Saturday Night Live Fantasy League: Episode 40x13: J.K. Simmons & D' Angelo
January 31, 2015QUALITY: J.K. Simmons is an inspired choice as a host, and something that the Fantasy League was quite excited to see. I feel that Blake Shelton did quite a good job as quite the opposite end of the spectrum, a musical guest first and host second who also happened to be a reality show judge. Simmons, as a front-runner Oscar nominee for Whiplash instead arrives with a pedigree, cinema geek favoritism, and high expectations. With the 40th Anniversary Special right around the corner you have to wonder how much heat this show had, but Simmons delivered. The show didn’t hit from top to bottom, but Bayer did wonderfully with the Activity Pack short, the Whiplash gag in the monologue showed why Leslie Jones has become a much needed weapon in SNL’s arsenal, and pantsless Simmons made an otherwise half on the mark music video into a memorable sketch!
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - dancing
- 10 points - monologue
- 5 points - sketch (Miss Trash 2015)
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 2 points - swearing ("pretty tought ass")
- 5 points - sketch (Letter to Phil)
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 7 points - cold open
- 4 points - swearing ("punk ass mayor", "happy ass shaggy dog")
- 10 points - "LIVE FROM NEW YORK...!"
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Super Bowl Activity Pack)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Jay Z Story)
- 5 points - rapping/dancing
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Super Bowl Activity Pack)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 5 points - sketch (Letter to Phil)
- 5 points - dancing
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 5 points - sketch (Miss Trash 2015)
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 2 points - swearing ("zero f*cks givin'")
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - reoccurring (One-Dimensional Female Character)
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 5 points - promos
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - sketch (Cinema Classics)
- 5 points - reoccurring (Reese De'What)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 5 points - promos
- 5 points - sketch (Miss Trash 2015)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Cinema Classics)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - sketch (Cinema Classics)
- 7 points - Weekend Update
- 5 points - reoccurring (Jebidiah Atkinson)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Jay Z Story)
- 1 point - sketch voiceover (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch sketch (Super Bowl Activity Pack)
- 5 points - dancing
- 5 points - sketch (Miss Trash 2015)
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - dancing
- 10 points - monologue
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 2 points - swearing ("thought my teachers were bitches")
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Jay Z Story)
- 3 points - post-song sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 5 points - host hug
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - dancing
- 10 points - monologue
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 4 points - swearing ("motherf*ckaaas")
- 3 points - post-song sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 7 points - cold open
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Jay Z Story)
- 5 points - reoccurring (Beyonce)
- 3 points - post-songs sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 10 points - monologue
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 3 points - post-song sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 7 points - cold open
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch sketch (Super Bowl Activity Pack)
- 2 points - swearing ("kiss my ass")
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Super Bowl Activity Pack)
- 5 points - sketch (Miss Trash 2015)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points - sketch (Cinema Classics)
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (Teacher's Snow Day)
- 5 points - dancing/rapping
- 4 points - swearing ("ass")
- 15 points - nudity (full frontal)
- 5 points - sketch (Letter to Phil)
- 10 points - pre-taped sketch (The Jay Z Story)
- 5 points - post-songs sketch (Japanese Messy Boy)
- 2 points - embraces guest first
- 10 points - monologue
- 7 points - pre-taped sketch (The Jay Z Story)
- The Future Mrs. Randy Goldman - 1, 614
- The Ignorant Sluts - 1, 604
- Natalie Portman's Dry Cleaning - 1, 597
- Isolated Archipelago - 1, 586
- The Team You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party - 1, 522
- Billion Dollar Murrays - 1, 498
- The Not Ready For First Place Players - 1, 474
- Keyrock, Khan, & Associates - 1, 293
- Three Legged Jeans - 1, 723
- Santa's My Boyfriend - 1, 669
- The Night Crawlerz - 1, 600
- Dan Akroyd Rage - 1, 580
- Damian and the Feline Sociopaths - 1, 551
- Pardo Me - 1, 547
- Fallon In Love - 1, 542
- Martha Stewat's Home for the Holidays: Topless Christmas Special - 1, 525
- The Land Sharks - 1, 517
- The Vondrukes - 1, 456
- Suck It Trebek - 1, 443
- Skanky Little Prostitutes - 1, 376
- My Doll's Name is Jenny - 1, 370
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