B-
Dwayne Johnson joins the Five-Timers Club, as Saturday Night Live closes out season 42
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [major movie, possible political] star!”
Saturday Night Live - Season 42
B+
Melissa McCarthy barrels into the Five-Timer’s Club as SNL throws punches
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [goddamned Five-Timers Club] star!”
A-
An all-singing, all-dancing Chris Pine anchors an exuberantly funny SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [starship captain and superhero’s boyfriend] star!”
C
Jimmy Fallon steals the show on SNL, even if you wish he wouldn’t
“I’m not an actor, I’m an [SNL alum and sometimes 1st-place late night] star!”
B
Louis CK returns for a refreshingly odd Saturday Night Live
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [comedy auteur and standup] star!”
C+
Scarlett Johansson makes an underwhelming entrance into SNL’s Five-Timers Club
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [very talented, not at all Asian, Five-Timers Club] star!”
C+
Octavia Spencer’s enthusiasm can’t save a shaky SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m an [Oscar-winning, sometimes God-playing movie] star!”
B+
Alec Baldwin breaks the hosting record as SNL goes all-in on Trump
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [current all-time SNL hosting] star!”
B
Kristen Stewart is too fuckin’ cool for cues on a sloppy but pointed SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [former YA, current indie film] star!”
B+
Aziz Ansari confidently anchors a uniformly strong Saturday Night Live
“I’m not an actor, I’m [movie, standup, nonfiction, TV] star!”
B-
Felicity Jones can’t quite go rogue on a middling SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [Rebellious movie] star!”
B
A solid Christmas Saturday Night Live invites a trio of alums to back up Casey Affleck
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [shoo-in Oscar-nominated movie] star!”
C+
John Cena gamely roughs up a middling Saturday Night Live
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [’rassling] star!”
B+
B
Kristen Wiig comes home for a funny, political SNL Thanksgiving
I’m not an actor, I’m a [Ghostbuster, former SNL] star!”
A
Dave Chappelle points a stirring Saturday Night Live toward the future
It’s tempting to say, “If you invite Dave Chappelle to host Saturday Night Live, you know what you’re going to get.”…
C
Saturday Night Live can’t find the right roles for Benedict Cumberbatch
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [go-to bigger-than-life fictional hero/villain] star!”
A-
Tom Hanks swoops in to save us on a great Saturday Night Live
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [staggeringly famous and beloved movie] star!”
C
B+
Lin-Manuel Miranda brings energy (and Hamilton) to SNL
“I’m not an actor, I’m a [huge, all-time Broadway musical] star!”