Saturday Night Live – Season 44, Episode 1 Adam Driver; Kanye West

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Saturday Night Live – Season 44, Episode 1

Adam Driver; Kanye West

Aired Sep 29, 2018

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Host Adam Driver; Kanye West performs.

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A game Adam Driver can't overcome lackluster writing and a sluggish pace, though a few off-the-cuff comments from Kanye West make for a memorable premiere -- for better or worse.

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Zach Vasquez

Guardian

10/08/2018

The hot buttons were brushed, if not fully pushed, the sketches were more miss than hit, Driver made for a game and likable host, and Kanye Kanye'd.

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LaToya Ferguson

IndieWire

10/08/2018

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Even pre-Trump, Kanye and "SNL" have always had a weird hate-hate relationship, but now we're not even getting any good performances to go along with that.

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Ryan McGee

Rolling Stone

10/08/2018

The world has changed. SNL has not. At times, this is a source of comfort. At other times, it's a source of immense frustration.

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Ethan Anderton

Slashfilm

10/08/2018

Of course Adam Driver was fantastic, but Matt Damon stole the show in the cold open as Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Matt Melis

Consequence

10/08/2018

There were some worthwhile moments last night. The problem is that just about all of them stemmed from a guest appearance.

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

10/08/2018

I don't know if this cold open is going to change anything, but you can bet your ass it's going viral.

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Synopsis

Host Adam Driver; Kanye West performs.

Creator: Lorne Michaels
Network: NBC
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 29, 2018

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