Tag: selena gomez
Who will succeed on ‘Succession?’
‘The Mandalorian’ is back, but you might want to do some homework first
‘The Last of Us’ has triggered the homophobes again, LOL.
Better do that ‘Arrested Development’ marathon soon …
So what is the difference between the zombies of ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘The Walking Dead’?
Steve Martin and Martin Short give the gift of a solid ‘Saturday Night Live’
Saturday Night Live
Steve Martin and Martin Short, Brandi Carlile
December 10, 2022
Here’s a fun little SNL fact: this is not the first time Steve Martin and Martin Short have co-hosted the show. Back in 1986, Martin, Short, and their Three Amigos co-star, Chevy Chase shared hosting duties for what was also a holiday-timed episode.
As a matter of fact, the most enduring sketch of that night was “Steve Martin’s Holiday Wish,” a bit that I’m sure you’ve seen as it is often included in SNL Christmas holiday specials:
Just note-perfect Steve Martin.
This week’s SNL was lacking Chevy Chase — but not missing him. Over the years, Martin and Short have developed their own delightful comic dynamic, which carried the monologue. The two veterans kept the entire proceedings tight, funny, and professional and seemed to delight in playing off the younger cast. It was a warm satisfying cup of cocoa of an episode.
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Everyone is excited for Rhea Seehorn’s long overdue Emmy nomination
The Emmy nominations are here!
Selena Gomez is saddled with maybe the worst ‘Saturday Night Live’ episode of the season
Saturday Night Live
Selena Gomez and Post Malone
May 14, 2022
I didn’t realize I was a fan of Selena Gomez until her absolute star turn in Only Murders in the Building (although her 2017 song “Bad Liar” is fantastic; strongly recommend). In that series, she is the third, paired with comedy superstars Martin Short and Steve Martin, and she not only does she hold her own, she is the magic that makes the series work as well as it does. So I was hopeful that she would command a strong Saturday Night Live this week — after all, she has the comedy chops, she just needs the right material to make it all work.
Sadly, friends, she was not given such material, but instead was burdened with perhaps — and I say this hesitantly because it just wasn’t all that long ago that the disastrous Paul Rudd episode happened — the worst episode of the season? Maybe the worst episode of the season! I mean, we still have an episode to go, but this episode is a strong contender for the worst episode of the season. It’s not just that the cold open is terrible or that Baby Yoda makes another appearance, it’s that there are sketches in this episode that feel half-written, or worse, not written at all, just glimmers of an idea jotted down on a cocktail napkin. It just feels like there was very little episode put forward this week.
Anyway, I’m mad at this episode and think Selena Gomez deserves a do-over.