May 21 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live5/21/17B-TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live5/21/17Dwayne Johnson joins the Five-Timers Club, as Saturday Night Live closes out season 42Dennis Perkins464Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [major movie, possible political] star!”
May 14 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live5/14/17B+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live5/14/17Melissa McCarthy barrels into the Five-Timer’s Club as SNL throws punchesDennis Perkins444Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [goddamned Five-Timers Club] star!”
May 7 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live5/7/17A-TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live5/7/17An all-singing, all-dancing Chris Pine anchors an exuberantly funny SNLDennis Perkins517Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [starship captain and superhero’s boyfriend] star!”
Apr 16 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live4/16/17CTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live4/16/17Jimmy Fallon steals the show on SNL, even if you wish he wouldn’tDennis Perkins619Save“I’m not an actor, I’m an [SNL alum and sometimes 1st-place late night] star!”
Apr 9 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live4/9/17BTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live4/9/17Louis CK returns for a refreshingly odd Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins456Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [comedy auteur and standup] star!”
Mar 12 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live3/12/17C+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live3/12/17Scarlett Johansson makes an underwhelming entrance into SNL’s Five-Timers ClubDennis Perkins396Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [very talented, not at all Asian, Five-Timers Club] star!”
Mar 5 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live3/5/17C+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live3/5/17Octavia Spencer’s enthusiasm can’t save a shaky SNLDennis Perkins403Save“I’m not an actor, I’m an [Oscar-winning, sometimes God-playing movie] star!”
Feb 12 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live2/12/17B+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live2/12/17Alec Baldwin breaks the hosting record as SNL goes all-in on TrumpDennis Perkins559Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [current all-time SNL hosting] star!”
Jan 22 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live1/22/17B+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live1/22/17Aziz Ansari confidently anchors a uniformly strong Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins728Save“I’m not an actor, I’m [movie, standup, nonfiction, TV] star!”
Jan 15 2017SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live1/15/17B-TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live1/15/17Felicity Jones can’t quite go rogue on a middling SNLDennis Perkins400Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [Rebellious movie] star!”
Dec 18 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live12/18/16BTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live12/18/16A solid Christmas Saturday Night Live invites a trio of alums to back up Casey AffleckDennis Perkins320Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [shoo-in Oscar-nominated movie] star!”
Dec 11 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live12/11/16C+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live12/11/16John Cena gamely roughs up a middling Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins351Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [’rassling] star!”
Dec 4 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live12/4/16B+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live12/4/16Emma Stone shines on a solid Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins464Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [movie] star!”
Nov 20 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live11/20/16BTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live11/20/16Kristen Wiig comes home for a funny, political SNL ThanksgivingDennis Perkins467SaveI’m not an actor, I’m a [Ghostbuster, former SNL] star!”
Nov 13 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live11/13/16ATV ReviewsSaturday Night Live11/13/16Dave Chappelle points a stirring Saturday Night Live toward the futureDennis Perkins1.2KSaveIt’s tempting to say, “If you invite Dave Chappelle to host Saturday Night Live, you know what you’re going to get.”…
Nov 6 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live11/6/16CTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live11/6/16Saturday Night Live can’t find the right roles for Benedict CumberbatchDennis Perkins341Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [go-to bigger-than-life fictional hero/villain] star!”
Oct 23 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live10/23/16A-TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live10/23/16Tom Hanks swoops in to save us on a great Saturday Night LiveDennis Perkins455Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [staggeringly famous and beloved movie] star!”
Oct 16 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live10/16/16CTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live10/16/16Emily Blunt’s efforts can’t energize a dull SNLDennis Perkins409Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [movie] star!”
Oct 9 2016SaveTV ReviewsSaturday Night Live10/9/16B+TV ReviewsSaturday Night Live10/9/16Lin-Manuel Miranda brings energy (and Hamilton) to SNLDennis Perkins573Save“I’m not an actor, I’m a [huge, all-time Broadway musical] star!”