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Saturday Night Live – Season 44, Episode 20 Emma Thompson; Jonas Brothers

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Saturday Night Live – Season 44, Episode 20

Emma Thompson; Jonas Brothers

Aired May 11, 2019

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Host Emma Thompson; Jonas Brothers perform.

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Despite performing some undercooked skits, first-time host and noted thespian Emma Thompson brings her comedic A game to Studio 8H.

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Ryan McGee

Rolling Stone

After the nostalgic highs of last week's Adam Sandler-hosted installment, this week's show managed to start extremely strong but ultimately didn't have quite the firepower to sustain things after [Weekend] Update.

May 13, 2019

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Verne Gay

Newsday

With Emma Thompson as host, this penultimate edition of the year was in fact a good one: A charmer with a couple of memorable skits.

May 13, 2019

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Matthew Love

Time Out

Dauntless thesp Emma Thompson displays no nerves and no doubts in her SNL debut. The material, however, doesn't feel all that suited to her.

Rated: 3/5

May 13, 2019

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Ethan Anderton

Slashfilm

The British actress brought some serious comedic chops to the show, fueled by her longtime acting careers, and the result was a hilarious episode that stayed true to the tradition of the Mother's Day episode by having some great special guests pop up.

May 13, 2019

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John-Michael Bond

Paste Magazine

Overall it's a fine episode of Saturday Night Live, with a surprisingly strong Weekend Update and a few moments of brilliance. Emma Thompson is a delight in general, so hopefully, she gets to come back and host again sometime.

Rated: 7.0/10

May 13, 2019

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

Motion to make Emma Thompson permanent host. Is that a seconded I hear? Motion passes!

May 13, 2019

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Synopsis

Host Emma Thompson; Jonas Brothers perform.

Director: Don Roy King
Creator: Lorne Michaels
Executive Producer: Lorne Michaels
Screenwriter: Lorne Michaels
Network: NBC
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2019

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