Goldberg74

And let’s see what happens despite the rumors of writers boycotting the episode.



Season 48 (2022-2023)
SNL 10/01/22 (S48E01) — H: Miles Teller - MG: Kendrick Lamar (Season Premiere)
SNL 10/08/22 (S48E02) — H: Brendan Gleeson - MG: Willow
SNL 10/15/22 (S48E03) — H: Megan Thee Stallion - MG: Megan Thee Stallion
SNL 10/29/22 (S48E04) — H: Jack Harlow - MG: Jack Harlow
SNL 11/05/22 (S48E05) — H: Amy Schumer - MG: Steve Lacy
SNL 11/12/22 (S48E06) — H: Dave Chappelle - MG: Black Star

RichC2

I know he's controversial and I know why people are pissed at him but yeah... Having some of the writers take the week off might actually help the show. A lot of the skits run like there are too many cooks in the kitchen.


...and on that note

Count Dooku

There are only false reports of writers boycotting the episode and there are no reports of any writers taking the week off.

It's a false narrative being pushed by people with an agenda.

RichC2

Yeah I read it wasn't true as well a short while ago

JeffTheAlpaca

I don't hate him but it seems he hosts every year and the monologue will be great or ok but don't remember a lot of classic Chapelle SNL sketches to warrant multiple hosting gigs?

I know he has a devoted huge fansbase and it would be like saying John Lennon sings on too many Beatles songs but kind of overrated when he does SNL.

The Cow

2016 and 2020, this will be his 3rd time. Hardly every year.

Paff

Sarah Sherman: "He's really doing a number on the turkey wattle between my legs"

Holy shit.

Throwing Copper

I’m only through Weekend Update, 65 minutes so far. This is fantastic. Messy, but fuxking great.

Count Dooku

Dave Chappelle is the only person I can think of, who when hosting SNL, completely transforms the show into HIS show. (John Mulaney does, to a lesser extent, as well.)

It's not SNL as usual with Chappelle dumped into the mix. It's a show starring Dave Chappelle show with the cast of SNL helping out.

Except for the cold open, every live sketch represented Chappelle's comedic POV and interest in addressing race? He delivered A 15 MINUTE monologue!! They did a filmed piece that basically existed to do call backs to his Comedy Central show.

What are the classic live sketches that starred Paul Rudd or Scar Jo, for examples, to warrant their multiple returns to the show?

windom

Was the House of the Dragon sketch supposed to make any sense?

Red Dog

Which is what made last night's episode the best in a long time.

Count Dooku

What if classic Black characters from the old Chappelle's Show were brought into the HoD fantasy world?

It makes more sense as a comedic premise than a beat-for-beat repeat of the original David S Pumpkins sketch.

windom

OK, I've never seen that show so I had no idea who any of the characters were supposed to be, other than the actual HotD characters of course.

cultshock

Yeah, that line caught me by surprise.

Pretty good show last night.

Josh-da-man

She's an outie!

Josh-da-man

Yeah, those were stock Chappelle characters he was doing in that. In order to "get" the sketch, you need to be at least passingly familiar with both House of the Dragon and Chappelle's characters.

It's also sort of a callback to his Walking Dead sketch from 2016:

MrX

Sarah Sherman on WU is always fantastic.

“Now on the bright side I have a picture when the HR lady asks what did Colin ever do to you”

Coral

That was a really good episode. I can't remember the last time I said that.
Blackstar does nothing for me, but the MG never plays a factor on whether I like/dislike an episode.

I really like Sarah Sherman.

cultshock

Same with me, I've given up on there ever being a musical guest I care about, so I always use that time to make a snack or something.

Me too.

Decker

"Don't let the hairstyle fool you. I'm as straight as Michael Che's Weekend Update persona".