I got stabbed twice, yall.
I dont give a dang about no taboo, she says.
I spent a lot of money on this dress this dress cost more than my mortgage.
Credit: Will Heath/NBC
(You read that correctly.)
I want to go back to the Senate, Daddy, he pleads.
Ill be good; Ill talk to Kamala Harris, I promise.
Why cant it be both?
Why cant it be that because we have a mental health problem, we now have a gun situation?
; and at one point cathartically exclaimed, Yes, leave her alone!
Its worth noting too that recentSNLhost Louis C.K.
was only obliquely mentioned.
Best Sketch: Message from the DNC
The Dems are back!
Another chance for me, Hillary Rodham Clinton, she requests as she joins the group in the ad.
Just one more chance.
And maybe one more chance after that.
Cue a cut to Donna Brazile (Leslie Jones) quipping, I thought she was dead.
Heres the right kind of ode to an ever-dysfunctional political party.
(One of your sons is sober, Haddish adds But he is like, the worst.)
This is a shapeless sketch elevated by a very game host.
Once again, this loopy final sketch proves inspired for its actor pairing alone.
The entire bit consists of McKinnon and Haddish starring as older cat ladies promoting their fall cat giveaway.
Unsurprisingly, the unpredictable actual cats being handled only help matters in that regard.
Yet everything about this iteration is just … off.
The sketch just never finds a rhythm, and the longer it goes the more awkward it feels.
Its only when Tamika asks her producer, through an earpiece, We cant end the show yet?
that theres something for the audience to really connect with.
Best Taylor Swift Performance: …Ready for It?
How about that snake-wrapped microphone?
As for the music: Swift gave confident performances of both …Ready for It?
Particularly, the choreography routine around her really enlivened it.
We cant lie, however: This marked an auspicious live debut for the New Taylor.
Never doubt the comic impact of a good cat sketch.
