Of the four announced leaving, Aidy Bryant is the only one who was still producing good sketch comedy. I would’ve missed Kate McKinnon if she left 5 years ago, but she overstayed, and now she’s probably not employable.

I am convinced he has a video of Lorne Michaels fucking a donkey.

A project involving John Mulaney and “tweaking” doesn’t sound great.

Where did I agree? I said the movies have funny moments, not him. In fact I quite clearly pointed out they aren’t comedic performances.

Funny moments, but not really comedies and not really comedic performances from Samuel L. Jackson.

Is he, though? I can’t think of a comedic Samuel L. Jackson performance, other than appearing in ‘Snakes on a Plane’, which takes a sense of humor in spite of not being a comedy.

But what does that mean, exactly? Is there some earth-shattering Samuel L. Jackson as comedic genius narrative I’m forgetting about here?

Would he, though? He was in ‘Snakes on a Plane’ so he clearly has a sense of humor, but I’ve never seen him do something particularly comedic, and he’s not young enough to be broadening his horizons, so....

Not a requirement, but it’s usually how it happens. Hosting SNL isn’t just a random wheel-spin, it’s tied to somebody having something coming out (movie, album, TV show, etc.) and the marketing team of that something making overtures to NBC/Universal for why a particular person should be the host.

Wealthy and fame-hungry, so they paid for it.

Should do a re-watch of ‘It Should Happen to You’, the Judy Holliday and Jack Lemon movie about a woman who pulls an Angelyne with a nothing-advertising (or self-advertising) billboard in Times Square. From the 1950s. Wonder if it impacted Angelyne.

Both of those two paid to host.

Yeah, as the 5th, 7th, and 2nd on the call sheet.

Maybe, but I’m not sure anyone goes to see a Tarantino movie based on PR from the 60- and 70-somethings.

And also being an asshole all week. That’s the far bigger sin on the show.

This whole comments section is cool, but also why would Samuel L. Jackson host SNL? In the past decade, has he made a movie for which he would be the logical cast member to host SNL?

I have no objection to people enjoying whatever movies they like, etc., but there’s definitely something about intense attachment to the MCU (or DC, or whatever) as an adult that leads to weird conversations.

I think it also boils down to some MCU actors experiencing internalized shame at chasing fame and stability. They (mostly) didn’t start acting with the dream to be an interchangeable cog in a massive corporate machine, and don’t want to be reminded they’ve made that decision. Which makes their insistence that the movie…

Isn’t that Goop’s character’s name?

I don’t think anyone discredits the work that goes into major-studio big-budget superhero movies, some people just don’t respond to the outcome. Just because they employ 500 grips or whatever doesn’t mean I have an emotional response to Peppa Pig crying over Robert Downey Jr. or whatever.