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Has there ever been a messier season of ‘Love is Blind’? (And we’ve only just begun.)
The Goldens are going to mix it up with the Bachelors and Bachelorettes in Paradise. So how’s that going to work?
Adam Driver returns to host the season’s best ‘Saturday Night Live’ so far
Saturday Night Live
Adam Driver & Olivia Rodrigo
December 9, 2023
This is Adam Driver’s fourth time to host Saturday Night Live, and honestly, I don’t know that I can think of a recent host who deserves the Five-Timer’s smoking jacket more. With his intensity and bone-dry delivery, Driver was the highlight of every sketch he was in and single-handedly carried the episode.
It wasn’t a perfect episode by any stretch — in fact, the cold open was one of the worst-received cold opens I have seen in many years. But it is worth noting that aside from ‘Weekend Update’ (which was also just so-so despite the surprise cameo) the cold open was the only sketch that Driver didn’t appear in. Maybe had they given him a role, he could have kept it from completely bombing. (But to be completely honest with you, I’m not sure that even Driver is that good.)
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Welcome to day 399 of the Twitter implosion
Mayim Bialik is out here trying to lose this ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting gig by driving the viewers insane
In which Adam Driver continues to be one of the most consistently great ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosts
Saturday Night Live
Adam Driver & Halsey
January 25, 2019
Adam Driver specializes in intensity. The characters he is known for tend to be barely containing their emotions, be it rage or anger or rage … And so it’s easy to forget — even after having hosted Saturday Night Live twice before — that he’s a brilliant comic actor. Now, a lot of that humor is based in his perceived intensity; in fact, three of my favorite sketches from last night were firmly predicated on the idea that Driver’s characters are on the edge of becoming dangerous (or, in the case of Kylo Ren, have firmly crossed it). But I’m not complaining — this weekend’s Saturday Night Live was funny (almost) from beginning to end, thanks in large part to Driver being such a great comic actor that he elevates what might otherwise be a mediocre bit in the hands of a less funny actor.
The Democrats did great yesterday in the impeachment trial! But we’re not going to hear from any witnesses or see any evidence. Here’s why:
Happy Boxing Day! Here’s all the TV news I could find to fit into … a small box. (I don’t know where I’m going with this.)
Adam Driver might have hosted ‘Saturday Night Live,’ but Matt Damon was the star
Saturday Night Live
Adam Driver & Kanye West
September 29, 2018
Welcome to the 44th season of Saturday Night Live. Two quick points of order before we begin: 1. Matt Damon is your new Melissa McCarthy and 2. Pete Davidson had a busy summer. Alright! Let’s get started!
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