Head snl writer9/14/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I initially rolled my eyes at SNL kicking off with its second straight post-monologue game-show sketch hosted by Kenan Thompson, but was almost immediately proven wrong. It could be the TikTok where I said I was pregnant with Chris Evans’s baby.”) Lizzo here displays excellent stage presence, terrific comedic timing, and a willingness to poke fun at herself - key ingredients for what will turn out to be a very funny episode. Apparently, she’s collecting members of One Direction like Infinity Stones, and has even been rumored to be pregnant with Chris Evans’s baby. Lizzo explains that at first her mom didn’t like it when she cussed on stage, “but now I’m rich, so she’s like bitch, cuss me out.” Lizzo then addresses “the rumors” that she’s dating every white boy in Hollywood. However, she does hate cussing in front of her mom, who is in the audience (and will introduce her second song later in the night). Lizzo comes out for her monologue and says she’s out to break the record for most times “bitch” has been said on live TV. Most Times ‘Bitch’ Has Been Said on Live TV What is interesting about the Easter bunny wishing us a Happy Easter? The lack of originality here highlights that this is just an excuse for a parade of impressions, making them come off really flat. (“The Reese’s egg doesn’t look like an egg but I like Reese, I’m very good friends with Reese.”) This is a lowlight in an otherwise very strong episode, and the problems stem from yet another underwritten premise. ![]() So if you see my new movie Morbius, please don’t review it.”) And of course we can’t have a cold open without James Johnson, so he interrupts the Easter Bunny as Donald Trump. Fauci (“That’s right, I’m still here.”), Cecily Strong as Marjorie Taylor Greene (“I’ve been saying aggressively to all my Jewish and Muslim colleagues: Happy Easter.”), and Kyle Mooney as Jared Leto (“My Easter message this year is positivity. Fauci to kick off Easter messages from celebrities and politicians, including Kate McKinnon as Dr. I get them on Etsy because I support women and their little hobbies.”) As always, Bowen is a delight, and it appears for a moment like SNL might be trying something different for its cold open. (“Unlike Santa I don’t use enslaved elves to make my Easter baskets. SNL opens with Bowen Yang as the Easter Bunny wishing us a Happy Easter. Weekend Update ( Colin Jost’s Driver Cesar Perez).Please Don’t Destroy - Lizzo Has Writer’s Block. ![]()
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