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I thought the premise of an Annie Hall-esque Diane Keaton in a scene with James Bond was strong enough that they should have made it the whole sketch, thus allowing Bayer to stretch out the impression. I certainly felt like I could have done with more of it, which was not really the case with any of the impressions

I thought the premise of an Annie Hall-esque Diane Keaton in a scene with James Bond was strong enough that they should have made it the whole sketch, thus allowing Bayer to stretch out the impression. I certainly felt like I could have done with more of it, which was not really the case with any of the impressions

Two big disagreements with this review:

Two big disagreements with this review:

It doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.

It doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.

Am I the only one who loves the Warthog sketch?

Am I the only one who loves the Warthog sketch?

Bill Murray playing maracas and singing backup on a very '70s-sounding country-rock-style song by The Amazing Rhythm Aces in Season Five.

Bill Murray playing maracas and singing backup on a very '70s-sounding country-rock-style song by The Amazing Rhythm Aces in Season Five.

It's also worth noting that Damon Wayans had his own (horrible) sketch show about 6 years ago on Showtime. It was called The Underground and upwards of 90% of it was devoted to what Rabin would consider regressive racial stereotypes.

It's also worth noting that Damon Wayans had his own (horrible) sketch show about 6 years ago on Showtime. It was called The Underground and upwards of 90% of it was devoted to what Rabin would consider regressive racial stereotypes.

Could not agree more. I think a discussion is especially relevant when there is a "concept" behind the performance segments, like the arcade games during Frank Ocean's "Pyramids."

Could not agree more. I think a discussion is especially relevant when there is a "concept" behind the performance segments, like the arcade games during Frank Ocean's "Pyramids."

The Ann Romney bit made her more likeable than one might have expected - after a certain point, the jokes seemed to be written in such a way to make the audience laugh with rather than at her.

The Ann Romney bit made her more likeable than one might have expected - after a certain point, the jokes seemed to be written in such a way to make the audience laugh with rather than at her.

Christine Ebersole delivered what I consider the worst joke in Weekend Update history:

Christine Ebersole delivered what I consider the worst joke in Weekend Update history:

That last song was actually written by Michael O'Donoghue, making it an extremely late contribution for him.

That last song was actually written by Michael O'Donoghue, making it an extremely late contribution for him.