Spot on! One thing missing was 5 teenage girls, all on their phones, walking side by side that you can't get around on the path.

@BwInNewJersey

Жыл бұрын

Seems like not walking abreast lasts into 20s lol

@jashanestone

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👏🏽

@blake1896

Жыл бұрын

That doesn’t happen in Central Park. That just happens every were and it’s not just girls it’s also teenage boys that do that

@wiliamboyajian1192

Жыл бұрын

This person doesn’t live in NYC

@lilaccalmlife

Жыл бұрын

This is very genius

Lady trying to tell someone where she is, is a total mood.

@llcooljay520

Жыл бұрын

This was me in Grand Central Station the last time I was there 🤦‍♂️😂

@KENNECTED1

Жыл бұрын

I see a version of her at least 10 times a day. I'm like, "drop a pin" already and STFU.

@dougf9900

Жыл бұрын

Complete with terrible description of where she is

@KENNECTED1

Жыл бұрын

@@dougf9900 Exactly! That is what makes this 100% spot on!

@kennethsizer6217

Жыл бұрын

@@llcooljay520 admitting it is half the battle! 👍

Having Ego interrupt the "Live from New York" was genius!

@slickrockcreek1

Жыл бұрын

Ha, I was scrolling down to make sure someone didn't beat me to this, but you did!

@sgrant4558

Жыл бұрын

@@slickrockcreek1 Great minds think alike! 😂

@user-ut6pu1um5b

Жыл бұрын

best part

@Cuzane

Жыл бұрын

Ego is king!

@lilaccalmlife

Жыл бұрын

@@slickrockcreek1 This is very genius

The “I’m by the big tree near the bridge!” Joke didn’t get NEARLY as many laughs as it deserved. The amount of trees and bridges in Central Park alone is insane

@wcoasttigger

Жыл бұрын

I was visiting yosemite Valley park and got separated from my friend. Yeah....near the big trees, granite and waterfalls....

@SuperJNG18

Жыл бұрын

Right?! It’s like being in the Netherlands and telling your friend to meet you by the windmill.

@kellygreengables3936

Жыл бұрын

Lol maybe this audience didn't have that many people from/who live in New York because that joke was based in truth 😂

@cherylmcnutt9905

Жыл бұрын

People who haven’t been to Central Park probably don’t know that. I’ve been to NY several times, but never made it to CP, and I didn’t get that joke either.

@kellygreengables3936

Жыл бұрын

@@cherylmcnutt9905 And that's okay!! Some jokes and references are kind of niche and oddly specific. So it's okay if everyone doesn't get them.

As a New Yorker I can confirm that this is 100 percent accurate. Go crazy Zabar’s lady-fight the power!

Wow very rare for the announcement to be interrupted, that was a PERFECT joke.

@Antwannnn

Жыл бұрын

I liked that a lot. Made it more hype for some reason

@Thicknesswithaquickness

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@johnwayne7383

Жыл бұрын

I 3rd this comment....if was fucking Lisa of course lololol

@EMSmith480

Жыл бұрын

🤠

@Blindbuyguy

Жыл бұрын

That was 🔥🔥🔥

As much as I like the political Cold Opens it was nice to have a change this week

@joanhellyer9964

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing - and all the characterizations were spot on.

@nicholasborkowski3589

Жыл бұрын

There was a little message at the start. Climate change.

@whitneystreethouse

Жыл бұрын

​@Nicholas Borkowski And they imply the lab leak theory is insane when it's the most likely origin according to most NGOs.

@KonChEkey

Жыл бұрын

i was looking forward to it thinking itd be trumps strong man crying stories -_-

@mchevre

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholasborkowski3589 Honestly at this point climate change is no longer a "political issue" that's up for debate. The only political debate to be had is what to do about it and how to go about that. At this point you're either sane and acknowledge climate change is happening, or you're lying, or you're totally insane.

Ego killing it as usual!! 😂😂😂

@jaredknapp8886

Жыл бұрын

Better cook my meat.

@drebugsita

Жыл бұрын

So glad they included lost lady on the phone - cause that's me! Ego is always a highlight!

@EnzoTheBaker

Жыл бұрын

I like to think she is Lisa from Temecula visiting New York

@Jillians1025

Жыл бұрын

​@@EnzoTheBaker "Cook.my.MEAT." Lol 😄

@DirtyKoolAide

Жыл бұрын

hi ego

They had everything spot on about the people who go to the park.

@MattScofield

Жыл бұрын

^AI

@amazedsatsuma

Жыл бұрын

just needed an obnoxious Karen freaking over nothing

@alexhaynes7220

Жыл бұрын

Not people

@javiruiz8365

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!

@Mrturtlestomps

Жыл бұрын

Tell me more about what it’s like to not have an inner monologue

"we're very high right now thank you for asking" LOL 😂🤣

@Brett5ive

Жыл бұрын

Correct

@Emanuela9

Жыл бұрын

Well now that it's legal.

@GGoAwayy

Жыл бұрын

Every time someone is high in a skit, the first thing they have to say is that they're high, so that the audience knows that they're high. Every time.

@jashanestone

Жыл бұрын

This is by far the most of the most accurate. Them fools be out in the open, blowing down! 😂😂😂

@angi216

Жыл бұрын

Tax dollars hard at work!

Heidi Gardner - that is an absolutely STUNNING dress!!!

@faykguru

Жыл бұрын

You're not gonna compliment Jace on his suit???

@TamaraInTanzania

Жыл бұрын

Yesss

@CC-si3cr

Жыл бұрын

@@faykguru That suit was pressed!

@woofwoofdoggo

Жыл бұрын

Tru

@meganmeadows5172

Жыл бұрын

I want that dress !!!

I just adore how clear it is that the costume department loves dressing Heidi. Unless the role calls for something else, she's always expertly styled. This tiered dress is especially gorgeous.

@adrienfriesen

Жыл бұрын

Does anyone have a lead for what she was wearing?

@sweet-mouth

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure she is wearing clothes. *shouted in Mikey day English*

@TheMonroemomma

11 ай бұрын

She has a perfect frame for dressing. Plus, Heidi is a chameleon. She can take on any look, from plain and frowzy to runway glam. Love her role in Shrinking. She nails it.

@aleejjj

7 ай бұрын

Because her figure is like a model

@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia

5 ай бұрын

i knooooooow

That sketch nailed it. All those people really exist. High park employees gets the under the radar laugh. Great cold open.

This year's cast works so well together. Great chemistry. Yeah, I miss the stand-out talents of recent SNL past, but it's great watching a full cast with equal talent work so well together. And work so well with the hosts. Add to that, the best WE Update team SNL ever had and you have a banner year going strong.

@k.jackson6837

Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right!

@TheMonroemomma

11 ай бұрын

I agree with you all the way until the Best WEU team ever. I mean, Seth & Tina rocked. I adore Che and the other guy (lol), but they're in 2nd place, IMO.

@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia

5 ай бұрын

i knoooow!! i love this one!!!

I cannot express how spot on this is to non-new yorkers

@aubrey1633

Жыл бұрын

It's spot on for New Yorkers too 😂

@xzcvzxvxcvz

Жыл бұрын

@@aubrey1633 Nah, NYC is where all the crazy ppl move to when they’re tired of pretending to be normal lol

@brynneholt1990

Жыл бұрын

No, Aubrey, the comment was talking about non-New Yorkers who might not have experienced this, not New Yorkers who have. However, as a person who has lived in NY but has been away for several years, I can say that most of these things happen elsewhere too, especially the annoying person with the clipboard and the woman trying to tell her friend where she is.

@lizgander9172

Жыл бұрын

@@brynneholt1990 whoosh 💨!!!

@momcatx2

Жыл бұрын

​@@brynneholt1990 That's the truth. These people are everywhere. That's why this works so well. 😂

Lawd, this isn’t just Central Park, but every park in every major city!!😂😂😂

@Heritage367

Жыл бұрын

Yep! That's Chicago's Lakefront to a T!

@Emanuela9

Жыл бұрын

Balboa Park. Gotta love the tourists. They keep it entertaining. 🍿

@ILuvMyBrwnSkin

Жыл бұрын

TRUUUUUEEE

@ILuvMyBrwnSkin

Жыл бұрын

@@Heritage367 Yesssssss!!!

@NiteSaiya

Жыл бұрын

Yep. This even applies to small parks in Oklahoma, Kansas, etc. If there's more than 10 people at a public park, these people start manifesting out of thin air, whether the park is 50 square yards or 2 square miles. Doesn't matter.

I love how every cast member was written into this sketch. 😍

Finally, it's warm enough for me to wear a silk robe in public! 💪👘

@jashanestone

Жыл бұрын

Just stay out the bushes 👀👀

All of that was 100% on point. This was a documentary; not a cold opening.

Terrifying on a climate level 😂

@MrGriff305

Жыл бұрын

we laugh to keep from crying

@UkeCan1

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGriff305I can't tell if Julian agrees with you, or is in denial that it's happening.

@Tao_Tology

Жыл бұрын

@@UkeCan1 It's both.

@Emanuela9

Жыл бұрын

@@UkeCan1 Denial is not a river in Egypt 😀

@playedout148

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again boomers.

Kudos to the cast. Everyone played their part great. And interrupting the SNL announcement is a great ending.

Lady trying to tell someone where she is is not only hilarious, but also dead accurate for people trying to find someone.

This is such a better start than doing politicians every open

@CC-si3cr

Жыл бұрын

Was it really 90 degrees in NYC today??? That means it was warmer in NYC than in PHX.

@javiruiz8365

Жыл бұрын

@@CC-si3cr no it was 65

@javiruiz8365

Жыл бұрын

@@CC-si3cr it was 80 degrees on Wednesday it’s in the 60s today again and the entire week and it’s raining tomorrow Monday

@kellygreengables3936

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I know political sketched are popular but it's refreshing to have a different topic for the cold open.

@canaisyoung3601

Жыл бұрын

Does the cold open from the Brendan Gleeson episode count as a political cold open? You know, the game show where people try not to flip crap over distressing news. I mean, yeah, it did include some political stuff, but mostly it played out like a normal sketch (and I still think the Try Guys sketch was supposed to be the cold open, but it got switched out because it wasn't funny enough. It's been done before on other episodes).

Mickey's intense walker is a worldwide icon. 😄

@lizgander9172

Жыл бұрын

Walker?

@Indy_21

Жыл бұрын

​@@lizgander9172 thanks, corrected. But I'm sure it exists in various models as runners, cyclists, steppers, etc.

Not sure but I think Bowen has been in almost every Cold Open this season! Good for him!

One of the BEST cold opens yet...way to go SNL you nailed it !!

Ego on a roll stealing every sketch she appears in

@costanzafaust

Жыл бұрын

Ego interrupting them saying the thing was perfection

@kareninalabama

Жыл бұрын

It's what I'm here for.

@Moneyg73

Жыл бұрын

She is SO funny!

@angi216

Жыл бұрын

We love an Eg-Roll !!! 💜

@lilaccalmlife

Жыл бұрын

This is very genius

Last time I was in Central Park I saw someone dressed as Big Bird sitting on a bench in front of a tunnel entrance with a cardboard box on his lap that said "Free Kittens". I didn't get close enough to see if they really had kittens 😂. Aside from not including a creepy Sesame Street character, this sketch was pretty accurate.

@Emanuela9

Жыл бұрын

How about a break dancer with a boom box?

@LindaC616

Жыл бұрын

​@Emanuela9 not weird enough. You've obviously never seen Thoth

@canaisyoung3601

Жыл бұрын

I thought the creepy Sesame Street characters were in Times Square. Did they relocate?

@Ignatius_Lives

Жыл бұрын

@@LindaC616 THOTH!!! We miss him here in SF. So glad he's still being THOTH.

@sbradshaw1886

Жыл бұрын

LMAO reminds me of days as a kid whenever I would be on hollyweird blvd

That was one of the better Cold Openings I've seen in a while.

The concept alone was already funny before it even started 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

"Crazy man with a microphone" and his lady friend is every park in Philly tho. Nice to see our similarities 😂.

They forgot the sweaty guy in a winter coat who refuses to accept that today's temperature is real.

@canaisyoung3601

Жыл бұрын

I can picture Michael Che playing that character. Too bad most Weekend Update anchors don't participate in sketches (either because they're bad at sketch acting or they're more comfortable doing Update, though there have been exceptions).

Bowen, Ego, and Heidi understand each other. 😂😂😂 Friendship goals.

Ego Nwodim was on fire for this fantastic opening!

Bowen Yang is my absolute favoriate SNL cast member!!!! I love every sketch he's in -- he just nails every character he is playing!!!

@nancymcmonarch

Жыл бұрын

I love him too, but I hope he doesn't get in the bad habit of breaking character. And he was really miscast in the nail salon sketch, although there wasn't much they could do to save that sketch.

Hell yess! Totally on point about weird people at the park. Such an amazing team work for this sketch, they really know how to use all the cast members, the more the merrier.

So happy Heidi is getting more screen time. Love her! The guy with the drone and the guy with the clipboard just made me really really sad - so accurate though

This segment is so hilarious seekng Heidi as a reporter was fun🤣🤣.

@pandaman6634

Жыл бұрын

What part of this is funny?

@SumNutOnU2b

Жыл бұрын

@@pandaman6634 if you don't know then having someone explain the jokes wouldn't help. Just admit that SNL isn't your thing anymore, unsubscribe, and move on to whatever boomer media you do find funny.

@Ducky69247

Жыл бұрын

​@@pandaman6634 he whines, after intentionally watching at least one SNL clip, knowing nobody's forcing him to

My favorite part was Mikey Day’s stance as his character, mad me laugh so hard. So accurate!!

@rachaelstaes3500

Жыл бұрын

He was cracking me up. Played the part perfectly.

Been waiting all week for SNL!

@Teddy42O

Жыл бұрын

Heidi Gardner 😍😍😍

@JETPACK_LAZER_PENlS

Жыл бұрын

Heidi, Kenan and Mikey Day are the best. the rest of the Cast is meh

Heidi and Bowen look so happy at the end yelling "Live from NY"!

One of the best cold opens in a long while! So spot on and pretty much what happens in most of the major cities. All the crazies and annoying ones come out full force. This current cast and writers have been great! I don't think the "Live from New York" button has ever been interrupted in the history of the show. I missed some years in the aughts but a break like that would have gotten around the grapevine. Ego is fab as always.

@Shopmyst

Жыл бұрын

Last week, the cold open was funnier.

@angi216

Жыл бұрын

Agreed-- it's so perfect, I'm shocked they haven't done this before! Crossing my fingers for a Pt. 2

I saw the binoculars and I thought she said two birders at first and I was proud then I realized 😂

Love to see a truly New York-centric cold open sketch. They nailed all the CP archetypes perfectly--especially Sarah playing an old broad from the Upper West Side.

I knew punkie was high before they even started talking 😂

Can't wait for Keenan's sequel: weird guy scream-preaching at a college campus while people try to ignore his existence.

@CC-si3cr

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea you could catch herpes from 5G. I now feel well informed.

@21972012145525

Жыл бұрын

Had one at my college 😅

@canaisyoung3601

Жыл бұрын

That's going to be at the Back to College Red Carpet show.

The woman who screamed looking for her son Riley 😂

Best cold open in a loooong time! So wholesome and hilarious!

OMG! I wish that was a real show!! That would be the highlight of Spring. I don't think I have ever seen someone in a skit interrupt them saying, "LIVE FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I am glad her friend found her next to the big tree in Central Park.🤣🤣🤣🤣At first I thgt that was Lisa from Temecula. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love this cold open. Ego steals every scene she's in, I swear! 😂😂

Heidi looks nice when shes all dolled up for summer

That pervy magician hand trick made me 😂 & 😔

Wealthy woman and child literally killed me. That is just too on point.

This was soo great, sooo funny, and sadly, so true when you go to Central Park!! LOVING THIS!! The whole cast is so amazing in it!!

Giving me old skool SNL, which I’m so here for! Loved this! ❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️

Bowen Yang has become a crucial cog in the SNL machine. He saves sketches when others fall short, especially hosts that border on pathetic.

The accuracy & not just central park 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I like how they made it like a red carpet situation.

I've barely been to Central Park, and I could absolutely appreciate this.😂 Excellent cold open!

I can't get enough of SNL!! I'VE SEEN EVERY SKIT TO DATE 😂😂😂😂

This is one of the best cold opens in years. I love it, it is exacly how Piedmont Park in Atlanta is.

Let's not forget the "trying to sell candy for my kids school"

@canaisyoung3601

Жыл бұрын

Where I live, they troll the subway.

Ms. Ego N., Hi 👋🏽 Your comedic timing is IMPECCABLE 👏🏾❤️👏🏾❤️👏🏾❤️

So glad Lost Lady found her friend. I did not know I needed it until it happened.

I like that we're getting more non-political cold opens.

@loveforeignaccents

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I would prefer something that's actually funny.

@camc9225

Жыл бұрын

​@@loveforeignaccents don't get too greedy now

@MadDragon75

Жыл бұрын

That depends on who they pick on. 😂

@youvetube

Жыл бұрын

I love the political cold open … does not matter who they make fun of … It’s good

@BrendanDesta

Жыл бұрын

@@youvetube yes but it's gets stale, that's my point.

The segment actually serves as a public service announcement. But they didn't mention the legless old man veteran on a plywood cart in tattered clothes being pulled by Lithuanian midget wearing a pink tutu selling used books and concert tickets.And they are both phd's in physics.

@Emanuela9

Жыл бұрын

It is New York.

@canaisyoung3601

Жыл бұрын

Maybe if SNL hired a little person cast member and a cast member who lost his/her/their legs due to an accident or some kind of genetic disorder or even diabetes, then they could have included it.

Nice to be out of the subway. Too true. 😂

Anyone who has ever ventured into a city park when the sun is out will testify this is 💯% accurate.

Not a single unleashed dog though. Man, who can afford those fines?

Ego killed that, perfect comedic timing

This was a hilarious skit! And so true. They really have a good cast this season.😂

That's a gorgeous dress Heidi is wearing!♥️

Take it from an ex New Yorker. That was spot-on

@P__114

Жыл бұрын

Nope

Ok this was definitely one of my favs in a while! So so good! 😂😂😂

90 degrees? NYC matching San Antonio temps.

Solid Cold Open. An evergreen New York tribute seldom fails.

This reminded me of oldschool SNL. Funny and factual. Well done!

brilliant cold open. kudos to the writers!

😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉 All the joke was spot on 😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉👍🏽💪🏽👍🏽🤜🏼🤛🏼💪🏽👍🏽👍🏽⚖️🗽⚖️💙🇺🇸💙🌎🌍💙🇺🇦🌍🌎💙

As a former New Yorker who loves to go to Central Park WHENEVER I’m in NYC they nailed it. Totally spot on. Especially, after catching a Facebook live stream the other day when it WAS 90° from a guy making the rounds in Central Park. 🤣

This skit rocks and it’s so true! Ego 😂😂

This was the best sketch of the show. I love that no one broke character!

This is the best full show since the beginning of your run. Loved it. Congrats.

@jasongriffin17

Жыл бұрын

by ignoring the biggest story of the week??

This skit is hilarious 😂😊

phenomenal energy between the cast!

The amount of times I've been Ego's character lmao called out!

This segment was hilarious 😂😂😂

@loveforeignaccents

Жыл бұрын

Wow, give me some of what you're smoking, Ted!

Punkie's high off her ass smile was so perfect

@virgoalchemist9235

5 ай бұрын

"You do you"😂

What makes this so funny is the characters are so real! lmbo!!

The best cold open in a LONG time. loved it

Just keep throwing Marcello in there! He's making me want to watch SNL again! The guy is awesome and hilarious

This cast has solidified really quickly. The featured players have gelled really quickly capitalizing on their strengths. Very excited for the next few years of this show.

I love any sketch that Heidi wears a nice dress

@brianj3663

Жыл бұрын

She's a total hottie, right?

I need this show to actually happen

Punkys 'you do you'🤣

o my gosh i loved this skit-especially Ego's character lol

Wow - this was fantastic. What a great skit!!!

I lived in New York City for 10 years and hung out in Central Park as much as I possibly could. This is so accurate it’s almost scientific! Bravo to the writers!

BEHIND YOU. ON YOUR LEFT 😂😂😂😂

We spent Friday in Washington Square Park - 100% accurate!