SNL 12/9 James Fraco/SZA

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What in the ever living frick is this thing they call “SZA”?

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An artist who put out a fantastic album this year.

Jonah Hill goes from fat as a house to in shape and looking good and then back on a regular basis.

The musical guests have been terrible the last couple of years. Metallica put out a new album, which is fantastic BTW, lobbied to get on the show, and couldn’t. That’s a disgrace no matter what you think of them. If a band that historically significant wants on the show, you put them on the show.

The kid actors in the opening were so bad

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Metallica put out a new album, which is fantastic BTW, lobbied to get on the show, and couldn’t. That’s a disgrace no matter what you think of them. If a band that historically significant wants on the show, you put them on the show.

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Metallica's too heavy for that show. Foo Fighters are on next week and will probably be the hardest rock band they've had on in years.

Lorne Michaels is basically Jerry Jones levels of out of touch. That’s not to say Metallica is the super hip band to book for the show, but he doesn’t exactly have his finger on the pulse of what’s popular. I think Weekend Update is still making Bill Cosby jokes for example.

I watch SNL on a weekly basis. Usually after I’ve had a drink or two. I sit back relax and just kind of zone in and out.

Every now and then I’ll catch a pretty bad episode and have just enough liquor to think...psssh. I could write this shite. Last night was one of those episodes.

If you’re familiar with how SNL works, the writers are basically the sketch crew. If you have a good crew, you’ll get good material. Other times like what we got now, it sucks pretty hard more often than not.

The cold open was pretty good concept but they decided to go too heavy on the Liberal/Progressive agenda setting. I didn’t think it was particularly clever either. I can excuse political bias if it’s clever and funny. It was neither.

The kids they pulled, half couldn’t read. One kid didn’t know the lines and they just talked over her. Kids are tricky. Half can’t read for shite anyway, the other barely listen.

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The cold open was pretty good concept but they decided to go too heavy on the Liberal/Progressive agenda

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One of the kids said something about the adult being a “typical libtard” and made another crack at liberals. I thought it was more even than most of their stuff.

I think he does, just not with your half the country.

I just can't decide if Franco need reading glasses or less pot.
He looks like Gilbert Godfrey at times.

Wasn't a bad night.
I liked Michael Che as a liberal white woman.
Some good skits some bombs.

Also a lot of writers are never on camera. Colin Jost is the head writer and only does the news.