Send Something Normal - SNL

[@thezx5795]

It's so weird not seeing Kenan as the host but so good seeing his Neil impression

[@sha11235]

I think he would've been better as the host.

[@lcephoenix]

His name is Kenan.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

When he goes "mmmmmm calculating..." I died 😂😂😂

[@bocawilliams9200]

Keenan sucks and the sooner people realize that, the sooner we can live in a utopian world.

[@poppyperidot94]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ I doubt god wanted the message spread through KZbin comments

[@spnvpng04]

The guy looks nothing like armie hammer but his impression was EXCELLENT! The voice, the expressions and the mannerisms 10/10!!!!

[@bohemiancassidy]

That’s the cool thing about JAJ, even if he doesn’t look like who he’s impersonating he gets literally everything else down pat and that’s more than a lot of actors can manage 😭 guy’s got real talent, I can’t wait to see him become a main cast member soon!

[@underscorejojo]

My favourite new cast member

[@MrPromethium0157]

Also Adam Levine's DM was based off his DM scandal where he says "HOLY ****" and that a woman makes... (you get the idea). He also says (in the leaked DMs) that he "may need to see that .....". Therefore this clearly makes fun of Adam Levine.

[@AllenKnutson]

They should have given him a milk crate to stand on so he could more accurately tower over shrimps like Tyson (6'2").

[@ronbeekiii781]

Also the message. Spot on.

[@beverlywilcox4349]

So funny to see Miles trying to channel Keenan in front of ... Keenan.

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@jamesanderson6373 Find something better to do on every upload, guy. Smoke a doobie or have a drink, chill out.

[@Dulcimerist]

@@loveforeignaccents He has Asperger's and can't help it. :(

[@lcephoenix]

@@loveforeignaccents Nah, he's right though, mate. As someone who has their name misspelled constantly, it's just fucking annoying. Put some effort into correctly referring to the people you're talking to/about.

[@cleverusername9369]

He acquitted himself quite capably, considering he was stood before the Master.

[@cateyoung5705]

If they had included Ned Fulmer I’d be dead

[@joycor1419]

Dude would never be able to escape the fact that THIS is what earned him an SNL mention

[@nicholasKMAmusic]

I was REALLY hoping for it so bad😂😂

[@canaisyoung3601]

Yeah, but who would play him?

[@brenna_boop6341]

The moment I opened this I was like “oh God, what if they add him👀” lmao. The only reason I wouldn’t want them to is for the sake of everyone else involved, they don’t need the situation joked about more than it already has been

[@AbsentHumans]

@@canaisyoung3601 Shame Alex Moffat left. He'd have been perfect to play Ned.

[@jadahwise]

"gotta say Adam, don't love that hand motion" 💀

[@PowerGlove79]

I thought he said hand lotion

[@jadahwise]

@@PowerGlove79 💀💀💀 Did he?? That would've been hilarious lmao

[@NessaH]

@@PowerGlove79 SAME so I thought they meant he was doing something different with his hands lmao

[@drphot6050]

Birdman has entered the chat…

[@GreaterSeraph]

Nothing good has ever coming from doing the Playa Playdoh Snake.

[@neojd]

We need more Kenan as Neil. 😄

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@neojd]

@@jamesanderson6373 my bad. Thank you sir.

[@bigmamab3415]

100%

[@kingleonidas6352]

*calculating*

[@Chikiri399]

i have an alternate response.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@zkmullins]

Keenan's air drum thing at 1:26 is glorious.

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan's

[@jadahwise]

Yes

[@Salliesimp]

the only thing missing was a mention of a “I lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship”

[@CreativeC13]

I wonder if they'll do anything with it next week or nah

[@AnhPham-ld1cz]

That’s cuz Ned has a friend who is an SNL writer and they already did a skit downplaying the affair 😬

[@tyresehall5642]

Kenan Thompson is a comedy legend, longest-running SNL cast member and Nickelodeon alumn. Congratulations on the 20 seasons on the show. ⭐⭐

[@wetstinkysocks2950]

Oh well thank you 🤗😊 I really love being apart of snl and all my fellow cast members and everyone else that works at snl have always felt like a family to me 🥺🤧😭

[@Norsilca]

You forgot the others ⭐⭐⭐

[@contedefees]

James Austin Johnson has so quickly fit right in at SNL. He's a real professional and seems very confident in his acting. I'm really impressed!

[@jg2722]

Feels like this season is off to a good start. Miles was great!

[@loveforeignaccents]

Hmmmm, blind, deaf, or dumb?

[@tj.espygil4544]

I was impressed by how well Myles did. He showed versatility in all of his roles performed. I particularly enjoyed the hamburglar/ McDonald's sketch. Myles has transformed from naive juvenile roles to dapper adult leading man.

[@ashlibabbitt8609]

This sketch was okay, but most of last night's show was truly awful

[@ximenam.9236]

I agree I’ve been laughing a lot. Weekend update was okay but the cold open, be real skit, and the amc skit had me in tears. The rest of the skits were good tho!

[@jg2722]

@@tj.espygil4544 I agree with everything you said. Dude’s got range

[@joeybaseball7352]

Congratulations Kenan on 20 seasons.

[@robj2027]

They need to give him a retirement package and let him go. Give others some air time.

[@Dulcimerist]

@@robj2027 He's going to take over when Lorne Michaels is gone.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

@@robj2027 stop being racist.

[@jadahwise]

@@robj2027 no Keenan carries

[@chrisrob722]

Kenan needs to go. He was NEVER funny! He is only there because he has threatened to sue SNL if they let him go because he's black. He's the only cast member that failed to strive after SNL

[@Roy-G-Biv]

They should do a skit where Bowen plays David Rose from Schitts creek.

[@wilhelmpaulm]

Omfg yes!

[@tj.espygil4544]

Great Idea, Roy.

[@christinaaa_xo]

Now this is actually a character I can see him playing and being good at.

[@littlemissdiamond12]

Bowen's little hand motion of disgusted disappointment after he blows it really makes this one.

[@Tarantulisimo]

Love the way Keenan/Neil delivers the "I have an alternate response" & the "Is that not normal?" LMFAO

[@mikesmemoriesfromthepast89]

GAME SHOW HOST: No. No.

[@Cattiva]

He's THE best impression!!!

[@geraldinespencer8374]

"Mhmm...mhmm...calculating..."

[@Nealbader82]

"Salutations" I was on the ground!

[@nancygonzalezgarcia8701]

It will never NOT be weird for me to watch Kenan play a game show contestant instead of its host.

[@justingarfield2663]

He used to play Bill Cosby on Celebrity Jeopardy

[@bocawilliams9200]

Keenan sucks and the sooner people realize that, the sooner we can live in a utopian world.

[@biggentallen]

That was Neil degrasse Tyson.

[@adrianconradoherediasanche4966]

@@justingarfield2663 Yeah and he also played a contestant on Meet Your Second Wife and What Even Matters Anymore

[@Seetiyan]

@@adrianconradoherediasanche4966 That second wife skit way hilarious! I might have to go watch it again now. . .

[@Leon108]

I measure anyone's success as an SNL host by how well they do the game show host character and Miles did a solid job on this one.

[@tj.espygil4544]

Miles, keep hosting. I want you to join The Five Timers' Club.

[@benzaiten933]

Bowen has reached that iconic status where he can just be himself.

[@Mgranadosv]

For no reason whatsoever.

[@corvus2512]

Let’s be honest, every skit he has ever been in he is the same exact character... sassy gay Asian man? He pulls it off well and he has been a good addition to SNL but let’s just be real, it’s the same thing every time.

[@nawdude4292]

Iconic status?? What a low bar you have smh

[@gertpacu3926]

uhhh no. Bowen is the most unliked character and all of characters are of him. He cannot act and is not funny, and everything with him is stupid and gay. He's a one dimentional gay character.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

@@corvus2512 I have been saying this ever since he came on the show. I'm often met with the typical responses of me being racist and homophobic.... 🙄

[@robertwilliamsfilms1877]

Kenan: “Calculating”😂😂

[@blipmachine]

Mikey Day's second "hoooooly moOoly" was chef's kiss.

[@stewybstewy]

Cue laugh track

[@jadahwise]

Mikey is everything

[@PrincessAmieR]

James’ impression of Armie is SPOT ON 😂😂😂

[@rykwon4535]

Such an obscure impression

[@wetstinkysocks2950]

I wanna be your toilet paper mommy Amie Rose OwO

[@geraldinespencer8374]

omg he even sounds like him

[@icanwatchthevideos]

I was really impressed!

[@clvrswine]

How do you know? Creep-chick.

[@Gman1998]

I lost it at “I have an alternate response” 😂😂😂

[@tyresehall5642]

I love Kenan Thompson's Neil deGrasse impression. It's amazing. You're the man, Kenan.

[@corvus2512]

It’s so good, his first appearance when talking about the eclipse a few years ago is some of his best ever work

[@waterierStone]

how have we not had a neil degrass tyson impersonation till now?

[@nunyabizness214.]

Exactly 😂🤯💯

[@canaisyoung3601]

Kenan did it before on the Chris Pine episode where NDT showed an unaired episode of the original Star Trek. That was the only other time the show had it.

[@ritab3957]

Love his vest with the planets on it

[@julianlloyd4914]

keenan did an impression of him on weekend update for the solar eclipse a few years back. With Michael Che

[@jessebirchfield9608]

Jordan Peele does it better.

[@DUUUVALxDadeCounty]

"Divalent Magnesium"... why did I laugh so hard at that? 😂😂😂

[@rieyuki]

Followed by air drumming lol

[@kswizzz9962]

I feel like snl has surprisingly been doing a decent job at reaching gen z without being too chiche or annoying about it. And I'm really glad. My mom always watched snl (and conan) when I was a kid. And for a while, as a teenager even, I felt like it was out of touch with the younger crowd, but I feel like they're coming back (ps I'm 23)

[@canaisyoung3601]

Pretty sure the Elon Musk episode was the point where they had to do it right or risk losing their audience. Plus, a lot of the Gen Y/Millenial cast members are leaving and they're bringing in Gen Z talent.

[@celieboo]

Looks like Bowen is going to carry the show. I'm all for it.

[@canaisyoung3601]

And Kenan and Chloe and possibly James Austin Johnson. And Che and Jost on Weekend Update and maybe Michael Longfellow if they give him a chance.

[@aznrobot9637]

Sorry but Bowen is not even funny

[@fentonsaper1484]

@@aznrobot9637 how?

[@aznrobot9637]

@@fentonsaper1484 how? His face is not funny that's how lol

[@fentonsaper1484]

@@aznrobot9637 what does his face have to do with anything

[@seffishestopal5950]

The Armie Hammer joke was the best part of the whole sketch!

[@jacquelinemamahiggzhiggins2951]

The way that Keenan tried to give himself his own Rim shot after his corny science joke had me rollin🤣😂🤣💯💯

[@Matt_Villines]

This is the kind of sketch that makes me miss Chris Redd already

[@geraldinespencer8374]

Chris definitely would of been Kanye lol

[@thatbee3585]

Yassss

[@cranjismcbasketball2565]

This sketch was awesome! It was different seeing Kenan as a contestant and not the host, but I think it made it even funnier with him giving the funny answers as well!

[@MrGayle_]

Ahh Keenan was so good as DeGrasse, nailed it

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@sgrant4558]

I wish Mikey had at least attempted to do an actual Adam Levine impression. Easiest way is to do it is to sing lines from his songs bc he has an even more distinctive singing voice than speaking voice.

[@just-tess]

yeah... I love Mikey but this was a bad choice for him, would never have known who that was supposed to be.

[@christinaaa_xo]

Yeah, I really don't understand why he was the choice.

[@AvatarSmurf]

I love that Levine's voice sounds like SpongeBob with a Southern accent.

[@SNLYoshi21]

LMAOOO

[@jenxjoness]

Send a woman a normal DM. 😭 It shouldn’t be this hard.

[@theteamranbir]

What's your most liked vacation photo?

[@sha11235]

To these jerks, yes. To me, no.

[@richardwb1]

"It shouldn’t be this hard." That's not what she said...

[@Earthad23]

It worked for them….

[@thebakerylive]

4:05 “I have an alternative response” 😂

[@werewolfgirl1995]

I lost it at Armie Hammer's response I literally busted out laughing XD

[@abigailsalmanac]

Kenan was so adorable in this 🥹

[@smnoy23]

Soon as he did the “HOOOOLY MOOOOLY” I remembered why Adam Levine was in this sketch.

[@greeneyes9310]

I'm so very happy that snl are back wish Pete and Kate were still on tho

[@Dylan-Frost]

Losing Kate does not make my p***s smile

[@ximenam.9236]

Miss Kate so much 😭😭

[@eclectica1]

Although Kenan is doing his best to disprove what I write next, no cast member is going to last forever.

[@miacrawford4662]

This sketch was a big W 😂 hilarious

[@ZeroShadow1998]

I’m surprised they didn’t do something more scientific for Neil deGrasse Tyson.

[@RaymondHng]

Telescope

[@zbennalley]

Are we really that surprised??

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I mean, they said divalent magnesium, telescope, calculating, they had his astronomy vest on, what more do you want? If you listen to StarTalk he isn't always blabbing scientifically 😂

[@ichloefetti]

Wow. This made my life. Miles being Kenan. Keenan being NDT, my idols. I am complete.

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@311danil5]

Armie Hammer’s response took me out 😂😂😂

[@CalamityCain]

Holy shit, you guys almost gave me a heart attack when Neil deGrasse Tyson showed up on the panel! My heart skipped a beat and I felt profoundly sad for a moment there. I don't have a lot of heroes or role models, so that really hit hard. Well played, SNL...

[@JoseLopez-mu5rq]

I like how he was so proud of his joke😂

[@sellekhanks]

just noticed the 3:23 "briana kurzz" is the same IG user that was in another IG SNL quiz show "why'd you like it". well played, SNL!

[@nicholasKMAmusic]

The Neil Degrasse Tyson was incredible, Kenan is a legend😂

[@kheekz]

Keenan is so funny 😂 he just EXUDES humor , it’s in his blood bro

[@clvrswine]

Bro? Please stop trying so hard.

[@RohanJoseph18]

SNL returned and chose violence.

[@waltonsimons12]

Should've been a bigger laugh for "Halen Hardy."

[@kristenross5515]

RIP Hale n Hearty

[@GregorBarclay]

In 1956, maybe.

[@Tao_Tology]

Ikr?

[@UkeCan1]

That got my biggest laugh.

[@bendavid2320]

They jinxed Neil Degrass Tyson. Lol

[@manilkasheran2934]

I like how the prize money sets the tone for this entire sketch!

[@maryblack7653]

this was awesome. hilarious and perfectly written. great job Bowen

[@thehellhoundsarehere6744]

Sadly, these are way too normal. 😂

[@jeffheller271]

Bowen Yang is a legend. Day and Thompson are fantastic too. Anyone who says SNL isn't as great as it was in the "good ol' days" has no idea what they're talking about.

[@chassan10]

I miss Celebrity Jeopardy. Maybe do an afterlife version... Alex: "Sean Connery? What are you doing here?! Oh no, am I in hell?" Sean: "No this is heaven... for me. I'll take 'The Handy Nasty' for 500." Alex: "That's 'The Han Dynasty.'"

[@Dylan-Frost]

They'll do it when Will Ferrell hosts again

[@canaisyoung3601]

@@Dylan-Frost Or SNL's 50th anniversary special in 2-3 years.

[@tj.espygil4544]

Joan Rivers, Robin Williams. and Gilbert Gottfried.

[@vnv11600]

it'd be sad if Norm Macdonald isn't there to play Burt Reynolds aka Turd Ferguson since he passed away a year ago. I luv him being sarcastically funny, lol. #ripnormmacdonald 😔

[@Sinimod]

Funniest skit of the night

[@loveforeignaccents]

We're in trouble then!!!

[@christinaaa_xo]

@@loveforeignaccents for real 😂 I keep seeing people saying how good this was, and already, the sketches has been terrible lol

[@calcham1]

This skit was funny from start to finish!

[@mevansthechemist]

Magnesium IS divalent!!! You guys are doing great! 😂

[@bosanova4545]

Keenan made this sketch special as Neil. By far the best part 😂

[@ishantodkari1223]

I read that neil degrasse tyson was in this sketch and I googled his dm scandals since I saw all of the other name.

[@Achdujeh]

All creeps, all of them fricken creeps 🤣

[@LE_TXTAFIM]

4:27 that devious look 😭😭😭

[@MusicOrLoseItTV]

He needs neck tattoos to be Adam Levine

[@EnzoTheBaker]

Voice sounds nothing like Adam. Odd that he wasn't trying with the voice.

[@canaisyoung3601]

You know how much those temporary tattoos cost? Not much, but they probably only had them in the dress rehearsal version.

[@quitethenotion]

Miles is like, crazing good at hosting

[@zoyadulzura7490]

He melts with the cast really well

[@morbidmarz3710]

I saw that Armie Hammer comment coming a mile away. 😂

[@annewas46]

This is hilarious. Keenan's tie & vest are perfect.

[@erinpyle651]

It's not just celebs. I don't know many non celeb guys who could win this show. For example: yesterday a dude wrote me. Had no profile picture. He says "Omg Erin. You're soooo beautiful. This is Ronnie. I still luv u " I don't know a guy named Ronnie. Not sure how someone I don't know still loves me. Adam, if that was really YOU just say it. 🤣

[@우사민-r3c]

At least it wasn't like "Hey" followed by a pic of his wahoo.

[@sierraseven3680]

@Isaak What's your point?

[@우사민-r3c]

@Isaak Fair enough. Maybe there should be a game show entitled Cougars Gone Wild with Madonna, Demi Moore and Olivia Wilde all competing for dates with high school senior boys.

[@우사민-r3c]

@Isaak Absolutely agree. Just because you are a woman doesn't exclude you from being a nasty sexual predator. Oh right and I forgot to include Jada Pinkett Smith as she had an affair with her son Jaden's friend...ewww. I wouldn't want anyone to accuse me of exclusivity.

[@emilyhardy96]

@Isaak are you forgetting that Tyson and Hammer were both accused of rape?

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Every sound Mikey made was like nails on a chalkboard.

[@producTIMity]

i got banned from Tinder for being way forward, cutting straight to the chase, cutting the crap, and just being like HOOOLY Molly!

[@arothmanmusic]

As someone who doesn’t follow celeb gossip, now I gotta go see what Levine and Hammer were up to…

[@sarahe4508]

Armies a cannibal, and Adam is a serial cheater on his very pregnant wife 😭

[@chickenisindeedmystyle7316]

The cheating isn’t even shocking, the way he texts on the other hand 👀

[@dewulfgooding]

the armie hammer impression was SPOT ON

[@mateoconk]

3:56 “Calculating…” 😂 GIFers start here. p.s. time-stamp so those who want to keep rewatching can.

[@mattier.9095]

I love Neil and l love Keenan playing Neil. Both are so freaky cute ❤.

[@verysilvery445]

Miles being Armie’s replacement in The Offer…chef’s kiss

[@redwanhussain5965]

Kenan's neil impression is what keeping snl relevant

[@wakeupbell2491]

Nobody's better at game show host, than Bill Hader.

[@macaoron]

The funny thing is Dua Lipa DOES listen to Bowen (and Matt)’s podcast, so maybe there is some truth to Bowen’s response there 😂

[@jtburns4210]

Doesn’t Bowen still win? His response is understandable. For him, at least.

[@MattSeremet]

So glad for the Neil bit. Was disappointed by him and a lot of people seem to forget he had Cosmos and it was cancelled for reasons like this.

[@Dulcimerist]

James Austin Johnson's Tom Green was spot-on! Hoping he can do Tom Green again soon!

[@canaisyoung3601]

That's Armie Hammer.

[@WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone]

@@canaisyoung3601 I'm assuming it was a joke because he was introduced as Armie Hammer but looked AND spoke like Tom Green.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@canaisyoung3601 It.......really wasn't.

[@drchocolatetv]

Dave grohl is on the next season

[@BLUrayter]

New Yorkers appreciate that Hale and Hearty reference lmao

[@chariotday5628]

Keenan Thompson hmmmm….hmmm….calculating 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the best bit

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@thebridgethanna]

I really need a sequel to this.

[@mateoconk]

They’re doing it; OMG. They did it. Well-skewered, jesters.

[@jaharwerth]

My favorite thing about that skit is when Miles Teller tells Armie Hammer “no, you may not [return to Hollywood]” because it was Hammer’s cannibalism fetish that got Teller the leading role on The Offer at Paramount+!

[@MisterDoctorProfessorJordan]

lol “Halen Hardy” joke that the crowd didn’t get.

[@saanasalonen8684]

the armie voice was scarely accurate!

[@Marvelite]

I died laughing, everything is too funny, Dua Lipa and gay thirst too real

[@poorhuzey]

as soon as Miles described the game I just knew Adam Levine had to be there 😭😭

[@deniserossiter1059]

I know. So great.

[@manilkasheran2934]

This was written because of him!

[@canaisyoung3601]

That also explains why there was screaming laughter when he was introduced: because the audience knew.

[@deniserossiter1059]

@@manilkasheran2934 I think you are absolutely correct!!!😂😂😂

[@sjinzaar]

Props to the make up team to make the actor look like Bowen Yang Really good! ❤ haha

[@benguthrie2339]

For the most part, as a physics grad student, I loved the Neil DeGrasse Tyson bit, but when we said “In my circles, DM stands for divalent magnesium,” I wanted to shout “NO!!! Any astronomer will tell you DM stands for dark matter!” But seriously, Kenan should do NDT more!

[@laalaa99stl]

Keenan as a contestant? Mixin' it up this seasoning!

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@jamesanderson6373 You correct his name but not "seasoning"... hilarious, boy!

[@tyrant-den884]

A girl DMed a man, it's already not normal.

[@michaelr3583]

they are alluding very sneakily to real although unfounded accusations against Dr. Tyson

[@sh3cat13]

As a HUGE fan of Adam Levine I feel like I should be offended by this but it's so funnyyyy

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

Well we have a new Jeopardy Contender!

[@haley666G59]

I’m sorry but if Kenan ever leaves SNL, I won’t be able to watch it anymore. Everyone else I’m sure is great, but Kenan has carried this show for so long. He wouldn’t think so because he is so humble, but he is wonderful!

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

This is so relevant to the many conversations I've had with my friends on men's behavior.