Welcome back, fellow Coneheads, toSNL in Review!
Were live from New York with tonights hostKristen Stewartand musical guestColdplay!
(We truly exist in an alternate timeline.)
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It has over 8.5 million views on YouTube.
This is Coldplays sixth appearance performing onSaturday Night Live.
Appearing onSNLsix times is a feat; only a handful of musical guests have surpassed that mark.
Paul Simon performed 15 times, and Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters have been on a bunch.
Tom Petty came on eight, and both Beck and Eminem have appeared on seven shows.
History is fun, isnt it?
I am joined tonight by formerSNLcast member Victoria Jackson, who appeared on the show from 1986 to 1992.
Jackson was a big fan of theseason premiere cold open, which spoofed the DNC Town Fall.
She says, Woody Harrelson is an excellent Biden!
McKinnons Hillary Clinton was so savage, they seem resistant to stumbling back into inadvertently boosting the presidents reelection.
Or maybe they are merely reflecting our own ambivalence.
McKinnons body language sometimes tap into herRBG rhythms, no?
I have a followup because Im annoying.
Victoria Jackson adds Stewart forgot to button her shirt!
I love all the cast.
America at War!
PR pro-Bennett meets industrialist Mikey Day during World War II.
Cram it, ya coward!
This has the vibe of one of those Bryant-McKinnon riffs but its short.
It is very sharp and hilarious SNLalmost always knocks these filmed parodies out of the park.
Very cool, bud.
I like your backpack.
Bennett, Stewart, and Bryant return, initially banally discussing a recently painted living room.
Things escalate as Bryant crushes with a full-throated, LOOK AT THE CO-LURE OF HIS EYES!
Bryant, I have to say, may the MVP of these early, non-political sketches.
But is it a swan song for her?
We met in Facebook Marketplace!
Bryant cries, describing her boyfriend, played by a (still shirtless) Mooney.
Kellyanne Conway and Conan the K-9 Commando
McKinnon is back!
In another political sketch!
Initially, this feels like a cold open that was repurposed for later in the show.
Then the reveal: its another Strong partnered with a dog sketch!
Corporate Life music video
SNLtakes on early 2000s pop-punk in this corporate office culture riff.
It sounds like that era of music the Simple Plans, Sum 41s, and Paramores of the world.
That makes Stewart the Avril Lavigne of the proceedings here, and she feels well cast.
He quickly enlists professional dancers posing as members of the studio audience.
They seem to be enjoying themselves.
Weve come a long way from Yellow dominating MTV2, havent we folks?
This is the first time the song has been performed live.
(He also lands hard with the bomb, Even Cosby can still play Philly!)
Oh wow,Melissa Villasenorgets an original character on Update.
Shes playing Riley Jenson, kid genius.
Its interesting to see Villasenors performance style play off Gardners more theatrical and dramatic chops.
How is Gardner so good at this?
Our second correspondent bit returns Bryant and McKinnon the All Stars.
We previously saw Vaneta and Wylene Starkie, from Smokery Farms,last March.
Its hard to deny their charisma here.
Ever curious how original bits get to appear on Update?
Wednesday, I sang it at read-through and Lorne rejected it.
I couldnt believe it!
I went to his office.
He said, I dont like the blues.
I asked if he would reconsider if I changed the music.
He said, Take it to Cheryl.
(Shed practice Beethoven and Bach in there a lot.)
Years later, I met Jessica Hahn and she was very gracious about it.
She said that I made her laugh during a dark time.
Jury Deadlock
Its12 Angry Men but a more diversified, hungrier version.
Bowen Yang makes his first appearance tonight, as the bailiff (not a waiter!)
After the K-9 sketch earlier tonight, this episode is keen on the sound effects.
Yang shows up for a nice reveal near the end.
She couldnt handle the betrayal!
Coldplay Everyday Life
Coldplay returns with the new title track off their forthcoming album.
After the XXXtreme pop instincts of Orphans, this returns the band to more familiar, maybe better territory.
Martin crooning on a piano right down the middle.
Victoria Jackson says, Just saw Kristen introduce Coldplay.
She forgot to button her shirt again!
Astrology
Bennett and Stewart channel Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratchskinky Love-ahscharacters on a midnight hike.
Bennett even looks and sounds like Roger Clarvin.
The cast seems ready to move on from this 10-to-1 effort, which includes easy galactic 69 jokes.
Victoria Jackson concurs, They crossed the line.
This stargazing sketch is not funny.
Final Thoughts
So what did you all think?
Weigh in below orvote here!
Its hard to determine whether theres any actual substance yet to this (admittedly, unlikely) theorizing.
One thought on their origin: MAGA country has long chattered about the shows biases.
So its potentially good old fashioned trolling.
Remember: the President himselfthreateneda federal probe of the show.
Thanks to Victoria Jackson for her thoughts tonight!
