Saturday Night Live: Amy Schumer / Steve Lacy
November 6, 2022 9:27 PM - Season 48, Episode 5 - Subscribe
No cocktail recipe this week.
- Cold Open - Biden & Dem Candidates: James Austin Johnson, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Cecily Strong, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson
- Monologue: Amy Schumer
- Soup: Amy Schumer, Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernandez, Kenan Thompson
- COVID: Michael Longfellow, Sarah Sherman, Heidi Gardner, Andrew Dismukes
- Jury Duty: Andrew Dismukes, Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Amy Schumer, Bowen Yang, Sarah Sherman, Devon Walker
- Twitter Block Meeting: Kenan Thompson, Chloe Fineman, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, Amy Schumer, Punkie Johnson, James Austin Johnson
- The Looker: Marcello Hernandez, Amy Schumer, James Austin Johnson, Chloe Fineman,
- Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
- Weekend Update: Michael Che, Colin Jost
- Tammy the Trucker: Cecily Strong
- Jets Tailgate: Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Amy Schumer, Andrew Dismukes, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, James Austin Johnson
- Pinx Period Underwear: Amy Schumer, Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman
- House Fire: Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, Amy Schumer, Molly Kearney, James Austin Johnson, Marcello Hernandez
- Big Penis Therapy: Andrew Dismukes, Amy Schumer, Sarah Sherman, Ego Nwodim
- Steve Lacy - Helmet
- Big Dumb Hat: Heidi Gardner, Chloe Fineman, Amy Schumer, Marcello Hernandez
I appreciated Cecily going off on abortion access.
There were at least two sketches that were basically "Amy Schumer likes to eat." Do better, SNL.
Not sure how to take the COVID sketch. I thought it was funny but maybe they shouldn't make light of it? It seemed like they were making light of people's attitudes to it more than anything but perhaps they should have stressed that it's still something you don't want to get.
Not sure what to think of Steve Lacy. I do like when they have an actual band but if they're going to have a band, have the whole band. There were synths and backup singers but yet they only had bass and drums. I know it's all a backing track anyway but still.
I guess it's probably a good thing that they only angle they can find with Biden is "I'm old." I did enjoy when he said "do yourself a favor, google 'young Joe Biden'".
I have watched SNL pretty religiously since the mid-1980s. I will not be watching Chapelle next week.
posted by bondcliff at 7:13 AM on November 7, 2022 [6 favorites]
There were at least two sketches that were basically "Amy Schumer likes to eat." Do better, SNL.
Not sure how to take the COVID sketch. I thought it was funny but maybe they shouldn't make light of it? It seemed like they were making light of people's attitudes to it more than anything but perhaps they should have stressed that it's still something you don't want to get.
Not sure what to think of Steve Lacy. I do like when they have an actual band but if they're going to have a band, have the whole band. There were synths and backup singers but yet they only had bass and drums. I know it's all a backing track anyway but still.
I guess it's probably a good thing that they only angle they can find with Biden is "I'm old." I did enjoy when he said "do yourself a favor, google 'young Joe Biden'".
I have watched SNL pretty religiously since the mid-1980s. I will not be watching Chapelle next week.
posted by bondcliff at 7:13 AM on November 7, 2022 [6 favorites]
I have watched SNL pretty religiously since the mid-1980s. I will not be watching Chapelle next week.
Same.
posted by LooseFilter at 7:24 AM on November 7, 2022 [6 favorites]
Same.
posted by LooseFilter at 7:24 AM on November 7, 2022 [6 favorites]
There were at least two sketches that were basically "Amy Schumer likes to eat." Do better, SNL.
I'm betting that was more of an Amy thing than it was the SNL writers' idea. Most of the show felt like some watered-down variation of Amy's standup routines, which I guess makes some sense. If you like her standup. I used to, but her act hasn't really progressed much over the years.
The Biden opener was pretty flat and went nowhere for me. It certainly seems like they're doing their damnedest to paint democrats as boobs.
COVID was pretty funny.
Cecily on WU was...weird...but right-on. I couldn't figure out if that was the planned sketch, or if she went off-script and went to town on abortion access and women's rights. Colin certainly seemed perplexed, given that he called her "Cecily" instead of "Tammy". Didn't he actually ask "What are you doing, Cecily?"
Steve Lacy was okay, I guess. He struck me as another young performer whose popularity I don't quite understand, but the music was listenable at least. The band sure was lost in the background, though. And sometimes it looked like Lacy wasn't syncing-up with the accompanying backup vocals (I assume they were recorded).
And, yeah, Chapelle next week will be a definite pass for me.
posted by Thorzdad at 7:39 AM on November 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
I'm betting that was more of an Amy thing than it was the SNL writers' idea. Most of the show felt like some watered-down variation of Amy's standup routines, which I guess makes some sense. If you like her standup. I used to, but her act hasn't really progressed much over the years.
The Biden opener was pretty flat and went nowhere for me. It certainly seems like they're doing their damnedest to paint democrats as boobs.
COVID was pretty funny.
Cecily on WU was...weird...but right-on. I couldn't figure out if that was the planned sketch, or if she went off-script and went to town on abortion access and women's rights. Colin certainly seemed perplexed, given that he called her "Cecily" instead of "Tammy". Didn't he actually ask "What are you doing, Cecily?"
Steve Lacy was okay, I guess. He struck me as another young performer whose popularity I don't quite understand, but the music was listenable at least. The band sure was lost in the background, though. And sometimes it looked like Lacy wasn't syncing-up with the accompanying backup vocals (I assume they were recorded).
And, yeah, Chapelle next week will be a definite pass for me.
posted by Thorzdad at 7:39 AM on November 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
I do like when they have an actual band but if they're going to have a band, have the whole band. There were synths and backup singers but yet they only had bass and drums. I know it's all a backing track anyway but still.I don't know if he still records like this, but when he got started he recorded every instrument by himself (in GarageBand, on his phone). I also like when there's a band, but in this case the weird setup made sense. IMO.
posted by pxe2000 at 8:00 AM on November 7, 2022
Cecily on WU was...weird...but right-on. I couldn't figure out if that was the planned sketch, or if she went off-script and went to town on abortion access and women's rights. Colin certainly seemed perplexed, given that he called her "Cecily" instead of "Tammy". Didn't he actually ask "What are you doing, Cecily?"
I love that they saw how good Sarah was as the Chaos Monster Who Goes Off-Script To Attack Jost so they decided to make Cecily into the Voice Of Reason Who Goes Off-Script To Attack Jost.
posted by Etrigan at 8:29 AM on November 7, 2022 [3 favorites]
I love that they saw how good Sarah was as the Chaos Monster Who Goes Off-Script To Attack Jost so they decided to make Cecily into the Voice Of Reason Who Goes Off-Script To Attack Jost.
posted by Etrigan at 8:29 AM on November 7, 2022 [3 favorites]
The Cecily thing was a callback or new version of Goober The Clown, no? I like the angle of the thinly veiled character that's clearly just Cecily wanting to talk about abortion; it's an effective bit to me.
I thought COVID was funny by itself but made much less funny by the many people who really think COVID is nothing and would go away if we just stopped talking about it. The COVID Always Positive Home Test part was pretty great.
Jets Tailgate was a slightly funny premise that just dragged on and on.
Big Dumb Hat was pretty great. Heidi and Chloe are a great combo.
I thought this was an ok episode. I'm not a big Amy Schumer fan (her stuff is ok but it seems to be a lot of the same over and over) so I suppose I went in with low expectations. I will not be watching next week though. It's a bummer because there could be some good election stuff, but there is no damn way I'm giving Chapelle a minute of my attention.
posted by Clinging to the Wreckage at 8:45 AM on November 7, 2022 [5 favorites]
I thought COVID was funny by itself but made much less funny by the many people who really think COVID is nothing and would go away if we just stopped talking about it. The COVID Always Positive Home Test part was pretty great.
Jets Tailgate was a slightly funny premise that just dragged on and on.
Big Dumb Hat was pretty great. Heidi and Chloe are a great combo.
I thought this was an ok episode. I'm not a big Amy Schumer fan (her stuff is ok but it seems to be a lot of the same over and over) so I suppose I went in with low expectations. I will not be watching next week though. It's a bummer because there could be some good election stuff, but there is no damn way I'm giving Chapelle a minute of my attention.
posted by Clinging to the Wreckage at 8:45 AM on November 7, 2022 [5 favorites]
Yes, definitely a call back to Goober the Clown-- including the Awooogah and honking. I love Cecily so much.
posted by travertina at 8:47 AM on November 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by travertina at 8:47 AM on November 7, 2022 [2 favorites]
The soup sketch was hilarious if you are an ex-new yorker who can't get good matzoh ball soup nearby. We have now started to semi-regularly drop ship matzoh ball and pastrami deliveries to relatives who ended up moving away from the NYC area, and it is always appreciated. I would also be very sad if I had to wait to eat a delicious bowl of matzoh ball soup that was sitting right in front of me.
The COVID sketch was uncomfortable to me because it was true in my case (vacc'ed and boosted) when I got it in mid-September. It was pretty nice to have a week of hanging out in the back room of the house, food brought to me, binge watching Lizzo's Big Girlzz and Hulu shows for what was (for me) a minor cold. But those isolation procedures meant that my family didn't catch it, and it is such a crapshoot on who will suffer long-term consequences vs. who gets the sniffles. So the cavalier endorsement of "get COVID!" didn't sit well with me, even though it spoke to my experience. Maybe it should have had a longer list of side effects, to remind people that others still die from it (especially if not vaccinated). But the "always COVID" tests was a funny end to it.
posted by Hermeowne Grangepurr at 8:50 AM on November 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
The COVID sketch was uncomfortable to me because it was true in my case (vacc'ed and boosted) when I got it in mid-September. It was pretty nice to have a week of hanging out in the back room of the house, food brought to me, binge watching Lizzo's Big Girlzz and Hulu shows for what was (for me) a minor cold. But those isolation procedures meant that my family didn't catch it, and it is such a crapshoot on who will suffer long-term consequences vs. who gets the sniffles. So the cavalier endorsement of "get COVID!" didn't sit well with me, even though it spoke to my experience. Maybe it should have had a longer list of side effects, to remind people that others still die from it (especially if not vaccinated). But the "always COVID" tests was a funny end to it.
posted by Hermeowne Grangepurr at 8:50 AM on November 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
‘SNL’ staff writers boycott over Dave Chappelle’s hosting gig
posted by Etrigan at 11:00 AM on November 10, 2022
posted by Etrigan at 11:00 AM on November 10, 2022
I thought of Celeste Yim when he was announced as host, I don’t understand that choice at all.
posted by ellieBOA at 11:10 AM on November 10, 2022
posted by ellieBOA at 11:10 AM on November 10, 2022
‘SNL’ staff writers boycott over Dave Chappelle’s hosting gig
What a weird article. "We have heard..." and then it goes on and basically says nothing actually happened and doesn't mention any boycotts.
I feel bad for Molly Kearney. She's the first non-binary cast member but she's also brand new and not really in any position to protest or boycott. I wish some of the other long-timers would take a stand. I remember Nora Dunn was alone in boycotting Andrew Dice Clay and I don't think she came back afterwards.
posted by bondcliff at 11:54 AM on November 10, 2022 [2 favorites]
What a weird article. "We have heard..." and then it goes on and basically says nothing actually happened and doesn't mention any boycotts.
I feel bad for Molly Kearney. She's the first non-binary cast member but she's also brand new and not really in any position to protest or boycott. I wish some of the other long-timers would take a stand. I remember Nora Dunn was alone in boycotting Andrew Dice Clay and I don't think she came back afterwards.
posted by bondcliff at 11:54 AM on November 10, 2022 [2 favorites]
I'm betting that was more of an Amy thing than it was the SNL writers' idea. Most of the show felt like some watered-down variation of Amy's standup routines, which I guess makes some sense. If you like her standup. I used to, but her act hasn't really progressed much over the years.
That was the vibe I got. I liked Amy's standup a lot back when "Amy being nasty" was sort of a new thing and I guess we've gone in different directions which is just fine. I think seeing her on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee made me appreciate the work that goes into her standup because I didn't find her non-standup persona as compelling. And as a result even though I like this season's cast, the episode mostly didn't work for me and some of the bits (Pinx, Tailgate, House Fire) just seemed kind of mean spirited and/or making fun of the wrong people. Like when a cop yells at a kid Bills fan, it's supposed to partly be funny because cops aren't yelly assholes but like... a lot of them really are and it's scary not funny. Big Penis Therapy was funny and I liked Big Dumb Hat, agree that Heidi and Chloe are great together. Felt weird about the COVID bit but ultimately thought it was funny.
Jim pointed out that Steve Lacy's band outfit was a Dead Kennedy's reference. I would not have caught it otherwise. I liked the music, but like bondcliff I am confused when only some instruments are being played live and others aren't.
posted by jessamyn at 3:33 PM on November 12, 2022 [2 favorites]
That was the vibe I got. I liked Amy's standup a lot back when "Amy being nasty" was sort of a new thing and I guess we've gone in different directions which is just fine. I think seeing her on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee made me appreciate the work that goes into her standup because I didn't find her non-standup persona as compelling. And as a result even though I like this season's cast, the episode mostly didn't work for me and some of the bits (Pinx, Tailgate, House Fire) just seemed kind of mean spirited and/or making fun of the wrong people. Like when a cop yells at a kid Bills fan, it's supposed to partly be funny because cops aren't yelly assholes but like... a lot of them really are and it's scary not funny. Big Penis Therapy was funny and I liked Big Dumb Hat, agree that Heidi and Chloe are great together. Felt weird about the COVID bit but ultimately thought it was funny.
Jim pointed out that Steve Lacy's band outfit was a Dead Kennedy's reference. I would not have caught it otherwise. I liked the music, but like bondcliff I am confused when only some instruments are being played live and others aren't.
posted by jessamyn at 3:33 PM on November 12, 2022 [2 favorites]
I just watched this week's, with jessamyn. Yeah, this show started off with a great cold open, and then anything Amy was in, it was like AMY TELLS A PRETTY OKAY JOKE AND THEN HAMMERS IT INTO THE GROUND ALL THE WAY TO THE NICKEL AND IRON LIQUID OUTER CORE OF OUR PLANET.
There were good moments sprinkled throughout. Che was being lazy during the news and fell back on the old "yeah the joke is true but it's not that funny" tropes of past years. I appreciated Cecily's timely pro-choice piece, but it was MUCH sharper when she was in the persona of that doofy clown-that-had-an-abortion.
Steve Lacy was okay. I appreciated the DH Peligro tribute—at least that's how I interpreted his band's unis: the corporate greed suit-and-tie '$' from the early Dead Kennedys... but the music itself was nothing captivating. The big piece of stage scenery in his set was distracting, but not enough to draw my attention away from the drummer not being mic'd, not matching the pre-recorded drum parts.
I do appreciate that they're using the featured players more this year and more evenly, but as good as JAJ is, he shouldn't be getting more time than say Punkie (who I keep forgetting is repertory cast now) or Devon.
I definitely will watch next week, because I want to see some sort of comic payback for all the shit Chappelle's trying to defend having said. I like his comedy, but not all of his comedy, anymore. I will be psyched to see Black Star as the musical guest, as much as I was psyched to see ATCQ when Dave hosted last time. But six years have passed and Dave hasn't really come to his senses, yet he's been lionized during that period, and I don't know why. I used to think he was a genius, but now I think he's just high and laughs at his own jokes and it's infectious until you realize his shit's not as funny anymore. "I say stuff because people will get offended by it" is not comedy, it's just (a dumb exercise of) freedom of speech.
But Black Star, that should be a good one. They're probably on air as I type this. Won't watch it until later in the week, though.
posted by not_on_display at 9:11 PM on November 12, 2022
There were good moments sprinkled throughout. Che was being lazy during the news and fell back on the old "yeah the joke is true but it's not that funny" tropes of past years. I appreciated Cecily's timely pro-choice piece, but it was MUCH sharper when she was in the persona of that doofy clown-that-had-an-abortion.
Steve Lacy was okay. I appreciated the DH Peligro tribute—at least that's how I interpreted his band's unis: the corporate greed suit-and-tie '$' from the early Dead Kennedys... but the music itself was nothing captivating. The big piece of stage scenery in his set was distracting, but not enough to draw my attention away from the drummer not being mic'd, not matching the pre-recorded drum parts.
I do appreciate that they're using the featured players more this year and more evenly, but as good as JAJ is, he shouldn't be getting more time than say Punkie (who I keep forgetting is repertory cast now) or Devon.
I definitely will watch next week, because I want to see some sort of comic payback for all the shit Chappelle's trying to defend having said. I like his comedy, but not all of his comedy, anymore. I will be psyched to see Black Star as the musical guest, as much as I was psyched to see ATCQ when Dave hosted last time. But six years have passed and Dave hasn't really come to his senses, yet he's been lionized during that period, and I don't know why. I used to think he was a genius, but now I think he's just high and laughs at his own jokes and it's infectious until you realize his shit's not as funny anymore. "I say stuff because people will get offended by it" is not comedy, it's just (a dumb exercise of) freedom of speech.
But Black Star, that should be a good one. They're probably on air as I type this. Won't watch it until later in the week, though.
posted by not_on_display at 9:11 PM on November 12, 2022
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posted by ellieBOA at 12:01 AM on November 7, 2022