Emma Thompsonhad never hostedSaturday Night Livebefore?
Not in 1993, when she won the Oscar and every other film award forHowards End?
Not in 2003, when she stoleLove Actuallyfrom her multitude of costars?
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Not in any of those years when she was amusing/terrifying us as Nanny McPhee or Sybill Trelawney?
No, she had not.
to bring Thompson to Studio 8H.
Unfortunately the beloved thespianand, since November, Dame Commander of the British Empire was given little to do.
The joke is how immovably yet incomprehensibly loyal they are to Trump.
That might be funnier if it werent so true.
They explained, for instance, that when your mother says, I like that shirt!
she means, I bought you that shirt!
After Belle storms off (I cant believe I fell for my kidnapper again!
), they reprise the title song…with new lyrics.
Only one other sketchthe firstwas tailor-made for Thompson.
In both of them, flashbacks show a completely different reality from the one people are reminiscing about.
This episode clearly was not one of the writers better efforts, joke- or idea-wise.
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Like I said, not one of the better efforts joke- or idea-wise.
And guess who was later on stage with the cast for the sendoff?
They certainly seem happy to be back performing together!
Next Week Paul Rudd hosts the season finale, with DJ Khaled as musical guest.
