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Saturday Night Live – Season 45, Episode 9

Scarlett Johansson; Niall Horan

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Airs Sat Dec 14

Comedy

67%

9 Reviews

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Host Scarlett Johansson; Niall Horan performs.

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Ryan McGee

Rolling Stone

Let's put it this way: you know it's not the show's week when even Bowen Yang's Chen Baio fails to truly land.

Dec 16, 2019

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Zach Vasquez

Guardian

Most of the sketches were funnier in concept than execution but the episode as a whole remained breezy and fun, with a number of solid musical spots and some particularly impressive special effects.

Dec 16, 2019

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Matthew Love

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Many of the best sketches owe their success to smart writing rather than any wild performances from Johansson, but she anchors all of her scenes with a touch of emotional honesty that most hosts would never be able to locate

3/5

Dec 16, 2019

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Karen Valby

Vanity Fair

It was the best of times as Saturday Night Live lamented this worst of times.

Dec 16, 2019

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

In the monologue, Thanos/Pete Davidson shows up and dusts half the cast. It's mostly lame except for all the jokes ScarJo makes at the expense of her fiance Colin Jost.

Dec 16, 2019

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Ethan Anderton

Slashfilm

This episode wasn't bad, but it was aggressively average. Maybe the writers are holding back some of their best ideas for when Eddie Murphy arrives next weekend

Dec 16, 2019

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Episode Synopsis

Host Scarlett Johansson; Niall Horan performs.

Executive Producer: Lorne Michaels
Network: NBC
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: Dec 14, 2019
Run Time: 1 hr. 33 min.