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Im starting to think Pete is a genius.
This week Will Forte hosts for the first time with musical guest Maneskin.
Will comes fromSNLs last very successful era, so this will be a welcome return.
Now the show has 21 cast members, many of whom get about a line of dialogue a month.
While Will is best known for his impossibly dumb sketch-turned-movie-turnedTV show MacGruber, he has so many hilarious characters.
One of my personal favorites is hisdistant cousincharacter.
(I am loathe to say his name, so I shall say it backward: Amabo.
Barack Hussein Amabo.)
Nobody plays a creep better than Will, so I hope we get a lot of that.
She brings on Aidy as Ted Cruz, whose beard is like January 6.
(Shocking at first, but sadly its been normalized.)
Pete stops by as Novak Djokovic to talk about his recent deportation from Australia.
Laura lets him know she loves his sport because in tennis, love is bad.
Ego stops by as Candace Owens, who quotes MLKs tombstone.
(Great job gang, racism over.)
Finally, James stops by as Trump.
Instead of his usualPTIrundown, Trump puts up a Wordle.
(Folks, the only Hillary we like is Duff fromHow I Met Your Father.)
Its an okay start.
MacGruber reveals he is against masks and that he got the Fizer vaccine at a Sizzler.
(I think theres aPin front of Pfizer.
If there was aPin front of Pfizer, it would be pronounced Puh-fizer.)
MacGruber returns later in the episode to take ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for his covi-phyllis.
The series ends with MacGruber dressed as the Q Shaman.
And at this point, what comedian hasnt dressed up as the Q Shaman?
He brings on Aidy as teen Tatum, who desperately looks for a flag in a giant pie.
(The whipped cream is adversity, and the flag is your unfulfilled potential.)
She eventually finds the flag, which is impossibly small and white like the cream.
Best Threesome Accessory
A butcher knife on a silver chain.
Will is an experienced third for Heidis birthday threesome with her husband, Mikey.
(Remember its a threeway, not a me-way.)
Going at China is gutsy, especially with NBC broadcasting the Winter Olympics.
YetSNLdoesnt hold back here even when making fun of NBC.
(Are you guys okay?
NBC is announcing the games from their studios in Connecticut.
You know what else films in Connecticut?Maury.)
This is my highlight of the entire episode.
Best Song Lyric
And now theyll meet the wrath of God and burn in toddler hell.
Unless they call their friends, the aliens to spend a spaceship down.
But God will find them there; hes everywhere, hes well-connected.
Clancy T. Bachleratt and Jackie Snad return to sing their demented country songs.
I cant imagine any current cast member being allowed to do characters like these now.
Keeping Score
This episode felt light.
The MVP goes to Will Forte, and its really just for being there.
As a beloved former cast member, he is a welcome presence.
Even though the sketches werent fully fleshed out, Will was able to earn laughs with his signature bizarreness.
Theres also a weird energy around Kate.
And that Gaslight sketch was rough.
I hope we get to see that again.
