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A familiar face had a welcome homecoming onSNLthis weekend, just in time for Halloween.
Oh, andDavid S. Pumpkinswas also back for the first time since his 2016 debut.
Its not merely that Strong is a deft impressionist and dulcet songbird with some recurring characters to boot.
Welcome back, queen.
He has no Hot Girl Summertype branding to speak of, for instance.
That first impression proved accurate throughout the episode.
No wonder he booked the Woody Harrelson role in an upcoming remake ofWhite Men Cant Jumpwithhis first-ever movie audition.
Inan interview withVarietylast year, Harlow spoke openly about operating out of a place of fear.
I dont want this to be the last time.
Now, on to the highlights.
Joker wedding
Extreme repetition is a dicey gamble in sketch comedy.
(See:The Story of Everest fromMr.
Showfor a master class in execution.)
(Especially when Andrew Dismukess Ledger-loving best man manages to cram extra os into Joker.)
The Skechers digital short, however, was easily the most inspired sketch of the night.
They seem to be making the most of their moral high ground.
The man, the myth, the legend: David S. Pumpkins is back, baby.
However, there were just enough fresh touches an Ibizan backstory, some onboard attendees to justify its existence.
Should they have left well enough alone?
Is it still funny to see those goofy smiles accompanying those goofy dance moves all these years later?
Youd have to ask Whoopi herself about that.
(Sherman inherits the role from Kate McKinnon.)
Theres a lot of potential here, and it will be fun to see where they go with it.
More depressingly realistic than funny.
A stealth callback to the monologue joke about how Harlow looks as if someone drew Timberlake from memory?
I could have watched many more minutes ofDrunk Uncledoing a TikTok dance sarcastically.
However, sketches like this weeks cold open and the2024 horror-movie trailerare reminders of howSNLhas changed since that era.
