The SNL legend was joined by the Jonas Brothers for her Studio 8H comeback.
Hey there it’sSNL in Reviewtime, and this week we have a special host.
One ofSaturday Night Live’s happy graduates has come home.
Molly Shannon returns to host ‘Saturday Night Live’.Will Heath/NBC via Getty
It’s nearly impossible to consider the history of prominent female cast members without evokingMolly Shannon.
On Shannon, she notes: “I love herI’m 50character, Sally O’Malley.
It’s so true and great.
Molly Shannon hosts ‘SNL’.NBC
It’s out there, I like how bold she is with her characters.
She’s a good actress too, which helps really.
As big as her characters can be, her acting grounds them.
Molly Shannon and the Jonas Brothers on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Will Heath/NBC via Getty
There’s a truth there that is really identifiable.”
Do you get Kristen Wiig or Kate McKinnon without Shannon paving the way?
I do not see it.
And sinceSNL, Shannon has carved a wonderful niche for herself on TV and in independent dramedies.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the only one in a similar lane.
She is also co-starring inA Good Personopposite Florence Pugh.
Yes, she is indeed a SUPERSTAR!
Keep scrolling below and find out what’s good for you.
Cold Open
In honor of Easter this weekend, we join Jesus at the Last Supper.
The iconic painting comes alive withMikey Dayas Christ and Molly Kearney as Judas.
Ah, it’s one of those cold opens.
Trump keeps comparing himself to “Jesus of Azkaban” with Ron DeSantis as his Judas.
As he goes on to note the rest of the disciples are frozen behind him.
It was a frank book about some of the troubles she’s experienced throughout her life.
Shannon goes beyond the cast for admissions from the audience.Lorne Michaelsalert!
Shannon calls on him but he does not have any problems.
ButMartin Shortran out Ozempic.
Nice use of the cast, a Superstar call-out, and a fun guest cameo.
He has three core rules to follow: lil joke, lil bow, lil jog.
You won’t believe this, but the recruits just don’t get it!
JAJ makes a tiny penis joke.
Shannon says she was catfished by a middle schooler.
“Actually I’m in love with you,” she keeps confessing.
Thompson talks too low.
“Netflix Live Promo: Jeannie Darcy”
Oh hell yes, they brought back Jeannie Darcy!
Debuting way back in 2000, Darcy was an uninspired stand up comedian with a mullet.
Hereshe is back in 2007.
Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if Darcy became Shannon’s Mr. Saturday Night style recurring character.
“Pregnant Co-worker”
Susie is glowing in maternal instinct.
She is excited to start maternity leave too until a loud audible fart diffuses her womb.
Discovering this, the real deal falls into a rabbit hole.
I like this a lot!
We have our second Superstar reference of the night.
“The Play”
Devon Walker is excited his girlfriend has published a play.
In her eyes, he’s a dork.
He was the 1000th man.
Nick Jonas has a small role here.
“Weekend Update”
Subjects include the Harlow Crow-Justice Clarence Thomas scandal, and Trump’s arraignment.
A bit muted tonight, thoughMichael Cheis increasingly unhinged.
To comment: Jafar fromAladdin(Yang).
Turns out a lot of Disney characters are gay.
He has pointed words for “the boy” DeSantis.
Reese also made a gesture towards Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Your coworker who is busy doing nothing Crystal (Heidi Gardner) also appears.
She is slammed but is on to discuss a recent Labor Department report regarding increased in-person work.
“Hello Caesar,” she frantically says, greeting her salad.
First time she’s eaten in a month!
Very funny reveal on her job: she is Che’s assistant!
Shannon is concerned that her costars' energy levels are “mid” while filming an ad for Vagerted.
“This product sounds really awful,” says Ego Nwodim.
They were wrong in the monologue, there’s actually lots of Kearney tonight!
The Jonas Brothers previously appeared on the show in 2009 and 2019.
(And “The Oldest Jonas” remains a classic.)
“Sally O’Malley: Jonas Brothers”
The Jonas Brothers want a new choreographer.
They are not a teen band anymore and want a more mature stage act.
Cue, to applause, Sally O’Malley.
She’s still kicking - literally!
“The grand canyon has nothing on me!”
says O’Malley as she hikes up her outfit.
Still proud after all these years.
Oh boy, legacy act/victory lap time, the Jonas Brothers show up also dressed up as O’Malley.
“Kick, stretch…”
Okay, I love Sally.
But shoehorning this as a 10-to-1?
This feels rushed and half assed.
“CNN App”
People have based their entire personality around hating Trump.
The anxiety over the indictment is too much.
“In your mind he’s already in jail,” the app reassures.
I like Shannon as Maggie Haberman.
And Sherman as Wolf Blitzer.
I’m generally a bit underwhelmed by all this, but it is a funny concept.
Final thoughts
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This never really got its footing, right?
Thanks again to Robin Duke.
She noted to me that the transition from a sketch background to sitcom can be “difficult.
I have to be very careful with this character [inShelved].
I need to get the laughs out of an honest place.
Not a judgmental or critical place it must be identifiable.
I’m trying to find who that person is, and what if it was me?
How would I be in that situation?
She doesn’t want anyone to get close to her right now.
She has a lot of walls up.
There’s a bit more history behind this character than I would do in a sketch.”
