Instead, Franco relied on his tried-and-true method for comedy namely, showing off his famous friends.
Cold Open
Aside from SZAs performances, this episode felt pretty half-assed.
Wow, theres Judd Apatow!
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Well, I must inform you that Franco adopted the exact same strategy for his SNL monologue this week.
There were hardly any jokes to be found.
Instead, Franco called on audience members for questions.
But things got more problematic after that.
Franken has been accused by several women of sexual misconduct, including unwanted groping.
Che didnt wear any whiteface makeup for his disguise, but he didnt need to.
Best Sketch: Za
Thanks to the popularity of recent O.J.
Simpson retrospectives, there have been a lot of pop culture riffs on court cases recently.
LikeThe Room, its so stupid its actually really funny.
And in a sketch about an awkward family reunion, no less.
The Weekend, for instance, came complete with a new flute intro and backing choir.
It was hard to watch the performance in anything but stunned silence.
