Ayo Edebiri fights drugs on campus, confronts Nikki Haley while hosting ‘SNL’
‘The Bear’ star made her hosting debut, playing a variety of weirdos.
This week’s Saturday Night Live couldn’t have felt any more different than last week’s episode. If you watch SNL because you want to see the host and cast shine (as opposed to watching Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon hijack an episode), Ayo Edebiri’s first time hosting was right up your alley.
I’m not sure if it was Edebiri herself, SNL’s writers or (most likely) a combination of the two, but this episode felt slightly off kilter in the best way. Edebiri’s characters had weird quirks. They spoke in ways that weren’t exactly normal. They wanted to start new society in elevators, keep their friends off mushrooms and make it clear that they did not give their consent to be hypnotized.
As a standup comedian herself, Edebiri never seemed out of place on the SNL stage. She fully committed to each sketch, never appeared to be reliant on the cue cards and effortlessly synced up with the show’s cast.
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