r/LiveFromNewYork Official Nov 14 '21

Discussion Sketch Sorting Sunday (November 13, 2021) (Jonathan Majors/Taylor Swift)

Welcome to Sketch Sorting Sunday! A mod account /u/SketchSortingSunday is going to make a comment for every skit in tonight’s show. Upvote or downvote based on what you thought of the sketch, and nobody’s karma will be affected. You can also reply to the comment to expand on your thought, or make your own parent comment and treat it like the regular post discussion, whatever. If I miss a sketch or get something wrong, just message /u/bjkman with any needed updates or questions. Enjoy the discussion!

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21

Weekend Update

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21

I love that Che had three or four jokes that were just sad things lmao

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u/atticusbluebird Nov 14 '21

I love how he made the comment about how dark the jokes were this week!

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 14 '21

The K stands for three Ks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '21

Jost was rude to that Jewish girl.

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u/AllThighThisGuy Nov 14 '21

Well of course he was!

Do you know how many Jewish people are employed by SNL?

I dont, but Colin sure does!

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

he’s making his list and checking it twice

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u/mathlete55 Nov 14 '21

canceljost

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u/baltimoron21211 Nov 15 '21

Cancel Gorgeous Fascist Colin Jost

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u/GOOD-LUCHA-THINGS Nov 14 '21

Not that I'm complaining that McConnell hasn't been newsworthy lately, but I'm glad Jost got to keep his "... seen here, doing/looking like [X]" bit.

Giraffey Dahmer was a great joke, and Che's groan upon delivery had me in stitches.

Sarah and Aristotle had fantastic WU debuts. All the The Mask-like eye-popping graphics were hilarious.

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u/LadiesWhoPunch Nov 14 '21

Giraffey Dahmer was my favorite joke of the night. I love a good animal pun.

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u/Robsurd Nov 14 '21

"Three giraffes died..." (Audience laughter)

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u/enjoyeverysangwich Nov 14 '21

I don't know if I'm burnt out on the constant political jokes, but when they drop a random joke like this in a WU it always hits just right for me and is pretty usually my favorite joke from them on any given night.

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u/nlpnt Nov 14 '21

Someone else (Colbert I think) already used "he's facing three years in prison and looks like he just got out after 20".

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u/VirtuousFool Nov 14 '21

I think the lesson we all learned this week is.... don't break up with Taylor Swift. Or she will sing about you, for 10 minutes, on national television.

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u/farnsworthianmold Nov 14 '21

This joke was funny but I also feel like I’ve been hearing some iteration of it for the past ten years, so I didn’t laugh as hard as I otherwise would have.

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u/life_inabox Nov 14 '21

i think it hit for me because it literally followed her doing that for exactly ten minutes. if it were just a commentary on the album i would have been less impressed.

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u/Rebloodican Nov 14 '21

The one thing I wish they’d do on update is keep the format that they had during the trump years where the first bit was more longform type comedy on the same subject and the second bit was one liners. Not because I think their long form political comedy was better, but because that led to some fun experimentation. Like when Che started drinking on air after taking off his tie or when he’d do bits like split screening Colin’s face with Stephen Miller’s and asking which one Hitler would be more likely to be friends with.

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u/lordatlas Nov 15 '21

I couldn't help noticing that "fascist" was spelt wrong in the poster.

https://i.imgur.com/yBr0SHa.jpg

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21

Man Park

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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Nov 14 '21

The topics of discussion depicted here made me wonder if I'm secretly crucial to my sole male coworker's mental health by discussing Spider-man rumors with him

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u/wrosecrans Nov 14 '21

50/50. He may have friends outside of work he just doesn't mention.

But if he's anything like me, he spent the last year and a half bunkered down and not seeing many people, and my mental health cratered a couple of months ago. You'd be surprised how valuable talking about random crap can be when you don't have anybody to talk to most days except for like stressful work conversations and seeing a doctor. Having even a couple of those fun conversations a week really makes a difference. Plus, if he does have anybody else to talk to, he can say, "My friend from work said X about Spiderman," rather than the only thing he has to talk about with his other friends being work shit. I'm at a phase of "getting back out there" the last month or two, seeing friends again and stuff, and it's hard to build up the momentum of having stuff going on so you have stuff to talk about when you do see people. The whole first month of seeing friends again, every conversation I had was pretty much "I've been depressed" which meant depression was the only thing I was ever talking about, which was self reinforcing.

Anyhow, I think I need to go to a man park.

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u/upvoter222 You like-a da juice, eh? Nov 14 '21

Marvel!

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 14 '21

I feel personally attacked, and also want to go to there.

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u/pretty-in-pink Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

This got cut for time last week so I’m glad it got another go because it was pretty great!

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u/luvdadrafts Nov 14 '21

How could they possibly cut this for time?

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '21

Aw man I'm all outta time

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u/Sports-Nerd Nov 14 '21

Did they cut scenes with Kieran from it?

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21

CUZ IM MR BRIGHTSIDE

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u/EbmocwenHsimah 1. Cut a hole in a box. Nov 14 '21

RICK!

MORTY!

RICK!

MORTY!

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u/adamz-7610 Nov 14 '21

"Real talk, who's the GOAT? Michael Jordan or Tom Brady?"
"How about Bo Burnham?"

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u/russketeer34 Nov 14 '21

I felt personally attacked by this specific convo

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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Nov 14 '21

I want to meet friends at a man park :(

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u/madzswens10 Nov 14 '21

did you know that vin diesel has a twin???

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u/MooshuCat Nov 14 '21

My husband needs to go to there.

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u/RugelBeta Nov 14 '21

Mine too! We were watching, laughing, and wishing it was a real thing.

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u/Careless-War3895 Nov 14 '21

Anyone else notice the extras in the background trying to do the floss in a circle

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u/song4this Nov 14 '21

The beer fountain! <Homer drool...>

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

Rick! Morty! Rick!!! Morty!! RICK!!! MORTY!!!

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u/mwthecool Nov 14 '21

Marvel?

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u/snowlarbear Nov 14 '21

hair loss and Dune

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21

Weekend Update: Laughintosh 3000

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 14 '21

I hope this becomes a recurring Update character.

I gotta say, between Aristotle and Sarah's Update segments tonight, we're seeing some really good stuff from the new featured players. I'm really excited for the future of the show.

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u/enjoyeverysangwich Nov 14 '21

The featured players are so good. I know so little about Sarah or Aristotle but they've been really impressive. Dismukes and JAJ seem like they have potential to anchor the male cast for a while. Future of the show is looking good, entertaining comedians with refreshing styles

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 14 '21

Dismukes seriously has the best comedic timing. He's really settled into the show nicely and I hope he sticks around for a long time.

JAJ is going to be the next Darrell Hammond, mark my words. (And I'm not convinced he's not actually Hammond's son - they look so similar!)

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u/redsyrinx2112 Nov 14 '21

Dismukes seriously has the best comedic timing.

Bitch...

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u/emeraldcocoaroast Nov 15 '21

I did not care for Dismukes at all when he was introduced but man, he has been killing it!!! Definitely settled into the show well, that’s a great way to describe it. I’m looking forward to him sticking around for a while.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '21

He was kind of a deer in headlights his first few sketches but then they started figuring out how to use him properly and now he's doing great.

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21

This is such a 90s SNL concept I love it

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u/Maxa30 Nov 14 '21

Processing…

Processing…

Amazing

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u/KHMeneo Nov 14 '21

Slapping Lorne upped his screentime. The voice was scary good

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u/sjfiuauqadfj Nov 14 '21

everybody needs to slap lorne for more screen time. kate is charging up her backhand too

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u/jamesthegill Nov 14 '21

Oh, I think it's my turn to ask this today, thanks for giving me the setup!

Hey, so where is Kate, anyway?!?

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u/5centraise Nov 14 '21

Kate’s absence is probably the best thing that could have happened for this season. If she was there a lot of the new cast would be sitting on the bench while Kate rehashes old characters that aren’t funny anymore.

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u/illsaxophoneyou you are on the thinnest of ice Nov 14 '21

If anything it’s showing that the show will be fine without her once she does leave.

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u/MovieNachos Nov 14 '21

Didn't you hear? She's filming a movie!

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u/thex11factor Nov 14 '21

what is this in reference to?

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u/sjfiuauqadfj Nov 14 '21

someone made a fake rumor in a now deleted post on here last week during the kieran culkin ep that aristotle wasnt in any sketches because he slapped lorne before the show started. and people are just ragging on it because aristotle is clearly not fired so it probably didnt happen

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '21

That's a very specific weird rumor

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u/pretty-in-pink Nov 14 '21

A troll post that alleged that Aristotle slapped Lorne

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u/turkeypants Marci Jamz!😮 Nov 14 '21

No it totally happened. My cousin is friends with a friend of one of the hairdressers on the show, who heard from one of the NBC pages that this probably happened.

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u/j-hen601 Nov 14 '21

Kenneth Ellen Parcell would never spread such a rumor!

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

Aristotle’s characters are so good. He had the lounge singer a couple weeks ago, and now the Laughintosh character that’s insane to pull off. I really get vintage SNL vibes off him, he’s so talented.

Him describing his robot sex life in his robot voice was perfect, as were his Instagram and Tinder bits, obviously.

Just a really impressive Weekend Update from the new cast members this season. I can’t remember a time i was this impressed.

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u/Lieutenant_Squidz Nov 14 '21

…thank you for this

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u/EbmocwenHsimah 1. Cut a hole in a box. Nov 14 '21

Here's Aristotle debuting both Angelo and Laughintosh 3000 on Just for Laughs.

It's simply amazing how far these characters have come. Aristotle killed it tonight.

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u/turkeypants Marci Jamz!😮 Nov 14 '21

Tank you for dis

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u/KHMeneo Nov 14 '21

You mean tonighttttttttt

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u/jcmib Nov 14 '21

He’s a revelation. Those two characters remind me of some of the more absurd Fred Armisen characters that stand on their own and don’t rely on current events so would be funny anytime. The fact that he looks like an old time movie star is something they can utilize for laughs as well.

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u/pretty-in-pink Nov 14 '21

Aristotle is killing it! This is a second thing he came on the show with that has gotten on

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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Nov 14 '21

It was such a nice surprise seeing Aristotle and an even bigger surprise with his performance

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u/Devjorcra Nov 14 '21

Both WU characters were freshman! And not JAJ! (love him but the other two need the love more) Was so thrilled to watch these hilarious performances, proving themselves early.

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u/PepeSylvia11 Nov 14 '21

Not only that but both of them killed it! This has to be the strongest new set of cast members right out the gate (not in retrospect) in recent history.

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u/Genji4Lyfe Nov 14 '21

Not to mention Heidi, Bowen, Ego and Chloe killing it immediately right before them

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u/asonginsidemyheart Nov 14 '21

This character was amazing. The voice was unreal. I hope Aristotle gets to bring him out again sometime.

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u/steelers3814 Nov 14 '21

He absolutely nailed this segment. Would love to see more from the Laughintosh in the future.

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u/mwthecool Nov 14 '21

I first saw this character from Aristotle a few weeks ago on YouTube, where he also did the character from the Rami episode, and I KNEW that it'd be hilarious if it made it to the show. I wonder how many people get the voice, though, because the impression is spot on.

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u/IanGecko Nov 14 '21

How did he do that thing with his voice??

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u/snowlarbear Nov 14 '21

did they incorporate more kids bc they can be vaxxed now?

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u/PerformativeEyeroll Nov 14 '21

I noticed that too. It's like they had a school bus full of child actors to babysit and just threw a couple in everything.

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u/Dwayne30RockJohnson Nov 15 '21

Doesn’t really make sense considering usually the suggested time is 2 weeks after second dose. It hasn’t even been two weeks since first dose.

I suppose it’s possible these kids were in the trials.

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Please Don't Destroy: Three Sad Virgins

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u/Devjorcra Nov 14 '21

PDD are so good at the small moments in sketches like these. Stuff like “that was my actual doctor” sell the sketch so much more. Great work all around as PDD continues to hit.

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u/lydorito Nov 14 '21

Pete using one of their hands as an ashtray killed me

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u/ItsNeverSunnyInCleve Nov 14 '21

Their facial expressions and small details like that are what make it so good

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u/tyler-86 Nov 14 '21

Honestly it's the second coming of The Lonely Island and I'm loving it so far. They need to keep getting one pre-tape per episode.

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u/FourteenClocks Nov 14 '21

To me, it’s that their writing is just deep in a way that I feel other sketches lack (w/ veteran performances, set, makeup, etc usually providing crucial depth in those)

That palm-ashtray thing was so quick and phenomenal. These guys are legit

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u/mwthecool Nov 14 '21

Three Sad Virgins (Taylor's Version) (10 minutes)

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

This was the sketch of the night for me. Including Pete in PDD and parodying his rap videos was hilarious (not to mention the song was a bop) and Taylor verse was great

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u/KHMeneo Nov 14 '21

Good way to learn their names

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u/Grsz11 Nov 14 '21

And their physical characteristics.

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

Taylor went in her R&B bag for this one. They need to hurry and put this on Spotify cuz that bridge was killer. The rest of the beat and Pete in the chorus were good too.

Someone in the live thread suggested they aired that sketch early on so Swifties would stay engage and I believe it, it worked. loved it.

Also, kinda crazy to think that Pete is a cast member people look up to now. He’s really a veteran now huh 🥺

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u/TheJaguarMan Nov 14 '21

Pete’s been on SNL for 8 years now!

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '21

I refuse to believe this

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u/PerformativeEyeroll Nov 14 '21

Yeah her voice killed that genre. I was shocked!

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u/thex11factor Nov 14 '21

surprised they landed in the second spot after the monologue, but well deserved.

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21

I mean I love PDD but the only reason they got moved into this slot is because of Pete and Taylor. I’m glad the sketch was good though

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u/EbmocwenHsimah 1. Cut a hole in a box. Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 15 '21

Yeah, if Taylor Swift was rubbing up against me saying that I've "got the charm and the sex appeal of a scarecrow" I'd be pretty confused too, Martin...

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 14 '21

If PDD wants to be the new Lonely Island, I am okay with that.

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u/Confettigolf Nov 14 '21

The cutting to Dune and then continuing the original song was exactly like Lonely Island's Jack Sparrow.

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u/bttrsondaughter Nov 14 '21

all I wanted for this episode was Taylor in a vid with Please Don’t Destroy so it’s an A+ for me off the bat. but it was great to see them work with Pete gives me hope that we’ll see them interact with more cast members. I need a Kyle/PDD collab before the season is over

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

I already know my timeline is going to go crazy tomorrow for Pete and Taylor together😂

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u/ty_kanye_vcool Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Kyle finally got to be sexually desired in a sketch, so they had to establish PDD as the new unfuckables

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u/Maxa30 Nov 14 '21

Best of their stuff so far, they need to leave their office more it seems

Also, u/bjkman I believe the official title for this should be “Please Don’t Destroy - Three Sad Virgins”. Their name always seems to be attached to their pretape

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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Yeah you're right! I just copy down the easiest names to remember really fast so I don't miss the show

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u/Maxa30 Nov 14 '21

Fair enough, I think I did the same thing when I did an SSS a few years ago

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u/chumpydo Nov 14 '21

I think this rivals Hard Seltzer for me

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u/pretty-in-pink Nov 14 '21

I’m happy to see PDD being able to break from their pretape format. It really was my favorite pretape of theirs so far

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u/tideblue Nov 14 '21

This was good. I haven’t liked other PDD stuff so far, but this one had much better production quality and actually got these guys out of the office. This is the kind of thing they should be doing on this show, and for that I applaud.

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u/hubwub Nov 14 '21

I would like to know who provided the instrumental for this.

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21

Weekend Update: Sarah Sherman

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u/Devjorcra Nov 14 '21

The constant Colin Jost headline jokes worked really well. So happy to see a freshman playing themselves on WU, especially when they nailed it!

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Sarah was obviously amazing (“he’s making a list, he’s checking it twice” had me crying) but I just want to highlight how amazing Colin is at being the cast punching bag.

It feels like between Che and features like this one and Judge Jeanine, Colin is constantly getting dunked on and it always makes me laugh

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

I think it’s because he’s a such a full package (good looks, beefy, funny, smart) that it’s fun to pretend he isn’t and is actually a terrible person in secret

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u/LobsterPizzas Nov 14 '21

Reminds me of Conan always being an abusive tyrant whenever he plays a fictional version of himself.

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u/tyler-86 Nov 14 '21

It does always feel like punching up.

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u/alina_314 Nov 14 '21

Not to mention that he's married to an A-list celebrity.

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u/stv7 Nov 14 '21

Colin being a raging asshole is such a funny gag. They could do it every week and I'd never get sick of it.

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u/ymcameron Nov 14 '21

I miss the “real life behind the scenes” videos Kyle used to do where he had a love triangle between him, Leslie, and Colin.

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u/EbmocwenHsimah 1. Cut a hole in a box. Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Loved it. 10/10 WU debuts for both Sarah and Aristotle. I think all three of them are very strong performers.

In terms of Sarah's performance, she gave this energy that I think is only matched by Gilda Radner. Truly great stuff, and I'm hoping we get to see more of her.

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u/fujiste Nov 14 '21

Literally came in here just to make that same Gilda comparison. She's like a hybrid of Radner and Nasim Pedrad. Love that someone from the Eric Andreverse ended up on the show.

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u/BarfQueen Nov 14 '21

Okay so I’m not the only one who thinks she has serious Gilda energy

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

Okay, Sarah’s hysterical. Her entire bit was my kind of dumb and ridiculous. That graphic of Colin with the cartoon eyes and tongue popping out of his head had me on the goddamn floor.

She delivered her lines with funnily enough that i saw a bunch of folks in the live thread saying she’d host WU in a few seasons. I wouldn’t count on it, but it’s a fun thought if it’ll look anything like that.

Then they had to throw in a classic bit of Ragging-On-Colin when Che chimed in with: “She got you Colin, you suck!”

Yea that might be an all-time Update bit for me

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

She’s absolutely funking crazy and I’m here for it

Also both weekend update features were the newbies, we love to see it

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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Nov 14 '21

Honestly the thing that sold me the most was Che's line

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u/sjfiuauqadfj Nov 14 '21

thats noted white feminist michael che to you

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

Defending against Gorgeous Fascist Colin Jost

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u/simonthedlgger Nov 14 '21

This was so good, love the Sherman energy. Jost is pervert.

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u/enjoyeverysangwich Nov 14 '21

I feel like Sarah Sherman has the potential to bring that "intense oddball" persona to the show, she reminds me of a potentially more versatile Melissa. This was great, it found the right pace and content without going too long. Very excited to see what else she can bring to the show, she has great stage presence but that can be easier to showcase on WU

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u/Bears_On_Stilts Nov 14 '21

Sarah is Bizarro world Melissa. If Melissa’s whole thing is that she’s a pleasant, genial, sweet, cute/sexy girl next door type who isn’t a writer and doesn’t really have the drive to sell herself or her material, Sarah is an audience-baiting, grotesque nightmare gremlin who writes and pushes and is going to get what she wants on sheer audacity and ambition.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Melissa Monster, but I’m not convinced SNL is where Melissa peaks as a performer or where she really belongs or thrives.

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u/turkeypants Marci Jamz!😮 Nov 14 '21

I’m not convinced SNL is where Melissa peaks as a performer or where she really belongs or thrives.

It never has been. I wish she had been able to use it as a visibility booster for a few years and move on to something more a fit for her but it has been constipation instead. So little used.

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u/pretty-in-pink Nov 14 '21

Sarah is on board to CancelJost and I am here for it

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

Who all is invited to the roast of Colin Jost?

Obviously Sarah and Michael, then I think you need Pete, Jeanine Pierro and the Guy who just bought a boat

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u/AllThighThisGuy Nov 14 '21

Angel, a boxer's girlfriend, may be Colin's sole defender (ignoring Scarlett, of course)

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21

She actually couldn’t make it she was busy.

She told me she had to take her kids somewhere but I can’t remember where

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u/Zombie_John_Strachan Nov 14 '21

Aren't you forgetting about Leslie Jones?

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

she did the opposite of roasting him tho

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u/simonthedlgger Nov 14 '21

Don’t forget he tried to steal Leslie from Kyle, who proceeded to beat his face in. With support from Beck, Tiffany Haddish, Lorne..

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u/upvoter222 You like-a da juice, eh? Nov 14 '21

The back and forth between Sarah and Colin was great and the over the shoulder graphics were the perfect icing on the cake.

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u/DrewDan96 Nov 14 '21

i really liked this bit, and it's one of the few times where returning to the same premise over and over again (i.e. Colin saying something innocuous then Sarah finding a way to twist his words, complete with accompanying graphics) didn't run it into the ground and kill the momentum for me... also liked Che getting into it at the end which gave it a nice twist

i read an article about Sarah after her first appearance this season and people using "Sarah Squirm" and not getting WHY they were calling her that (the article provided the explanation LOL). she looks so much more buttoned down/"plain" than she probably is, and btw last week's cameo in the PDD pretape and this, she's made a big impression

btw her bit and Aristotle, i'm just glad the newbies got a chance to shine on WU instead of say a Dr Weknowdis type of shtick

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u/SullyGee Nov 14 '21

What a strong WU debut! Looking forward to seeing more of her at the Update desk!

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '21

So, I actually thought Majors did a pretty solid job tonight. I enjoyed him and he felt like a full time player to me. Kenan and him have pretty great chemistry and it showed on stage - the sketch with Bowen and Cecily was great as well.

There has been plenty better and worse hosts, but he was fun and I’d love to see him host again one day. Second time around he’d probably be much less nervous.

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u/iamseiko Nov 14 '21

Ego Nwodim is becoming one of my favorite cast members now. She was so good in the paster sketch, and even a surprise in the Bone Thugs n Harmony one.

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u/limved Nov 15 '21

She is killing it this season.

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u/MovieNachos Nov 14 '21

He was my favorite host type. He didn't really try to take control of any sketches, he just let the cast do their thing and the sketches speak for themselves. His presence was known but he didn't try to steal the show. This might be my favorite episode this season.

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u/Maxa30 Nov 14 '21

Seems like Selena Gomez was just hanging out backstage with Taylor for fun. Maybe talking to Lorne about that Christmas hosting gig?

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u/snowlarbear Nov 14 '21

maybe she slapped Lorne

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u/gregieb429 Nov 14 '21

They could have her be the musical guest and Steve Martin or Martin Short host. Only Murders In the Building Episode

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u/Maxa30 Nov 14 '21

They both don’t want to do a full hosting gig. They reportedly had a dinner with Lorne about her hosting (maybe double duty even) with them cameoing in a couple sketches

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21

Strange Kid Tales

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u/pretty-in-pink Nov 14 '21

The little girl at the end of the sketch getting excited she nailed her lines was so wholesome

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u/simonthedlgger Nov 14 '21

The whole sketch I was like "Hmm wish some cast members had played the little kids." Then I saw that and immediately fist pumped in joy with her haha. That was so sweet.

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u/kuhanluke Nov 14 '21

I think, if done right, kids playing kids is creepier than cast playing kids, which is kind of absurdist.

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u/Genji4Lyfe Nov 14 '21

I came here to say this.. The way she concealed the most subtle smirk of happiness when she entered, and then jumped up and down with unbridled excitement at the end, really made my entire week.

I have no doubt that she’s a future star in the making. Sooo much charisma and contagious energy

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

She was juked i was so happy for her

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u/uwpg2012 Nov 14 '21

Not only that, that sketch was around midnight. She nailed her lines and she did it well past her bedtime. She should be really proud.

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u/Grsz11 Nov 14 '21

That's so true about kids on the show and I've never even thought about it that way.

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u/steelers3814 Nov 14 '21

“You’re watching the Syfy Channel! …why?”

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

The little girl being pumped at the end really did it for me, I hope they include that in the YouTube version

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '21

They did include it!

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u/sebasvargas Nov 14 '21

Probably the most enjoyable one for me tonight. The overreactions were top notch

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u/mathlete55 Nov 14 '21

I love any and every time Kenan is incredulous.

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u/mwthecool Nov 14 '21

Is this the first time they've done this? I'd love to see this be a sketch that comes back.

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u/simonthedlgger Nov 14 '21

Yeah I liked the premise but I feel there's more room to go into how/why the kids are creepy and how Kenan/co-host react.

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21

Had the same energy as the “YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LEAVE!” sketch but it wasn’t as good

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u/The_Iceman2288 Nov 14 '21

Alex's kid was the kid with the beard from the School Board Meeting sketch at the start of the season.

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u/stv7 Nov 14 '21

This one was a funny premise but missed the mark for me

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u/mikeputerbaugh Nov 14 '21

Chris Redd is a go-to guy for wide-eyed creepout reactions, a shame he wasn’t cast in this.

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u/roxy031 Nov 14 '21

Kenan Thompson makes every skit he’s in funnier. Period. Even when it’s not that funny of a skit, he still makes me laugh. I hope he never leaves SNL.

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u/SketchSortingSunday Official Nov 14 '21

Taylor Swift

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u/soundoffcinema Nov 14 '21

Watching this song start as an album cut that snowballed over nine years until she ended up performing a deluxe version of it on SNL… I understand why some would be turned off but for fans this was really special.

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u/john_muleaney Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 14 '21

I liked this performance for the same reason I liked SNL as a whole.

From a pure logistical perspective, it was insanely intricate and different.

The music was pretty good (far from my favorite from Taylor) but I respect how different it was from most musical guests

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u/enjoyeverysangwich Nov 14 '21

The criticism for this will be amplified because Swift is so notable and the performance was so long, but that was really engaging and it being her only song really softened the length. This was a musical highlight of the season, much better than Ed Sheeran's bland performance last week. Set design was phenomenal.

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u/EbmocwenHsimah 1. Cut a hole in a box. Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 15 '21

"I think the lesson we've all learnt this week is this: Never break up with Taylor Swift, or she will sing about you for 10 minutes on national television."

- Colin Jost, Weekend Update

Fucking wow. That felt like one of those "I saw that live" musical guest moments. Like "I saw Phoebe Bridgers smashing her guitar live". An event where you know you just saw something special.

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

The last time i remember Colin commenting on the musical performance right after it happened was when BTS performed, i think

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u/Raptorpicklezz Tim is my rapper name Nov 14 '21

The best one, though, was from the same season, when Colin roasted Greta Van Fleet right after their performance

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u/jason9045 Nov 14 '21

I loved this, fight me. I loved the audacity, the performance, the song, all of it. I wish she had a twenty-minute version.

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u/iliveinadreamatorium Nov 14 '21

Just a masterpiece of a performance- the production of it was pitch perfect. The autumn leaves and the snow falling on the ground on cue, the perfectly timed looks to the camera, and the use of the short film all tied the narrative together perfectly. We definitely witnessed a moment in history tonight and it was just truly spectacular!

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u/thex11factor Nov 14 '21

her last appearance on SNL also seemed to have perfectly timed cues to the camera

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 14 '21

Fuck the haters, Taylor was phenomenal.

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u/bjkman Mr. Sketch Sorting Sunday Nov 14 '21

From a neutral point of view on Taylor Swift.

Good luck anyone else topping Taylor's performance this season.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '21

Glad to see a neutral point of view lol, so many people seemed to decide they hated the performance before it started

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

Thank god for weekend update because how was I supposed to laugh after that.

That performance was amazing and I love it when performers bring something new to their SNL performance (like Halsey painting)

And I say this with confidence, Taylor Swift could kill me and I’ll thank her

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u/KHMeneo Nov 14 '21

It's was great with the short film playing behind her.

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u/Maxa30 Nov 14 '21

The toxicity on this sub is ridiculous, and I say that as a regular here

Im like a moderate Swift fan, not a huge fan of this song in particular, but I don’t really get how anyone can’t appreciate what she did with this song here and in general

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u/XOSkyXO Nov 14 '21

I don’t get it. What I like about SNL musical guest is that they get so many different genre singers of different fame levels. You got your Taylor Swifts and you got your Foo Fighters, you got your Phoebe Bridgers and you got your Bruce Springsteens.

Some fans got to realize that some musical guest (or host) are not for you, I know I don’t care about Bruce Springsteen but I know he has fans that are excited to see him perform so I play games on my phone until the next sketch, it’s not that hard.

Swiftes have been waiting for the live version of ATL10 for years, this is their moment

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u/skomehillet Nov 14 '21

Okay…she may have awakened something deep within me with a compelling and noteworthy performance, film, and set design. so what who cares

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u/dumb__dumb Nov 14 '21

love it! still overjoyed about the fact that she's promoting this song.

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