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September 27, 2012
Episode 2
This is the last of the special Thursday episodes, thank God.
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September 20, 2012
Episode 1
Like Weekend Update one-liners? Well, this'll do in a pinch.
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“Ben Affleck; Kayne West”
Episode 21
Hader and Armisen depart. Sniff.
B+
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“Kristen Wiig; Vampire Weekend”
Episode 20
It's a cavalcade of Kristen Wiig characters. Horray?
C-
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“Zach Galifianakis; Of Monsters And Men”
Episode 19
Galifanakis does his best to make each sketch his own in a strong episode.
A-
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“Vince Vaughn; Miguel”
Episode 18
Vince Vaughn brings his A-game. To the monologue, anyway...
C-
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“Melissa McCarthy/Phoenix”
Episode 17
Melissa McCarthy returns and brings her infectious exuberance with her.
B+
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“Justin Timberlake”
Episode 16
Justin Timberlake and friends, old and older, are here to bring a smile to everyone's face.
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“Kevin Hart/Macklemore & Ryan Lewis”
Episode 15
Kevin Hart turns it up to 11, but the sketches can't match his energy.
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“Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes”
Episode 14
Waltz is charming and game, and none of the sketches fall flat.
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"Justin Bieber"
Episode 13
Bieber fever is in full force, but performance-wise, there ain't much there.
C+
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“Adam Levine/Kendrick Lamar”
Episode 12
Adam Levine is wallpaper and most of the sketches fall flat, but hey, The Sopranos Diaries.
C
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"Jennifer Lawrence/The Lumineers"
Episode 11
Jennifer Lawrence is very game, but the material she's given is pedestrian.
C+
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“Martin Short/Paul McCartney”
Episode 10
Martin Short keeps things fun and silly for the last show of the year.
B+
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“Jamie Foxx/Ne-Yo”
Episode 9
Things start out bad, but this episode closes strong.
B
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“Jeremy Renner/Maroon 5”
Episode 8
Jeremy Renner doesn't embarrass himself, but it's a dud episode anyway.
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“Anne Hathaway/Rihanna”
Episode 7
Anne Hathaway does good work as usual, but not enough of it!
B
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“Louis C.K./fun.”
Episode 6
Louis doesn't quite meet lofty expectations, but it could be much worse.
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“Bruno Mars”
Episode 5
Bruno Mars tries his best, which is unsurprisingly not great.
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“Christina Applegate/Passion Pit”
Episode 4
A strong cold open wasn’t enough to get the episode moving.
C
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“Daniel Craig/Muse”
Episode 3
Daniel Craig never really gets started, and neither does this episode.
C
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“Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons”
Episode 2
Gordon-Levitt anchors a solid hour with no real dud sketches.
B+
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“Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean”
Episode 1
Jay Pharoah is playing Obama, Seth MacFarlane isn’t completely annoying, and briefly, it seems like all’s right with the world.
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