CBS rang in the new year with a ratings victory for Nashville’s Big Bash.
17.12.2023 - 06:55 / deadline.com
It’s the last SNL of 2023, former cast MVP Kate McKinnon is hosting, and that’s just means the cold open had to dive into Rudy Giuliani‘s latest legal face plant – which is exactly what the Lorne Michaels produced show sadly didn’t do.
Instead, being that it is the last Saturday Night Live of the year before Santa Claus starts shimming down chimneys in a week and a bit, the long long running NBC show went with the 95th annual Christmas Awards “live” from “beautiful and dangerous” downtown LA. A choice that resulted in what just may be the absolute worst cold open of the entire season so far — and that’s a distinct that requires real effort based on the last few weeks.
Fronted by Heidi Gardner and Bowen Yang as the fictional and perpetually annoying Tina Cabrini and John Parker-Lee from E!, the ceremony of sorts in the skit started with a quip about “don’t be alarmed, but if Santa looks different this year, it’s only because he’s on Ozempic.” – as you can partially see here:
Intentionally or not, it didn’t get any better than that with “Dad Pretending To Love His Son’s Gift” among the categories and a lame swipe at Mario Lopez (played by Andrew Dismukes). It certainly got much worse when Kenan Thompson was given the role of the winner of the “bravery in service of their family award” for “Grandpa Needs Help In the Bathroom.”
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“You never want to get that phone call,” SNL’s near eternal cast member said as recipient Charlie Bell. “But when you do, you go in there, grit your teeth and try not to make eye contact. I’m horrified to accept this award.”
The same could be said of tonight’s cold open.
It didn’t have to be this way.
CBS rang in the new year with a ratings victory for Nashville’s Big Bash.
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