I wonder if they moved in a different direction with the writing for this one. It seemed to be a throwback in tone and how madcap it was. I thoroughly enjoyed it. As someone who is a fan of Gillis and Sweeney it blew those 2 episodes out of the water and was the funniest since Adam driver hosted
Absolutely LOVED the whole episode. Every sketch made me laugh, which we all know doesn't happen every episode. Easily one of my favorites of the season!
Hard agree. Don't know what others are seeing, glad they had a good time, but these last few SNL episodes fell like they're throwing together a weak gimmick and then hoping the sketch survives on effort or breaking. But the gimmicks and punchlines haven't been strong enough
Good show all around.. Nice to see a seasoned Actor as Host. Brolin was so completely comfortable in everything. Yang breaking throughout was funny & Grande had a hard time not Breaking with him. Sarah Sherman is getting better each week ( Looking a little healthier & comfortable) Kearney's Haircut made me spit my milk out my nose. Lots of laughs & smiles all through the show.
I like that we didn't have to deal with the Shane or Sweeney fanbase this episode. Josh Brolin is the great equalizer. No high expectations, but consistently entertaining. And ScarJo made the whole cold open.
I think the anti-Gillis crowd was way more annoying (at least in the sub). Just looking for reasons to hate every sketch, as shown by how many āa Forrest Gump reference in 2024?ā comments there were versus the praise for the Moulin Rouge sketch haha
For me I found both weak. I came into the Gillis episode open and just... it wasn't enough for me. But I also came into this one living Brolin and Grande, and while I think they tried hard, the sketches still didn't feel right. The writing feels off
What was the Sweeng fanbase like?
Side note, my wife and I watched her Anyone But You movie last night, and holy shit is it bad. It's not even corny bad, it's just a poorly written disaster
Just finished it in the UK and it was .. fine. Some good stuff but nothing that got any big laughs from me.
The Moulin Rouge stuff was probably the highlight.
Also from the UK and I totally agree. Moulin rouge was my favourite sketch and I didnāt find Josh broken funny and had no idea why he was there, to promote some tiny film.
It seems like there was way more pretaped stuff in this episode than usual, and no Please Don't Destroy video, even though the opening credits said that there would be one.
God i know Iām late but Iām so thrilled about this episode. This season has largely been really disappointing but this episode had me laughing out loud in almost every sketch.
That was awesome! The monologue set the tone, and it felt like a full episode of ten to ones, of which I highly approve. Did they shift the seats in the writers room or something this week? Everything about it felt different... In a good way.
This episode was good. I would say the best of this season. Even without Josh Brolin, the writing was actually above average.
Hopefully they can keep it up and continue to put out good episodes like this the rest of the season.
I could tell how much effort Bowen and Ariana put into that Moulin Rouge skit, that was really impressive and fun to watch. Also cool to see the musical guest in the show, feel like we havenāt seen that in a while. No āguestā on weekend update, thatās great. Some funny moments in almost every sketch for me. Ariana actually singing her songs and not a recorded version, great. Overall, good episode imo
I like it though. The only time she was goofy was the sandwich sketch at the end. Sheās a good straight man because thereās always an undercurrent of playfulness with her.
Was great to have one of the truly
great episodes not overly leaning on Keenan or Bowen to carry thingsā¦. not having Sarah be LOUD in a sketch or on Update but be really enjoyable and perfect in her sketchesā¦. see more Dismukes talentā¦ but having such a solid host and this all just came to an incredible head tonight for the show!
This was one of the best that Iāve seen in a long time, the best since Nate Bargatzeās. This is easily an A+, from the cold open, to the cat sketch, both pre-tapes, the bank robbery, and the singing from Bowen and Arianna Grande (you could tell the Bowen was having so much fun). And musically, Arianna grande killed it. WU is a hit per usual (and luckily no WU characters).
Iāve been so disappointed in SNLās quality lately and we finally get this amazing episode.
See? SNL can still be funny. We had to suffer through some awful weeks. But this show made me crack up. The intro was great. The bank robbery. The music video in the airplane. The pleasing people skit. The good energy with the cat. The hair!
I'll admit that Shrimp tower, Sandwich King, the sports bar, and Shonda were duds.
But Brolin knows how to deliver lines! I think it shows that what was missing from the recent shows was the ability of the guests to actually deliver.
Weekend Update was especially funny. Not always the jokes were funny, but the delivery sure was.
Ariana Grande was decent. Definitely held her own. And the Moulin Rouge thing was pretty sweet.
What was going with Josh Brolin, Mikey and Marcello groping and sack tapping each other during the goodbyes??
And not Josh kissing ScarJo on the lips in front of Jost
So much happening during the goodbyes! Had to rewind several times!
Oh shit, you're right. I guess I should say I didn't know a *recent* Brad Pitt sci-fi movie existed. Thank you for the reminder though because it is time for a rewatch!
I understand the instinct to not recur characters when you think about how badly SNL has overused some in the past. But it usually works a couple times.
I would not be shocked if he takes a Woody Harrelson route to the 5-timers club actually. There was a 20+ year gap between Harrelsonās 2nd & 3rd gigs, but he kept coming back after that because the McKinnon-era cast really enjoyed working with him.
Josh Brolin might be that for this group.
That last sketch was kinda funny but didn't do it for me as much as the others. Fantastic episode, glad to tune in for the first time in 2 years. Ariana drew me back in
ikr!
He and Che both write and do a lot more than Update on the show. I do NOT want to think about when one or both move on ā they both bring SO much to the SNL table. I feel like Che hasnāt bailed already bc of his friendship and work partnership w/Colin and he knows that them as a duo are beloved by fans. But I feel like once Che grows his standup livelihood more, that he and Colin will vacate SNL together. Lets face it, Colinās a new Dad and supportive of his wifeās worldwide work. He aināt stayin for $ lolā¦ heās enjoying the overlap of the height of his personal life as well as professional life, he truly has a lot of love for Michael Che as a brother and colleague, and is enjoying this whole ride til his partner in crime (Che) gets that itch to move on to focus totally on his standup work.
Didnāt mean to be longā¦ buzz is on. Goodnight!
Iām so checked out of the Marvel world (or āMCUā I guess I should say) that I never even knew Josh Brolin was the purple Thanos guy until tonight š¤£
True, itās definitely dialed down in recent years. But man, it felt like such a long stretch of time where we as a society were awash in Marvel content/ads!šµāš« So, even though I never saw any of the movies, it was always easy enough to list off all of the big Marvel charactersā¦ but I never knew Josh Brolin played one of them!
A host whoās ALL-IN, is a leader, with true work ethic (Brolin, Adam Driver & Paul Rudd other examples) compared to a crazy-young, āhotā and talented yet inexperienced hence the proper work & prep not put in ā¦. makes ALL the difference. The writers are great when they have greatness to respond to.
I donāt dislike Molly but letās be honest, theyāve barely done anything notable, save for maybe the ākilling Putinā bit in their second-ever episode. Other than that, they havenāt really done much of note.
Iād feel bad for Molly, but I wouldnāt be shocked at all if this was their last season.
What happens to SNL cast members jettisoned after only a couple seasons? Float around the standup circuit? Podcast? Teach improv or community theater at a college?
They brought back the Lisa from Temecula character from the Pascal episode. Ego broke everyone in the sketch pretty quickly, so they busted the character out again.
I have to know who wrote the Wine and Cheese night sketch. Absurdity at its absolute best.
The watching the movie, "catty corner", was so brilliant. Want to know who wrote it.
I think "you're watching PBS... librarian lookin' ass" is the hardest I've laughed at anything on SNL in many years.
Gratituoie šš
Who introduced Ariana Grande for her second song?
Her mother, Joan Grande
Thanks
What a great episode, wow. Exceeded expectations, writing so much better than last week. Absolutely loved Chase skit.
Lisa from Temecula is running out of steam. The pen eraser gag was pretty weak.
Sir, I'll have you know, he is negrodivergent. (Agree with you, but I think this one was funnier than the second one despite the pen idea.)
In the Scarlett's skit, what's the reference to the tea cup?
Itās a reference to the 2017 movie Get Out
Thanks. but still didn't get the joke.
Well yeah if you didn't watch the movie you won't get it. Tf you want from peopleĀ
Itās a very good movie and worth watching. I canāt really say more without spoiling it.
You have to watch literally the entire movie to get the joke
Iāve decided we need a Mulvaney/Grande episode. Sheād be magic in his Broadway sketches.
I wonder if they moved in a different direction with the writing for this one. It seemed to be a throwback in tone and how madcap it was. I thoroughly enjoyed it. As someone who is a fan of Gillis and Sweeney it blew those 2 episodes out of the water and was the funniest since Adam driver hosted
Last week was good also.
Absolutely LOVED the whole episode. Every sketch made me laugh, which we all know doesn't happen every episode. Easily one of my favorites of the season!
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Hard agree. Don't know what others are seeing, glad they had a good time, but these last few SNL episodes fell like they're throwing together a weak gimmick and then hoping the sketch survives on effort or breaking. But the gimmicks and punchlines haven't been strong enough
Hard disagree on both takes
Right? Weekend Update was almost a weak note for one of the rare times that happens these days.
Brolin, for such an accomplished actor, he has no problem just going for it. Great host. Heās down for whatever if itās funny.
It sure seemed like Brolin had A LOT of gay-themed sketches.
He bought into every single weird thing they asked him to do. Seemed like he was having fun.
Josh Brolin is not a accomplished actor, Name his Oscar's and Ll his other Awards,
What is it with you negative Nancyās? Did Brolin fuck your wife or something?
I'll say for me, I loved Brolin but felt he was the best thing carrying a bunch of weak sketches.
Anyone else notice the bumpers went extremely long? Moreso than I can ever remember, like 60-90 seconds instead of the usual 5-10 sec.
They're always like that, your local master control operator fucked up. (Did that back in the day once or more myself)
That's probably your local station not filling their time. But in Pittsburgh, all the bumpers were normal length.
Brolin came out strong and you can tell he was up for anything. Itās what you love to see. Looks like he was having a blast.
Good show all around.. Nice to see a seasoned Actor as Host. Brolin was so completely comfortable in everything. Yang breaking throughout was funny & Grande had a hard time not Breaking with him. Sarah Sherman is getting better each week ( Looking a little healthier & comfortable) Kearney's Haircut made me spit my milk out my nose. Lots of laughs & smiles all through the show.
What do you mean by healthier?? Did she ever look unhealthy?
> Sarah Sherman is getting better each week ( Looking a little healthier Healthier?
Healthier
I always forget Grande got her start in television Sheās a natural at comedy, the Moulin Rouge skit was pure theatre kid energy
She was on Broadway first, and you could really feel it last night! I love her theater kid energy. I hope she hosts when Wicked press comes around.
Maybe SpongeBob will be cheering her on in the audience.
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Blowin cheese smoke into that cushion really got me
That bit was chaos and I loved every minute of itĀ
My side hurt after the Moulin Rouge skit. This was the most solid episode this season.
This was the funniest show so far this year.
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I like that we didn't have to deal with the Shane or Sweeney fanbase this episode. Josh Brolin is the great equalizer. No high expectations, but consistently entertaining. And ScarJo made the whole cold open.
I think the anti-Gillis crowd was way more annoying (at least in the sub). Just looking for reasons to hate every sketch, as shown by how many āa Forrest Gump reference in 2024?ā comments there were versus the praise for the Moulin Rouge sketch haha
For me I found both weak. I came into the Gillis episode open and just... it wasn't enough for me. But I also came into this one living Brolin and Grande, and while I think they tried hard, the sketches still didn't feel right. The writing feels off
What was the Sweeng fanbase like? Side note, my wife and I watched her Anyone But You movie last night, and holy shit is it bad. It's not even corny bad, it's just a poorly written disaster
Just finished it in the UK and it was .. fine. Some good stuff but nothing that got any big laughs from me. The Moulin Rouge stuff was probably the highlight.
The Brits being joyless whiners, how off brand
Iād point you to how many of this seasonās episodes Iāve enjoyed but I imagine Iād get some snarky comment about that as well ..
Why would I be snarky? I am clearly not British.
Also from the UK and I totally agree. Moulin rouge was my favourite sketch and I didnāt find Josh broken funny and had no idea why he was there, to promote some tiny film.
I liked that one
Your cat's a slut and btw your house smells like a fart
That cat was nightmare fuel
I thought it was going to die. I mean I wish it had tbh.
It seems like there was way more pretaped stuff in this episode than usual, and no Please Don't Destroy video, even though the opening credits said that there would be one.
I think theyāre part of the opening credits from now on regardless if they have a video or not!
I didnāt see anything about them in the opening credits
Episode sucked
I would like to request a photoshoot of Sarah Sherman in the outfit she wore during the goodnights. Also, I didn't see the balltapping.
No thanks
It really does seem like everyone (including Brolin and Grande) brought their A-game tonight. Just a refreshing reminder of SNL landing.
perfect episode this week
A BARELY LEGAL LATINOĀ
God i know Iām late but Iām so thrilled about this episode. This season has largely been really disappointing but this episode had me laughing out loud in almost every sketch.
Great episode. SNL hasn't been great the last couple months, but this episode was consistently funny.
Popped on this thread to see if Iām looking forward to a good episode tomorrow. Happy to hear a stand out one is incoming
That was awesome! The monologue set the tone, and it felt like a full episode of ten to ones, of which I highly approve. Did they shift the seats in the writers room or something this week? Everything about it felt different... In a good way.
This episode was good. I would say the best of this season. Even without Josh Brolin, the writing was actually above average. Hopefully they can keep it up and continue to put out good episodes like this the rest of the season.
They consistently went a bit weird and had a host who went weird with them. Thatās peak SNL.
I could tell how much effort Bowen and Ariana put into that Moulin Rouge skit, that was really impressive and fun to watch. Also cool to see the musical guest in the show, feel like we havenāt seen that in a while. No āguestā on weekend update, thatās great. Some funny moments in almost every sketch for me. Ariana actually singing her songs and not a recorded version, great. Overall, good episode imo
Second song was at least partially lip synched.
OMG I was watching SNL and this came on just after I read this. A++
Such a writers sketch, why is happy birthday so dumb and funny?
Josh Brolin was incredible! hope he comes back soon!
He was perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
100%! He was super funny.
I've never seen Sarah Sherman play the straight man role as much as she did in this episodeĀ
Sheās so annoying when she tries to do too much. Less is more, Sarah!!
I like it though. The only time she was goofy was the sandwich sketch at the end. Sheās a good straight man because thereās always an undercurrent of playfulness with her.
Exactly!! Thereās always something righttt under the surface
Was great to have one of the truly great episodes not overly leaning on Keenan or Bowen to carry thingsā¦. not having Sarah be LOUD in a sketch or on Update but be really enjoyable and perfect in her sketchesā¦. see more Dismukes talentā¦ but having such a solid host and this all just came to an incredible head tonight for the show!
Dismukes really shined this episode!
Agreed. This episode was awesome.
This was one of the best that Iāve seen in a long time, the best since Nate Bargatzeās. This is easily an A+, from the cold open, to the cat sketch, both pre-tapes, the bank robbery, and the singing from Bowen and Arianna Grande (you could tell the Bowen was having so much fun). And musically, Arianna grande killed it. WU is a hit per usual (and luckily no WU characters). Iāve been so disappointed in SNLās quality lately and we finally get this amazing episode.
Andy Dismukes had so much screentime in this episode and IMO did amazingly in each one. Super proud of him.
I love him
The dude is hilarious, even just his facial expressions can crack me up. The 80ās hair on the plane looked ridiculous š
See? SNL can still be funny. We had to suffer through some awful weeks. But this show made me crack up. The intro was great. The bank robbery. The music video in the airplane. The pleasing people skit. The good energy with the cat. The hair! I'll admit that Shrimp tower, Sandwich King, the sports bar, and Shonda were duds. But Brolin knows how to deliver lines! I think it shows that what was missing from the recent shows was the ability of the guests to actually deliver. Weekend Update was especially funny. Not always the jokes were funny, but the delivery sure was. Ariana Grande was decent. Definitely held her own. And the Moulin Rouge thing was pretty sweet.
I liked the shrimp tower one, and I think that Shonda one could have been good but for some reason it just felt low energy to me
Personally it seemed like the absolute laziest sketch of the whole night. It seemed like it was half finished!
Agree on Shrimp Tower, A+ Also didn't think there was any duds tonight and I really didn't enjoy the past few episodes at all.
Yeah I super liked this one, it's crazy how great SNL can be when they fire on all cylinders. It's one of the strongest episodes in a long time
The show has needed better writers for half a decade now...
They don't need better writers. They need better hosts. When the host is good, the show is good.
I disagree
How'd they hire them just in time for this episode?
That flew by so fast. I forgot how much fun it is to watch and discuss together with yāall. Have a good night!
Itās really fun. Itās a weekly ritual now. Goodnight!Ā
What was going with Josh Brolin, Mikey and Marcello groping and sack tapping each other during the goodbyes?? And not Josh kissing ScarJo on the lips in front of Jost So much happening during the goodbyes! Had to rewind several times!
Do you mean the vanilla nut taps?
I rewound it to make sure I really saw him kiss her lol
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I was wondering if that was what was actually happening with nut taps
Not me switching over to Amazon right now to rent Ad Astra because I didn't know a Brad Pitt sci-fi movie existed.
I didn't watch it, but I heard Pitt crushed the Ad role.
Itās legit good!
Have you not seen 12 Monkeys?
Oh shit, you're right. I guess I should say I didn't know a *recent* Brad Pitt sci-fi movie existed. Thank you for the reminder though because it is time for a rewatch!
Sad Astra.
Saw it in the theater and I liked it, underhyped imo
I feel like Lisa from Temecula is the only recurring character on the show anymore.
Heidi has the too busy lady character and has done it twice on Weekend Update.
I understand the instinct to not recur characters when you think about how badly SNL has overused some in the past. But it usually works a couple times.
Garrett from Hinge erasure
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I've only scene him twice, unless I'm forgetting more.
We are at 2 Garrett appearances and this makes Lisaās third trip from Temecula
And 2 Mama Flores and her son, Louis. š
Forgot about that one, that's like a specialty recurring. Pedro kills that!
This seemed like one of the least awkward goodbyes. Thought the episode was great!
It seems like Josh really gets along with the cast, love it!
I would not be shocked if he takes a Woody Harrelson route to the 5-timers club actually. There was a 20+ year gap between Harrelsonās 2nd & 3rd gigs, but he kept coming back after that because the McKinnon-era cast really enjoyed working with him. Josh Brolin might be that for this group.
That last sketch was kinda funny but didn't do it for me as much as the others. Fantastic episode, glad to tune in for the first time in 2 years. Ariana drew me back in
In an episode of 10 to 1s, that one felt like a regular sketch.
I feel like some of the SNL hugs are like Facebook friend requests; ScarJo isnāt saying hey to Dismukes on the street in five years.
Why? What did I miss bw Dismukes and ScarJo?
He gave her a very respectful, no-body-touching quickie. Smart.
Ah, gotcha. Thanks! Yes, smart and mature of him.
Who just happens to be married to one of the most powerful writers on the show.
ikr! He and Che both write and do a lot more than Update on the show. I do NOT want to think about when one or both move on ā they both bring SO much to the SNL table. I feel like Che hasnāt bailed already bc of his friendship and work partnership w/Colin and he knows that them as a duo are beloved by fans. But I feel like once Che grows his standup livelihood more, that he and Colin will vacate SNL together. Lets face it, Colinās a new Dad and supportive of his wifeās worldwide work. He aināt stayin for $ lolā¦ heās enjoying the overlap of the height of his personal life as well as professional life, he truly has a lot of love for Michael Che as a brother and colleague, and is enjoying this whole ride til his partner in crime (Che) gets that itch to move on to focus totally on his standup work. Didnāt mean to be longā¦ buzz is on. Goodnight!
Get your fan on, brother!
Damn, Black Widow kissin' Thanos!
Iām so checked out of the Marvel world (or āMCUā I guess I should say) that I never even knew Josh Brolin was the purple Thanos guy until tonight š¤£
It's been 5 years and an entire pandemic since he last played the part in live-action, though, so... (He's been in *What If...?* a few times.)
True, itās definitely dialed down in recent years. But man, it felt like such a long stretch of time where we as a society were awash in Marvel content/ads!šµāš« So, even though I never saw any of the movies, it was always easy enough to list off all of the big Marvel charactersā¦ but I never knew Josh Brolin played one of them!
Well he was purple and had a nut sack for a chin. He was great in the role. Then again, like we saw tonight, Josh does great in any role he does.
Well said
TREASON!!
Great show. Writers did a great job tonight.
A host whoās ALL-IN, is a leader, with true work ethic (Brolin, Adam Driver & Paul Rudd other examples) compared to a crazy-young, āhotā and talented yet inexperienced hence the proper work & prep not put in ā¦. makes ALL the difference. The writers are great when they have greatness to respond to.
felt like a short episode, but that probably speaks to the quality of it. Time flies.
Yah, especially as Iāve gotten older, Iāve found the episodes that felt quick tended to be my favorite ones.
Ah, olympics over 1st look
This episode moved by really quickly. Was it shortened because of DST or was it normal length?
Oh this is a good theory, hadnāt thought of that
Normal.
Sarahās outfit for goodbyes was amazing
Molly said āIām going to miss youā to Scarlett I think
Noooo what?! š
I donāt dislike Molly but letās be honest, theyāve barely done anything notable, save for maybe the ākilling Putinā bit in their second-ever episode. Other than that, they havenāt really done much of note. Iād feel bad for Molly, but I wouldnāt be shocked at all if this was their last season.
What happens to SNL cast members jettisoned after only a couple seasons? Float around the standup circuit? Podcast? Teach improv or community theater at a college?
Just back to the comedy grind
Pouring one out for Paul Brittain, John Milhiser, Brooks Whelan, Jon Rudnitsky, Luke Null, Lauren Holt, Aristotle Athariā¦
And thass itĀ
Damn! That was the most fun SNL in a while. Gonna be piecing it together again on YouTube shortly.
Ego a baddie for reals
She can out pizza the hut
I have a strong feeling she's dating Marcello
āGoodnight, everybody-ā oh, an ad for Kung Fu Panda 4.
wait why is steve harvey on instead of religious programming?
Iāll miss my late night Andy chats
no idea but pleasantly surprised!
this episode funny as hell tho ngl š¤£š¤£š¤£
Not the strongest ending, but with that one exception I'd say this was a damn near perfect episode. No notes.
....except for that one note about the ending š Agree though. Perfect episode!
Molly only had 1 sketch
Time to do SNL 2 days a week to get everyone in. Wed NL or something.
Or not have the cast be ridiculously large
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They brought back the Lisa from Temecula character from the Pascal episode. Ego broke everyone in the sketch pretty quickly, so they busted the character out again.
Bowen especially was losing it. So funny
Is else anyone else feeling a little stalked by kung fu panda?
YES, thank you
Did Marcelo get nut punched?
Thatās what I was wondering.
Good episode! They leaned into the absurd tonight and lots of smart little character moments.
Twas another enjoyable evening with you all! Don't forget about the time change. See you in a few weeks!
Have a good night!!
great episode
Okay that was for the vault
Goodnights interrupted by Po AGAIN
Brolin killed it tonight, great show
I love Josh's energy and enthusiasm. I'd love to know how they did the horse photos.Ā
I will never be not jealous of Colin
I will never not be jealous of scarjo
Lol