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Quinta Brunson brings her natural talents back to ‘Saturday Night Live’
Saturday Night Live
Quinta Brunson and Benson Boone
May 3, 2025
Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson was a gem when she hosted Saturday Night Live two years ago, helming what was easily one of the best episodes of the season. Brunson is herself an accomplished sketch comedy writer and actor, so hosting SNL looks and feels very natural on her. She doesn’t just acquit herself well, she’s essentially indistinguishable from the cast. And so it is hardly a surprise that on her sophomore outing, Brunson was not only seamless with the cast, she also seemed to bring her own comedy voice to the show. I wouldn’t be shocked to learn that she’s not one of the more hands-on hosts when it comes to pitching ideas and writing sketches.
I do want to be clear, it’s not a perfect episode: some of the writing, particularly at the end of the night, felt lazy and phoned in. And it depended on bringing back a successful sketch from the last time Brunson hosted, which diminished its surprise factor a little. That said, Brunson is such an easy, versatile host that I could see her making the Five-Timers Club one day.
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