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Live from New York, its … a horrifying humanitarian crisis.
Instead, they found themselves putting together their first episode in six months with theIsrael-Hamas warunfolding in real time.
In fact, its tough to simply exist as a professionally funny person at a time like this.
Several comedians have been roasted on a spit this past week for offering statements or oof!
imagemacrosthat do not encompass the full spectrum of human empathy.
(And vagina jokes.)
Incredibly, hes not wrong.
(Newish guy Michael Longfellow belongs to this lineage as well.)
(More on that later.)
This week, though, just providing that familiar likability was enough to count as a win.
We are all better off for this delay.
Im Just Pete is a breathtaking display of self-awareness and brutal honesty from the star.
Matching Kens identity crisis with Petes inner turmoil at being famous for everything but his comedy is absolute perfection.
Theres no real premise to speak of beyond Mad Men-era secretary is weirdo, but Gardners performance is riveting.
Weekend Update
It was an uneven Weekend Update altogether.
Cut for Time
Who could have possiblypredicteda sketch aboutmass Swiftieficationin theSNLseason premiere?
But NFL announcer dudes analyzing the lyrics to Karma like they were game plays?
They probably could have done more with the Travis Kelce cameo, though.
Lord knows, he proved he can handle more when hehosted the showback in March.
TheDelta diarrhea debacleonly happened like five weeks ago, but it feels so far in the past.
(Its been a weird five weeks!)
Whoever styled Heidi Gardner in this sketch, however, crushed it.
Taylor Swift casually introducingmusical guest Ice Spicessecond song and becoming a top-two most talked-about part of theSNLseason premiere?
