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S50.E16: Mikey Madison / Morgan Wallen

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Cold Open: Pete Hegseth (and Vance and Rubio) getting added to some teen girls' groupchat is a hell of a way to cover the Signal thing. Mikey Madison being in this was a good touch.

Monologue: I'm an old so this is my first exposure to Mikey Madison. That was a fun monologue, even if she was a bit nervous doing it. Loved the quick cut of clearly someone else doing the pole dance. I wish there was more of that.

Acting Academy: Ah, Marcello as Del Close again. Mikey Madison was good at playing a straight man. But I wasn't really feeling it except when Marcello screamed "TOM HANKS COULD NEVER!" after Mikey completely blanked on Forrest Gump. 

A Big Dumb Line: Boy ain't that a mood. and of course whatever they were in line for was gonna be just okay. And hi, random Joe Jonas cameo.

Jury Duty: Oh hell yes, a parade of weirdos sketch! Bowen as the guy pretending to be from the future was my favorite. Missed opportunity that Marcello WASN'T Domingo at the end. Chloe Fineman showed up as herself, nothing was off the table at that point.

But apparently Marcello was spoofing this Benson Boone performance.

 

Varsity Valley Spring Break: Ah, another Waffle House sketch with all the weirdos in the background. I've been loving these sketches that have been using everyone tonight.

WU: The jokes just write themselves these days, don't they? This country is just an unfunny episode of Veep between the Signal stuff and JD Vance being left alone in Greenland.

Huh, I finally have context for that Saratoga and banana meme that's been going around. Devon Walker roasting on Che is the new Squirm ragging on Colin, you love to see it.

I was dying at Ashley as Joann of Joann Fabrics. It's for women who wear pants to the beach, capri-wearing women with a boring husband and mean dogs. And wow, a rape joke about Michael's?!

Dying Gangster: The dad is shot and is dying...and wanted to be a standup. Eh. I liked the camera angles looking outside.

Midwife: All an excuse to get Bowen into different wigs. Loved the Conan shout out.

Please Don't Destroy: They saved a Mikey Madison dressed as Squidward sketch for the 10-to-1?! Live-action Spongebob was so cursed. And callback to the Bad Bunny as Shrek sketch, to boot. By far my favorite sketch of the night, but the audience was not getting it at all.

So, Like, What Are We?: Ending the show with a game show sketch might be a first. I'm usually a fan of game show sketches with gaslighting premises, like Head Games or What's That Name, but I wasn't feeling this one.

Animated Short: Planning New York: Oh, we get one of these, too. This one got cut from the Paul Mescal episode, which really goes to show this one had a plethora of time, which has been the opposite for most episodes lately. This one was a mood. I liked al the closeups.

So this was...an episode. Next week is the return of Jack Black AND Elton John. Should be a good one.

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vb68

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2 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Odd how Morgan Wallen just walked off the Goodnights like that.

Yeah I was coming to say I saw that. Don't think I've ever seen someone race off like that ever on the show.  He didn't seem happy being up there.  Bad vibes between him and the cast?

The Joann segment was also my favorite thing in the whole show.

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DEL901

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6 hours ago, vb68 said:

Yeah I was coming to say I saw that. Don't think I've ever seen someone race off like that ever on the show.  He didn't seem happy being up there.  Bad vibes between him and the cast

Mikey and Morgan were standing by themselves with the cast as far away as they could be until Morgan left.  Then the cast approached Mikey.

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Ottis

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That whole ep was odd. It had some good ideas but they were poorly executed or went nowhere.

The Signal sketch was a great idea but was awkward and it was unclear at times what was being said. It would have been better with HegsHead alone and the teens, lots of material there. 

Note: I know Mikey from Better Things, she was bratty in that. I liked her sister's character better, lol. There is something jarring about how mature Mikey sounds vs. her youth. 

The only time I laughed was the cheap visual gag of the over-the-top barf stream in the proposal sketch.

The audience seemed to respond well to Marcello Hernandez, but I don't get it. His only move is to yell louder.

I will say the NY lines video was a nice depiction of how I view living in NY ... too many people, overly concerned with made up priorities, but proud of it. You can have it, New Yorkers.

Morgan Wallen, ugh ... the embodiment of a country cliche.

6 hours ago, ebk57 said:

Lots of retreads lately

Definitely. This ep alone had the proposal retread (prior version had a fight in a diner in the background), the bitchy nurse who is annoyed she isn't remembered and now another weights and measures take about NY (BTW, try doing DC, a much more confusing place). None match the originals, though I think the diner/vacation spot skit has potential (we watch something mundane happen while behind it is chaos).

I guess I'm too old to get So Like, What Are We. He booty texted, right? Is that complex now?

 

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SomeTameGazelle

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8 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

A Big Dumb Line: Boy ain't that a mood. and of course whatever they were in line for was gonna be just okay. And hi, random Joe Jonas cameo.

Were the British accents an allusion to anything specific or just an absurd choice? I kept flashing back to the Charli XCX ep but I couldn't figure it out.

The animated short was my favourite use of Longfellow since the tortoise gameshow. And I didn't have any factual quibbles with their plan unlike George Washington talking nonsense about imperial measurements that predated America.

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Carey

Carey

Personally, I'd probably conclude a host walking off Center Stage at the end on camera as being a big deal, but at the end of the day, I could not care less for the musical guest doing that.  While still unusual, outside of big musical guests, usually people tune in for the host.

Makes you wonder how the guy got selected (with Mikey) in the first place.  Although he may be far from the worst in 50 years, anyone as it relates to Saturday Night Live will not have to worry about him going forward.

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iarwain

iarwain

10 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Odd how Morgan Wallen just walked off the Goodnights like that.

I've always thought that end scene with the cast talking to each other and hugging was very awkward.  It seemed to me that this week, the show was running a little ahead of schedule and the Goodnight section was longer than usual.  Sometimes they barely have time to fit it in and it gets cut off.  Maybe that had something to do with it.  Anyway, Wallen walking off doesn't necessarily mean there was bad blood.  Who knows how much interaction the musical guest has with the regular cast anyway?  Maybe he had a plane to catch.

Didn't think it was a very funny show.  I think the only laugh I got was when they showed the little kid who crawled through the White House fence with the Salvadorans in Guantanamo.  

This is the first show in a while where there hasn't been any guest stars from Hollywood or prior cast members.

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ebk57

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23 minutes ago, iarwain said:

Anyway, Wallen walking off doesn't necessarily mean there was bad blood.  Who knows how much interaction the musical guest has with the regular cast anyway?  Maybe he had a plane to catch.

Seems so...

https://people.com/morgan-wallen-abruptly-walks-off-snl-before-shows-end-11705742

 

He's an ass and I don't know why Lorne keeps trying to have him on.  I sincerely hope this is the last time.

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SomeTameGazelle

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56 minutes ago, iarwain said:

I certainly don't pretend to know him well enough to say whether he is an ass or not.

Well, he previously violated the show's COVID protocols and his appearance cancelled.  

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/08/921574715/snl-nixes-morgan-wallen-appearance-after-singer-violates-covid-19-safety-protoco

More recently he was suspended from his label for using a racial slur.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/country-singer-morgan-wallen-suspended-from-label-after-racial-slur

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Joimiaroxeu

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Cold Open:
Savage. Good job SNL, you understood the assignment.

Why did the SNL announcer pronounce  "film" as "fill em"?

Opening Monologue:
Something about Mikey Madison's demeanor wasn't working for me. Nerves or just trying too hard to seem cool?

Worst Flonase commercial ever. Looks like White Lotus dodged a bullet by not hiring the nutbag acting coach. And his brother. Just do it already! (Disclaimer: Not the Nike slogan.) What was with the goosestepping?

Maybe doing a bad British accent makes you have to wait in the big fat line. At least the random Jonas Brother cameo was the hot one.

Bailiff, we got a crawler! The jury duty sketch seemed to be "break out your bad impressions" time, with costumes.

Is Chloe Fineman okay?

I like that first song Morgan Wallen performed, I just don't like his style. His country twang seems affected to me. (Over on reddit someone said it sounded AI-generated. Yep.)

Weekend Update:
This week reality might have provided an overabundance of material for WU. It was one slam dunk after another.
Still too soon for Diddy jokes, Che.
Mistaken for Jay Pharoah? Not even on your best day, Devon.
I had no idea Paddington Bear was an illegal alien perv. 😉
B.O.N. P.A.G.O. F.O.M.O. L.O.C.O. H.O.M.O.

The "make that make sense" sketch must've been written at the last minute. Everyone was relying heavily on the cue cards.

"Praise the Lord and go Vols"? Yeah, no. Eat 'em up, Coogs!

Apparently Morgan Wallen wanted to make sure he upstaged everyone during the goodnights. And then was never asked back. Self-important d-bag.

Mikey was okay. IMO she was game but she was also giving lowey, "I'm too good for this" vibes. I don't care if she ever hosts again. (Oh and also, Demi was robbed!)

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SomeTameGazelle

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3 minutes ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Mistaken for Jay Pharoah? Not even on your best day, Devon.

I think that was just a joke about Devon not being famous and people on the street only vaguely knowing what black cast members are on SNL. 

I didn't mind Devon ribbing Che for not being in the office, but I was confused by the part where he claimed to be the "only" black person when Ego and Kenan also exist. 

7 minutes ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

I had no idea Paddington Bear was an illegal alien perv.

It did annoy me slightly that Colin didn't acknowledge that Paddington is in England and not America when he complained about his legal status. But it also annoyed me that Colin put on his "oh no, they force me to say these terrible things" demeanour to deliver the bit.

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peeayebee

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13 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Huh, I finally have context for that Saratoga and banana meme that's been going around.

I don't know anything about that meme. I guess I also missed any reference to it in this ep.

13 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Odd how Morgan Wallen just walked off the Goodnights like that.

I never watched the Goodnights unless I read something that interests me, then I go back and watch. So I didn't see him race off. I also FF'd thru his songs. 

Not a great ep. I did enjoy the CO. That was funny and well done.

I think they should retire the Acting Class sketch. This was ok. I generally like Marcello, so that's a plus. I liked how he swung his leg around. I had to google John Quiñones, but when I saw his pic, I recognized him. However, why did the audience groan when Marcello mentioned him.

I sorta liked the Waiting in a Big Fat Line. It was well-produced.

I liked a lot of the court sketch. I loved "I already know he's guilty because I'm from the future." Also, Kenan was funny.

What I liked best about Varsity Valley Spring Break was Mikey. And was that a real alligator he was carrying?

WU was pretty good. Loved Colin calling the string of emojis "Fistbump, American Flag, and Tesla." And I hadn't heard that Hegseth had said, "That's all I have to say about that." Did he subconsciously quote Forrest Gump? HA! And then Colin saying that for Hegseth, "Life is more like a box of wine."

"Vice President Vance, seen here watching the plane leave without him."

I enjoyed Devon razzing Che. I never heard of Ashton Hall. 

I'm one of those ladies who is sad that Joann's is closing. For one thing, it's the closest craft store to me. I was just there the other day buying some of the sale items, and a clerk said that she doesn't know where she's going to buy fabric to make clothes. Apparently, Michaels and Hobby Lobby have fabric that's for quilting, not clothes. 

The mobsters sketch didn't work for me. It could have been better. Maybe different actors.

I also didn't care for the Barry the Midwife sketch. Or the SpongeBob/please don't destroy video.

So, Like, What Are We was also a bomb.

And while I liked the animated short, I wish they would have done it as a live-action sketch. I felt that way about the previous animated short they did. Also, I've not been to NYC, so all the stuff they said was interesting. Why is there no 4th Ave?

I know Mikey Madison from Better Things. After seeing the clips from two of her movies, I realize I also saw her in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Of course I didn't know her then. Anyway, I didn't think she added much to the show. 

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Dirge

Dirge

49 minutes ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Worst Flonase commercial ever. Looks like White Lotus dodged a bullet by not hiring the nutbag acting coach. And his brother. Just do it already! (Disclaimer: Not the Nike slogan.) What was with the goosestepping?

The acting coach said that if you do a footwear commercial, you have to lead with the footwear. Or something like that. 

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Ottis

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34 minutes ago, Crashcourse said:

The only thing I've ever seen Mikey Madison in is Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood, as the crazy-eyed Manson chick who gets bonked in the head with a can of (I think) dog food by Brad Pitt, chewed up by his dog, and finally gets flamed in the pool by Leo Dicaprio.

All of which were in the clips she showed. Did she show anything from Better Things? If so, I missed it.

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Trini

Trini

I guess the NYC animation short was the same idea as the George Washington sketch, but what really made it great for me was Bowen and Longfellow's voiceovers. I'm cool with them doing more snarky commentary on whatever.

But I do always wonder how these NYC specific sketches play for everyone not familiar with the city.

 

2 hours ago, peeayebee said:

Why is there no 4th Ave?

 

"Nobody knows."

washington-sketch.png

 

2 hours ago, peeayebee said:

So, Like, What Are We was also a bomb.

I feel like there was a good idea there, but they didn't push it far enough to absurdity. Also maybe the host/girlfriend needed to be more broad(?) to counter Longfellow's straight man.

 

5 hours ago, iarwain said:

This is the first show in a while where there hasn't been any guest stars from Hollywood or prior cast members.

Ouch! at this shade at the Jonas Bros. 😂

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lou ann b

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In response to the previous post about Devon's Update piece, I didn't see him not mentioning Ego and Kenan as a slight, I took it as he was so fired up while picking on Che, that he had some tunnel vision.  Also liked his going into Lorne's office and "Devon, the sketch is cut....okay". And Jost bringing him water. I like Devon, he is always visibly happy to be there.

And I love country music, so I can't stand Wallen. 

 

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Irlandesa

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8 hours ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

Well, he previously violated the show's COVID protocols and his appearance cancelled.  

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/08/921574715/snl-nixes-morgan-wallen-appearance-after-singer-violates-covid-19-safety-protoco

More recently he was suspended from his label for using a racial slur.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/country-singer-morgan-wallen-suspended-from-label-after-racial-slur

You're leaving off one of the biggest Morgan-is-an-asshole moments:

Morgan Wallen threw a chair off of the roof of his bar and it flew six floors down where it landed in front of two Nashville police officers. 

Wallen Sentenced

Had it hit them, he likely would have been in much more trouble but he was able to plead to a lesser crime.  My favorite part of that story is that he and his partner applied to the city council to put up a neon sign to advertise the bar but was rejected, partly due to the incident.  He just got a plain old sign.

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6 hours ago, Trini said:

I guess the NYC animation short was the same idea as the George Washington sketch, but what really made it great for me was Bowen and Longfellow's voiceovers. I'm cool with them doing more snarky commentary on whatever.

But I do always wonder how these NYC specific sketches play for everyone not familiar with the city.

 

"Nobody knows."

washington-sketch.png

 

I'm not a New Yorker, but the I thought it was funny. Caveat: I grew up in Boston, with streets that started out as cow paths, so I'm maybe not the best example. 

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Ottis

Ottis

13 hours ago, possibilities said:

She cried so much on that show that she couldn't be set on fire.

Actually, she always looks to me like she's about to cry.

TBF, they ALL cried a lot on Better Things, even Dietrich Bader. As a dude, I found it fascinating.

18 hours ago, Trini said:

But I do always wonder how these NYC specific sketches play for everyone not familiar with the city.

I have a years-long long record on these forums of complaining about the NYC-specific skits, and I actually have been around the city several times. I just don't care about anything they say about it because to me it's like picking, say, Des Moines, or Waco, and making fun of things there. Not relevant. 

On 3/30/2025 at 1:21 AM, vb68 said:

Yeah I was coming to say I saw that. Don't think I've ever seen someone race off like that ever on the show.  He didn't seem happy being up there.  Bad vibes between him and the cast?

Well, he could have walked off to either side of the stage, and it probably wouldn't have been noticed. But he almost certainly purposely chose the douchy route, right at the front camera, so people saw it. So now I know his music is cliched and he is a douche. 

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heatherchandler

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19 hours ago, Ottis said:

All of which were in the clips she showed. Did she show anything from Better Things? If so, I missed it.

No but apparently she was set on fire in a Scream movie.  I didn’t know there was another Scream.  

 

16 hours ago, iarwain said:

Oh, he's been denounced.  Sounds serious.

For the record, I have no idea who he is, other than that he's been on SNL before.

He is apparently hated here but he’s huge in “real life.”  I mean with young country music fans.

 

 

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proserpina65

proserpina65

22 hours ago, iarwain said:

I certainly don't pretend to know him well enough to say whether he is an ass or not.

His public behavior over the past several years tells me he is a ginormous ass.

22 hours ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

Well, he previously violated the show's COVID protocols and his appearance cancelled.  

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/08/921574715/snl-nixes-morgan-wallen-appearance-after-singer-violates-covid-19-safety-protoco

More recently he was suspended from his label for using a racial slur.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/country-singer-morgan-wallen-suspended-from-label-after-racial-slur

He also threw a chair off the roof of his bar in Nashville and nearly hit people:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/morgan-wallen-pleads-guilty-throwing-chair-rooftop-bar-nashville-rcna184022

He's an ass.

22 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Cold Open:
Savage. Good job SNL, you understood the assignment.

Why did the SNL announcer pronounce  "film" as "fill em"?

How very Father Ted of him.  (See the "Passion of St. Tibulus" episode of that show for the reference.)

21 hours ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

I think that was just a joke about Devon not being famous and people on the street only vaguely knowing what black cast members are on SNL. 

That was my take on it, too.  I think that might've also been behind the only working black SNL actor line.

21 hours ago, peeayebee said:

I'm one of those ladies who is sad that Joann's is closing.

Me too.  It's the only place where I've been able to find the sparkly pom-pom balls my cats love.  I'll have to order them online now, I guess.

 

 

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bunnyface

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45 minutes ago, Ottis said:

Well, he could have walked off to either side of the stage, and it probably wouldn't have been noticed. But he almost certainly purposely chose the douchy route, right at the front camera, so people saw it. So now I know his music is cliched and he is a douche. 

I know his music and it's...okay, and I personally think he's a douche, but I'm willing to admit it could have been an honest mistake.  One of the articles says that was the way he entered and exited at every rehearsal, so he really did think that was the way he was supposed to go.  I dunno.  Although it seems he could have exited that way AFTER the cameras were off, but...I've never been there.  

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Unclejosh

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I think he is a douche most likely based on his public incidents but like the above said that was how he left the stage at every rehearsal and was never told differently. Also from reports of audience members, before the show came back on air, Lorne went on stage to talk and shake Mikey's hand and when Morgan got on stage and went over to them Lorne turned his back and walked away without any interaction with him. Seems like he was not liked or wanted and his appearance was most likely a label/network directive. Reports also said after the show he was very nice and talked to fans and was signing stuff and taking pics with kids and families. 

So he may be a douche overall but not sure the act of how he left was an example of it since that was how it was rehearsed.

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iarwain

iarwain

I keep hearing about Wallen walking off at the end, they certainly seem to be making a big deal of it.  I heard a quote from Keenan saying something like "I guess he didn't get the assignment", or something like that.  On the radio, I heard it noted that SNL had cancelled his appearance, which was right after he had gotten into some trouble.  So maybe he was trying to show some disrespect to the show that didn't support him previously.  If he feels that way about it though, why be on the show in the first place?

I also heard he is a massive star now, which I was not aware of since I don't listen to much new country.  

ABitOFluff

ABitOFluff

1 hour ago, iarwain said:

I keep hearing about Wallen walking off at the end, they certainly seem to be making a big deal of it.  I heard a quote from Keenan saying something like "I guess he didn't get the assignment", or something like that.  On the radio, I heard it noted that SNL had cancelled his appearance, which was right after he had gotten into some trouble.  So maybe he was trying to show some disrespect to the show that didn't support him previously.  If he feels that way about it though, why be on the show in the first place?

I also heard he is a massive star now, which I was not aware of since I don't listen to much new country.  

His first scheduled appearance was canceled because he was filmed partying and making out with Alabama sorority girls during Covid. Jack White filled in. They rescheduled, and he performed, so he didn't seem have a problem with that. 

He's been a bit of a s*** stirrer for awhile, and now I think he's just coming off like a diva. 

iarwain

iarwain

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7 minutes ago, ABitOFluff said:

His first scheduled appearance was canceled because he was filmed partying and making out with Alabama sorority girls during Covid. Jack White filled in. They rescheduled, and he performed, so he didn't seem have a problem with that. 

He's been a bit of a s*** stirrer for awhile, and now I think he's just coming off like a diva. 

Diva sounds like an apt description.  Some of his antics remind me of rock stars back in the '60s and '70s.  Reminds me of a Mick Jagger quote:  Fame doesn't sit easily on anyone's shoulders.

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wknt3

wknt3

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On 3/30/2025 at 1:01 AM, Galileo908 said:

A Big Dumb Line: Boy ain't that a mood. and of course whatever they were in line for was gonna be just okay. And hi, random Joe Jonas cameo.


So apparently there is a reason that it felt sort of random...

Morgan Wallen refused to do ‘SNL’ sketch before abrupt exit, so another singer stepped in: ‘Not super friendly'

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