A screenshot of people who have been on your TV (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.

Welcome to November, readers of my Saturday Night Live reviews! For this edition, we’ve got a couple of mainstays of 2020s SNL for our guest lineup, with Miles Teller making his second hosting appearance since 2022 and Brandi Carlile hitting her fourth time as musical g., just a little over four years since her first.

Since this episode began airing the evening after Halloween, I would imagine that plenty of us were still in a spooky mood. Ergo, I shall be reviewing this episode by declaring what The Scariest Part of each sketch was.

NYC Mayoral Debate: The Scariest Part of the cold opening was how accurately it took the temperature of the room.

Miles Teller’s Monologue: The Scariest Part of Miles’ monologue was the implication of alcoholism… I hope it was all in jest! (It probably was.)

What Did I Do Last Night?: The Scariest Part of this game show parody was the series of references to moderate, but significant bodily injuries.

Property Brothers: The Scariest Part of this pre-filmed sketch was all the tension simmering underneath.

NHL Promo: The Scariest Part of this sketch was Didier and Midge’s gaslighting.

Gone Without a Trace: The Scariest Part of this true crime parody was its implication of a bowel movement so intense it required immediate bathing afterward.

Newspoint: The Scariest Part of this broadcast news parody was how nobody will be able to drink all those smoothies.

Brandi Carlile, “Church & State”: The Scariest Part of this performance was just how fully it matched the sound and resonance of U2 at their most urgent.

Weekend Update: The Jokes: The Scariest Part of Michael and Colin’s material was Che’s 6,7-style recitation of “9,11” (and how much it made me laugh).
Weekend Update: George Santos: The Scariest Part of this correspondent piece was the reminder that society is a series of cracked mirrors.
Weekend Update: Two People Who Just Hooked Up: The Scariest Part of this desk commentary was that little persnickety lack of communication that can ruin everything.

Murder Press Briefing: The Scariest Part of this scene set in the wake of serial killing was how it wasn’t scary at all, but was instead filled with so much bonhomie, despite all the trauma this town surely must have endured.

Brandi Carlile, “Human”: The Scariest Part of this performance was how its title prompted me to have existential musings.

Italian Restaurant: The Scariest Part of the final sketch of the night was the Signature Kenan Thompson punctuation mark.

Well, I hope you found this review both a trick and a treat. Next week, we’ll go further into November as Nikki Glaser and sombr both make their SNL debuts.