A screenshot for the promo of this episode (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.

Hellooooo, my SNL family! Well, it’s time to talk about the October 19, 2024 episode of this here sketch comedy program that we all love to laugh at. The guest lineup, in case you weren’t paying attention, consisted of Michael Keaton and Billie Eilish. Interestingly enough, this was both his fourth time as host AND her fourth time as musical guest. But there was much more time elapsed in his case, as he first stopped by in 1982, while she made her Studio 8H debut in 2019.

As for my reviewing style this week, I’m going to stick with a classic, as I transcribe the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching the episode.

Baier-Harris Interview
-Make America Big Again?
-“Old Testament Fyre Festival”
– “No Joker. No joke!”

Michael Keaton’s Monologue
-Will Andy finally get his BJ into a sketch?
-“Remember? From the film?”

Shop TV
-Is that Jon Hamm as the Minion?
-(Hey, remember when Michael Keaton was in Minions?)
-“Do those cookies come in different ethnicities?”

please don’t destroy: Skydiving
-Did Grandpa do it?

Hey Soul Sister
-“Detriot” (?)
-Is that what this song is about?
-What’s the etymology of “stank”?

TikTok
-Was Kenan playing Marshawn Lynch?
-“Thank you. That was … singing.”
-A lot of interracial romance in this episode

Billie 👁️lish, “Birds of a Feather”
-Is she actually a Yankees fan despite being from CA?*
(*-I’m jumping in quick to add some elaboration that I didn’t write in my notes: when I saw that Billie was wearing a baseball cap, I was worried that, as a Los Angeles native, she was wearing a Dodgers cap, aka the only non-New York team left in the MLB playoffs. But it appeared that there was a Yankees logo there! So now I don’t know what to think.)

Weekend Update
-“Now That’s What I Call Dementia” is only up to Vol. 1?
Emil Wakim
-“En, not us.”
-Christian Arabs ≈ Black Dudes with Anime Backpacks
-Was the Colin line improvised?
-Brady is part owner of Raiders – which part?
-“I don’t appreciate that response.”
Sarah Sherman
-“Inclusiviating”
-Resting Rabbi Face

Think About It
-“Jingaling” or “Jiggy Lane”?
-“I know you’re from Nebraska, but stop.”
-“You think Jesus had a driver’s license?”

Billie Eilish, “Wildflower”
-I wonder who this song is about

Halloween Rises
-Are Jaxson and Beau sleeping 2gether?

Mexican Restaurant
-I thought “Sail Away” was about to start playing

Well, after 4 weeks in a row of new episodes to start the season, SNL is going to take the pre-Halloween weekend off and then (triumphantly?) return on November 2 with John Mulaney and Chappell Roan.