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Saturday Night Live - Season 44 Episode 20: Emma Thompson / Jonas Brothers
The world's most famous show begins again in a more interesting season with a late-night comedy show featuring new guests of great artworks in comics and folk music. New graphics and great musicals are being shown in the new season to highlight new stars this year.
18 April 1974, Detroit, Michigan, USA
20 May 1950, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
31 January 1977, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
2 November 1975, Bothell, Washington, USA
3 December 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
30 April 1982, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
17 May 1936, Dodge City, Kansas, USA
31 May 1960, New York City, New York, USA
May 13, 2019
The British actress brought some serious comedic chops to the show, fueled by her longtime acting careers, and the result was a hilarious episode that stayed true to the tradition of the Mother's Day episode by having some great special guests pop up.May 13, 2019
Motion to make Emma Thompson permanent host. Is that a seconded I hear? Motion passes!May 13, 2019
Dauntless thesp Emma Thompson displays no nerves and no doubts in her SNL debut. The material, however, doesn't feel all that suited to her.May 13, 2019
The late-season episode allowed the writers to cut a little looser than the average this week, with a few sketches excelling by allowing the cast to run with screwball material, both modern and enjoyably old-fashioned.May 13, 2019
Unfortunately the beloved thespian was given little to do.May 13, 2019
After the nostalgic highs of last week's Adam Sandler-hosted installment, this week's show managed to start extremely strong but ultimately didn't have quite the firepower to sustain things after [Weekend] Update.May 13, 2019
Hosting SNL proved to be something of a doddle, with the game and effortlessly professional Thompson showing that she could do this sort of thing anytime she wants, should she want.May 13, 2019
The second to last episode of the season, this was a middle-of-the-road effort. Thompson was fine, as were the Jonas Brothers, but no moment really stood out.May 13, 2019
Overall it's a fine episode of Saturday Night Live, with a surprisingly strong Weekend Update and a few moments of brilliance. Emma Thompson is a delight in general, so hopefully, she gets to come back and host again sometime.May 13, 2019
With Emma Thompson as host, this penultimate edition of the year was in fact a good one: A charmer with a couple of memorable skits.May 13, 2019
Bringing your mom out is a cute extra, but it's not a comedy bit unto itself. This needed a re-write - or, just a write would have been fine.