The highlight was probably “Lingerie Store,” another great bit of performative nonsense from Aidy Bryant, who has established herself as one of the most reliably hilarious cast members in the show’s history. There wasn’t really a bad sketch throughout, and although not everything clicked, nothing was embarrassing in the way the show can sometimes get. Season 46’s last episode, which aired last weekend and was hosted by Anya Taylor-Joy, was also its most consistent.
And the show is at its absolute best when it stops worrying about political events or current pop culture trends and just embraces absurdity for the sake of it. Nothing they do is too far out of line with the rest of the show, but you still get a strong sense of who these performers are and what they find funny. It’s something the truly great cast members consistently pull off-your Bill Haders, Kristen Wiigs, Aidy Bryants, and Kenan Thompsons. SNL is at its strongest when cast members are able to inject that formula with their own comedic sensibility. Sure, some casts are more talented than others, and some seasons are clearly weaker than others, but when it comes to SNL we’ve pretty much known what we’re going to get for decades now.
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That might make the show a little formulaic, but it’s also insured a consistency rarely seen with such long-running TV shows. It shows no sign of slowing down, though it’s become a well-oiled machine since Lorne Michaels returned in the mid ‘80s, and other than the ever-changing cast, the mid-’00s transfer to high-definition, and specific political or pop culture references, almost any episode from the late ‘90s on could have been created during any season.
It was the 46th season for the sketch show, which is seriously just an absurd number at this point. Saturday Night Live’s latest season came to a close with last Saturday’s episode, with Anya Taylor-Joy serving admirably as the final host of the year.
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