Hey, everyone, a hearty welcome again to SNL in Review. Tonight's Saturday Night Live host has had a giant week: On Thursday, Teyana Taylor obtained an Oscar nomination for Finest Supporting Actress. As former SNL solid member Jeff Richards places it to me, "Teyana Taylor is likely one of the greatest elements of One Battle After One other. She's electrical in her scenes with Spicoli. P.T. outdid himself casting her." (It's true.)

Taylor is the most recent host to go to Studio 8H amid awards season buzz. I’m pondering Timothée Chalamet from final season, as an example. Or take a look at the considerably notorious Jeremy Irons monologue.

Anyway, Geese are this week's musical visitor. Must be a enjoyable present! Let's see…

Chilly Open

It's the inaugural Trump Awards, the primary ceremony honoring the very best at being or succumbing to Donald Trump's many ego wants. James Austin Johnson's Trump is in fact the ceremony's host. He notes that that is all a diversion from what the psychos at ICE are doing, and you’re feeling the coolness within the viewers. It's a darkish factor to say however proper on a couple of fronts — powerful to do broad comedy after seeing what's popping out of Minnesota.

"Talking of your beard, how's your spouse, Usha?" he hisses at Jeremy Culhane's toady JD Vance. Different contributors embrace Amy Madigan's aunt Gladys from Weapons, performed by Sarah Sherman, and one other terrifying determine: Stephen Miller (Andrew Dismukes).

I like the excessive idea right here. Arguably it is a week late, as they joked concerning the Nobel Peace Prize embarrassment throughout "Replace" final week. Quite a lot of robust stuff right here although, completely watch it. Simply the very best chilly open of the season, and never shut.

The current chilly opens have been fairly stark — simply Johnson riffing. That is darker, extra difficult. It actually captures the hellscape we're all in. It's an old-school chilly method, paying homage to when guys like Mike Myers have been on the present… Wait, talking of Myers, there he’s as Elon Musk, presenting a dystopian music honoring a few of the teams and values we've misplaced prior to now yr, equivalent to DEI. (Carrie Underwood and a man from the Village Individuals carry out.)

Monologue

Taylor is a Harlem native however she's chilly. That's why she purchased a spot in Miami. Sure, half the U.S. is getting hit with an enormous snowstorm.

No shock, she talks about her Oscar nomination. She realized about it whereas getting fitted for a bald cap subsequent to Mikey Day, ha. She was on MTV’s My Tremendous Candy 16! Taylor could be very eclectic and describes her busy, difficult work schedule. She's additionally a mother and recollects wanting up with satisfaction throughout her Golden Globes win to see her youngsters… scrolling on their telephones. They recreate that second right here within the studio, cute.

Shrimp & Grits

It's a giant previous winter storm at New York Worldwide Airport. The airline staffers Shrimp & Grits (Kenan Thompson, Taylor) share an replace by way of music. Everyone seems to be delayed. They don't make the foundations, they simply sing 'em. Good use of Taylor's background as an R&B singer. (Her fourth album, Escape Room, obtained a Grammy nomination for Finest R&B Album not too long ago.) I like JAJ's pilot too.

Toy Business

One Battle After One other, the critically lauded drama about revolutionaries combating racial tyranny, is now a toy line! (And online game.) We see motion figures of all of the characters, equivalent to Ghetto Pat and Junglepussy, with Taylor reprising her function as Perfidia. I'm unsure the group completely is aware of particular references to Benicio del Toro (who cameoed on SNL earlier this season through the season premiere) and "few small beers" or Sean Penn's Col. Lockjaw, however I like the present placing belief in them. Once more, very old-school transfer, like the superb chilly open.

This can be a nice business parody of the film, and a few good references to different Paul Thomas Anderson films, equivalent to There Will Be Blood (which jogs my memory of Invoice Hader's nice spoof of Daniel Plainview from again within the day).

NFL on ESPN

Troy and Joe — Dismukes and Johnson — are internet hosting commentary on the NFL playoffs. A present about queer cooks is streaming now on Hulu! Quefs! The hosts hold having to plug it as they toss over to Lisa (Taylor).

The Energy of You

It's a confidence class hosted by Cassi (Ashley Padilla). She was as soon as handed over for a job, which crushed her. Till she realized a job doesn’t outline her. The category turns into obsessed and really crucial of her look and resume. Seems she was a Dolly Parton impersonator and wished to turn into Michelle Obama's speechwriter (she wrote the FLOTUS doing crowd work).

Padilla and this complete premise remind me of "Driver's Ed" from I Assume You Ought to Depart — "Tables!" Padilla sort of has a Tim Robinson air to her, seeing her get pushed into corners and react loudly out from the humiliation. Comparable comedic DNA.

This recap will likely be updating in actual time…

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