Cecily's return made all the difference in this past weekend's show. She just makes me laugh.

On 10/9/2022 at 5:05 PM, janea4old said:

Interesting that Cecily Strong wasn't in the credits, but as you said, she'll return soon.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1063419/saturday-night-live-cecily-strong-absence-season-48/

Cecily is off doing a play, okay but why not in the SNL credits?

Last season Kate McKinnon was gone for a large part of the season, because she was filming that miniseries about Tiger King -- which was filming in Australia.  Yet Kate continued to appear in the SNL opening credits during the months she was away.

Maybe this year they are doing credits differently, or maybe Cecily's contract is arranged differently than Kate's was.  Who knows.

This year was an entirely new opening unlike last years. 

The real tragedy about Dave Chappelle is when he tries, he can still be very funny and very insightful, including about political issues (policing, etc). I saw some of his monologue and a fair amount made me laugh. The problem is that like many top comics before him, he's gotten so caught up in lashing out at the changing times and being a contrarian that he lost sight of his own place in the larger matrix. The contrarian pushback too many comics fall into has become his major identity. I don't believe the Dave of 20 years ago would be cheering becoming a (somewhat volatile) hero to the alt right or bigots.

That's my only commentary on tonight!

Edited November 13, 20223 yr by Vee

SNL - The Looker

 

 

Fox & Friends Cold Open - SNL

 

 

Soap-Opera Parody: Forceington's Ridge - SNL

 

 

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1 hour ago, Noel said:

Soap-Opera Parady: Forceington's Ridge - SNL

 

 

It was odd to me that it seemed like a skit that would have been written in 1987 about the unfortunate choice of stunt people for Crystal and Alexis on Dynasty, rather than commenting on anything about contemporary media.  It also replayed much of the humor from the RuPaul/Bowan Yang scene from last season.  And, as is the case for most SNL sketches, they couldn't figure out an ending.

 

 

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Hahaha! I didn't see this one! That was so funny.

Cecily Strong’s last episode is tonight. She is one of the most unsung yet talented stars of this show in recent memory. She really could do it all:

 

 

Several of the 'lost generation' cast members in that were very prominent and popular...

Cecily stayed a few years too long (although I would guess she wanted to leave in May and Lorne pushed her to stay longer), but she's an absolute gem who could have been a star in just about any period of the show. I hope she has a decent sendoff. I'm surprised it was released this way but that may have been her choice. 

She's the first woman in 20 years who isn't leaving midseason because of pregnancy. 

Bye, Cecily!

Blue Christmas - SNL

 

2 hours ago, Noel said:

Bye, Cecily!

Blue Christmas - SNL

 

 

Made me a little misty. Usually when SNL does those “emotional” tributes, they’re a little cringe, but this was sweet. Bowen Yang looked really devastated.

It was a sweet ending. I loved that powerhouse trio of Kate, Aidy, and Cecily and was so glad when she returned a month into this current season because the new cast was struggling. Cecily is definitely a dynamic performer that helped uplift any skit she was in. 

Honestly, I had forgotten that she was leaving the show, lol! I was busy doing computer stuff and was watching the whole show in its entirety laughing of course, but it didn't phase me when Cecily's truck woman character announced that she was going to prison during Weekend Update. Finally, it was the Blue Christmas skit that made me realize Cecily was leaving. What a sweet goodbye tribute and very fitting for the holiday season. 😀