SNL is Friggin' Horrible! Except when Timberlake is hosting. (2 Viewers)

[kupcho1]

Was that the best looking host/musical guest combination ever?

Maybe.

So I took a look. I left out double duty hosts (e.g., Britney Spears, J Lo) to only include a distinct host/musical guest, and there were quite a few combos to consider.

Raquel Welch / Phoebe Snow 1975
Linda Hamilton / Mariah Carey 1991
Mary Stuart Masterson / En Vogue 1992
Heather Locklear / Janet Jackson 1994
Lisa Kudrow / Sheryl Crow 1996
Claire Danes / Mariah Carey 1997
Reese Witherspoon / Alicia Keys 2001
Sarah Michelle Gellar / Faith Hill 2002
Salma Hayek / Christina Aguilera 2003
Halle Berry / Britney Spears 2003
Blake Lively / Rihanna 2009
Anne Hathaway / Rihanna 2012
Brie Larson / Alicia Keys 2016
Scarlett Johansson / Lorde 2017
Natalie Portman / Dua Lipa 2018

I'm sure I missed some, but thought this was a pretty good list (chronological). I found it interesting that outside of Raquel Welch in 1975, these combos didn't really start showing up until the 90s, and seem to have accelerated since then.

 

[kevzilla]

Shortest Weekend Update ever

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Shortest Weekend Update ever

It had no guests. I don’t remember that happening before.

 

[Jutz]

I thought Gillis (I'm a fan of his) was an above average host with a below average monologue. The sketches, taken as a whole, were better than most weeks. I'd argue that no sketches reached that "instant classic" range. I thought the Limu Emu sketch was the funniest, but the "pop-culture" material it is based on, probably limits the shelf life of it.

I'm a big fan of Gillis as well. I currently live in his hometown in central PA. I liked his monologue as well... but as he mentioned during his monologue his material does not lend itself well to TV. I agree he was definitely better than most weeks. I thought the Trump sneakers skit was his best, and I agree that he is good at skits. I assume it is from his material with Gilly and Keeves.

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Shortest Weekend Update ever

Overall a great episode tho. They must have been short on time or something. Very odd to have no guest bits on Weekend Update.

ScarJo was awesome. She nailed that monologue.

I wonder if Ariana Grande would ever want to pull double duty. She did well in her skits.

 

[SFBayDuck]

I wonder if Ariana Grande would ever want to pull double duty. She did well in her skits.

She has done that, back in 2016.

 

[the moops]

ScarJo was awesome. She nailed that monologue.

This was very well done

 

[belljr]

Beavis and Butthead

 

[Skipdog77]

Beavis and Butthead

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The fact they all couldn't keep it together was hysterical. Mikey Day killed it as Butthead, and Heidi's reaction when she turned around and saw him was .

 

[belljr]

Beavis and Butthead

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The fact they all couldn't keep it together was hysterical. Mikey Day killed it as Butthead, and Heidi's reaction when she turned around and saw him was .

The subtle start with Gosling looking around as if it was someone else

 

[Skipdog77]

Beavis and Butthead

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The fact they all couldn't keep it together was hysterical. Mikey Day killed it as Butthead, and Heidi's reaction when she turned around and saw him was .

The subtle start with Gosling looking around as if it was someone else

...and the "I don't watch much TV, I have an incredibly busy life..."

 

[Keerock]

This episode was one of the best in a very long time...

 

[BobbyLayne]

Beavis and Butthead

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The fact they all couldn't keep it together was hysterical. Mikey Day killed it as Butthead, and Heidi's reaction when she turned around and saw him was .

The subtle start with Gosling looking around as if it was someone else

...and the "I don't watch much TV, I have an incredibly busy life..."

here’s the clip

 

[belljr]

You just know rehearsal and walk throughs they had no make up on and NOW THEY LOOK LIKE THAT

 

[bigbottom]

You just know rehearsal and walk throughs they had no make up on and NOW THEY LOOK LIKE THAT

When she turns and instantly breaks

Kenan Thompson is an absolute pro who just cannot be rattled.

 

[Jobber]

That was one of my all time favorites from SNL. So good.

 

[belljr]

I was wrong, she did see it in dress rehearsal.

Heidi Gardner Couldn’t Prepare for What She Saw

A sketch about Beavis and Butt-Head made the SNL star break after years of resistance. She’s “still trying to figure out what exactly happened.”

www.vulture.com

 

[ThaPenguin]

That was one of my all time favorites from SNL. So good.

Saved on YT to watch when I am having a bad day. Gold all around, from the actual skit to everyone's reactions.

 

[bigbottom]

Beavis and Butthead

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The fact they all couldn't keep it together was hysterical. Mikey Day killed it as Butthead, and Heidi's reaction when she turned around and saw him was .

The subtle start with Gosling looking around as if it was someone else

Gosling’s facial expression as he was looking around was perfection.

 

[simey]

Check out this "Please Don't Destroy - Touch Up" skit that was cut from one of the shows due to time. It's silly, but it made me laugh.