This week’s episode highlights the comedian’s talent for provocation.
During the fourth hosting Saturday Night LiveChris Rock brings a special magnetic and mischievous energy. This shows his expertise at being a good-natured troll. In the show’s best moments It goes like this: The episode is full of sketches that pretend to be familiar places before fixing them. And many of Rock’s characters tap into his punchy stand-up personality and button-pushing sense of humor. References that seemed outdated became current sensations. A sketch about a car based on Herbie.A 1960s Volkswagen Beetle that hasn’t been featured in a movie in nearly a decade. The racism of the older generation must be confronted. The result is a night that feels strangely refreshing because of its strangeness. Even the unglamorous and truly unready primetime segments proved to be amusing.
in Rock’s first (and strongest) sketch.He plays an elf greeting customers who visit Santa Claus at the department store. Only in his case He offers them two Santas to choose between. One was played by a white actor. and another played by a black person. Obviously, this question is aimed at people. Especially white people who try not to seem racist. But Rock answered every sentence like he was a salesman inviting customers to start a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “All you have to do is tell me which Santa you want to go to,” he said, smiling. “Which Santa do you want your daughter to photograph with? Images you will cherish.” rest of your life?”
The couple he talked to played by Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day, are unlikely to respond. But Rock is an experienced comedian and Live broadcast Veteran is a master at characters who aren’t afraid to call others to realize their own hypocrisy. When Day’s character asks about a “normal” Santa, Rock feigns ignorance: “‘Normal’?” ‘Normal’ as opposed to ‘special frame’? You need to be a little more specific.” His knowledge was reminiscent. One of his most popular Live broadcast appearanceWhen he played a guest at a 2016 presidential election night party where most of the attendees thought Hillary Clinton would win, Rock’s character, along with a character played by host Dave Chappelle, in This episode was the only guest who wasn’t white. So the only one who wasn’t shocked that so many Americans voted for Donald Trump, a candidate that other guests thought only “racists” would support, Rock grinned across the sketch indifferently. Meanwhile, the partygoers around him grimaced. “Don’t worry,” he sarcastically assured. “It will be all white.”
rock Opening monologue Last night I pretended too. Unlike some other cartoons that host Live broadcastHe didn’t present what felt like a collection of parts he copied from the upcoming special. As he made headlines He lured the crowd into expecting simple observations. It just became a provocative issue. He expressed his condolences to the CEO’s family. UnitedHealthcare who was assassinated leaving the audience silent with his apparent sincerity. Then he reveals his sadness into action: “Did you know that sometimes drug dealers get shot?”
Time and again, Rock flirts with the crowd’s expectations. As he ridiculed the dissatisfaction expressed by some Americans at Donald Trump’s re-election, those on his side tried to agree with him that Trump’s victory was no surprise. It points out that America has long praised unappetizing leaders. “People are like, ‘He wouldn’t have that dignity. It’s the president of the United States,’ he said. ‘Come on, man. This is not the most prestigious job in the world. You know we had a president come to his inauguration with a pregnant slave, okay?” He seemed ready to deliver a serious history lesson. He then reveals more contemporary goals. “And I’m just talking about Bill Clinton!” he said, in an apparent reference to the former president’s misconduct in office. When the time came that he announced “No one knows how to get rid of people like South Africans,” a joke about Elon Musk’s close relationship with Trump and Trump’s plans to deport undocumented immigrants — the crowd erupted in laughter and groans. together Rock’s sheer confidence and rug-pulling delivery.
Later, that rebellious energy flowed through. Sketch about the Secret Santa exchange– In this story, Rock plays the role of a character who receives what he calls a “The best gift I ever received in my life” was a cartoon of him drawn to look like he was the character. The Simpsons– At first he seemed like a strange man. An overly enthusiastic person at a party who won’t stop talking about his character’s episode. The Simpsons will be like that But Rock imbues his role with an unrestrained confidence about his importance. The Simpsons‘I dreamed that everyone started playing along. Instead, it’s about a group of observers who can’t help but tolerate their strange friend. The sketch turned out to be a ridiculous example of how groupthink manifests itself.
But one of the episode’s most memorable moments came from something that didn’t seem planned at all. In “Gallbladder surgery” Adam Sandler guest stars as a patient whose artery begins spewing copious amounts of blood at the surgeons around the operating table, who are trying to correct the distraught nurse’s mistake. as in The Simpsons One character sketch – here the nurse in question. (Sarah Sherman) – is in position to take over with a crazy catchphrase. As the scene progresses Sandler’s patient also caught the eye when a technical glitch forced the actor to repeat the same line three times while waiting for the bloodletting mechanism to kick in. That’s when Sandler finally broke the fourth wall. “Not sure what your role is in this skit. But very happy you got on the air,” he tells the doctor, played by new cast member Emil Wakim—sketches began threatening to decommission the entire cast. As they hold it together Sherman still managed to end proceedings with a funny punch.
Live broadcast It led to a night of controlled chaos. Rock may not be the strongest host this season. But this cartoon has a heroic monologue that seems to inspire the same glee in the nightly sketch shows. Like the Santa-introducing greeter at two department stores, Rock has no problem fooling viewers with unpredictable turns. They keep guessing. And then they started laughing.
