From the Wrap/Yahoo:
“Best Moments From a Dazzling
‘SNL50’: Debbie Downer, Linda and Domingo Return, Meryl Streep Debuts”
“SNL50” dazzled on Sunday night
with a three-hour-plus celebration of the late night institution’s 50th
anniversary. The show, which brought back so many former cast members that they
couldn’t even fit in the closing shot, paid tribute to the legacy of “Saturday
Night Live” by reviving iconic sketches that mixed in celebrities like Pedro
Pascal, Jon Hamm, Sabrina Carpenter and even Meryl Streep — who gave a filthy
performance as the mother of Kate McKinnon’s character from the “Alien
Abduction” sketch. Memorable returns included Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer,
Mike Myers’ Linda Richman as well as the show’s latest viral character Domingo,
played by Marcello Hernández with a twist: Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny as his
brothers. Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon opened the show, Paul McCartney
closed it and in between viewers got Seth Meyers back in the Weekend Update
chair, a new digital short, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler taking questions from the
audience and Adam Driver as a hot dog.
Sabrina Carpenter and Paul
Simon Open With “Homeward Bound” Instead of the typical cold open, “SNL50”
kicked off with a musical performance from Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter,
who re-created Simon and Paul McCartney’s 1976 “SNL” performance of “Homeward
Bound.” Carpenter took McCartney’s place for the ballad, meanwhile cracking a
couple jokes about not being alive to watch the O.G. performance. Or her
parents either.
John Mulaney and Martin Short
Crash Steve Martin’s Monologue Steve Martin had the honor of opening
“SNL50” with the time-honored tradition of the monologue — that is until he was
interrupted by John Mulaney and “Only Murders in the Building” co-star Martin
Short. After calling out Short as the only Canadian not on “Schitt’s Creek,”
Short got dragged away by ICE agents.
Domingo’s Back — With His
Brothers Marcello Hernández’s Domingo returned for another milestone in
Chloe Fineman’s Kelsey relationship: her vow renewal, hosted by the bride’s
parents, played by Molly Shannon and Short. Domingo was reunited with Kelsey
again — as well as Sabrina Carpenter — after renditions of Carpenter’s
“Espresso” and a Taylor Swift song, but “SNL50” introduced a new stud: Ronaldo
(Pedro Pascal), who apparently had a fling with the groom (Andrew Dismukes),
and is also Domingo’s brother. As if that wasn’t enough, Bad Bunny was
introduced as the third brother, who reveals he slept with Kelsey’s mom.
New Digital Short: Everyone on
‘SNL’ Has Anxiety Say it with them now: “Every single person who ever
worked at SNL had anxiety!” For a brand new digital short, Andy Samberg and The
Lonely Island pulled back the curtain of the stressors of working at the
fast-paced, high-pressure show for cast members past and present.
Miley Cyrus and Brittany
Howard Pay Tribute to Sinead O’Connor One of the most iconic moments in
“SNL” history was Sinead O’Connor ripping up a photograph of the Pope on live
TV. Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard performed a touching tribute to the singer
by playing her plaintive love song “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The song was
introduced by Aubrey Plaza, who made her first public appearance since the
death of her husband, Jeff Baena.
Mega Weekend Update: Bill
Murray Ranks Anchors as Seth Meyers, Cecily Strong and Bobby Moynihan Return Current
Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost welcomed previous hosts Seth
Meyers and Bill Murray back to the desk, but Murray used his time to rank every
anchor in “SNL” history — in front of Jost. (Spoiler: Jost didn’t make the
list.) The segment also saw the return of a very-pregnant Cecily Strong as the
“Girl You Wish Hadn’t Started a Conversation at a Party,” Bobby Moynihan as
Drunk Uncle and Fred Armisen and Vanessa Bayer.
Adam Sandler Pays Tribute to
“SNL” Cast and Crew Adam Sandler brushed off his guitar to sing a heartfelt
tribute to the “SNL” cast and crew, encapsulating the painful moments of a
sketch getting rejected, throwing in a few jokes at Lorne Michaels’ expense and
choking up as he mentions Phil Hartman and Chris Farley.
Mike Myers’ Linda Returns for
a Bronx Beat Crossover Mike Myers’ Linda Richman crossed paths with Amy
Poehler and Maya Rudolph’s Bronx Beat, that is, of course, after Poehler and
Rudolph doted on Miles Teller.
Meryl Streep Makes “SNL” Debut
as Kate McKinnon’s Mom Meryl Streep made her “SNL” debut in a surprise
appearance in a new Alien Abduction sketch, where she played Kate McKinnon’s
on-screen mom. Pedro Pascal could not keep it together.
John Mulaney’s NYC Musical John Mulaney tells the story of a
less-than-perfect NYC in another musical follow up to his “Diner Lobster”
sketch, this time including songs from “The Lion King,” “Les Misérables,” and
“Hamilton,” with Lin-Manuel Miranda there for the celebration. Other notable
appearances include Kate McKinnon as Rudy Giuliani, Adam Driver as a singing
hot dog and Kristen Wiig as a green M&M, all paying tribute to New York
City’s past.
Cringeworthy In Memoriam
Embraces SNL’s Racist, Sexist, Ableist, Everything-ist Past Instead of a
traditional In Memorium tribute, “SNL” ran a montage of the characters, accents
and sketches that were, as Tom Hanks said in his introduction, “unquestionably
in poor taste.”
Debbie Downer Returns Rachel
Dratch reprised her beloved Debbie Downer character, who began the sketch by
raining on the celebratory “SNL50” parade between friends Drew Barrymore, Jimmy
Fallon and Ayo Edebiri by bringing up the toxicity of both alcohol and the
planet. Debbie Downer continues to dampen the mood when Robert De Niro comes to
the bar.
^ I watched the 50th
Anniversary Special and it wasn’t so funny. It had a lot of famous people in it
and that was all. ^
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