Her CrossFit and “Tiny Dancer” jokes are aces. McKinnon’s German Chancellor Angela Merkel returns to discuss Putin and flirt with an equally wooden Colin Jost (someone check this man’s pulse). “Weekend Update: Angela Merkel, Brooks Wheelan, and George R.R. This is the second week in a row SNL’s potty humor didn’t kill a sketch for me. The saccharine adorbs slowly dissipate when we see the duo in the laundry room and later when Beck Bennett’s bro-dude shows up -both unexpected, hilarious moments. Kyle Mooney and Vanessa Bayer are two neighbors flirting awkwardly, but neither has the nerve to ask the other out.
I guess I was hoping to hear Kendrick scream, “Britney, bitch!” We even get Jay Pharoah kicking it old school with Sean Paul’s “Temperature,” although it closes the sketch with a bit of a whimper. Aidy Bryant works that Ursula/Glenn Close hair with aplomb. Kendrick is dishing out all the Disney hits this episode, this time turning to The Little Mermaid - except her version of Ariel enjoys singing Ke$ha and Iggy Azalea instead of the Mouse House songbook. Kenan Thompson’s Neil deGrasse Tyson is forgettable Vanessa Bayer’s anchor is in denial about her husband’s porn addiction (the darkest joke of the bunch) Bobby Moynihan’s ditzy talking head remains entertaining, with a dopey joke about Frozen. What will SNL rely on when Obamacare is no longer a thing? Kendrick plays a woman devastated by the President’s healthcare initiative, but she’s really just a blackout drunk. “Fox and Friends: Obamacare and Climate Change” I guess the writers have been saving them all up for a moment like this. We’ve commented on the ridiculous number of cast members before, particularly since several are sorely underused, and this musical “monologue” proves it with a packed stage. The exuberant actress leads the cast in a Broadway meets Beauty and the Beast opening that instantly captures our attention. This is the first of several instances in the episode where SNL was smart and used Kendrick’s musical theater background to liven things up.
Will the fans get a Pitch Perfect joke? Will Pharrell (our musical guest) and his hat (sure to be joked about at least 10,000 times tonight) take over the show? Can Kendrick keep the winning streak going after Louis C.K.’s appearance last week? Find out, below. Rolling Stone noted that Adele has had the privilege of hearing some of the rapper’s as-of-yet-unreleased music.Anna Kendrick sings, dances, and lights up a stage - but how will she fare next to the SNL cast? This is the first time the actress will appear on the series, and she seems ready for anything. To wit, famed singer, Adele, recently mentioned in a Rolling Stone article about hearing new Lamar songs. The next five songs came from To Pimp A Butterfly and then Lamar closed out the set with a number of songs from his latest, LP, Damn, and an encore with protege rapper, Baby Keem.Ĭheck out some clips from the show below-and check out Lamar’s stunning, all-white robe in the process.Īlong with the performance, rumors continue to swirl about a possible new Lamar album. The next seven were from his album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. Lamar devoted the first six songs of the set to his debut album, Section.80.
Lamar gave the crowd a 27-song performance, that spanned all four of his acclaimed LPs. “It has been 365 days, times two, since I’ve seen you,” Lamar told the crowd of about 50,000, Consequence reports. The artist performed on Friday night (November 12) in Las Vegas at the Day N Vegas Festival. Pulitzer Prize Award-winning rapper and musician Kendrick Lamar dazzled at his first show back in two years.