I’m just thinking right now about Saturday. Have you had “what if” discussions about what direction the humor will take if Trump wins versus if he doesn’t win?
You have to stand back enough from the actual event and find a take on it that you think is funny and smart.
It’s much more in the writing than almost anything else. Whether it’s Bush-Gore or Ford-Carter, it’s getting a take. We read it yesterday and it was really funny. Have you laughed out loud watching it in rehearsals?
We have a long tradition of doing these debates and I think, hopefully, it’s funny. I think the people writing the debate sketch - Chris and Sarah. Some say Trump has gone past the point of satire. And she said, “Well, the person that should really play it is Alec.” And I went, “Yeah!” A light went on. But I just thought he’d be brilliant doing it and I thought he and Kate would be a match. There were a lot of obstacles in the way to working it out.
#Snl cast changes movie#
Then I mentioned it to Alec but he’d already committed himself to a movie and were about to have their third child. The idea came out of a conversation with Tina Fey at some point during the summer. Longing for past SNL stars is part of being a fan.When did you come up with the idea to make Alec Baldwin your new Donald Trump and how did you present it to him? Jordan ( Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) helms the 11th episode (with Lil Baby performing).īut it’s okay to miss Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, and maybe even Pete Davidson. And the first two episodes of Season 48’s second half look promising: Aubrey Plaza ( The White Lotus) hosts the 10th episode (with musical guest Sam Smith), and Michael B. But with 12 episodes to go, they have time to come up. No standouts have emerged among the new cast members Mollie Keaney, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Marcello Hernandez. The rest of the cast is strong, with repertory players like Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, and Bowen Yang (we’re still laughing at his queer Krampus character) and featured players like James Austin Johnson (a way better Trump than Alec Baldwin) and the delightfully weird Sarah Sherman. We still have Kenan Thompson proving in every sketch why he’s the cast’s elder statesman and anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che still hold it down on “Weekend Update.” And we’d have rather seen musical host Lizzo do double-duty instead of Austin Butler’s boring heartthrob act in the ninth episode (he wasn’t bad in Elvis, though). (BTW, who gets to star in a major film on his first-ever audition? The rapper du jour.)ĭespite his considerable acting chops, Brendan Gleeson’s episode (the second) was lukewarm. Rapper Jack Harlow hosted (and performed on) the Halloween episode-probably, as evidenced by his sketch appearances, for much-needed acting practice. Instead, we’ve had a mixed bag.ĭave Chappelle’s episode-six turn spawned the hilarious “Potato Hole” sketch, but was widely panned for avoiding one controversy (his transphobic comments) and stumbling into another with his comments about Kanye West’s anti-Semitism. Some of the hosts, however, have been, well, underwhelming. There have been some brilliant sketches like “BeReal” (from the S48 season premiere), “Potato Hole” (episode six), and “A Christmas Carol” (episode eight)-and let’s not forget the return of Tom Hanks as David S.
Whether or not S48 finishes stronger than S47 remains to be seen.
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