‘Interview with the Vampire,’ ‘Dark Matter,’ ‘Eurovision Song Contest,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

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Dua Lipa can’t dance her way out of a middling ‘Saturday Night Live’

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Dua Lipa
May 4, 2024

First things first for my fellow Gen-Xers: what is a Dua Lipa? Glad you asked. Dua Lipa is a gorgeous English/Albanian Grammy-award-winning pop star. I don’t know any of her music, but it’s disco-y and danceable — though, apparently, she’s not exactly known for her dancing. She’s also not exactly known for her comedy stylings, and SNL asking her to be both the host and the musical guest seems like a heavy lift.

That said, I’ve seen a lot of grumbling about this episode, calling it the “worst of the season,” … but, y’all, I remember the Pete Davidson, Bad Bunny, and Shane Gillis episodes, so you’re not going to pull that one over on me. I think this is an example of diminishment by comparison: the previous episode hosted by Ryan Gosling was so beloved and well-received that whoever was tasked with being his follow-up was never going to live up to expectations. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a great episode — but it’s also not as terrible as some are making it out to be.

And honestly, I’m just proud of the writers for restraining themselves from making every sketch about how hot Dua Lipa is. God knows they haven’t been able to resist in the past.

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It’s the best of TV times, it’s the mid-est of TV times

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Jerry Seinfeld has clearly never seen ‘It’s Always Sunny’ … or ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

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‘Hacks,’ ‘The Veil,’ ‘Ghosts’ season finale, a double dose of John Mulaney and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

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‘SNL’s’ Heidi Gardner explains why she broke so hard during that Beavis and Butt-head sketch

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As Former President Individual One begins his criminal trial, I find myself developing a new respect for ~checks notes~ Reacher?

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BREAKING: Ryan Gosling and everyone else on ‘Saturday Night Live’

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Ryan Gosling & Chris Stapleton
April 13, 2024

Somehow this is only Ryan Gosling’s third time to host Saturday Night Live which … just doesn’t feel right. But according to my sources, the first time he hosted was in late 2015, and then in 2017, and now this week. Which begs the question — HOW DID WE GO SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT RYAN GOSLING HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE AGAIN? LORNE?

Because here’s the thing: especially following Barbie, I’m pretty sure the entire world agrees that Ryan Gosling is not just a pretty face, he’s genuinely hilarious, and clearly delights in being funny. But maybe he delights a little too much in being funny, especially if you’re one of those people who hates when the host and/or cast begins breaking mid-scene. Because Ryan Gosling Can. Not. Keep. It. Together.

Hating it when the cast breaks is a legitimate complaint that many people have — I’m old enough to remember Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz making each other crack up which felt like a cheap way to make the audience laugh with them when the sketch wasn’t otherwise working. That said, Gosling’s giggles seem genuine, and they are, like it or not, highly contagious.

Bring him back sooner THAN SEVEN YEARS FROM NOW, Lorne.

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The Golden Marriage has already ended in Golden Divorce (who could have possibly golden predicted?)

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