Chloe and Ariana currently have their eyes closed in this photo. Are they making a wish? … Happy Birthday! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)

Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.

Here we go everybody, it’s time for another review of a new Saturday Night Live episode! And well, the third time’s the charm. (Or at least that’s the hope.)

Josh James Brolin has now hosted a trio of SNL eps, even though I’d kinda forgotten his second outing, though perhaps I shouldn’t have. Similarly, Ariana Grande-Butera (professionally, she usually drops the “Butera”) is doing a 3rd go-round as musical guest. She was also the host that second time, and she’s appeared in sketches all three times.

Because this episode originally aired on my birthday, I’ll be reviewing each sketch according to the template “Happy Birthday to…”

State of the Union: Happy Birthday to Leg Day!

Josh Brolin’s Monologue: Happy Birthday to Kenan Thompson’s Ageless Face!

Bank Robbery: Happy Birthday to Curly Hair!

Airplane Song: Happy Birthday to Long Curly Hair!

People Pleaser Support Group: Happy Birthday to Improv!

Wine and Cheese Night: Happy Birthday to Puppetry!

Shrimp Tower: Happy Birthday to The Opposite of Logic!

Shonda: Happy Birthday to The Truth!

Ariana Grande, “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”: Happy Birthday to the 20th Anniversary of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind!

Weekend Update: The Jokes: Happy Birthday to Self-Deprecation!

Movie Musical Masterpieces: Happy Birthday to Pop Music!

Sandwich King: Happy Birthday to Bread, Meats & Cheese!

Ariana Grande, “imperfect for you”: Happy Birthday to Gold!

Lisa from Temecula at Indy’s Wings: Happy Birthday to Gratuity!
Well with that, SNL will take a few weeks off and then rise back up on Easter weekend with a guest lineup of Ramy Youssef and Travis Scott.

One more thing: earlier in the week, I flirted with the idea of tweeting @ Josh Brolin and Ariana Grande asking them to say “Happy Birthday” to me during the show. If they somehow saw it and agreed, I would have then made a donation to their favorite charities. I didn’t actually do that, but Ariana did sing “Happy Birthday”: