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Saturday Night Live - Season 44 Episode 05: Liev Schreiber / Lil Wayne
In season 44, we are joined by a new team of award-winning celebrities for comedies, sarcastic news, and a group of popular music celebrities, featuring a wide range of music and graphics that seem to be the most popular this year and have won the admiration of many. A new season simulates a late-night comedy show featuring many short plays.
9 September 1975, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
31 May 1980, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
7 September 1954, Gainesville, Florida, USA
1 December 1958, San Diego, California, USA
25 May 1939, Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
6 May 1983, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
26 March 1948, Yonkers, New York, USA
November 11, 2018
If the sketches that followed weren't killers, they at least gave Schreiber plenty of opportunities to shine in odd, compelling ways.
November 11, 2018
It makes me wonder if the midterms, combined with Davidson's poor joke and the subsequent reaction, haven't inspired something of a political shift for the show.
November 11, 2018
A milquetoast filler episode with only a couple bright spots.
November 11, 2018
When a political event happens and SNL doesn't quite know how to make it funny, their last resort is to put McKinnon out there and have her cover a pop song as one of her goofy characters. It always feels a little empty.
November 11, 2018
I found the whole thing embarrassing, not only because it's the latest in a long history of SNL capitulation to conservative indignation... but also because it was indicative of the show's schmaltzy centrism.
November 11, 2018
A heartfelt, lovely, and yes, funny coda to an ill-fated bit.
November 11, 2018
This episode oddly had the mismatched feel of something from SNL's yesteryear, which were the days of songs and silly sketches...