Tag: kacey musgraves

Owen Wilson opens a whole new season of ‘Saturday Night Live’: back and mediocre as ever!

by Therese Odell, posted in saturday night live: season 47

Saturday Night Live
Owen Wilson & Kacey Musgraves
October 2, 2021

Saturday Night Live is back for its 47th season, and they’ve chosen Owen Wilson, a first-time host, to helm the episode. And honestly, he’s fine. Wilson is an affable, easy-going sort who has no problem allowing himself to be the butt of a joke, and is clearly up for whatever the writers have in store for him. What is unfortunate is that what the writers have in store for him … isn’t a whole lot. But then, that’s what we’ve come to expect by now, right?

Continue reading “Owen Wilson opens a whole new season of ‘Saturday Night Live’: back and mediocre as ever!” →

No, ‘The Muppet Show’ has not been canceled, you stupid pheasants.

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

Continue reading “No, ‘The Muppet Show’ has not been canceled, you stupid pheasants.” →

Happy Mother’s Day! Amy Schumer and ‘Saturday Night Live’ got you this perfectly safe episode!

by Therese Odell, posted in saturday night live: season 43

Saturday Night Live
Amy Poehler Schumer & Kacey Musgraves
May 12, 2018

It’s Amy Schumer’s second time to host Saturday Night Live, and for the most part, she was fine! She was fine. But last night’s episode also felt a little safe and careful, lacking the boldness and danger that Inside Amy Schumer — the show that made Schumer a star — specialized in. With the exception of one sketch (“The Day You Were Born”), and a wonderful “Weekend Update” cameo, the entire episode felt safe, almost as if the writers and cast didn’t want to do anything that would embarrass their mother’s too much on Mother’s Day eve.

Speaking of that …
Continue reading “Happy Mother’s Day! Amy Schumer and ‘Saturday Night Live’ got you this perfectly safe episode!” →