The Piers Morgan Tonight cold opening featured very good performance and fine writing. Taran Killam once again performed well as Morgan, and his comical British accent brought about some laughter. Jason Sudeikis was funny as Lance Armstrong; right down to his sudden yelling fits. Bobby Moynihan's Manti Teo impression was also humorous; as was Kate McKinnon's Jodie Foster-- though I thought her performance was a little better. The jokes were well-placed and the opening sketch ended at the right time. This was a good way to open the first show of 2013.
I was happy to see Jennifer Lawrence primarily get to do a solo monologue. Her jokes about her fellow Best Actress nominees were alright and she held her own well. I got some laughs out of Bill Hader as Tommy Lee Jones, and his "Tommy Lee Jones Twist" was humorous as well. Not a terrible monologue.
I had a feeling that "Girlfriends Talk Show" was going to become a reoccurring sketch. Cecily Storng and Aidy Bryant possess good chemistry; though I think the latter was funnier. Jennifer Lawrence did alright but she wasn't given great material. The whole sketch just seemed to be a slight rehash of the first installment that took place during Anne Hathaway's episode this past November. All in all, not a very strong sketch.
Though I've never seen the movie, I did get some laughs out of "The Hunger Games" sketch. I liked seeing Jennifer Lawrence have the opportunity to poke fun at her character and some of her responses to the reporters' questions weren't bad. All the performances were acceptable; though the sketch did run a tad long. I will say that the piece did end at the right time.
I REALLY liked the parody-trailer for "The Hobbit." The idea of splitting up the final upcoming "Hobbit" movie into several movies was very funny and I liked all the titles that were presented. All the performances were good; especially Jason Sudeikis as Bilbo Baggins. This was one of the better commercial-spoofs of the season and I hope to see more clever movie trailer parodies as the rest of the season unfolds.
The 50's diner sketch was pretty good. Jennifer Lawrence did well portraying her character; and she possessed exhibited decent comedic timing when issuing her threats towards Bobby Moynihan's and Vanessa Bayer's characters/ The ending was fine and both Moynihan and Bayer played good straight characters. I got some laughs out of the ending as well. Not a bad sketch.
"weekend Update" was quite short tonight. Seth Meyers had some good jokes tonight; particularly his quips aimed at Lance Armstrong and Manti Teo. Bobby Moynihan gave a decent performance as his second-hand news character and I did laugh at his comment about "The 'Depp' Ceiling." Both Moynihan and Meyers nearly lost it at the end, and their over-the-top high voices surprisingly made me chuckle. This wasn't a bad installment of "Weekend Update;" though I do feel that it ran a bit too short.
The Top Dog Chef sketch was a creative idea, but it was slightly ruined by some crude language. All the performances were good and I got laughs out of seeing the castmembers dressed like and acting like dogs. Jennifer Lawrence did a fine job and her chemistry with the cast was good. The sketch ran fine and I got a laugh out of the ending with Kate McKinnon as the cat and everyone barking at her. Quite a creative sketch indeed.
The morning radio shock-jock show sketch was basically a rehash of the first installment; which occurred this past March when Lindsay Lohan hosted. The writing wasn't great at all, though Bobby Moynihan and Taran Killam tried very hard; as evident by their commendable energy and chemistry. Jennifer Lawrence did okay as well; though she wasn't given a lot of truly funny stuff to say and do. This wasn't a terrible sketch, but it wasn't very good either.
The Cinemax sketch was just not funny at all. Though the castmembers gave decent performances, there was nothing at all hilarious in the sketch. The writing fell flat, despite everyone's performances. What's more, Jennifer Lawrence wasn't given anything special at all. Just a forgettable sketch.
The Civil War sketch was an interesting idea for a premise, though I didn't like the crude humor. I was happy to see Tim Robinson star in a sketch, as he hasn't done a lot on the show for the past few months. Hopefully, he gets to do more for the rest of the season.
And that's about it. Jennifer Lawrence did alright for her first time hosting, but most of her designated sketches weren't completely funny. I wouldn't mind seeing her host again. The Lumineers performed well and I think I liked their second song a little better; mainly because I've heard their first song ("Ho Hey") a lot already.
And that's all for tonight. Thank you all for following me tonight and please stay tuned more my next writing; which will hopefully be up by tomorrow night. Thank you all once more and I wish you all a good night.
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