Saturday Night Live Fantasy League: Episode 43x18: John Mulaney & Jack White
April 15, 2018
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REPERTORY CAST
Kate
McKinnon, 54 points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – reoccurring (Jeff Sessions)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Ben Stiller)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Robert De Niro)
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 7 points – Weekend Update
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Beck
Bennett, 49 points
- 7 points – cold open
- 5 points – reoccurring (Mike Pence)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Ben Stiller)
- 5 points – alongside former host (Robert De Niro)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Hollywood Update)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Kenan
Thompson, 38 points
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 4 points – swearing (2x “ass”)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 7 points – Weekend Update
- 5 points – reoccurring (LaVar Ball)
Aidy
Bryant, 25 points
- 5 points – promos
- 5 points – sketch (Drag Brunch)
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Pete
Davidson, 25 points
- 5 points – sketch (Drag Brunch)
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Cecily
Strong, 23 points
- 5 points – sketch (Drag Brunch)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 5 points – sketch (Hollywood Update)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Leslie
Jones, 8 points
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Kyle
Mooney, 5 points
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
Alec
Baldwin, DNP – Did Not Participate
FEATURED CAST
Heidi
Gardner, 35 points
- 5 points - promos
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Hollywood Update)
- 5 points – sketch (Horn Implants)
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Alex
Moffat, 27 points
- 5 points – sketch (Drag Brunch)
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
Melissa
Villaseñor, 25 points
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 7 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Luke Null,
20 points
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 5 points – sketch (Horn Implants)
Mikey Day,
13 points
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points – singing
- 3 points – 10 to 1 sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
Chris Redd
10 points
- 5 points - promos
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
HOST
John
Mulaney, 56 points
- 5 points – sketch (Drag Brunch)
- 6 points – swearing (“ass”, 2x “bitches”)
- 5 points – sketch (National School Walkout Day)
- 5 points – sketch (Les Lobster Special)
- 5 points - singing
- 5 points – sketch (Hollywood Update)
- 5 points – singing
- 5 points – sketch (Horn Implants)
- 10 points – pre-taped sketch (The Real Intros of Reality Hills)
- 5 points – multiple characters
Robert De
Niro, 34 points
- 15 points – cold open
- 4 points – swearing (2x “bitch”)
- 15 points – “LIVE FROM NEW YORK…!”
Ben Stiller,
30 points
- 15 points – cold open
- 15 points – “LIVE FROM NEW YORK…!”
Nasim
Pedrad, 14 points
- 10 points – pre-taped sketch (Wild Wild Country)
- 4 points – swearing (“f*ck”, “****”)
The Party
Andersons – Rob M.
Beck Bennett - 49
Aidy Bryant - 25
Kenan Thompson - 38
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White – NO SONGS CHOSEN
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 112
Billion
Dollar Murrays – Russel H.
Kate McKinnon – 54
Mikey Day - 13
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White - SONGS: 1) Ice Station Zebra & 2)
Over and Over and Over
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 69
The Not
Ready For First Place Players –
Kevin M.
Kenan Thompson - 38
Aidy Bryant - 25
Kyle Mooney - 5
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White – NO SONGS CHOSEN
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 68
The Team
You Wish You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With At A Party – Brian E.
Cecily Strong - 23
Mikey Day - 13
Alex Moffat - 27
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White - SONGS: 1) Ice Station Zebra & 2)
Over and Over and Over
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 65
War Horse
Can Dance – Megan M.
Cecily Strong - 23
Alex Moffat - 27
Leslie Jones - 8
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White - SONGS: 1) Connected by Love & 2) Over and Over and Over
2 points - song
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 62
The
Ignorant Sluts – Matthew S.
Kate McKinnon - 54
Alec Baldwin - 0
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White - SONGS: 1) Connected by Love & 2) Over and Over and Over
2 points - song
2 points - song
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 58
Holtzwomenn
– Sarah R.
Beck Bennett - 49
Alec Baldwin – 0
Kyle Mooney - 5
MUSICAL GUEST - Jack White – NO SONGS CHOSEN
EPISODE EIGHTEEN TOTAL 54
| # | TEAM NAME | ∧∨-- | HIGH[EP] | HOST | SONG | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Party Andersons | -- | 179 [17] | 197 | 78 | 2039 |
| 2 | War Horse Can Dance | -- | 138 [09] | 0 | 96 | 1777 |
| 3 | The Team You Wish You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With At A Party |
-- | 163 [17] | 82 | 52 | 1759 |
| 4 | Not Ready For First Place Players | -- | 166 [15] | 105 | 65 | 1638 |
| 5 | The Ignorant Sluts | -- | 171 [12] | 276 | 129 | 1438 |
| 5 | Billion Dollar Murrays | ∧1 | 139 [07] | 7 | 138 | 1438 |
| 7 | Holtzwomenn | -- | 135 [04] | 30 | 34 | 1142 |
Before we get to the wonder that is John Mulaney, and how much I
enjoy his comedy, the stunt casting for Mueller and Cohen was both spot-on and
also… all for a series of Meet the Parents gags that are 18 years fresher then
I ever would have expected? Okee-doke. If this is as weak as the episode gets
in return for media attention, that’ll be alright.
After Bill Hader got some pretty great ratings for his second
hosting gig, it was John Mulaney’s turn to get ratings to get ratings akin to
Hader’s first time out. And that’s cool, because even Darrell Hammond couldn’t
get his name right (that was very weird, right?), but that just leaves the rest
of us to enjoy this wonderful weird episode! Jack White was an excellent
musical guest, and John Mulaney not only followed through on his musical
introduction joke from the monologue with great aplomb, but also gave us some
wonderful sketches from School Walkout, to Drag Brunch, and of course Les
Lobster Special! Also, Switcheroo
couldn’t have worked with any other host, right? Megan MacKay brought this up in the Deep Thoughts chat, and I'd have to agree.
It was also pretty great to see Nasim Pedrad, and hear the two
“WOO” of recognition from the audience (thanks for pointing that out Matthew
S.), with the added bonus of no cast member having to put on brown face because
of the still obvious week point of zero Asian representation on the cast. It’s
also a fun reminder that Nasim had left SNL for Mulaney and his ill-fated
sitcom that really should have worked but really did not.
We also had the finals of the Wildcard Play-In in VERSUS after a dramatic semi-finals the week before, to set the 30 Rock Page Play-Off for the final trio of episodes!
We also had the finals of the Wildcard Play-In in VERSUS after a dramatic semi-finals the week before, to set the 30 Rock Page Play-Off for the final trio of episodes!
Next MONTH, on May 5th we’ll be heading towards the
final trio of shows beginning with a DONALD GLOVER hosted episode! With musical
guest… Childish Gambino! I do very much appreciate the fact they separated the
two. That’s the kind of meta detail that I appreciated in Mulaney’s monologue.
By the way, the host cast from Sterling K. Brown in episode 15 to next month’s
episode 19 has been stellar! As it turns out, even Charles Barkley was a
confusing if ultimately entertaining choice. Minus Franco and Kevin Hart,
they’re two episodes away from capping off the season with some killer hosts.
Speaking of all killer, very littler filler… The Ignorant Sluts predicted that
Donald Glover would host, giving Matthew S. his fourth host of the season! If
not for a strong cast, it would have been neck and neck for the reigning
three-time Hartman Trophy winner, and the presumptive Hartman Trophy winner for
season 43, The Party Andersons!
LAST EPISODE: CHADWICK BOSEMAN
NEXT EPISODE: DONALD GLOVER
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