The best thing was that princess Diana impression.
The weekend update seems good too, I just wish they’d upload it completely.
Unfortunately the worst bit was everything else. Dear god.
Princess Diana? What year is this? Will Thatcher impressions be next on the “cutting edge” comedy revue?
Adapting an American sketch show in the UK, the country that created Monty Python and Little Britain, is a bold move. It’s a bit like opening a Star Bucks in Italy or a hotdog stand in Germany. Though I’m not familiar with any British sketch show that was done completely live.
So of course I was expecting it to be “quite good” (a little disappointing), but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised. I daresay it was downright adequate! Being a bit of a fan, it’s hard for me to hate on Tina Fey. It was a bit odd to see British comedians do SNL-style comedy, but it worked better than I expected. I think there might be potential synergy there! If the SNL UK cast and crew manage to put their own spin on the concept and find their own voice, I think it could eventually get pretty good, even by British standards.
I already liked it better than any American episode of SNL I’ve seen, though.