“Saturday Night Live” will reap big ratings, I’m sure, from last night’s adventure.
Ryan Gosling — plugging NBC Universal’s “The Fall Guy” quite vividly — hosted the NBC late night show for the third time, but mostly couldn’t keep a straight face in any of the sketches. In a Beavis and Butthead set up, in a doctors duet with Bowen Yang, and a few others, Gosling didn’t even try to hold it together. He caused the other cast members to crack up, too.
Gosling’s best bit, I thought, was a sketch in which a prospective groom reveals to his dinner host that he can’t go through with his pending wedding. He’s bolting, but when the fiance returns from the kitchen he’s all lovey dovey and blames the host for causing doubts.
“SNL” once again supplied guest stars with Kate McKinnon in the cold open, and Emily Blunt in the monologue. With the latter, it was a full on promotion for the movie, “The Fall Guy,” to the point where it was really a product placement. There was an actual “Fall Guy” commercial at the top of the show, and Gosling wore a “Fall Guy” jacket at the conclusion, with the logo shown in all its glory. NBC Universal is releasing “Fall Guy” and this show was on NBC, so you get the picture.
Did “The Fall Guy” need this much blatant promotion? It seems like it will be a hit regardless. I’m surprised the show went for this so openly.
McKinnon was genius, as usual. She reprised Colleen Rafferty, who despite being a cigarette smoking, foul mouthed character is a welcome visitor on space ships. She lights up the stage, and showed how much she is missed on “SNL.”
