'Saturday Night Live' recap: Amy Schumer hosts for the third time with musical guest Steve Lacy - Entertainment Weekly News

Hey there, folks — invited backmost for your ever reliable, sturdy, dependable SNL successful Review. Amy Schumer is back, not lone has Inside Amy Schumer been revived for a 5th play (via 5 specials) connected Paramount+, but, much important to our interests, she's returning for her 3rd circular arsenic big connected a small amusement we similar to telephone Saturday Night Live. 

Schumer antecedently hosted successful 2015 and 2018. She's made a fewer cameos too. And arsenic a stand-up, and idiosyncratic who has starred successful her ain sketch amusement focused connected taste and governmental satire, she's uniquely positioned to big arsenic the state braces itself for the midterm elections. 

I americium joined contiguous by erstwhile Saturday Night Live formed member, and the big of the heavy fake podcast The Jeff Richards Show, Jeff Richards. Regarding this season's governmental material, Richards says, "I'd similar to spot them marque amusive of some sides more. Both sides are juicy!" Fans of the amusement volition callback Richards utilized to impersonate the likes of Howard Dean and Rush Limbaugh. As idiosyncratic who has been successful the arena – mocking nationalist governmental figures – helium calls retired a fewer of his favorites: "James Austin Johnson's Trump is truthful nuanced and amusive and perfect. I besides liked Darrell Hammond's Clinton obviously."

And distant we go!

Cold unfastened

It's a connection from the President of the United States, Joe Biden. "Big yikes - what's going on?!" says Johnson's Biden, who works retired connected the Peloton each morning, tempting fate. He jokes astir googling "Young Joe BIden" and starting a bubble bath, and ... notes Democrats are excessively boring. Hence, helium rolls retired immoderate past infinitesimal A-list replacements, subbing successful for the existent duds not breathtaking the electorate. Marianne Williamson (Chloe Fineman) comes retired – the assemblage hardly remembers her. (She played Williamson connected the amusement respective times a fewer years back.) Guy Fieri (Aidy Bryant, I mean Molly Kearney) besides appears. Stormy Daniels (Cecily Strong) is moving for Governor of Michigan excessively – I conjecture it's bully to spot Strong back arsenic an ex-porn star, successful a way. 

Kenan Thompson plays erstwhile SNL cast subordinate Tracy Morgan with nary make-up – actually, reasonably refreshing to support it debased key.

This was a small lazy – conscionable formed members doing impersonations, nary premise oregon arc. They thin heavy connected that – moving done impressions followed by a anemic radical LFNY. 

I asked Jeff Richards what helium ever liked astir appearing successful a governmental sketch during an predetermination season. He says: "The suits typically odor mintier. The champion portion to maine was that they are usually placed earlier successful the show." 

Opening monologue

Amy Schumer is backmost and she is engaged – she has 2 shows connected TV close now. She jokes astir gestation and giving birth, immoderate comic moments astir spouse sex. Hashtag relatable ma humor. 

I similar erstwhile these monologues are conscionable consecutive up stand-up similar this. Keep it simple, it works. 

Soup

Schumer is having luncheon with Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner. She's pumped astir her soup. Gardner has atrocious quality – she is getting separated from her husband. This causes an contented for Schumer – she can't devour the soup! "Take arsenic agelong arsenic you need, spell outside," she urges Gardner aft her lawyer calls. 

"How agelong indispensable I wait/ to devour my crockery without looking similar an a-hole," harmonizes Thompson arsenic Gardner breaks into tears. Schumer isn't listening.

Cute.

Covid commercialized

"Are you feeling bushed and worn down?" Getting Covid is inactive "kinda bad" but feels antithetic present doesn't it? Now radical tin usage it arsenic an excuse to instrumentality a interruption from enactment and life.

It's the cleanable mode to get retired of things similar assemblage duty. You tin adjacent bid an always-positive Covid at-home test. "Vanks Vovid!"

Murder Trial 2022

Schumer, Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman are playing jurors successful a trial. They're highly expressive to everything the authoritative (Gardner) says. Sherman is "literally shaking" and Schumer's Apple Watch thinks she is getting steps. That's however excited they are! But evidently this is disruptive and annoying to the remainder of the courtroom.

These are throwback SNL recurring quality archetypes – successful different era, you had The Whiners.

Twitter contented moderation council 

Oh, boy. So, sketches similar this are amusive – but SNL emboldened a self-described "genius" similar Elon Musk. In summary, Musk has purchased Twitter and fired a batch of people. Broken record, perhaps, but you person to enactment the show's nonaccomplishment to beryllium an impartial root of satire. It's an instauration that caters to almighty radical for ratings. 

We sojourn the contented moderation assembly (Fineman, Thompson) - the lone 2 employees left. Cecily Strong's quality is archetypal up to quality her account's ban. Love Strong but feels truthful weird to inactive spot her successful sketches – she's a holdover from a erstwhile iteration of the show. 

Amy Schumer plays a sexy bot account. Punkie Johnson represents Black Twitter – she refuses to wage the $8 subscription and wants to get MySpace popping again.

James Austin Johnson pops up arsenic Donald Trump to discuss, among different things, JTT - Jonathan Taylor Thomas and his Man of the House co-star Chevy Chase. This is simply a clever mode to incorporated Trump and JAJ's superb impression, it conscionable feels similar the infinitesimal has passed. At slightest until Trump announces his reelection bid for President (which, frankly, sounds much unsafe and arguable than hilarious).

This could person besides been the acold open. Similarly, some sketches rhythm successful assorted formed members, past conscionable abruptly extremity with nary existent payoff. Here: Fineman and Thompson are fired by Musk. They are relieved. 

The Looker

A spoof of The Watcher, a caller enigma thriller tv miniseries created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix. The missive astir the household is spot-on, and includes embarrassing revelations astir the ma (Amy Schumer). She self-pleasures to Property Brothers, and has occupation utilizing the bathroom. 

Steve Lacy archetypal philharmonic show - "Bad Habit"

"Bad Habit" is simply a funky R&B diddy by Steve Lacy, released arsenic the 2nd azygous from his 2nd workplace medium Gemini Rights backmost successful June. 

Some Kid Cudi (or adjacent Prince) vibes present – it's creaseless and lo-fi. Pretty pleasant. 

Weekend Update

Colin Jost discusses our chaotic times. He notes Oprah "unleashed" Dr. Oz connected america – enactment my earlier remark regarding Musk. That said, it is hilarious to spot Burt Ward connected Update!

Jost notes voters are being driven by economical issues and not abortion. Tammy the Trucker (Cecily Strong) is present to sermon astir state prices and not abortion. Driving a motortruck is simply a metaphor present folks. Jost keeps calling her Cecily until she slides retired of character. She keeps honking and saying "breaker breaker" successful betwixt astute commentary astir wellness attraction and women's rights. This is urgent and good, reminiscent of her Goober the clown commentary past fall. Important watch. Classy touch: Update ends noting the recent execution of Takeoff AKA Kirshnik Khari Ball, the Migos rapper. (Migos performed connected SNL back successful 2018).

Jets fans

Schumer, Strong, Thompson and Andrew Dismukes are enjoying snacks and chatting civilly earlier the Jets game. They intercut casual speech with horrible taunts and heckling of Bills fans. Pregnant women, children, the handicapped, nary 1 is safe. "Suck her full sleeve!"

Pinx play underwear

Modern women privation to beryllium capable to exert power implicit their period. Tampons are not eco-friendly enough. 

WKTVN News

Chance Harmstrong (Michael Longfellow) is reporting connected a fire; he's caller connected the section quality beat. "Quite a archetypal day," helium remarks, aft getting embroiled successful a household feud featuring hillbillies (Strong, Schumer, Molly Kearney, Bowen Yang). "They are cousins," shares James Austin Johnson. A radical gathers, they each privation to execute anserine quality tricks and not remark connected the fire. A radical buss ensues. Skip this, it does not work.

Big penis therapy

Glen (Dismukes) is gloating aft winning astatine Uno. His woman (Schumer) cautions him to not beryllium rude. He is precise adjacent keeled and confident, shocking the different players (Sherman, Nwodim). Turns retired helium is going to large penis therapy, and exploring his issues. "Big penis therapy" destigmatizes his condition. He has a batch of symptom to worthy through. Sure sounds similar Schumer is playing him, a comic gag astir men's hesitancy to question help.

This is great. Dismukes kills it. I would urge giving this a click.

Steve Lacy 2nd philharmonic show - "Helmet"

Lacy taps into brushed stone era-Stevie Wonder here. You see, helium needed a helmet to support himself emotionally. It's a metaphor.

Big Dumb Hat

This is an fantabulous take-down of shallow women, would-be IG influencers, who deterioration "big dumb hat" alternatively of processing existent personalities. "I station a representation from my wedding every. single. day," assures Schumer. This has a ton of large quotes, nails it. Really sharp, worthy of Inside Amy Schumer. Watch this 1 if you skip the remainder of the show.

Final thoughts

Well, what bash you think? Vote here! Comment below! 

Thank you to Jeff Richards! Check retired the latest occurrence of his podcast, featuring Robert Carradine. Having a erstwhile SNL cast subordinate interact with the prima of Revenge of the Nerds scratches the close benignant of drama nerd itch for me. Jeff agrees: "Revenge of the Nerds is 1 of my favourite movies of each time. I utilized to effort and impersonate his quality Lewis, and Ogar peeing for 10 minutes straight."

Rest successful bid to erstwhile SNL writer, and actor, Doug McGrath. Check retired this portion helium wrote for the New York Times astir his clip connected the show.

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