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Idris Elba is ready to show the world he knows comedy.
(As a reminder, were ranking these sketches in order of excellence.)
Call me Victim, Kelly asks King, to no avail.
Kelly tries to convince King he doesnt have a harem of young girls or a cult, despite appearances.
Even his crisis manager (Chris Redd) is cool with it all.
Can I Play That?
Who would play Caitlyn Jenner in a movie?
No one; its an impossible movie to make.
David, though, still holds out hopehe can play James Bond.
The sketchs take on call-out culture is damning, and well-written, too.
… Shes got nothing to lose, except the presidency for a third time.
This Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, Jost says.
The day where white people show their support for 21 Savage.
Its better when theres a side-by-side image of Savages tattoo and a forehead smudge, but still.
This section also boasts good jokes about the Michael Jackson docFinding Neverlandand Rudy Giuliani.
This explains his new nemesis: Jamaican nurse.
Leslie Jones shows up to talk about her big day nope, not her wedding, her funeral.
Eventually, quaman not Jason Momoa,Aquaman will shoot her body with a flaming arrow.
With Jones selling it, it sounds like an event worth attending.
and Im being aggressed!
Right off the bat, Elba confirms that the closest thing I did to a comedy wasThe Wire.
I do have one, Elba tells his mother, DJ.
One slide is a lot of empty windows with just the word help on the screen.
One is just the words corn bread crossed out.
One includes multiple iterations of the name Carole King, with one picture of Wayne Brady in the corner.
Neither the slides modest ridiculousness nor the ladies self-flagellating can really make this one sing.
Tamika Williams (Jones) is a catch, but shes leaving the party with Trish (McKinnon).
She wont even stop when Terry tries to trap her by saying, Youre pregnant, and its mine!
This sketch has an evocative premise and creates a nice mood, but it doesnt stretch itself very far.
I paid you good money to kill my wife!
the casino manager finally admits.
Elba plays dumb well, but the package is one-note.
At this, Allen loses his shit.
Then he gets goaded into doing some of his best karate moves.
During the next live show March 30 Sandra Oh will get a chance to make her mark.
