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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, it’s time to review another episode of Saturday Night Live! And just like last week’s edition, we’ve got a dude hosting for the fourth time after more than a decade since his third. But unlike Thomas Jacob Black, Jonathan Daniel Hamm has made plenty of cameo appearances in the intervening period. And as for the songs, well, fourth time’s clearly the charm, because Melissa Jefferson (better known as Lizzo) is also making her fourth appearance as musical guest.

In honor of one of Jon Hamm’s most classic SNL sketches, I’m going to review each segment of this episode by declaring if it’s More Hammy or More Bubbly. One isn’t necessarily better than the other, it all depends on the context!

The Cleansing of the Temple: This cold opening was definitely More Hammy. We’re living through a whole pork-filled era, in fact.

Jon Hamm’s Monologue: As expected, this host intro was certainly More Hammy, although it did get a little Bubblier when Kieran Culkin showed up. (Unlike last week when he just hung out in the audience 😜)

CTCBC: This program about business news for people living paycheck to paycheck is certainly More Hammy, although it wants to be Bubbly (especially considering the mention of “Uncle Bubble”).

please don’t destroy: Missing Person: Considering the presence of Hawaiian pizza in this pre-filmed segment, you might expect that it would be More Hammy, but it’s actually More Bubbly, but in a freaked-out sort of way.

Guess! The Correct! Answer!: Game show contestant played by Jon Hamm reveals too much about himself: When More Bubbly Becomes Too Bubbly.

The White POTUS: Was Sarah Sherman playing a Dickensian street urchin by way of Aimee Lou Wood’s White Lotus character? Anyway, much like the cold opening, this was a thoroughly Hammy example of our current pork-filled era.

Lizzo, “Love in Real Life”/”Still Bad”: You know Lizzo is one of our Bubbliest pop stars around right now, baby! Her backup dancers were giving Rhythm Nation.

Weekend Update: The Jokes: The Hammiest joke was probably the one about the OnlyFans chicken feet, while the Bubbliest was probably the one about “Sheher Theythem” (at least in terms of the pace of the delivery).
Weekend Update: Chen Biao: China’s trade daddy has always been More Bubbly, although you do have to be pretty sober to pull off zingers about hot girls feeling left out of Braces Camp.
Weekend Update: Emil Wakim: You know, Emil was so even-keeled that I don’t think you could really call him particularly Hammy or Bubbly. (Although entering to the tune of Sousa’s Monty Python-eriffic “Liberty Bell” march leaned toward the latter.)
Weekend Update: Dawn Altman (Colin’s Accountant): Here’s what I have to say right now: Sarah Sherman’s Update characters that take a pickax to Colin Jost are basically the Platonic Ideal Mix of Hamm and Bubbly.

New Baby: A gay couple (played by Hamm and Yang) arriving with a surprise youngster and taking offense to all of their friend’s questions? Oh yeah, Totally Bubbly. (And hilarious to boot!)

Lizzo, “Don’t Make Me Love You”: What I said about Lizzo for her first song also applies here. And man, listen to that bass go!

Herpastopper: This fake ad takes mercilessly accurate stock of the current state of medication commercials, and you know that’s a Bubbly flex.

New Employee Meeting: A company’s recent hires introduce themselves with some icebreakers, and they’re all More Bubbly than Hammy in their own particular ways.

Well, that about does it for April 2025 (at least as far as SNL is concerned), but May-be we’ll all reconvene in May for an episode hosted by Quinta Brunson and musical guest-ed by Benson Boone.