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Sandra Ohmay not be primarily known for comedy, but shes undoubtedly a comic.
(As a reminder, were ranking these sketches in order of excellence.)
Bryant is just perfect in this part, carefully articulating one womans ironic glee.
Trump didnt read the report himself, but Sean Hannity was so excited, he texted me an eggplant.
(I want my paper towels back, amigo.)
Rudy Giuliani (Kate McKinnon) arrives to join in the gloating.
His 25-year-old self has muscles, a good job, and a girlfriend.
The girlfriend, Tishy (Oh), even shows up.
The 15-year-old Trent is gobsmacked.
Finally, though, he learns one fact that makes sense.
The real gold in this sketch is Tishy, a creepy character to whom Oh completely commits.
She shyly requests that two of her co-workers kiss.
Or, as Louise mumbles it, Keeiss.
When a couple of co-workers finally go through with it, Louise labels it not hot.
She has a clipboard full of demands including a six-way Spiderman.
And, of course, theres romance.
The dialogue is nicely askew throughout; maybe it was penned by Teacher Fell Down writer Alison Gates?
In any case, its a well-written and well-played oddball ten-to-one sketch.
Best guess: Its a Julio Torres.
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Jussie Smollett (Chris Redd) cant get it right.
The disheveled Smollett wears a MAGA hat and swears they are not going to believe what just happened.
In the bag: Crest Whitestrips, three big redKs, and a Teletubby doll the gay one.
Its a sad display, one his agent and the others cant countenance.
Smollett tries to turn the tide by leaving and reentering with a neck brace.
Points toSNLfor taking on a sticky subject, though the take here feels a bit broad.
As men prepare to duel with pistols, and their intermediary explains the rules, Mr. Everly fires early.
The bullet ricochets off of a statue and hits the object of his affections in the arm.
The woman is shot in both arms, the torso and loses some fingers for a start.
While you go on vacation, the service rep tells her doppelganger, I sit in a cave.
Anyone who hasnt seen Jordan PeelesUsyet will get the drift.
Its a fun contextual shift for the movies terrors, but it only goes so far.
Sandra Oh Monologue
Oh is Canadian and Asian.
Jones tells her she should celebrate, that America does great things for people.
(Look at Drake in Canada, he was in a wheelchair.)
Its not about the brag, Jones tells Oh, Its about the swag.
Oh makes it work.
Its a simple intro, but one that has a nice little arc to it.
If there was no collusion, is Putin actually powerful?
The Russian president tries to address his staffs doubts, but their illusions are crumbling.
The same thing happens again.
Even the other musician with whom Fillmore shares a bill (Jones) cant get any stage time.
According to Woods, Fillmore played 17 encores before blowing out one of his balls.
Thompson is all joy and high energy, of course, but this sketch is more fun than funny.
For this weeks show, Oh had no trouble at all indulging and amplifying her comic instincts.
While political bits did fine, they were not particularly remarkable.
Though there were lackluster sketches, it stayed fairly consistent.
