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Cecily Strong stole the show as Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, as did Melissa Villase\u00f1or as a post-Met-Gala AOC. In his opening monologue, Owen Wilson poked fun at the negative reviews he\u2019s received from critics over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biden Unites Democrats Cold Open - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uzEPvj46rGQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Owen Wilson Monologue - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FZrfqnSfMcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the night\u2019s strongest sketches was of a school board meeting derailed by conspiracy theories and critical race theory outrage. Alex Moffat and Ego Nwodim took on nearly the entire cast of <em>SNL <\/em>as unhinged parents and townspeople, each more absurd than the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"School Board Meeting - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C2dj59Db1C4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, Kacey Musgraves took to the stage with new single \u201cJustified.\u201d The song kicks off the second act of her fourth studio album, <em>star-crossed<\/em>, which she conceived as a three-act Greek tragedy in album form. 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On September 14, 2021, MacDonald passed away from acute leukemia after privately battling the disease for nine years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Che and Jost handing over Weekend Update to the late, great Norm MacDonald. Good job, guys. \ud83d\ude2d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SNLPremiere?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SNLPremiere<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bl58Yt0TYt\">pic.twitter.com\/bl58Yt0TYt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; La Brea of SEA (@goodgrlbreabrea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodgrlbreabrea\/status\/1444521719671132160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Kacey Musgraves closed out the episode with <em>star-crossed<\/em>\u2019s biggest tearjerker, \u201cCamera Roll.\u201d Lyrically, the song is about looking back on a relationship with rose-tinted glasses after only preserving the good memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Kardashian-West will be hosting next Saturday, with Halsey serving as the musical guest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNL has returned for its 47th season, with Owen Wilson hosting and Kacey Musgraves as the musical guest. 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