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Baby, Im Keke Palmer.

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This episode is exquisitely tailored to Palmers strengths and personality.

All the heavy lifting she is tasked with in theKenan and Kelly sketchdraws on her extensivecomedybackground.

Achoir-practice sketchgives the veteranrecording artista chance to show off her vocal range.

She plays herself in theDrake PSAfor reasons that seem personal in more ways than one.

(More on that later.)

Shes Keke Palmer, baby.

If you dont know, now you know.

Here are the highlights.

Monologue

Palmer generated headlines by dramatically revealing her pregnant belly during the monologue.

(Thatshow its done,Greta Gerwig!)

Drake PSA

This one is both a long time coming and extremely relevant to the moment.

(Go to jail, sir.)

section ofIn My Feelingsruined her life for a while.

This sketch is much more than a reunion, though.

And you know what?

It kind of still does.

Not this week, though.

On the strongest Updates of this season, everything is in harmony, a symbiotic comedy ecosystem.

Michael Longfellowsreflections on childhood divorcefeature more jokes and a more polished delivery thanhis previous outingat the Update desk.

(They can, for instance, bring in my groceries in just one trip.)