On the last episode, Rami Malek hosted for the first time and Young Thug was the musical guest. It was a great show with great writing and some very memorable sketches. Young Thug also provided some good musical performances along with some guest performers. For the Halloween episode, former writer and cast member Jason Sudeikis hosts for the first time after appearing in several cameos over the years since he departed the show in 2013 at the end of season 38. Brandi Carlile served as the musical guest with some great performances. I was so excited to see the lineup for this episode and I had very high hopes that this would be a good episode.
Here is my review of the episode hosted by Jason Sudeikis with musical guest Brandi Carlile.
Sketch Rundown:
Ghost of Biden Past Cold Open:
I had a feeling that there would be some kind of political cold open. I thought Chloe was great as Jen Psaki. I also loved that Jason got to do his Joe Biden impression again. It was cool seeing James and Jason getting to do the same impression alongside each other along with a brief appearance by Alex’s Biden impression. It also would’ve been cool to see Jim Carrey pop in for a brief cameo. I also loved the lines “Hillary got awesome” and “Senator Sinema? That sounds like a Star Wars character”. I thought this was a great cold open.
Jason Sudeikis Monologue:
I loved this monologue so much. I loved how it was funny but also sentimental. I thought it was also funny when Jason said that ten years was an actor’s dozen. I also loved when Jason said that his show Ted Lasso was “built on two things Americans hate: soccer and kindness”. I thought this was a great monologue.
Science Room:
I thought it was cool that they brought this sketch back. I loved that Jason’s character introduced himself as Mr. Teacher. I thought Cecily and Mikey were great in this sketch, as always. I also loved when trying to name the planets the names that came up were Planet Hollywood and Phoenix. I also loved the line “What is matter? Um, nothing, I’m good”. I also loved when the parents were brought out and the name of Cecily’s character was said wrong. Overall, I thought this was a very funny sketch and a great way to start the show.
Mellen:
I thought this sketch was really funny. I loved the awkward male dancing and the sneak up surprises. I also loved when they said Ellen’s lawyers called the show a cease and desist. I thought it was weird to see Gritty in a sketch and I would honestly have the same reaction as Chloe’s character. I also love how the tagline was “Mellen: He’s the male Ellen. And that’s as far as we thought it through”.
Annie:
I thought this sketch was cute and funny but also got a little dark. I loved when Miss May wondered what Ricky’s job was and when Ricky called Annie the wrong name. I also loved the lines “And we don’t know what Ricky does” and “Don’t look in the freezer”.
Parent-Teacher Conference:
I thought this was a funny sketch but it was a little weird at times. I thought Jason and Ego had great chemistry and Kyle’s character was also funny. I loved the lines “Are you available? In what sense?” and “one, two, two and a half, two and five-sevenths. Oh, I’m so bad at fractions”.
Men’s Underwear Commercial:
This was kind of a weird sketch but it was also pretty funny. I loved Chris and Ego in this sketch as well as the disposal of the underwear in multiple plastic bags.
Brandi Carlile “Broken Horses” Performance:
I was familiar with Brandi Carlile a little bit mostly because I’m a fan of Country music. I was blown away with her performance of “Broken Horses”. It was full of elements of Rock blended with Country and the harmonies were incredible. I thought this was an amazing performance.
Weekend Update:
I thought this was another solid Weekend Update. I did wish that there were more characters but it’s possible they were running long. I thought the jokes from Colin and Michael were solid but nothing really stood out to me. I loved that Jason came on as The Devil, especially since it’s my favorite Update character of his. I thought it was funny how The Devil claimed responsibility for things like Instagram for Kids and Bitcoin, as well as Tom Brady and keeps his soul in a Tom Brady portrait. I also thought it was funny how he said Florida was not that different from Hell. I also thought it was funny how he said he was not responsible for things like QAnon. I also thought it was hilarious that he mentioned a deal with Colin to marry Scarlett Johansson. I loved the line “I don’t know who screws her more, you or Disney”. Overall, I thought this was a great Weekend Update.
What Up With That:
I was so happy to see they brought this sketch back! I loved that Fred came back but Bill was definitely missed. However, I thought it was hilarious that Nicholas Braun was mistaken for Lindsey Buckingham. I also loved getting to see Melissa and Punkie as the backup singers. I also thought Chris was funny as well as Ego, Bowen, and Cecily as the HeeBee BeeGees. Kyle’s character was also funny and I loved the other celebrity cameos of Oscar Isaac and Emily Ratajkowski. I also loved the line about getting Linus out of the pumpkin patch because he missed Halloween again. This had to be my favorite sketch of the night.
Declaration Pitch:
I thought this was kind of a weird sketch to have in the show. I loved Andrew’s character and how he wanted a “sick ass treasure map” on the back of the Declaration of Independence. I also loved Kyle’s character as well as Aidy and Aristotle as people from the future.
Brandi Carlile “Right on Time” Performance:
This was another amazing performance from Brandi Carlile. I loved how she started on piano and then moved so seamlessly to guitar. Her voice is so incredible in this song. I love how she can go from singing a power song like “Broken Horses” to a ballad with “Right on Time”. I hope Brandi Carlile comes back as the musical guest and I definitely want to check out more of her music.
Casino Proposal:
This sketch was, in my opinion, pretty weird but kind of typical for an end of the night sketch. I loved getting to see Jason and Heidi in a sketch together (the two Kansas City natives). I thought Kenan’s character was funny and I loved the negotiations between his character and Jason and Heidi’s characters. I also loved the “three million doll hairs”, the invisible briefcase, and the “one zillion dollars”.
Overall, I thought this was an incredible episode. In all honesty, I think this is the best episode of the season so far. It was the perfect blend of a great host choice, great writing, and also a great musical guest. Also with this episode, Colin Jost passes Seth Meyers as the longest running Weekend Update anchor.
This has been my take on the SNL episode hosted by Jason Sudeikis with musical guest Brandi Carlile. I’ll be back next week with another post about the upcoming episode with host Kieran Culkin and musical guest Ed Sheeran. 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 during the next episode!
Thanks for reading!
Lauren
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