Overall, I thought this anniversary special was quite good.
The first hour was especially strong (except for the non T.Swift/B. White/L.
Newman portions of The Californians & the McCarthy portion of Update).
Seriously, why couldn't Laraine Newman have cameoed in EVERY Californians sketch?
The montages were quite well put together and creative compared
to the previous anniversary specials. Even the big musical number led by Short
and Rudolph was fun even (as awkwardly paced as it was). As the show went on,
these are the things I couldn’t help but notice.
Loved seeing Jane Curtin do Weekend Update w/Tina &Amy
but I can't tell from her facial expressions if she REALLY wanted to be there.
Chevy Chase looks like his cummerbund fell in the toilet.
Apparently, Martin Short doesn't remember the other two
times he hosted either.
You'd think Eddie Murphy would do more than stall for time
during a THREE AND A HALF HOUR SHOW if they hyped his appearance up so much.
Then again, I suppose it’s best he didn’t do one of his old Dick Ebersol era
bits. I mean, Mr Robinson’s Neighborhood is the only one that would even come
CLOSE to holding up in 2015.
That brief clip of a Mike Meyers/Wayne Gretzky hockey match during
the Jeter and Manning sports montage may be the first or second time it's ever
been rebroadcast.
That may be the worst Paul Simon cover ever, but it is
somehow the only worthwhile moment of Miley Cyrus' whole career.
Louis CK provided a great intro to the short film montage.
It would’ve been great if he had a chance to do stand up and riff on the
audience like Robin Williams did at the 15th and Billy
Crystal/Fernando did in the 25th. The Digital Short that followed it
was a hilarious way to begin closing out the show.
That was quite an awkward Q&A but fortunately for Jerry
Seinfeld, NONE of it was his fault.
20 years ago, New York Magazine called the late “bad boys”
era of SNL "embarrassing and poignant". 20 years later, I evoke those
same words to describe Kanye's #SNL40 performance (especially since he opened
it with “Jesus Walks” in 2015).
Apparently, you can say "dick" unbleeped at 8PM on
NBC but god forbid you say "shit" or "goddamn" any time
after that.
I really appreciate how that "In Memoriam"
included both cast AND crew.
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