It was a peculiar week for Saturday Night Live, with the cast pretty much resigned to taking a back seat to the manic comedic stylings of host Jim Carrey; except for the cold open and "Weekend Update," Carrey was the focal point of every sketch. As a result, this week's SNL Relevancy Poll is thrown more than a bit off-kilter: Instead of cast members standing out, what we saw instead were cast members just trying to keep up with their host. And if there's anything we know about SNL, it's that it rarely (if ever) functions at its best as a one-man show.
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Love it or hate it, Grady Wilson is here to stay. Also a large role in the "Amusement Park Ride" sketch, too.
Even when Hader doesn't have a now-patented killer week, he still manages to make the top five by just being a presence almost every sketch and making us laugh with a John Boehner impression that, considering the tragic events of earlier that day, probably shouldn't have.
No Digital Short this week, but, kind of like Hader, he had a presence in a good portion the show. Also, once again, Samberg played a bird.
The Bloomberg cold open was really bad (OK, perhaps it was wise to put Carrey in every sketch), but, regardless, Armisen lead off the show. Also, over the last 24 hours his "Taste of New York" sketch has grown me.
I bet you thought that "Black Swan" sketch was going to turn out to be a "Gilly" or "Penelope" sketch once the camera zoomed over to Wiig warming up. Nope. Funny: Now SNL teases us with threats of those characters. Again, not unlike most of the rest of Wiig's season so far, a lot of supporting roles but no starring sketches.
It's sad that all I can really remember Sudeikis doing is saying "No one does a Thicke!" (Yes, he also played the forgettable host of "Finding Your Power.") Forte-abandonment theories aside, what's going on here?
Not much beyond playing a woman who really loves Jim Carrey's Sammy Davis Jr. impression.
Didn't have much to do this week outside of the ensemble sketches.
It's getting to the point where I'm surprised any time I see Pharoah on camera.
Elliott owned this spot to start the season, and, despite a late 2010 surge, now she's back. Without looking it up, I really can't remember even seeing her beyond the opening title sequence.