Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe big change the show made this fall was to bring in Mr. Baldwin to pinch-hit. If I try to visualize Mr. Trump from the debates now, I see Mr. Baldwin instead, hulking, heavy-breathing, his lips pursed open like the suckers of some deep-sea creature. Then came the final category: “Lives That Matter.” Said the host, “Well, it was good while it lasted, Doug.”This wasn’t just the best sketch of the “S.N.L.” election season. The final cold open with Mr. Baldwin and Ms. McKinnon likewise turned its focus from the candidates to us. It was hardly the most hilarious election sketch “S.N.L.” has ever done.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2016 19:18 UTC