Saturday Night Live Fantasy League: Episode 43x10: Sam Rockwell & Halsey
January 15, 2018
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REPERTORY CAST
Kate McKinnon, 62
points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – reoccurring (Morning Mika)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Bill Murray)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Fred Armisen)
- 5 points – “LIVE FROM NEW YORK…!”
- 2 points – swearing (“ass”)
- 5 points – dancing
- 5 points – sketch (The Look)
- 8 points – swearing (“BLEEP” x4)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (ATM)
- 3 points – sketch V/O (Chantix)
Kenan Thompson, 45
points
- 5 points – sketch (The Look)
- 6 points – swearing (“bitch” x3)
- 7 points – Weekend Update
- 5 points – reoccurring (Lavar Ball)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
- 5 points – singing/dancing
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (ATM)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
- 2 points – in costume during goodnights
Cecily Strong, 38
points
- 5 points – promos
- 10 points – cold open
- 5 points – sketch (The Science Room w/ Mr. Science)
- 5 points – sketch (The Look)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Chantix)
Leslie Jones, 34
points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – alongside former host (Bill Murray)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Fred Armisen)
- 5 points - kissing
- 5 points - dancing
- 7 points – Weekend Update
Aidy Bryant, 30
points
- 5 points - promos
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 7 points – Weekend Update
- 5 points – as Herself
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Tim’s Boyfriend)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
Pete Davidson, 24
points
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Tucci Gang)
- 5 points – reoccurring (Lil Pump)
- 5 points – singing/dancing
- 2 points – swearing (“bitch”)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
Beck Bennett, 20
points
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
- 5 points – singing/dancing
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
Kyle Mooney, 12
points
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
Alec Baldwin, DNP –
Did Not Participate
FEATURED CAST
Alex Moffat, 37
points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – reoccurring (Morning Joe)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Bill Murray)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Fred Armisen)
- 5 points – “LIVE FROM NEW YORK…!”
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Tim’s Boyfriend)
Chris Redd 34
points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – alongside former host (Bill Murray)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Fred Armisen)
- 7 points – Weekend Update
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (ATM)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Tim’s Boyfriend)
Mikey Day, 30
points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – alongside former host (Bill Murray)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Fred Armisen)
- 5 points – sketch (The Science Room w/ Mr. Science)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
Melissa Villaseñor,
15 points
- 5 points – sketch (The Look)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
Luke Null, 12
points
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
Heidi Gardner, 10
points
- 3 points – sketch V/O (The Science Room w/ Mr. Science)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
HOST
Sam Rockwell, 76
points
- 4 points – swearing (“ass” x2)
- 5 points – singing/dancing
- 5 points – kissing
- 5 points – sketch (The Science Room w/ Mr. Science)
- minus 5 points – destructive swearing (the kind the FCC gets angry about)
- 10 points – pre-taped sketch (Tucci Gang)
- 5 points – singing/dancing
- 5 points – sketch (The Look)
- 10 points – pre-taped sketch (My Drunk Boyfriend)
- 5 points – sketch (Peter Pan)
- 5 points – singing/dancing
- 10 points – pre-taped sketch (ATM)
- 5 points – sketch (Tim’s Boyfriend)
- 5 points – sketch (Gene Labs Innovation Hub)
- 2 points – embraces guest first
Bill Murray, 37
points
- 15 points – cold open
- 5 points – alongside former host (Fred Armisen)
- 15 points – “LIVE FROM NEW YORK…!”
- 2 points – in costume during goodnights
Fred Armisen, 35
points
- 15 points – cold open
- 5 points – alongside former host (Bill Murray)
- 15 points – “LIVE FROM NEW YORK…!”
War Horse Can Dance – Megan
M.
Cecily Strong - 38
Alex Moffat - 37
Leslie Jones - 34
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Bad at Love & 2) Him &
I
5 points – first song
10 points – second song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 124
Billion Dollar
Murrays – Russel H.
Kate McKinnon – 62
Mikey Day - 30
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Bad at Love & 2) Him &
I
5 points – first song
10 points – second song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 107
The Team You Wish
You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With At A Party – Brian
E.
Cecily Strong - 38
Mikey Day - 30
Alex Moffat - 37
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Now or Never & 2) Bad at
Love
2 points - song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 107
The Party Andersons – Rob M.
Beck Bennett - 20
Aidy Bryant - 30
Kenan Thompson - 45
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Bad at Love & 2) Now or
Never
5 points – first song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 100
The Not Ready For
First Place Players – Kevin M.
Kenan Thompson - 45
Aidy Bryant - 30
Kyle Mooney - 12
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Bad at Love & 2) Strangers
5 points – first song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 92
The Ignorant Sluts – Matthew S.
Kate McKinnon - 62
Alec Baldwin - 0
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Him & I & 2) Bad at
Love
2 points – song
2 points - song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 66
Holtzwomenn – Sarah R.
Beck Bennett - 20
Alec Baldwin – 0
Kyle Mooney - 12
MUSICAL GUEST - Halsey - SONGS: 1) Now or Never & 2) Bad at
Love
2 points - song
EPISODE TEN TOTAL 34
| # | TEAM NAME | ∧∨-- | HIGH[EP] | HOST | SONG | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Party Andersons | -- | 174 [09] | 197 | 43 | 1211 |
| 2 | War Horse Can Dance | -- | 138 [09] | 0 | 75 | 1047 |
| 3 | The Team You Wish You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With At A Party |
-- | 137 [07] | 15 | 27 | 990 |
| 4 | Not Ready For First Place Players | -- | 117 [06] | 0 | 54 | 871 |
| 5 | Billion Dollar Murrays | -- | 139 [07] | 0 | 82 | 857 |
| 6 | The Ignorant Sluts | -- | 120 [02] | 130 | 79 | 815 |
| 7 | Holtzwomenn | -- | 135 [04] | 30 | 34 | 701 |
Though this return episode,
first of 2018, automatically was catnip for film nerds in the form of
first-time SNL host Sam Rockwell… the execution left a little to be desired
overall. In turns like the Ed Norton episode from season 39, Sam Rockwell
brought an exciting energy to the show and proved a game host but was still a
square peg for the show. Rockwell is a Not Ready for Primetime kind of Player,
for a show that has been Primetime for the Peacock Network since 1993. So it’s no surprise that the edgier the
material the better things worked out,
and maybe it’s the current mix of the cast, but the My Drunk Boyfriend
pre-tape was both the best sketch of the night and also endlessly uncomfortable
and spot on… ending with a capper that featured the one-two punch of Heidi
Gardner playing her current ace part followed by a never more unlikable Alex
Moffat (including any time he talks about that boat he just bought)!
Jessica Chastain will be hosting next Saturday, with musical guest and rare
singer/YouTuber double-threat (like our very own Megan McKay) Troye Sivan!
Though she went undrafted (we forgot to run our post holiday host draft, FYI)
I’m almost as excited to see what Chastain will do at 30 Rock, as I was when
Sam Rockwell was announced. As a less proven comedian, this episode can only
reveal what the Oscar nominee is capable of. And just when you think it’s the
serious actor time of the year, musical guest Chris Stapleton will come to SNL
on January 27th in TWO WEEKS, with host and The Ignorant Sluts draft
pick… Will Ferrell!
LAST EPISODE: KEVIN HART
NEXT EPISODE: JESSICA CHASTAIN
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