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All season long, I’ve been reviewing each SNL episode in a self-professed “wacky” manner. So I decided to keep that up for the season recap by alternating the text color for each of my selections. (And make sure you don’t miss my wacky list of the Best Sketches of the Season that I posted yesterday!)

Most Valuable Cast Member
21-Tie for First Place!

Best Hosts
1. Willem Dafoe
2. Will Forte
3. Natasha Lyonne

Best Monologues
1. Jerrod Carmichael
2. Kieran Culkin
3. Will Forte

Best Musical Guests
1. Lizzo
2. Halsey
3. Rosalía

Best Weekend Update Segments
1. Laughintosh 3000
2. Sarah Sherman
3. Trend Forecasters

Best Episodes
1. Kieran Culkin/Ed Sheeran
2. Jerrod Carmichael/Gunna
3. Simu Liu/Saweetie

Best Quote
“Elementary, my dear furball.”