Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Refreshing <em>SNL</em> Monologue
The first-time host, fresh off an Emmy sweep for <em>Fleabag, </em>provided a welcome shot of cheeky social commentary on an otherwise uneven episode.
During its season premiere last week, Saturday Night Live trotted out celebrity guests and ex–cast members to jazz up its. In the episode’s cold open, Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump blustered about impeachment proceedings; relief for the president (and for viewers) arrived in the form of the Showtime character Ray Donovan, a fixer played by the actor Liev Schreiber. Last night’s episode, which again began with an impeachment-focused sketch, traded Schreiber for a different guest—Matthew Broderick, in the role of a laissez-faire Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
