What were the funniest sketches of Saturday Night Live's 46th season? Here are our picks for the 10 best.
, but he’s already established himself as one of its weekly highlights. His breakout piece this year was his Weekend Update appearance as the iceberg that sank the Titanic; if you’re wondering how you impersonate an iceberg, well, Yang turns it into a riff on celebrities who are trying to move past old scandals. The iceberg isn’t there to talk about something that happened over a century ago; it’s there to plug his new album, “a hyperpop EDM New Disco fantasia called.
The premise is a bit of a lay-up, and something multiple stand-up comedians have mulled over throughout the years: what would happen if somebodysurprised their spouse with a new Lexus, like in those Christmas ads that have been running forever? Buying or leasing a new car really isn’t something you do on the spur of the moment or without checking with your partner first, and’s take is initially the obvious one.
The contrarianism in Bill Burr’s stand-up can be a little frustrating, but he’s turned into a surprisingly fine actor, which served him well when hostingfor the first time this year. “Sports Debate” plays uncomfortably with the tragedies of racism and police violence, and although I don’t begrudge anybody who finds it in poor taste, the tension and commitment to following the concept through makes it one of the better written and more memorable sketches of the year.