Observer Time: September 29, 2024
The first broadcast of the 50th season of this series ends with his coverage of the final weeks of the presidential election.
Last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL), the comedy juggernaut’s 50th season premiere, opened with a bang. The long cold ping-pong between the campaigns of the two main presidential candidates turned first to Vice President Kamala Harris (played by Maya Rudolph).
“Okay, okay, okay. Look who fell out of that coconut.” The actor went on to talk about the comedy he created about the politician half a decade ago. “Your funny aunt is back,” Rudolph said. The font has been relaunched. 2 Funny 2 Furious.”
So today here at Observer Time we will discuss and observe the news of last night’s SNL event.
SNL 5OTH EVENT OF LAST NIGHT
While Harris is widely known as Biden’s running mate in 2020, Rudolph’s decision to play the politician a former prosecutor is because he is a free spirit in getting into the weirdness of her character.
Now SNL viewers know the funny stuff because Harris was stuck in it. Rudolph’s latest rendition of the VP acknowledged Harris’s newfound prominence on the political and cultural stage and the shift in how many Americans now seem to view her and what they want to see more of.
In the sketch, Harris compared his campaign to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and stated that it was similar. “The lyrics are vague, but the vibe slaps.
In the first of several speeches by SNL, Harris highlighted the peculiarity of the political climate today, where tangible “vibes” are potentially the most valuable currency.
While the show highlighted some clear differences in policy positions among its political characters, such as Harris’ “Espresso” character retorting her promise to support reproductive rights, it portrayed their antagonistic demeanor more.
“If we win together, we can end the drama. Harris promised with regret. “Go rest in your pajamas.” Meanwhile, the series portrays former President Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, who is more motivated by the threat of environmentalism than the need for peace and private plans for the country.
“They say my criticism of the Democrats for inciting violence is the pot boiling the black kettle,” he said at his rally. But to be honest, I didn’t know the kettle was black until now. I thought it was an Indian kettle, but he decided on black.
SNL’s sense of humor extended to its treatment of the vice presidential candidates. When Harris’ running mate Tim Walls of Minnesota debuted, guest star Jim Gaffigan delivered a speech Walls celebrated over the summer.
Trump and Vance are weird, right? They want the government to control what you do in the bedroom and what books you read. Gaffigan offered Walz’s sincerity and more energy, if not trusting the actions of the governor instead of pushing them:
“In Minnesota, we have a message: remember your crime. In Minnesota, we have a saying: My nuts freeze on the pavement. Unlike Harris Rudolph, who was happy to give the floor to his guard, Trump asked Johnson not to like his deputy, JD Vance (played by Bowen Young).
SNL portrayed the GOP caucus as completely neutral to the Democrats’ (almost) dark streak, a choice the show emphasized in a later sketch led by Young.
On “The Talk Talk Show With Charli XCX,” Young played the British pop singer whose early endorsement of Harris helped the vice president gain popularity among young voters.
In a retro skit, Sarah Sherman played the role of Australian musician Troye Sivan. Yang’s Charli XCx interviewed three unlikely guests:
Swiss nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch, CNN news anchor Kaitlan Collins, and congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (Ego Nwodim)Yang’s Charli XCX chose to ignore Fineman’s Collins and instead focus on her tough questions for Smart’ Bartsch.
While working alongside Nwodim’s Crockett, she primarily searched for potential discourse bait. Charlie, who is the artist behind the song “Mean Girls” for her album, said that a post-May 20th birthday party was being written by one of the politicians.
“This is the reason why I want to hear you pop off on everything, which is why it’s referred to as Jasmine Crockett’s Mean-Girl Cam. The segment tasked Crockett with providing blistering and insightful political commentary in a concise, accessible manner.
When inquired about gerrymandering, she condemned it as a “flawless, uncoordinated misfit.
Crockett implied that there was something incorrect about the county, namely why it looked like a tapeworm with a hat on.
The Weekend Update’s humorless show of SNL depicted our current situation in a satirical fashion, offering us more nuanced information when we arrive at the right time. While channeling a figure that’s become increasingly relevant to political discourse, Yang took center stage and gained attention.
Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippopotamus, was played by Yang as an overconfident celebrity in the style of Chappell Roan, a pop star who has been publicly grappling with the weight of fame in recent times.
The apprehensions of Roan arise partly from the reaction of her enthusiastic followers and experts in politics to recent footage where she expresses reluctance to endorse Harris in SNL.
Yang’s Moo Deng, who was exasperated and Roan-coded, stood out as a wild performance that contrasted sharply with Devon Walker’s braggadocio portrayal of Eric Adams, the embroiled mayor of New York City.
When Mo Deng argued for his independence and esteemed youth, Adams stopped SNL’s “Weekend Update” to talk about “the first mayor to walk out of office and the VIP” section of the clubs.
Make yourself proud. Part of what got the mayor in hot water, the piece says, is his enthusiasm for “bringing immigrants back to the city.” Walker Adams’ most disturbing speech begins with a positive self-assessment:
“What used to be a non-existent dump, has now become a Tropolis property.” After his conviction, he added that he left his seat in New York “worse than ever.”
As it turns out, preferences aren’t everything. SNL has, at times, acknowledged that. Maybe politicians should.
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