Host: Chadwick BosemanFirst of all: Boseman’s choice of ensemble for the monologue? Good God, the man knows how to dress.
He also knows how to deliver a few solid jokes and dance, and it was good to see the writers take advantage of both elements.It was also the closest that “SNL” got to taking advantage of Boseman’s status as America’s Preeminent Black Biopic Star, referencing his past work portraying not just the King of Wakanda, but historical figures like Jackie Robinson and James Brown.
The episode in general was interesting in how it chose largely to use Boseman as a utility player rather than lean into his specific characteristics for sketches, which can usually go one of two ways: Create unique opportunities for weird-ass moments, or lead to a lot of straight-down-the-middle safe bets.This week featured far more of the latter, with a fair
Read full article
Leave a Reply