Tina Fey hosted the Mother’s Day episode of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend (with an assist from fellow preggo Maya Rudolph), but she was overshadowed by an appearance from Bill Hader’s Stefon and Michael Bolton dressed as a pirate (see videos below). My only real complaint is that Fey didn’t join Seth Meyers for what turned out to be a strong Weekend Update, yet her Sarah Palin impression was shoehorned into an unnecessary sketch about the Republican presidential debate.
Overall, it was a perfectly fine episode of “SNL,” which means that there were a couple good laughs but also some sketches that allow people to say things like “People still watch SNL?” and “SNL hasn’t been funny since Will Ferrell left / John Belushi died / Joe Piscopo’s foray into movies.” I get it, you’re too cool to enjoy things. Life must be wonderful in your white-framed sunglasses and skinny jeans.
Weekend Update: Stefon
Yay Stefon! Maybe it’s because I know that the writers are trying to surprise Hader with the jokes, but I found him breaking character funnier than usual.
Digital Short: Jack Sparrow
Lonely Island’s song is pretty weak (even for them), but it’s moot because the whole point is Michael Bolton belting out his love of Pirates of the Caribbean movies in the chorus.
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Nothing is wonderful in skinny jeans.
Better than average. Laughed more than I thought I would. Is Jason Sudeikis actually funny or is he just surrounded by crap?
Stefon is the best. “Fists like empanadas” killed me.
And I don’t know how they got Maya’s giant fake bush past the censors, but well played on that.
I’m glad they let Jay Pharoah out of exile for the last sketch.
The name says it all. J-Suds was funnier than the audience laughed.
Oh, and you’re right about the lack of Tina on Update. She should’ve at least threatened Seth with a knife during that childhood friends bit.
It doesn’t take long to learn how to play the shoehorn. Easier than the recorder.
That banner image needs a “nightmare fuel” tag.
“SNL hasn’t been funny since …” angers me the same way people say “remember when MTV used to play music videos?” Yes I do, but you’re clearly too young to remember, because I got sick of people saying that 20 years ago.
was the french birthing video the weirdest thing anyone else has ever seen? cuz i can’t think of anything weirder, and i watch aqua teen hunger force.
My favorite thing about Stefon is that they haven’t driven the character into the ground by having him on every other week. He’s a nice surprise a couple of times a season.
When Bolton was dressed up like Erin Brockovich, he was a dead ringer for Sarah Jessica Parker. Maybe he’s not a no-talent ass clown after all.
This episode also featured Tina Fey, pregnant, dressed up as the Little Mermaid.
It was as if the “incognito” mode of my browser came to life and wrote a sketch.
Stefon is officially two sketches away from being done to death and Bill Hader coming on Weekend Update and Laughing for 5 minutes straight before leaving.
That Mother’s Day gift for youself skit was really, really messed up.
Good ep, but those baby things in the opening were gross
SNL stole their Bin Laden under the sea skit from nothingRelevant(dot)com. Check it out. no original ideas at SNL.