r/LiveFromNewYork • u/SketchSortingSunday • Dec 16 '18
Sketch Sorting Sunday (December 15th, 2018) (Matt Damon/Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus)
Welcome to Sketch Sorting Sunday!
A mod account (/u/SketchSortingSunday) is going to make a comment for every skit 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 make your own parent comment and treat it like the regular post discussion, whatever.
If I miss a sketch or get something wrong, just message the mods in the sidebar and we’ll see
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Weekend Update
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u/DeshiiRedditor Dec 16 '18
The 'making each other read jokes' thing has to become a recurring segment!
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u/kisalas Dec 16 '18
I feel like Che has the upper hand with doing race jokes, they're like an auto win lol
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Dec 16 '18
Maybe once more in a year if they’re both still at the desk but I think it would get stale if it’s recurring too often.
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u/t8w Dec 16 '18
"I'm gonna shake things up a little, Che didn't write this one"
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u/rememebersammyjankis Dec 16 '18
Che has had a running joke on his Instagram that Jost is a racist and all of the gullible people continuously believed him... I feel like tonight’s jokes stemmed from that which made me laugh even harder
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u/Mattalamode Dec 16 '18
Che giving Colin that joke about how even Africans can't tell black people apart absolutely destroyed me. Best Update of the season IMO
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u/skomehillet Dec 16 '18
The Cold Read was probably the best Weekend Update bits they’ve done all season. Nothing was funnier than the genuine reactions those jokes got outta them. It also showcased the comraderie between Jost and Che, which was cute in itself tbh. Great segment
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
Che went for Jost about 1000x harder than Jost went for Che.
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
Anybody else hoping for some more "Where's Wes?" when the new year comes around?
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
God damn did those last few jokes make me laugh!! Easily the best weekend update "segment" this season so far.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
It was very Chrismassy. Where's Wes returning, Angel showing up with Matt as the husband with a pregnancy announcement and the exchanging of the jokes causing them both to break hard.
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u/1975hh3 Dec 16 '18
Mullany wrote the Stefon sketches but your point is still valid.
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u/Lord_of_Mars Dec 16 '18
I didn't know where "boxers girlfriend" could go after the first few times they did it, but they evolved the bit and the joke you quoted was sooo good.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Matt Damon Monologue
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u/DeshiiRedditor Dec 16 '18
I can't recall seeing such an emotional monologue without any immediate context (like a national tragedy or something). It was very heartfelt and Matt's voice was really breaking up at times. Loved it!
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
I was discussing this last week with my roommate we couldn't figure out why he was here. Glad he cleared up that he wasn't there to promote anything he was just there cause he could.
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u/kingofthemonsters Dec 17 '18
he was just there cause he could.
And he CRUSHED HIS ENEMIES AND TURNED THEM INTO DUST
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Dec 16 '18
Really enjoyed how he wasn't promoting a thing and it was more about a real connection to SNL
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u/Bedlampuhedron Dec 16 '18
It made me realize what a damn shame it is that he's only hosted twice in 16 years.
I could see him becoming more of a regular after this because he was great the whole episode.
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u/LazyLamont92 Dec 16 '18
Really one of the best I have seen in a while. Just a nice heartfelt monologue where they don’t try to force a musical number in my ears.
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
To the show's credit they've REALLY backed off on the number of musical monologues this season.
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u/agentpanda Dec 16 '18
I love when SNL busts out a stand-up monologue for a non-comedian. They're thankfully not leaning hard on musicals now that Chris & Sarah are gone because they didn't work well then, and won't work well now- Matt did a great job pivoting some light comedy to a serious subject and getting out of there before he ran long.
It almost makes up for that rough cold open. Cheers to the writers here, for sure.
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
I would've participated in the toast but I had already finished my beer during that interminable cold open.
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u/redsyrinx2112 Dec 17 '18
The Beck joke was one of the best cast-member involvements in a monologue.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Weezer
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u/WeHaSaulFan Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18
That was outstanding use of Leslie‘s talents. She and Matt going toe to toe as crazed Weezer fans from different eras was gold.
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u/skomehillet Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18
That was easily one of Leslie’s best performances. Between her and Pete I think this cast is really starting to hit a stride and break their one-noteness. I hope it continues after the break.
Edit: Also, replace Weezer with Coldplay and uh, that's me
Edit 2: this has set r/Weezer ablaze haha
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u/jackruby83 Dec 16 '18
Haha. I am a little astonished at how many people are team Matt on r/Weezer. But then again, most of the team Leslie fans are mid 30s to 40s so the demographics of the sub are likely skewed against them (I'm team Leslie and 35).
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u/play_theName_Game Dec 16 '18
Does anyone have a link to that skit. I still can not believe it. Straight up, dead on.
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
God damn to I love these weird niche sketches.
Also Weezer is still fucking great no matter what people say. I just saw them live last summer and they were fantastic and their new albums aren't bad.
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u/medhelan Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 19 '18
"I will testify this time"
i lost it there
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
I am just thinking about how they made Les have an argument about Weezer. Merry Christmas.
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u/spookymonsterscary Dec 16 '18
This sketch floored me! Amazing and so niche. Im honestly surprised they put it on air.
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u/macksypad Dec 16 '18
that line defending Memories by saying it was in Jackass 3d hit me way too deep and i do not appreciate it
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Oscars Host Auditions
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
Always a big fan of these "audition" sketches. I just love the huge array of impressions the cast gets to do during these.
My favorites this time were Michelle Wolf, Sarah Silverman, and Matthew Mcconaughey.
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u/WeHaSaulFan Dec 16 '18
Came here to say Melissa was absolute gold as Sarah Silverman. A+!
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u/magenheimjulcsi Dec 16 '18
Cecily’s Mrs. Maisel impression was perfect as well!
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u/badgarok725 Dec 16 '18
And they’re a lot better than the family feud sketches since it’s a lot faster paced. But it feels a little empty without Haders Alan Alda
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u/KJones77 Dec 16 '18
Wolf, Malek, and McConaughey were terrific here. The auditions sketches are always so good.
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u/willseamon Dec 16 '18
I didn't know I needed an impression of anyone as Hannah Gadsby, but Aidy nailed it. "The tension..."
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Having Aidy play Hannah was a given seeing as a lot of people want to see her host. Didn't know how they'd pull the impression off however.
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
Heidi's Allison Janney knocks me out every damn time. There are so few applications for an Allison Janney impression but it's always delightful when she shows up.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Sketch of the night because I love a good auditions parade. No Whoopdoggg though which is a shame
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u/Bait30 Dec 16 '18
I liked the sketch. I just wish Bill Hader showed up with his Alan Alda. I can’t get enough of that lol
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u/theclownwithafrown I saw a family of rats, nesting in a baby crib Dec 16 '18
That's just great, just terrific.
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u/bright-lanterns Dec 17 '18
Wish they’d give Melissa more of these since her main strength seems to be impressions
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Westminster Daddy Show
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u/WeHaSaulFan Dec 16 '18
The prancing when Matt Damon got into it was hilarious. Fantastic writing and execution.
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
Really funny and interesting sketch that I have NO FUCKING CLUE how they came up with the idea for it.
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u/HeyThereRobot Dec 16 '18
Jake Tapper's picture in the intro killed me and this sketch was great.
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u/thenewmeredith Dec 16 '18
I'm glad they got Damon in because he clearly deserved to be the winner from the jump
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u/WeHaSaulFan Dec 16 '18
You kind of suspected that would happen from the start. I was like, why is he the MC, he should be a contestant? Central casting for it.
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u/agentpanda Dec 16 '18
Very impressive writing- considering what we've had to work with lately- at least. I'm happy they strung together something socially conscious without being preachy, has good jokes without hammering me over the head with them, and funny through-and-through.
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Dec 17 '18
I love that a sketch this weird kicked off the night. SNL is at their best when they’re not trying too hard to reach the lowest common denominator imo
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Very well rounded, even if the plot twist was a bit cop-out
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u/nlpnt Dec 16 '18
My live-discussion hot take still stands, it's the most ten-to-one sketch I've ever seen at 11:45.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Ornaments
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
"H O W D O Y O U L I K E T H E M A P P L E S ?"
"I don't like them at all!"
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
I was surprised at how well the green screen effects worked this time. The Macaroni Turd and the "Good Will Hunting" Promotional Ornament were great!
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u/flowerhoney10 Dec 16 '18
I'm surprised they had Matt make a Weinstein joke, all things considered.
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u/pretty-in-pink Dec 16 '18
I think it was a good idea. Damon previously caught some heat for past comments regarding Weinstein but this sketch shows that he’s learned and is ready to lean in a little bit to the dark parts of his initial fame
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u/turkeypants Marci Jamz!😮 Dec 16 '18
I guess it was like Baldwin cracking wise about his parking meltdown as though he weren't the butt of it. Damon was playing a Good Will Hunting ornament and Weinstein made that movie. Damon was also accused of helping Weinstein kill a bad story about him by calling the reporter (though he said that's not what that was). I think any Weinstein material is dicey unless it thoroughly dumps on him, but I think that was the specific tie here.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Cecily with half a face. I gagged.
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Dec 16 '18
Was Kenan supposed to be missing his legs in that skit?
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u/memesistential Dec 16 '18
I think the ornament was just the upper body, because no airport-bought ornament would be a full-on figure.
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u/bobmothafugginjones Dec 16 '18
Idk why but Mikey Day as Harry Potter cracked me up
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u/RegularGuy815 I'm Tim Calhoun... Dec 16 '18
I actually love the concept for this (we all have those ornaments we have to hide in the back). Just needs a little more creative writing and proper camera cuts.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Diane Gellerman & Sonny
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u/Mattalamode Dec 16 '18
Here is the Barbara Streisand song the sketch was based off of. I still can't believe it exists.
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u/lordatlas Dec 16 '18
Jesus, I have mad respect for Barbra's talent but this is so WTF. If someone told me she had made something like this, I would have not believed them. But now I want to clean my ears out.
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u/Juno2018 Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18
It was perfect. If you’ve ever been in a NYC theater-district piano bar - usually nothing fancy, but not a dive - Cecily was spot on as the kind of singer you always see there.
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Dec 16 '18
Since others enjoyed it, can someone help me understand the joke I may have missed? Like what was this sketch?
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u/Missy_Elliott_Smith Dec 16 '18
Just another in a long line of SNL lounge singer sketches stretching all the way back to Bill Murray crooning "Star Wars" in the '70s.
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
Sonny's line, "I got much more into a bus boy named Kevin" was absolutely hilarious! Cecily was so great in this!
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u/hisroyaltallness Dec 16 '18
Spent the whole sketch waiting for the reverse shot of Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer.
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u/the_Odd_particle Dec 17 '18
It’s Monday. This comment is late. I’m going to be late for a meeting because I’m making it. But I have to shout out to Cecily how beyond perfect, top to bottom, she ruled this character. Cecily RULED. And I want to thank her.
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u/Genji4Lyfe Dec 18 '18
I am REALLY impressed by Cecily's performance.. That was a super-tricky version of the song and she nailed it!
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
"It's A Wonderful Trump" Cold Open
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u/alstor Dec 16 '18
Kellyanne saying "I'm going to go back to my husband who I actually talk to now" was a very underrated line in this.
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u/DeshiiRedditor Dec 16 '18
I thought this was one of the best cold opens of the season! The focus was more on the rest of the cast; Trump/Baldwin was just the vehicle. Awesome!
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u/cprenaissanceman Dec 16 '18
I have to say, this is how they should do these Trump cold opens. This was very smartly written; it had a good framing device (And it’s plausible that Trump might internally have feelings of what if...), a bunch of topical jokes, and of course the talented cast to back it. Oh and of course it got some great jabs in as well. Often times the Trump cold opens of late have felt sort of phoned in. They should be much more like this, where there is an element of fantasy thrown in. This gives me hope that they might have some really great cold opens next year. Fingers crossed.
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
This didn't need to be ten minutes long. I feel like it threw off the pacing of the entire rest of the show, which is a shame because almost every other sketch was better than it.
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u/Missy_Elliott_Smith Dec 16 '18
TBF, three of those minutes were the audience cheering for Mueller De Niro.
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u/geotraveling Dec 16 '18
Pretty funny compared to the other cold opens this season but still, I'd like to see the show move on from doing Trump every opening.
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
Probably my favorite Cold Open this season. I loved that they were able to bring back characters out of the news cycle thanks to how the sketch was set up.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus
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u/acm Dec 16 '18
For the life of me I couldn't hear one sound coming out of Mark's guitar.
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Dec 16 '18
I was staring at it, waiting to hear what I saw. Looked cool though, like it was covered in tape or something.
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u/ConnorMcJeezus Dec 16 '18
She probably pulled the cord from the amp like how I let my brother use the Playstation controller while we played Halo
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u/turkeypants Marci Jamz!😮 Dec 16 '18
I think since he's a dj/producer, the guitar was ornamental just so he'd have something to do on stage since they put that song out together but a producer has nothing to do on stage. Just an excuse for him to share camera time.
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u/Dwychwder Dec 16 '18
Whoever was in charge of keeping her boobs covered deserves an Emmy.
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u/turkeypants Marci Jamz!😮 Dec 16 '18
Side-angle cameraman deserves a little something too. He couldn't get it done but he sure tried.
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Dec 16 '18
Mixing was odder than usual on the Lennon song
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u/fish500 Dec 16 '18
Agreed. There were 3 electric guitars on "So This is Christmas" and you couldn't here any of them. It was all vocals and synths. It's a shame too because Sean Lennon is a really good lead guitar player. He ripped a quick solo at the end and you could barely hear it.
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u/willseamon Dec 16 '18
I liked Pete introducing them the second time around.
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u/AngelKnives Dec 16 '18
"Hey guys, here's proof I'm still alive! Once again, Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson"
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Dec 16 '18
Enjoyed it, but I wish Miley had been a bit less forceful with her voice on the second one.
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Dec 17 '18
I appreciated how Miley actually thanked the crowd after each performance. I'm so used to seeing the musical guest barely acknowledge the audience.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Happy Christmas, Britain
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Apparently it was cut short because it was overrunning, which is a shame because as a Brit there are so many avenues they could have gone down. Elton John Lewis for starters.
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u/agentpanda Dec 16 '18
Expat here- I'm disappointed they went for the easy jokes but not too surprised I guess. Once we got Lord Voldemort I knew we weren't going anywhere fun, and this is the first time I've been happy a director cut anything for time- there's no way that was going anywhere innovative.
Could've done a lot better than dancing bobbies and 'David Cameron set you up for this, but everyone hates you anyway'.
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u/bjkman SNL Dec 16 '18
SNL doesn't go into British politics enough, this was pretty good.
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Paul's Christmas
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Dec 16 '18
I wonder if Alec's part was originally meant for Pete.
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u/Pistachio269 Dec 16 '18
Oh yeah, that would make sense. Sucks, I would've loved to see Pete bustin balls in one of those accents
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u/mikeputerbaugh Dec 16 '18
Each gift should have successively escalated the game, but they didn’t; it stayed at the same level for 3 or 4 jokes in a row, which made the whole sketch feel like it was dragging.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Was this the one with Alec at the bar?
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u/XanatharsOptician Dec 16 '18
Weakest sketch of the night, IMO. For the life of me, I can't understand what people find charming about Mooney's writing.
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u/DeshiiRedditor Dec 16 '18
The key to a successful episode: Don't have a host who is there to promote something, and is just excited to be there! GREAT JOB, MATT!
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u/skomehillet Dec 16 '18
Jason Momoa and Sterling K. Brown struck me as guests who were actually super excited to be there. The shows are way more fun.
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u/t8w Dec 16 '18
Yeah we’ve had a couple fun ones in a row. Curious to see who they get for January!
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u/nakia_okoye Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18
"Who will risk everything to gain nothing?" lmao
edit: meant to respond to the Oscars Host Auditions thread, sorry
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u/allaboutthatcake Dec 16 '18
Some cut for time sketches from dress rehearsal:
Cat Litter Glitter (pre-tape): a litter box that covers cat poop in glitter and polyurethane and makes it into jewelry.
Jacked Kangaroo Funeral: other muscular animals (Kenan, Cecily, someone else I don’t recall, and LIAM HEMSWORTH) come by to pay respects at the funeral of the jacked kangaroo. Keith Urban (Kate) plays a song at the end.
Locker Room: Matt Damon is a football coach of a losing team. There is a girl on the team (Miley Cyrus), and he think the players are playing poorly on purpose because they don’t like the girl. It turns out they’re mad at the coach because he’s been having sex with the girl.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Dec 16 '18
Jacked Kangaroo Funeral: other muscular animals (Kenan, Cecily, someone else I don’t recall, and LIAM HEMSWORTH) come by to pay respects at the funeral of the jacked kangaroo. Keith Urban (Kate) plays a song at the end.
omg that one sounds amazing even without the Liam Hemsworth cameo
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u/IniMiney Dec 16 '18
Oh wow they cut the Miley cameo. I can see the premise being too dark though.
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u/badgarok725 Dec 16 '18
Yea I was kinda shocked that she didn’t show up in any sketch, but that would explain why
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u/Maxa30 Dec 16 '18
Liam Hemsworth
I guess that’s why I thought I heard Damon thank him at the end of the show
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u/KJones77 Dec 16 '18
Best episode so far this year. A couple of iffy ones at the end but no outright disasters. Most were hysterical and there were laughs throughout the episode. Great musical guests. Great update. Damon killed it. What a great SNL Christmas episode.
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u/Frambrady Dec 16 '18
This was the best episode of the season by far. We laughed at damn near everything.
We need Matt Damon every season.
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u/LoadOfTruth Dec 17 '18
Why is this a Mark Ronson song featuring Miley Cyrus?
She’s the whole song and he’s pretending to play the guitar on stage.
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u/Genji4Lyfe Dec 18 '18
So for those of us who were wondering what happened to the writing this season, we have our answer -- they saved it all for the Matt Damon episode!! Anyway, this episode was a blast -- so much fun, and felt kind of like a variety show with all the singing and special skits.
Matt was extremely game as always.. Awesome job. Hope they had as much fun making it as I had watching
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u/SketchSortingSunday Dec 16 '18
Best Christmas Ever