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Let’s talk about that ‘White Lotus’ finale …
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After a 20-year absence, Jack Black returns to give ‘Saturday Night Live’ a kick in the pants
Saturday Night Live
Jack Black and Elton John & Brandi Carlile
April 5, 2025
I don’t know why it’s been 20 years since Jack Black hosted Saturday Night Live — did he have something against Kate McKinnon? — but he came roaring back this week with more energy than all the other season 50 hosts combined. Jack Black is a reliable comedic force. Is he a bit much? Yes, often. But sometimes SNL needs that wackiness, it needs someone who can — through a sheer act of will and ability to mug for the camera — force a laugh out of the audience. The sketches in this episode were for the most part very dumb, but thanks to Black’s insistent clownery and manic energy, I found myself amused more often than not. SNL needs to not wait another 20 years to bring him back; he’s more than earned that five-timers jacket next time around.
Last chance to declare your ‘White Lotus’ theory!
Morgan Wallen has doubled down on his feud with ‘SNL’ for some reason. (The reason is he’s terrible.)
Mikey Madison needed more to do on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Saturday Night Live
Mikey Madison & Morgan Wallen
March 29, 2024
I’m not going to talk about Morgan Wallen. I think he’s trash, I think his music is trash: someone described it as “music for 26-year-old men who buy White Claws for high school girls,” and I’ll never be able to top that. But I’m also angry that his little temper tantrum and stomp off at the end of the episode distracted from the wonderful Mikey Madison’s first time hosting Saturday Night Live.
Was it a successful outing for her? Not exactly, but not because Madison was an unsuccessful host. The writers clearly didn’t know what to do with her, or maybe they didn’t trust her to do sketch comedy, so aside from a couple of sketches, she was relegated to the background. But when Madison was brought forward, she held her own just fine, including in the cold open, something that the hosts rarely participate in. Ultimately, it was a shame because the Oscar-winning actress’s first big break was on a comedy series — Madison has the chops, she just needed a chance.
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Well, we now know who ISN’T the murderer on ‘White Lotus’ this season …
