Doctor Alec Baldwin, OBGYN Hosts A Mediocre Saturday Night Live
LatestWhile Alec Baldwin‘s presence on SNl always makes the show better, last night’s finale was pretty phoned in. There were still funny parts, though — and, notably, the worst sketch of the entire season. Let’s focus on those.
After a so-so cold open featuring those dastardly oil executives, Baldwin gave his monologue as Saturday Night Live‘s “commencement address,” with a little help from Steve Martin:
The highlight of the show (which was so good my viewing partner and I immediately re-wound it and watched it again, which never happens) was the Digital Short, about Andy Samberg’s great day. The entire episode was saved by this short:
If you ever attempt to watch morning TV, you can’t miss seeing Sally Field’s commercials for the osteoporosis drug Boniva, in which she oddly says “I only get this one body and this one life,” and it’s been begging for the parody treatment. Abby Elliot does a good Sally Field in this spoof commercial for “Preniva,” the drug you take because you’re scared:
Weekend Update was strong this week, with three not-terrible guest appearances. Stefon is growing on me (“a cat from a bodega”):