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Jake Gyllenhaal stops bySaturday Night Liveto host alongside Camila Cabello.
This is Gyllenhaals second time hosting, as his 2007 appearance gave us all-time classic Bronx Beat.
A range like that is a huge asset to anySNLhost.
Gyllenhaal should be at ease here: Hes hosted before and has been in the industry his entire life.
(Ego: I bet you cant say that three times fast.
James: Im shocked I could say it one time slow.)
Kate immediately visits her as the Ghost of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Big ol YIKES to that one.
Ginsburg then drops a Ginsburn on Ted Cruz, who Ketanji says read a book to her.
(Kate: I bet the book was calledGoodnight Cancun.)
Kenan then enters as Thurgood Marshall.
(Kenan: I was the first Black Supreme Court Justice, so you must be what?
Ego: Nope, just the third.
Keenan: No further questions, Your Honor.)
We hit a little gold when Punkie comes on as Harriet Tubman.
(What are we doing in the White House?
Did we get in trouble?)
Harriet then lets Ketanji know that if she needs help escaping, light two candles.
Im as happy as anybody that she was confirmed, but this wasSNLs weakest cold open of the season.
Unfortunately for Heidi, the cousins have to include plans for Jamess mother and her 27-year-old-cat, Charles-David.
Kates old woman gets so fed up with Heidi that she tells her son to hit her.
(Are you thinking about it?)
Everybody is really good here.
Mikey, who can occasionally play too big, is hilarious as a toned-down straight man.
The Mikey Day hive can check him out on NetflixsIs It Cake?
Best Punkie Johnson Appearance
This has been a mixed season for newer cast members.
James became an instant star.
Andrew and Sarah are coming on strong.
Ben, Martin, and John typically get a sketch a week.
But Punkie and Aristotle seemed to have all but disappeared.
(Anger is never the answer.
YEAH HO, WHERE YOU AT?)
(Jake: Girrrr … Punkie: No!
Dont do that voice.)
(Jake: Girrrl, why we count fish when our love the whole damn ocean?
Melissa: Oh, Ted, is that really how you feel?)
They host a young couple played by Andrew and Chloe.
(Jake: Its not finished.
Andrew: What more would you do to it?)
The juxtaposition of theWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolfplay and the kitsch pictures of dogs hit every time.
On a weak night, this should have definitely been on the 11:30 live show.
Not sure how Tombstone made it over this.
Keeping Score
The MVP tonight was host Jake Gyllenhaal.
He once again showed he could do anything.
In Couples Counselor he perfectly played a straight man.
But in Dinner with the Dean and Spring Flowers he displayed how much he commits.
In another life, he could have been an all-time best cast member.
Tonight was, unfortunately, a miss forSNL.
When they break out the musical numbers, you know they dont have it.
That is a shame because they just had a great episode last week after a monthlong break.
The size of the cast just continues to plague the show.
Cast members barely have room to create and develop reliable characters and archetypes that the writers can revisit.
The last time Jake was onSNL, budget cuts forced the show to cut down to 11 cast members.
