Goldberg74

Here’s the thread... sorry for the delay...

<fieldset style="width: 500px; margin: 0px auto; font-size: smaller;"><legend>Season 44 (2018-2019)</legend>
Season 44
SNL (S44E01) -- 09/29/18 -- H: Adam Driver -- MG: Kanye West (Season 44 Premier)
SNL (S44E02) -- 10/06/18 -- H: Awkwafina -- MG: Travis Scott
SNL (S44E03) -- 10/13/18 -- H: Seth Meyers -- MG: Paul Simon</fieldset>

BDB

the Opening was incredible

Kanye's first song was ehhhh..

and then he got 3 songs? I read that he can do whatever he wants because his wife is incredibly wealthy.

tommyp007

That opening was brilliant.

Count Dooku

Don't know who that woman was rapping with Ye towards the end but she was HOT AS FUCK

majorjoe23

Teyana Taylor?

Count Dooku

Never heard of her or saw her before.

Trevor

I rarely watch SNL, but they really nailed the opening.

OldBoy

i heard there was a Matt Damon thing that was funny. was that the opening?

Count Dooku

Damon played Kavanaugh in the cold open. Other amusing parts in the show but that was really the only thing worth seeking out.

JeffTheAlpaca

They have a brand new opening and guys like Davidson and Mooney are no longer featured players.

Kanye is so boring and his music sucks.

At first I thought this was a skit





Is there a more perfect match than Izod and Colin Jost?

OldBoy

Yeah, that Kanye song was like a skit trying to copy Timberlake with a very bad rap by him and whoever other guy was. It made no sense and didn’t flow at all...

Goonies85

Kate MacKinnon really nailed Lindsey Graham, too. I thought she was great in that skit.

The Questyen

They weren't featured players last season either.

Troy Stiffler

The oil industry dad sketch was great. Bravo to Driver for that performance.

MrSmearkase

Driver is a great host, but I don't know what the fuck Kanye was up to.

Goonies85

Kanye is a dumbass when it comes to politics. He doesn't bother to research anything and just shoots from the hip. I liked how when you watched Chris Rock's brief video, you just hear him going "oh my god"...And it sounded like the rest of the SNL cast and crew had the same reaction...

Double_Oh_7

Did anyone else notice they didn't say Kyle Mooney's name in the open? Just the video of him. Odd...

Decker

Adam Driver’s Saturday Night Live Performance as Oil Baron Abraham H. Parnassus Should Win All the Oscars

JeffTheAlpaca

Yes maybe it was a technical error

Hazel Motes

Are the opening credits read live? Daryl Hammond must have just fucked it up. That cold open was super long. It was really good too. I thought Damon did a pretty good job, but wasn't the best choice for someone losing their shit John Belushi style. Adam Driver as the oil tycoon was the highlight for me. I'm glad Kanye's rant at the end didn't make it. I'm just so over that guy.

Rob V

I thought maybe they did that as a precursor to his skit about how "nobody knows who he is".

Coral

I noticed that as well.

I think they "fixed" it for the west coast airing (if they're still doing that), as I saw it on a later airing of it.

Is the into voice done live or is it pre-recorded?

Count Dooku

The live east coast opening that I watched did not have Mooney's name (I noticed), but the version on Hulu does have it.

B.A.

sounds like Vermont.

Mabuse

Oil Barron character was great, but also clearly inspired by There Will Be Blood. Not that original.