Saturday Night Live: Don Cheadle shines as Baldwin's Trump moans | Television and radio

ABaldwin returns as Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency to fund his border wall. He laments the legal procedure in a singular tone of voice about his medical exam ("I'm still standing at 6 feet 7 inches, shredded!"), Avoids questions, discusses his meeting with Kim Jong- a tariff with "Gina", before returning to the need of "wall".

It's a generally vague and insipid recap of political discussion topics, with Baldwin telephoning him even more than usual. That being said, given the president's shameful and resentful tone during his Friday speech, it's one of Baldwin's most compelling impressions.

Don Cheadle, who "participated in the draw organized by the SNL Avengers" and won, takes the reins of

the first time. He recognizes that he is one of these actors, but can not necessarily name him. He draws the picture of what people think of him according to the role they know him: Boogie Nights, Hotel Rwanda – "Rwanda Forever", as Leslie Jones, star of the film, says when she interrupts her monologue for Photo – or even its trick Ice tray on the Prince of Bel-Air charge.

Fresh Takes is a first-year TV news program offered by three clumsy teenagers. They are joined by their teacher, Mr. P (Cheadle), a nerdy gossip that unfairly discloses personal information about his colleagues and admits to giving brownies to weeds to students. It is a drawing that is most often forgotten, but Cheadle strives to make an idiot character unforgettable.

Extreme Baking Champion features four contestants preparing cakes inspired by famous cartoon characters. Except for a well-made SpongeBob SquarePants (which judges hate inexplicably), the entries are all a disaster. These included an ill-built Olaf Snowman, a Penis Yoda and a deformed and sensitive Cookie Monster (named, for whatever reason, Sean) who urges to be wiped out of his misery amid waves of vomiting. bluish. The deflated competitor of Cheadle is a constant source of hilarity, and the show scores points for doing odd at first.

Pound Puppy is a giant fur dog costume / tent that couples can use to hide their love of confused animals. There is nothing more than that, and it's over before you start.

Rocker Gary Clark Jr is the musical guest of the week. He plays the song Pearl Cadillac. Weekend Update then attacks the "frenzy" of a speech by Trump. Che admits he's tired of joking about Trump and his "idiot wall" and admits he wants to see what he looks like.

The hosts welcome President Nancy Pelosi (Kate McKinnon) and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (Alex Moffat). They claim to have been played by Trump but do not hide their pride in having missed it so easily. It's not particularly funny, but you have to imagine that it could work trump in a foam.

A satisfied tool, Jules, who sees things a little differently, joins the panel to discuss the Oscars. Always ready to prove that he is super awake, he says that he loves Black Panther ("or as I call him Equal Panther"), although he also admits to liking Green Book ( a film about "a wise black musician teaching an Italian how to love." Finally, the super-centenary Death Felder (Mikey Day) tells stories of other super-centenarians, the main thing being that they are all dead. is a little fun, and the contrast between the adorable cartoon of Day tweedy and the sadness of the material works well.

Celebrity Family Feud: Oscar nominees see movie veterans (Spike Lee, Sam Elliott, Olivia Coleman and Sam Elliot) face off against Movie Newbies (Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali). It's been a while since SNL has not had so many celebrity impressions, and it's been doing it for a longer time than it rightly, so you'd think they'd go all-in and make it the centerpiece of that episode.

Unfortunately, everything is over almost as soon as it starts. The focus is on Melissa Villasenor's Gaga, which is understandable considering how she felt last week, but McKinnon's freak, Close, and Cecily Strong's drunken Coleman. remarkable. The merit is also due to Pete Davidson's simple and elegant joke, without costume or affect, who is a deadly bell ringer for Malek.

In Bar Fight, a biker (Beck Beckett) and a trucker (Cheadle) meet face to face, but their pace was disrupted by the return of another customer who accidentally placed Lollipop, the ultra-addictive dance jam of Mika, on the jukebox. Soon, the two men separate, joined by the rest of the cast. This sketch will stimulate research on Lollipop, which is catchy.

Gary Clark Jr performs his incendiary protest anthem, This Land. Next, Roach-Ex is a typically caricatural advertisement for a badroach-killer spray (filled with anthropomorphized badroaches invading a suburban home), which quickly turns into a disturbing and violent domestic drama. It's another good idea that we do not give enough time.

Regal Promenade Pavilion is a very glossy and misunderstood commercial for an event center in Queens. McKinnon and Aidy Bryant embody the ethnic vibe of the husband and wife owners, who make a list of small annoyances and nonsense: sticky carpet, valets for kids, raw rose bathroom hand soap, lousy and incompetent photographers. Anyone who has ever attended a wedding or a family reunion in a medium budget location will find their happiness.

In the end, a mediocre episode that would have been better served by giving a few sketches time to breathe. Nevertheless, a solid host and a musical act help to improve things. Let's hope the two come back in the future.