Saturday Night Liveis back and that’s really how you know that fall is here. The hit comedy show returned for its 48th season and with it came a great episode for hostMiles Tellerand musical guestKendrick Lamar. One of the first sketches of the night poked fun at men with game show host, Halen Hardy (Teller). The idea is simple: Celebrity men get a DM from a woman on Instagram and they have to reply in a normal way. Which seems impossible given the group of celebrities they’ve collected to do so.
Mikey DayplaysAdam Levinewho famously had his DMs go viral on Twitter where he was…well, not normal at all. Then there wasJames Austin JohnsonasArmie Hammer, whose peculiar DMs also went viral and who, in the sketch, cannot send a normal DM as well. The sketch also includedNeil deGrasse Tyson(Kenan Thompson), who only needed to send a “thank you” to win, and even then, he cannot.
The only player good at this game isBowen Yangwho is playing himself, and when Halen Hardy asks why that is, Yang responds that it is because he’s gay and can respond to women normally. That is unless the DM comes fromDua Lipaand then all bets are off.
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The game show setups onSaturday Night Liveare some of the best because it allows the cast and host to show off their impressions, and also they’re just plain funny. Getting all the men who have become infamous for their DMs and making them answer on a game show would genuinely be great television but also, the smart premise and Halen Hardy’s visible frustration when he gives these men the answer they need to win, and they still don’t listen to him sells the sketch. Watching them just push aside what Halen Hardy is telling them to do is hilarious because it shows just how much they’re willing to do to respond horribly to a DM over winning millions of dollars. For instance, it goes without saying that asking to see the ladies' most liked vacation pictures first before typing up a response is a sure sign the response will not go well.
The positively received sketch was one of the many highlights of Tellers' performance as host. Check out the ‘Send Something Normal’ sketch below:
