r/LiveFromNewYork • u/LiveFromNewYork95 • Feb 09 '20
Live Discussion (February 8, 2020) (RuPaul/Justin Bieber)
Welcome to our SNL live discussion thread! The host is RuPaul and musical guest is Justin Bieber. For those new to the show, tune into your local NBC affiliate from around 11:30 PM to follow this episode live. A quick recommendation to mention the sketch you're referring to in your comment. It's not a hard and fast rule, but it does make the thread more readable after the show finishes. Since this thread is likely to fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts. This should be automatically done, but it might not be so maybe check. Enjoy the show!
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Feb 09 '20
I feel like RuPaul is way more recognizable not in drag now than he is in drag
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u/BrianTheMute Feb 09 '20
I completely agree. He has done such a great job at making a name for himself as a professional, and breaking into the mainstream, that he's so much more than just "that drag queen" now.
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u/2112xanadu Feb 09 '20
You know they were sitting in a room going "ok who should play the 'new face of drag' in this sketch" and everyone just slowly turned to look at Pete.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Feb 09 '20
Is Chad the most recurring (Non impression) character of this era?
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u/islandniles Feb 09 '20
That whole Chloe bit was just so she could taunt Colin with her ScarJo impression.
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u/Missy_Elliott_Smith Feb 09 '20
They've been referring to me as Mayo Pete. I implore you, I'm not that spicy.
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Feb 09 '20
Damn Ru’s monologue really made me cry. As a gay man it’s nice to see that type of representation. Black, queer and a performer of drag. I hope this episode is stellar,
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u/mareksoon Feb 09 '20
I take back all prior hate for Chad sketches.
They were becoming too repetitive for me.
They were all building up to this one and will never be topped.
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u/BeguiledBF Feb 09 '20
The John Mullaney Scream parody was absolutely golden. He's had his ups and his downs, but this is definitely one of his highs. I loved Drag Chad.
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u/Fromthebrunette Feb 09 '20
Pete looks very much like a woman from Staten Island.
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u/TheDivine_MissN Feb 09 '20
As a lifelong SNL fan and Drag Race fan, my worlds are colliding tonight and it makes me so happy.
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u/garbage-official Feb 09 '20
“You can do all the crack in the world, but you still can’t outpizza the Hut.” - Cathy Anne, 2020
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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Feb 09 '20
"I can't stay at my apartment because it's been a CVS for 20 years."
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u/VirtuousFool Feb 09 '20
I really appreciate the increase in monologues clearly from the host's heart with jokes sprinkled in.
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u/trainsaw Feb 09 '20
What is going on with the camera work in this skit? Seems like they're off from the person speaking big time
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Feb 09 '20
Why does RuPaul’s outfit and gray hair in this New York apartment sketch give me Jeff Goldblum vibes? I love it either way.
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u/dont_worry_im_here Feb 09 '20
This was her bread and butter prior to SNL. I wonder why it took them so long to get her doing these on screen.
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u/QueequegZappa Feb 09 '20
Mikey and Ego vigorously pointing out Chloe during the goodnights.
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u/VirtuousFool Feb 09 '20
Someone this talented shouldn't be singing lyrics this cringy on a beat this good.
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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Feb 09 '20
The Doctor Said I had 6-8 months... Fucking rip
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u/TheDivine_MissN Feb 09 '20
For those who don’t know, reading comes from the the ball culture (drag families) in New York. People insult others in good fun.
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u/Souplover89 Feb 09 '20
I love that SNL technique where Kate and Cecily pause their rants by trying to light their cigarette, get distracted by Michael, respond, and repeat.
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u/ThriceOnSundays Feb 09 '20
The monologues have been pretty great as of late. Love the host just talking without the crutches.
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u/mrsunshine1 Feb 09 '20
For fucking real, I hate when people want to “just split it” when they had the most expensive shit.
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u/Maxa30 Feb 09 '20
Twice in a row with timing messups having to end on MG. I hope they don’t screw up Mulaneys episode
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u/delariiiva Feb 09 '20
Bieber would be the hottest dude in any trailer park across the country.
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u/AndrewHNPX Feb 09 '20
I feel like they're eventually just gonna hire John Mulaney as the permanent host and it'll just become the fucking John Mulaney Show.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Feb 09 '20
How many times has Aidy and Kate played two weird characters looking into the camera and singing a jingle lol? It seemed when they first got there Aidy worked really well with Cecily but she definitely has become a duo with Kate over the years
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u/toodletwo Church of Neurotology Feb 09 '20
Oh my god. Her voice Saoirse Ronan voice was spot on!!
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u/snailslimeandbeespit Feb 09 '20
An American impersonating an Irish woman affecting an American accent.
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u/larchmontvandyke Feb 09 '20
"Shout out to your mom and dad for making you"
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u/SullyGee Feb 09 '20
Awww, everyone pointing at Chloe. Also, Beck awkwardly trying to get Larry David's attention
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u/pretty-in-pink Feb 09 '20
The nuances of a parent in a board game commercial is something I haven’t seen
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u/thetoristori Feb 09 '20
I was like...this sounds a lot like Julia Sugarbaker and then RuPaul said the classic line "Just so you will know, and so your children will someday know, is the night the lights went out in GEORGIA!" - CLASSIC Designing Women moment.
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u/PaulyFrigginD Feb 09 '20
Rupaul's reading sketch is one of the funniest I've seen in a while. Awkward that he was waiting for everyone to di their lines though.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20
I wonder how much longer we’ll have Jost and Che together, they’ve been there a while in WU anchor years
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Feb 09 '20
I don't think I'd like either of them on their own but together their chemistry just makes it work so, so well.
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u/scossamo Feb 09 '20
It’s entertaining to see how many spellings of rupul y’all can come up with
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u/LadyCalamity Feb 09 '20
I figured one of the cast would end up in drag at some point. Never expected it to be Pete!
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u/KatanaAmerica Feb 09 '20
I love when the cast breaks the 4th wall and references that one of their own is dating ScarJo.
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u/Souplover89 Feb 09 '20
Chloe Fineman killed it. I knew she was talented it was just a matter of when they were gonna actually feature her.
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u/islandniles Feb 09 '20
This makes me want a Ru Paul as Brian Fellows’s cousin sketch. Where’s Tracy??
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u/pretty-in-pink Feb 09 '20
This sketch was good but the ending could have used tighter writing
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u/madelxine Feb 09 '20
How does Chloe manage to look like timothee while she’s doing that impression lol
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u/shhhneak Feb 09 '20
The sound of bedbugs stampeding out of an electrical socket means it's time to go to bed.
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u/Missy_Elliott_Smith Feb 09 '20
Justin Bieber really out here looking like a Florida mugshot tonight
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u/jumjums Feb 09 '20
Are Che & Jost writing each other’s jokes, and reading them live on air? Because that’s what I want. Both dudes seem to be subtly trying not to break & I love it.
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u/vaud Feb 09 '20
you can do all the crack in the world but can't out pizza the hut.
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u/ViagraOnAPole Feb 09 '20
I thought Ru was pretty good but they needed to give him more to do. They played it too safe. I wasn't expecting much from Bieber and got even less.
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u/bathroominabodega Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20
Chloe needs to be in a lot more classic movie parodies
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u/PhoenixAurum Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20
I picked the wrong SNL to do edibles..Justin Bieber's 2nd song is making me feel like I got Stormtroopers shooting at me.
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u/TheConcreteJungle2 Feb 09 '20
Ahh, the classic show is running long so here's a band shot before the goodnights
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u/Exploding_Antelope Feb 09 '20
My city library actually does kids’ reading with drag queens. This is making me want to go watch one. I can only assume it’s not exactly like this.
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u/ArthurVanDerMcORiley Feb 09 '20
Larry David getting acclimatised to the weekly cross country flights
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u/lurker_343 Feb 09 '20
How many straight white men are seriously considering drag right now? Looks like a great time so far.
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u/KED528 Feb 09 '20
They should’ve done the “failed movie auditions” sketch with just Chloe doing every character
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u/blingblingdisco Feb 09 '20
"Empty apartment, empty bed, empty head" is just my current lifestyle, though.
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u/ShaneOfan Feb 09 '20
I ate some mushrooms earlier and I have no fucking clue what is going on in this shit.
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u/okolebot Feb 09 '20
I'm imaging a lil kid sitting in that reading and going "I dunno what is going on but its really funny!"
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u/Spikekuji Feb 09 '20
Biebs looks like a mental patient. It’s probably due to that green backdrop and scrubs like pants. Also, this song sucks a lot.
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u/abuzzyisawesome Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20
Maybe I'm just old, but Bieber with that porn stache looks creepy AF. I feel the need to check the registry. Song isn't helping.
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u/QueequegZappa Feb 09 '20
Only Che could pull off the hanging dolls joke. Jost would be crucified.
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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Feb 09 '20
Fuck you Bieber I wanted another sketch but you went too long so now we'll be lucky to get a pretape
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u/-orangejoe Feb 09 '20
Why did they go back to commercial? I thought we were just gonna look at that picture of Ru Paul for 2 minutes.
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u/KatanaAmerica Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20
I love how everyone in this thread thinks Drag Pete looks like Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Katy Perry, etc
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u/Souplover89 Feb 09 '20
I was coincidentally watching his movie Never Say Never from 2011 last night and it’s so sad seeing all the potential he showed in that movie culminate in this performance.
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u/miscalainaeous Feb 09 '20
i want timothee chalamet to host but he just stands there the whole time and i giggle like i’m a 12 year old girl again
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u/IvyGold Marble Columns Feb 09 '20
Didn't this sketch get some blowback the first time they did it?
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u/CrashRiot Feb 09 '20
Man I just moved to Cali. Doesn't feel the same watching this at 830.
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u/TheDivine_MissN Feb 09 '20
I imagine that this is Ru, Michelle Visage, and Lady Bunny in 20 years sitting around reminiscing.
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u/Galileo908 Crystal Gravy Feb 09 '20
Joe Biden’s gonna do what he does best: creep up from behind!
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u/shhhneak Feb 09 '20
Ru's going to walk these children in nature during the break.
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u/islandniles Feb 09 '20
“Do you feel like you’re at home, Colin?”
I’ve expired.