SNL Skit Cinema Classics, Gaslight

 This is another season 47 episode 11 SNL skit featuring Will Forte and Kate McKinnon. I don't know why I keep coming back to this episode other than the fact that many of the skits are really funny. That and maybe because it is so convenient to pull newer clips off youtube rather than scrolling through older ones. 

However, I have made a commitment to post old and new Saturday Night Live Skits on this blog. So you should come to expect a nice mix of everything as far back as the first season from 1975 all the way up to the newest episodes.

This sketch is a parody of the PBS series “Film Classics". It features Kenan Thompson pretending to be the shows host Reese De’What. I'm not sure if that's a real person but the name is perfect for a one liner that Kenan doesn't fail to exploit.

Kenan proceeds to give the audience the definition of gaslighting as the manipulation of facts to make someone believe something that is not real. This is something that everyone who has watched the Trump movement and the rise of right-wing alternative facts should be familiar with.

We are then treated with a scene from the 1944 Ingrid Bergman black and white movie “Gaslight". Believe it or not this is an actual film. I think it might even be where the term comes from but I'll have to do some further research. Kate McKinnon plays the part of Ingrid Bergman and Will Forte plays the part of her costar Charles Boyer. Chloe Fineman plays the part of the couples 18 year old maid who seems to be in on the gaslighting scheme the cruel husband is playing on his wife.

In an effort to convince her she is going mad he turn down the gas pressure just a little each night as he tries to convince his wife that the burning flame is at the same level it was the night before. He is trying to convince her that she is mad, presumably to get a divorce or swindle her out of her fortune.

This is seriously funny and Kate McKinnon is the shining star in this one. She is one of the best serial cast members from the modern era of Saturday Night Live and hope we get to see her on the show for many more years to come.

SNL Weekend Update Joe Biden's Presidency Enters 2 Years

 Another great SNL skit from season 47 and episode 11. This is one of the episodes hosted by Will Forte.

I love the SNL weekend update skits. Colin Jost and Michael Che are the funniest current news broadcasters on cable TV. They never fail to present the news in a way that makes you laugh about the current events in our political landscape and the social instability in the world even though these things make you want to cry.

In this skit they poke fun at President Biden's first 2 years in office but let's be fair, no American President in history has had to deal with as much turmoil and chaos left over from a previous leader than Biden has.

They also take a jab at Trump, who was hands down the worst President this country has ever seen. He was mentally unstable, an extreme narcissist and willing to whip up the religious right into a frenzy of political extremism even though he himself is most likely not really a Christian at all. Most billionaires turn out to be atheist no matter what face they give to the public. I don't have a problem with being a non-believer as I identify as atheist myself. It's the lies and manipulation of the American people that angers me.

That's the difference with Biden. He may not be one of the better Presidents we've had when you look at all the leaders from the past. But when you compare him to Donald Trump he is a genius.

There are also some well aimed shots at Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin who voted for reinstating the filibuster allowing the Republicans to block any bill that might prevent voter suppression. With one vote these two supposedly Democratic Senaters gave power back to the minority party. After the vote Senate Republicans lined up to shake Kyrsten Sinema's hand. That should tell you something about what's really going on here. 

This is a weekend update that made me both laugh and cry. Our country's political system is in chaos and I don't anything can save it. At least we have Saturday Night Live to help us get through it.

MacGruber Coronavirus SNL Will Forte Skit

 Former cast member Will Forte is hosting Saturday Night Live in this season 47 episode 11 show. If you're a fan of his beloved character MacGruber then you will love this new Coronavirus and conspiracy theory inspired skit.

In this sketch MacGruber is trying to diffuse a bomb. He fails but is somehow caught in a time loop where he comes back after each explosion. It seems each time he returns he has become even more entrenched in Alt-Right conspiracy theories.

After the first attempt at disarming the bomb he comes back believing that Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine are the cures for the covid19 he has become infected with.

By the end he has become the QAnon Shaman and is spouting all sorts of nonsense about celebrities eating babies. 

This is a great skit featuring Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe as MacGrubers partners. I can't get enough of this character and I hope we see Will Forte doing many more ofcthese in the coming years.

SNL Season 47 Skit Threesome

 This season 47 episode 11 skit is called threesome and it's a little bit raunchy but unless you are a prude or an antisex religious nut you shouldn't have a problem with it. To be honest I don't know why youtube put a content warning at the beginning of this clip. I guess because this is an American show and as a society we still have an inhibited attitude towards sex.

As the name implies there are only three actors in this sketch. Mikey Day and Heidi Gardner play a married couple looking to spice up their love life by inviting a third man into their love making. The male gigolo is played by Will Forte. Apparently he specializes in heterosexual three ways. This a really funny yet simple sketch that shows off Will Forte's comedy skills. I also give props to the writers on this one. There is some really hilarious dialogue in this one.