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Maybe it was the slow but steady growth over the six seasons of an unassuming Canadian export.
Maybe it was because people needed simple joys in the early days of quarantine.
Maybe it was all about recognizing amazing eyebrows.
As usual, this weeks sketches are presented here ranked from best to worst.
In just two brief moments, Strong douses the fires of real-estate lust with a bucket of ice-cold reality.
While her part amounts to a walk-on, she still kills.
Colin Jost pulls apart Greenes defense of her noxious conspiracy theories (Nobodys perfect) with precision.
The characterizations take a backseat to the writing here, which is really sharp.
Even those on the left will recognize how closely this exaggerated outrage comes to real behavior online.
Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd come on as theYouTube sensation TwinsTheNewTrend, who make reaction videos for old songs.
As with the Twins channel, the individual lines dont matter as much as the vibe and their reactions.
Redd and Thompson bring an enthusiasm that makes up for the lack of scripted gags.
The confessions all have fun twists to them, and the characters ready excuses for their friends are spot-on.
I doubt we will ever do it again.
McKinnon has a lot of heavy lifting to do with the iguana stuff, but she makes it work.
The lovely silliness is exemplified by the collective dance break behind the bar.
That said, Levy has a twitchy sort of giddiness to him that makes the sketch feel worthwhile.
Once Levy leaves the stage and starts moving through the hallways, the sketch has pacing problems.
The patter cant quite fill the gaps between gags, and the gags themselves dont have much to them.
Despite this being hisSNLdebut, Dan Levy seemed at home and unfazed throughout the night.
