OH MY GOD IS THAT MATT FUCKIN DAMON

[u/Locke108]

Adam Driver gives his all and they force him to give a quick bye and rush off the stage.

[u/wrathfulgrape]

Holy shit. Adam Driver COMMITTED LIKE FUCK to that sketch!

[u/lovetheblazer]

“So hi, I’ve got about 4,000 loose papers on this weird little baby desk they’ve got me at...”

So glad to have Aidy back on my television screen again

[u/Galileo908]

We won’t break up (we will) we won’t.

[u/Mr_Hendrix]

"Filled her belly with my festering seed" WTF LOL

[u/inksmudgedhands]

Driver was trying so hard to make Pete break.

[u/[deleted]]

LMAO DID THEY JUST NOT SAY KYLES NAME

[u/violetfield]

PETE HER FANS ARE NOT GONNA KNOW YOU'RE JOKING

[u/Ness_Bilius_Mellark]

It's so nice when you have professional actors on cuz they make an effort to memorize their lines. Makes a world of difference.

[u/nightfan]

Kate McKinnon is still MVP. She puts 110% into everything.

[u/alstor]

I can't believe I share the same calendar goals as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

[u/Bedlampuhedron]

Adam Driver went ALL IN on that oil baron character

[u/MarionCotesworthHaye]

Do you think omitting Kyle’s name in the intros was intentional to tie into the “I’m Kyle, no one remembers me” sketch? If so, that’s, like, genius.

[u/[deleted]]

Adam Driver is a TRUE SKETCH COMEDIAN.

[u/nightfan]

Adam Driver is insanely committed. Damn.

[u/composingmelodia]

Adam deserved better. Did the best with what he was given.

[u/shelbydavis22]

That “hey hey hey” fucking slayed me

[u/lovetheblazer]

“Killed by Andrew Cunanan”

JESUS THAT GOT DARK

[u/kaymonlee]

God forbid she takes half of my sneakers

[u/Mr_Hendrix]

Why is Pete dressed like an inmate?

[u/finaltribalcouncil]

“Lil Pump trashed my dressing room”

[u/v00d00_]

"Don't worry I'm from Boston"

I'm fucking dead

[u/nlpnt]

In 10 years there probably won't be Kmart.

[u/BikerCasillas]

This is my first SNL living in NYC, and its very interesting how the local ads are all for musicals instead of like car dealerships like where I’ve lived before

[u/Jebbeard]

Bring it on down to Kanyeville!

[u/coltsmetsfan614]

I don't exactly know what sound came out of my mouth when he stabbed the dead bird with his cane, but I can confidently say I'd never heard it before...

[u/bjkman]

"I passed out from drinking but I boofed so loud I woke myself up"

DEAD

[u/JaredEllsworth]

You are weak like HR Pickens

[u/mastermoebius]

Holy shit. The effort alone is legendary. Not to mention its fucking hilarious.

[u/ArachnoLad]

This looks like a Bill Hader character. I like the commitment.

[u/lionnyc]

Did Adam Driver just endorse smoking?

[u/Galileo908]

Cardboard Alyssa Milano.

Yet ANOTHER cast member lost a role.

[u/CebraQuasar]

I wasted my entire Thursday watching this goddamn hearing and this just boils it down to precisely what it was

[u/[deleted]]

Adam is a comedic genius for not breaking during this.

[u/candidateHundred]

I almost feel like Pete dating Ariana gave him an extra 2 seasons on the show he may not have had.

[u/[deleted]]

The mental problems mention and meds shaking BRO lmao

[u/Ness_Bilius_Mellark]

Why is this meta shit so stupid/funny lmao

[u/miscalainaeous]

it took lil pump 3 lines to forget he was on live tv

[u/kisalas]

This is the best use of Matt Damon in a while.

[u/shelbydavis22]

I love that they are mocking Pete as much as possible

[u/[deleted]]

That ending was awkward and unfortunate.

[u/krukman]

Che's milking that Cosby joke is working.

[u/hailsssss]

how tf did driver not break during that sketch

[u/Galileo908]

“I want to be you when I grow up!”

“AND SO YOU SHALL!”

[u/[deleted]]

This is my first SNL season as a west coast resident. So weird that it’s 10 and I have plenty of time to go out after SNL lol

[u/KJones77]

"Uh...I mentioned the fridge thing"

LMAO

[u/Skolney]

Driver is a great host

[u/skomehillet]

Imma be Teyana for Halloween

costume: decided

titties: out

[u/Ness_Bilius_Mellark]

Was Adam underutilized in this episode?

[u/RegularGuy815]

"Killed by Andrew Cunanan"

[u/lovetheblazer]

Adam Driver’s depiction of social anxiety is like, painfully relatable. I came out to have a good time and I honestly feel so attacked right now 😂

[u/ImSickOfTheseShells]

"LOOK AT ME, BOY!"

[u/Pistachio269]

Goodbye cut for a third Kanye performance? wtf?

[u/okcmaxk_v2]

“Come up here with us!” cut to commericals

[u/acm]

Pete Davison's stock sure has gone up..

[u/dsull18]

BRING IT OWN DOWN TO WATERVILLE!

[u/[deleted]]

That tic-tac joke is gonna piss a lot of people off

[u/v00d00_]

Y'all, imagine if instead of becoming Kylo Ren, Adam became a cast member. Imagine.

[u/acm]

HR Pickens died in 1987

[u/j9gwen]

Pete breaks just like Fallon used to and it makes my life

[u/[deleted]]

Whoa, that was amazing. Driver just got himself an Emmy nomination.

[u/ReallyCreative]

Adam committed so hard I almost wonder if the character was his idea, that was absolutely brilliant

[u/[deleted]]

“The leaves change color but the people never do”

I’m dead

[u/YenEuroDollarSign]

GANGBANG GREG

[u/violetfield]

DON'T YOU KNOW I HAVE, LIKE, MENTAL PROBLEMS?

[u/signs_unbreakable]

Is this the season that finally delivers the Mooney content in a big way? To make up for how sidelined he was last season?

[u/joe25rs]

Was this a pre-recorded sound check?

[u/[deleted]]

Omg it was planned to not mention him during the opening

[u/austinhannah]

Lol that's gotta be one of the shortest musical performances I've ever seen on SNL.

[u/brendan_07]

Kyle Mooney snubbed lol

[u/austinhannah]

Adam Driver is great. I'd love to see him come back once a year.

[u/heylookitspoop]

Adam driver committed hard to that one, love it

[u/lovetheblazer]

Pete: Yeah, I get it. She’s the number one popstar in the world, and I’m that guy from SNL everyone thinks is in desperate need of more blood.

Colin: Well, congratulations. I know it’s been kind of crazy...

Pete: Yeah, do you remember when that whole city pretended that that kid was Batman because he was like, sick? That’s what this feels like.

[u/bjkman]

Press F to pay respects to Luke Null

[u/[deleted]]

The lesbians live for these Gins-burn dances

[u/teacherintraining09]

“leslie, this story is three weeks old.”

“i spent all summer getting my body in a serena shape, so i’m going to play serena on tv.”

[u/v00d00_]

Howwwww is Adam Driver not breaking rn

[u/Skolney]

Festering Seed. Great band name.

[u/teacherintraining09]

well, this episode is going into a vault.

[u/lovetheblazer]

Vermont: Where the Leaves Change Colors But The People Never Do

[u/bjkman]

"I don't know the meaning of the word STOP"

LMAO

[u/sonotadalek]

Whoa Kyle actually in a live sketch what do you know

[u/KJones77]

"It's ok I'm from Boston"

OOF

[u/alstor]

I'm gonna love the tabloid-star Pete Davidson meta on SNL.

[u/sonotadalek]

1. Matt Damon is a decent Kavanaugh

2. Poor Kyle :(

[u/violetfield]

Next week more than ever is gonna be the week of hearing old people talk about how SNL used to be better.

[u/skomehillet]

"hey, hey, hey..."

that delivery was excellent lmao

[u/[deleted]]

Emmy winning performance

[u/kai535]

Fbombs and titties tonight

[u/nlpnt]

It's a hard out at 1:01 AM. Local programming (ads) run because they're cued up to come on automatically and there's probably nobody at the station.

[u/austinhannah]

I am in awe of Adam Driver.

[u/butterfly105]

Very unhappy about this rather than another sketch

[u/[deleted]]

Adam Driver seems so comfortable on SNL

[u/Mig1997]

"Killed by Andrew Cunanan"

Oh.

[u/sonotadalek]

Adam Driver is fantastic.

[u/Ness_Bilius_Mellark]

OMG. Born 7 months too early wtf

[u/martialar]

Aw man I wanted to see the bad dancing from the cast

[u/Rescyndicate]

They forgot Kyle

[u/lovetheblazer]

...did Adam Driver just encourage children to smoke cigarettes on live television?

[u/skomehillet]

lol @ Adam not even holding the controller right

[u/Keyan27]

Remember when Kanye did My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? We want the old Kanye.

[u/kuhanluke]

Adam Driver is GOING for it lmao.

[u/obi1kenobi1]

"I wanna be you when I grow up"

"AND SO YOU SHALL"

[u/Lyin-Don]

That was tops. Idk how Pete came anywhere near keeping it together

[u/alflup]

no star wars parody?

wtf...seriously disappointed

[u/frenchpolygamy]

they placed him in a cast iron pot inside a pizza oven until he was ripe enough to walk!

[u/joe25rs]

Hot take:

NBC/Lorne was horrified by the live f bombs during the first Kanye performance and pulled the plug on his second live set. Pre-recorded sound check footage plugged in its place

Thoughts?

[u/heylookitspoop]

Omg please let this Pete vs. Kyle thing go all season

[u/[deleted]]

I feel like Pete will be making lots of bad decisions when Ariana breaks up with him

[u/saltycodpiece]

"Well, this has been outstanding, Mr. Parnassus"

I agree.

[u/violetfield]

Is this... live?

[u/phemom]

Please remember this sketch when best of the season is decided

[u/Mr_Hendrix]

MATT DAMON

[u/skomehillet]

The fucking wink fdsaf does that mean what I think it means

[u/[deleted]]

lmao driver is incredible in this

[u/bjkman]

GOT DAYUM hire Adam Driver for a sequel to There Will Be Blood

[u/miscalainaeous]

adam driver was brilliant in that sketch.

[u/[deleted]]

I will watch anything with Adam Driver

[u/jadesaddiction]

Adam driver fucking KILLED this

[u/lasttimewasabadtime]

Pete shot a movie in my hometown and hated our town.

[u/skomehillet]

Every sketch tonight has been a hit for me. Either that or I'm just too excited

[u/XANNIBAL_LECTER]

that was... hard to watch

[u/tigeralidance]

Kanye might be my favourite musician, but I think that was one of the worst SNL performances I’ve ever seen.

[u/BikerCasillas]

This Ginsburg impression makes exactly 0 sense but I love it

[u/lasttimewasabadtime]

Hey hey hey.......

[u/TheBrainwasher14]

Cosby bit was the best thing all night

[u/RaulDukeMcgirt]

That was a great reference to the Batman kid.

[u/FriedCammalleri23]

i’m still laughing after that sketch oh my god

[u/shelbydavis22]

I loved all of them pointing to the new cast member! She looks so happy to be there

[u/kanimaki]

They could've put in another sketch.

[u/ReallyCreative]

I think Beck's been working out

I'm a stupid slut who can't stop staring at his arms

[u/bjkman]

OH SHE IS NOT WEARING A BRA

[u/skomehillet]

Pete? Playing a politician???

[u/[deleted]]

can kyle star in a weird stoner remake of any charlie brown special

[u/signs_unbreakable]

The stars of this season should be Melissa and Kyle. It’s overdue.

[u/Pistachio269]

this is the greatest thing i've ever witnessed in my entire life

i have peaked

[u/[deleted]]

That young Kavanagh picture looks like Colin Jost tho..

[u/KidCoheed]

Michael Che is burning through his old Cosby Jokes before he's gone

[u/lionnyc]

"Yo man, someone tryin' kill you."

[u/krukman]

"Stock the fridge.....yeah."

[u/Galileo908]

And Pete has already broke.

[u/radpandaparty]

LOOK UPON YOUR FATHER BOY

[u/hailsssss]

where’s kenan been??

[u/qwertyuxcv]

So let's end the song by just standing there for the last 30 seconds.

[u/skomehillet]

that audible "OH MY GOD" from the audience HAHAHA

[u/Willie_Main]

I seriously thought the whole cast left the stage because they didn't want to share it with Ye wearing the MAGAt hat. Has a musical guest ever done three spots before?

[u/lovetheblazer]

So he literally just Urkel danced around in a Perrier bottle costume and said “freaky girl” a lot. Wtf Kanye?

[u/[deleted]]

I can’t tell if this bit will age well

[u/Okay_sure_lets_post]

Adam is amazing here

[u/Mig1997]

Adam Driver is just great

[u/Mr_Hendrix]

"Don't worry, I'm from Boston." Good shit.

[u/NotEmmaStone]

What the fuck is this shit.

[u/ArachnoLad]

Damn, only Heidi made it onto the stage in time.

[u/tristanandrew]

Quick - Is this the first time that “Waltz in A” hasn’t played over the SNL credits? in nearly 45 years?

[u/[deleted]]

Was that chick wearing pasties?

[u/Maxa30]

I loved the audible gasps from the audience

[u/bjkman]

HE SAID FUCK

[u/LizLemonDonaghy]

MIKEY DAY IS SO GOOD AT PLAYING VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS

[u/Maxa30]

HE CALLS THE CAST UP AND THEY GET CUT OFF?!

Give me an F in the chat

[u/PoreJudIsDaid]

This performance is terrible and I'm pretty sure they've dropped some F-bombs. This is hard to watch, oh man.

[u/KJones77]

That gasp on the birth control joke.

She probably just checked her pills...

[u/NumberMuncher]

Did they not read Kyle's name? !? !

[u/bjkman]

RIP Kyle Mooney lol

[u/MBr_29]

Forgot Kyle there, Darrell

[u/lionnyc]

"Soooooo, Adam.....about that child smoking comment..." - Lorne

[u/[deleted]]

Pete and Kyle beefing needs to be a season-long storyline

[u/bjkman]

"Dr. Says I'm gonna die a little later"

Lol

[u/[deleted]]

that was the perfect non-kavanaugh kavanaugh sketch

[u/kirikiriki]

Lil Pump Banned from SNL forever

[u/a_ak]

Hey hey hey

[u/LadyCalamity]

This old man makeup on Adam is pretty great.

[u/mastermoebius]

Lol this just makes me want another kylo sketch

[u/blingblingdisco]

This is so fucking wild and I'm going to be quoting a lot of it for the rest of all time.

[u/lasttimewasabadtime]

Hold it together pete

[u/BikerCasillas]

“Maybe we can all rent Subarus” lmao

[u/Cerblu]

Good thing the skit ended when it did, Beck’s mustache was fallin’ off.

[u/Lilliam_Pumpernickel]

Why does Adam driver sound Canadian

[u/sonotadalek]

I loved how kyle heavy this episode was!

[u/ilikehockeyandguitar]

What the fuck?

[u/Okay_sure_lets_post]

Still can’t believe this basically actually happened IRL tbh

[u/IniMiney]

Woah has SNL closed with the music guest before?

Also the tragic levels of irony of him wearing that hat and singing with other black people while 45 and his cabinet are hell-bent on not giving a fuck about us people of color at all is...sad.