Oprah as the stern mother has a lot of funny lines in this, especially her remarks about Cabrini’s boyfriend. Funny how Cabrini Green uses a knock-knock joke to break the news to her mother that she’s pregnant. I don’t recall her using that voice ever again for the remainder of her SNL tenure. For some reason, I like hearing Nora doing an “urban” voice. (host) finds out that daughter Cabrini Green is pregnant Despite a few good simple-minded statements from Pat as usual, this was an overall dull installment and a few too many parts of the interview portion felt like a genuine interview. Overall, the brief hiatus unfortunately didn’t do the Pat Stevens Show sketches any good, as they still continue to suffer diminishing returns. Pat Stevens’ pre-interview segment wasn’t as funny as some of her previous ones have been. At least they put this frequently-used sketch on a bit of a hiatus after the previous installment.
Host gives some tips on how to run a talk show The first-person POV shot with Mellencamp’s bangs obscuring part of his vision didn’t make me laugh all that much. Lookin’ At America through John Cougar-Mellencamp’s (RDJ) eyes & hair JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP’S LOOKIN’ AT AMERICA Oprah’s attempt at a Tommy Flanagan impression was kinda cringeworthy, despite her best efforts. Flanagan’s “How would YOU know?” response to Oprah was clever. Again, I like Tommy Flanagan, but will this EVER stop? This really shows how desperate this season is for a hit. Here’s our obligatory weekly Tommy Flanagan appearance, which now makes this the FIFTH consecutive episode he’s appeared in. Unsurprisingly, she’s coming off comfortable in front of a live audience. Funny opening line from Oprah about the Academy Awards.
Tommy Flanagan gives host an Oscar that belongs to Walter Brennan Good ending with Oprah exiting the room while holding a beat-up Lorne in a headlock.
A great laugh from Danitra blunty suggesting “Beat her!” Ha, during Oprah’s listing-off of stereotypical characters she refuses to play, I got a good laugh from one of them being Refrigerator Perry. Lorne asking Oprah why she’s not in costume for the Aunt Jemima sketch is funny, though I was recently told that an Aunt Jemima sketch was supposedly an actual idea that Al Franken legitimately pitched to Oprah earlier that week. Slave DAV tells LOM to beat host for refusing black stereotype material Segments are rated on a scale of 1-5 stars