Teyana Taylor Hosts and Donald Trump Awards

Final week’s Saturday Evening Dwell episode was a troublesome act to observe. And, sadly, the sketches this week didn’t even come near measuring as much as the Finn Wolfhard-hosted entry.

Nonetheless, whereas there have been lots of misses, there have been additionally a few hits in the course of the January 24 episode. Try the highs and the lows of the week.

SNL Hosts The Donald Trump Awards

The primary-ever Trump Awards occurred on Saturday Evening Dwell this week. The ceremony, clearly hosted by James Austin Johnson’s iteration of the president, honored Trump’s most memorable moments from the previous yr. The occasion additionally celebrated all of the individuals who serve or allow him. He additionally framed the occasion as a distraction from latest occasions involving ICE.

The sketch additionally featured Jeremy Culhane as J.D. Vance, Sarah Sherman presenting an award as Aunt Gladys from Weapons, and Andrew Dismukes portrayed Stephen Miller. Whereas SNL’s chilly open has been taking a number of jabs at President Trump for fairly a while now, and it has grown very tiresome, not less than this week’s skit was extra inventive than those that got here earlier than it.

Weekend Replace Upped Its Sport

Surprisingly, Weekend Replace was one of many saving graces of SNL this week. Whereas nonetheless total very Trump-oriented, the newest installment did embody a number of different components that offered a much-needed breath of recent air. One show-stealing second was when Marcello Hernández joined Colin Jost and Michael Che to show them (primarily Jost) about Gen Z slang.

Hernández translated phrases resembling “chopped” and “cooked.” In the meantime, Jost tried to observe alongside, solely to have his youthful co-star sadly inform him that the slang he used, resembling “cap” and “delulu,” was not related.​​​​​​​

SNL Teaches Viewers How To “Blow It”

Martin Herlihy performs a younger man assembly his girlfriend’s mother and father for the primary time. He instantly made himself look dangerous by ridiculing her father’s accent. He then revealed that he’s deliberately making an attempt to get his girlfriend to interrupt up with him, utilizing the incident as a technique to promote his self-help guide. The bit additionally included ways resembling dressing like a Lumineers member at a funeral.

SNL’s Flops Of The Evening

This week’s episode wasn’t very spectacular, particularly compared to its predecessor. Listed below are a couple of main flops of the evening.

Musical Updates From Gate Brokers

A winter storm causes flight delays as singing airline staff Shrimp and Grits, performed by Kenan Thompson and Taylor. The obnoxious duo ship all of the airline’s updates in music whereas the pilot (Johnson) is clearly too intoxicated to fly the aircraft. Regardless of how relatable the patrons’ reactions to those delays and annoying staff are, the sketch in the end fails to land, with the premise sporting skinny in a short time.

Awkward Marriage ceremony Dance

One other sketch facilities on a newly married couple, performed by Ashley Padilla and Kam Patterson, who take a second at their reception to acknowledge the groom’s 87-year-old grandpa, portrayed by Taylor. It’s revealed that the outdated man simply obtained a double knee substitute surgical procedure. What begins as a heat tribute rapidly turns into chaos as soon as the DJ (Mikey Day) performs Earth, Wind & Fireplace music. Taylor leaps into motion, exhibiting off her dance strikes. The routine escalates, and grandpa finally ends up hurting himself once more. Nonetheless, the DJ restores his shattered bone with extra music.

Saturday Evening Dwell airs each Saturday at 11:30 PM ET and eight:30 PM PT on NBC.