9/17/2023 0 Comments Ryan gosling papyrus shirt![]() ![]() Much better – and infinitely weirder – was Gosling’s tour de lunacy “Papyrus,” one of those late-in-show pre-taped bits too bizarre for the pre-midnight stretch. The all-cast endeavor had a few good moments (Leslie Jones: “What’s my size? Why don’t you ask me about my accomplishments?”) but the trigger-warning comedy about the Safe Space Generation arrives maybe a year too late. Gosling also appeared in two of the episode’s digital shorts, including the so-so “Levi’s Wokes,” a commercial parody of gender non-conforming, style-neutral and generally hideous jeans, pockets sold separately (“Who said I have hands?”). Gosling’s monologue was all about “saving jazz,” an ode to La La Land that also mashed in elements of Blade Runner, a fake Harrison Ford anecdote, some piano noodling and, finally, a surprise appearance by La La co-star Emma Stone. Ok, so maybe a little too much ease, with all of Gosling’s character-breaking laughing, but no big harm and not too much foul there. With Blade Runner 2049 about to drop, the heat-seeking Gosling was an obvious catch, and his ease on the SNL stage guided the cast-shaken series through any first-night jitters. Lorne Michael’s wisest move of the just-beginning season 43 was hiring the ever convivial – if way too giggly – Ryan Gosling as its first host. ![]() Previous Saturday Night Live made yet another fine casting choice last night, though it had nothing to do with political doppelgangers (though there was plenty of that too). ![]() Watch Che’s segment above, at about the 1:47 mark. Trump touched a nerve, and now Che is doing the same. The moment seems especially powerful because the laconic Che drops his usual cool and shows, for a quick second, some righteous anger. Bowen Yang Taking Break From His 'Las Culturistas' Podcast Amid "Bad Bouts Of Depersonalization" ![]()
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