Season 47 is getting underway! Last week, the season kicked off with Owen Wilson hosting and Kacey Musgraves as the musical guest. It was a solid first episode with plenty of great sketches and great musical performances. This week, reality TV star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian West was tapped to host with returning musical guest Halsey. When I saw that Kim was picked to host, I was honestly not too thrilled. I thought maybe she was hosting to promote the upcoming Kardashian show coming to Hulu or her business but I’m honestly still clueless.
Here is my review of the episode hosted by Kim Kardashian West with musical guest Halsey.
Sketch Rundown:
Facebook Hearings Cold Open:
I wasn’t surprised that the cold open was going to be about these hearings. I thought the sketch was very funny with great impressions. I thought it was cool seeing James Austin Johnson play Lindsey Graham while Kate is still filming one of her multiple upcoming projects. I loved the different names for the Facebook pages about Aidy’s Ted Cruz impression, such as “Ted Cruz Sucks” and “Ted Cruz is the Real Zodiac Killer”. I especially loved Chris’ impression of Cory Booker and when referencing the real Cory Booker’s romance with actress Rosario Dawson as “Does that make sense?”. Another favorite line of mine from this was “When you open an Incognito window on Google, does that prevent God from seeing what you’re googling?”. I also thought the memes were funny as well as Aidy’s Cruz’ pronunciation of the word meme. I also loved that they included references to Squid Game as well as the impressions of Mark Zuckerberg and Tom from MySpace. I thought it was a great and very topical cold open.
Kim Kardashian West Monologue:
I was quite surprised with the monologue. I appreciate that the writers wrote some really savage jokes, especially the ones about Kanye. However, I did find the jokes about O.J. Simpson to be very cringey and I’m surprised but also not really surprised that there was an O.J. joke. Even though I was surprised with the monologue, I did think it was just okay.
Jasmine and Aladdin:
If I’m being honest, I thought this was a weird sketch to start the show with. My favorite part would have to be Bowen as The Genie but Kenan and Cecily were also funny. I loved the line that Jasmine and her sisters all have “J” names.
Ladies Night Song:
Strangely enough, even though I’m twenty-six, I found this sketch somewhat relatable. The parts about wearing heels felt very relatable because they hurt so bad. I also loved the part about checking traffic. At the end when they were leaving the club at 9:01 PM, I felt that because I’ve gotten to the point where there are some parties and events that I want to leave early because I’m so tired.
The Dream Guy:
I honestly was surprised that there would be a “Bachelor” type sketch. I was also surprised with the amount of cameos in the sketch. The one I was particularly shocked to see was Tyler Cameron who has actually been on “The Bachelorette”. Other cameos included Chace Crawford, Jesse Williams, Chris Rock, John Cena, Blake Griffin, and Amy Schumer. Kyle’s character was also funny. I also thought it was funny that Alex was playing a host similar to Chris Harrison. I also thought it was funny they gave out tokens instead of roses. I loved one of the last lines “say your goodbyes and walk into the pit”. I’m honestly even surprised that I even liked this sketch.
The Switch:
I loved seeing another Aidy based sketch. I definitely got some “Freaky Friday” vibes from this sketch. I also wasn’t surprised to see cameos from Kris Jenner and Khloé Kardashian. I also liked how Streeter Seidell (a writer on the show) played Aidy’s husband, although I thought they would have had her real-life husband Conner O’Malley in the sketch. I also thought the joke about the milkshakes was funny. I also thought the ending of the sketch was pretty funny. This was probably one of the sketches I liked the most.
Lotto Drawing:
I thought this sketch started off funny but then just became redundant. I did love Kenan, Aidy, Chris, and Cecily in this sketch. I also loved Chris’ line as the sports anchor “They won’t tell me the scores!”. I did think it was strange that Kim and Cecily’s characters were in front of the other’s lottery set. For example, Kim’s character was in front of the double play when she was supposed to be in front of the powerplay and Cecily’s character was in front of the powerplay when she was supposed to be in front of the doubleplay. I don’t know if anyone else noticed that. I didn’t until I watched the sketch back to write my review. I also loved Ego’s Diana Ross impression and that she had a winning ticket.
Halsey “I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God” Performance:
I thought this was a great performance by Halsey and also a great song. I also wish that Halsey could’ve hosted along with being the musical guest but they did just have a baby and may not have felt up to hosting in addition to being the musical guest, which is completely understandable. All in all, it was great to see Halsey again.
Weekend Update:
I think this was another solid Weekend Update. I loved Colin’s jokes about Facebook and that he mentioned that he attended Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg. I also loved Michael Che’s joke about the Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp outages, leaving those to only go on Twitter, TikTok, and host the show, in reference to the night’s host. I loved Alex’s character of Terry Fink, which seems to be a new character for him. I thought his reviews were funny as well as the ratings he gave the different movies as well as the off the walls review of the new Venom movie. I also loved Heidi’s new character, Kelly Party. I thought this character was so funny and how they just kept playing Icona Pop’s “I Love It”. I also love how she was like “Lorne, play my song”. I hope to see both of these characters again in the future.
The People’s Kourt:
I wasn’t surprised they would do a spoof of a possible new Kardashian show but I was surprised that Kim did an impression of her sister Kourtney (it does make sense for the title of the sketch). I also wasn’t surprised that Kris and Khloé appeared in a sketch in addition to “The Switch”. I also loved seeing Halsey appear in a sketch as Kendall Jenner alongside Melissa as Kylie Jenner. I also loved the joke that Kendall has no drama (I mean, clearly a joke). I also loved the line “I’m a Jenner, not a Kardashian”. I also loved the impressions of Mikey as Travis Barker, Pete as Machine Gun Kelly, and Chloe as Megan Fox. I also loved Heidi doing an impression of Kim while wearing a replica of Kim’s outfit from the Met Gala. Kenan’s impression of O.J. Simpson was kind of predictable and a little cringey if I’m being completely honest. My one major complaint, however, was them referring to “Wicked” as a play instead of a musical even when a graphic of a Tweet saying it was a musical. I’m a theatre kid so using “play” and “musical” interchangeably is really annoying to me. Overall, I thought this sketch was funny at times but also just okay.
Please Don’t Destroy-Hard Seltzer:
I thought it was cool to see a pre-taped sketch with only writers featured. It almost reminded me of the Good Neighbor sketches that were on in the early seasons of Beck and Kyle. I thought it was funny that it seemed like every major company was coming out with a hard seltzer, like JC Penney and Jiffy Lube who also had a summer variety pack. The belt buckle in the can of the JC Penney seltzer was funny as well as the desk in the office even having a hard seltzer. The writers in this sketch were Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall.
Halsey “Darling” Performance:
I thought this was another great and beautiful performance by Halsey. I was also surprised to see Lindsey Buckingham appear during this performance. I loved that this song was done acoustically and that it was fitting as the second performance. I can’t wait to see Halsey back at 8H.
Skims Commercial:
When I saw them doing this sketch, I wasn’t surprised they were going to joke about one of Kim’s business ventures. I thought the sketch wasn’t that great but it did have a lot of memorable moments. I also loved all of the dogs, especially the one that Heidi was holding that gave her kisses on the face. I did think it was funny how Kim introduced herself in the sketch as “a mother, millionaire, law student, and billionaire”. I also loved when Aristotle’s character came on wearing the product and said “Wait, these are for dogs?”. I loved how they mentioned that the colors were “beige, brown, and that’s it” and that it takes “ninety minutes to put on”. I also liked Kenan’s slogan at the end “turn your good girl into a bad bitch”. Again, not my favorite sketch but I did love that there were dogs.
Overall, I thought it wasn’t as terrible as I thought it would be but it also wasn’t great. I didn’t think this episode was really all that memorable. I did like that she seemed game for anything and was a good sport. That being said, I don’t think she should host again any time soon.
This has been my take on the SNL episode hosted by Kim Kardashian West with musical guest Halsey. I’ll be back next week with another post about the upcoming episode hosted by Rami Malek with musical guest Young Thug. Be sure to connect with me and follow me on Twitter at @SNLBlogger for up to date SNL news and live tweeting every new episode. See you soon during the next episode!
Thanks for reading!
Lauren
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