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highplainsdem

(63,076 posts) Sat May 16, 2026, 07:12 PM Saturday

Will Ferrell is hosting the season finale of SNL tonight, with Paul McCartney as musical guest

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Will Ferrell is hosting the season finale of SNL tonight, with Paul McCartney as musical guest (Original Post) highplainsdem Saturday OP

If anyone posts SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #1

I know who they are and that's why I won't be watching. Deuxcents Saturday #2

Just curious why??? a kennedy Saturday #4

Will Ferrell is not funny..he's silly, at best. McCarthy is too bubble gum. Deuxcents Saturday #5

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I don't often know who BOTH the host and musical guest are. yellow dahlia Saturday #3

Sad that Paul's singing voice is pretty much gone Martin Eden Yesterday #6

I tried to give it a chance senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #9

They played Band on the Run Martin Eden 20 hrs ago #10

It was sad on many accounts PCIntern Yesterday #8

Not a Rebl2 20 hrs ago #11

SocialDemocrat61

(8,029 posts)

1. If anyone posts

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 07:22 PM

Saturday

that they don’t know who either of them are, they should sent to a home immediately.

Deuxcents

(27,680 posts)

2. I know who they are and that's why I won't be watching.

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2026, 07:31 PM

Saturday

a kennedy

(36,339 posts)

4. Just curious why???

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Sat May 16, 2026, 09:05 PM

Saturday

Deuxcents

(27,680 posts)

5. Will Ferrell is not funny..he's silly, at best. McCarthy is too bubble gum.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #4)

Sat May 16, 2026, 11:20 PM

Saturday

I’m reading The 1619 Project and it’s intense but I can’t put it down for too long so I’ll be reading..

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yellow dahlia

(6,448 posts)

3. I don't often know who BOTH the host and musical guest are.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 09:00 PM

Saturday

Predictions for cold opening?

The grifter getting steamrolled by Xi? (Could be funny,...albeit geopolitically unnerving.)

The grifter stealing billions from the IRS/Treasury? (Not funny.)

Martin Eden

(15,871 posts)

6. Sad that Paul's singing voice is pretty much gone

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 08:29 AM

Yesterday

He looks better than he sounds.

senseandsensibility

(25,503 posts)

9. I tried to give it a chance

Reply to Martin Eden (Reply #6)

Sun May 17, 2026, 02:54 PM

22 hrs ago

but it was painful It seems like I saw him recently sounding good. Oh well, I tried to make it through the first song but couldn't and don't know if he did another.

Martin Eden

(15,871 posts)

10. They played Band on the Run

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #9)

Sun May 17, 2026, 05:00 PM

20 hrs ago

Other singers joined Paul, which masked his deficiency.

PCIntern

(28,581 posts)

8. It was sad on many accounts

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 12:11 PM

Yesterday

not the least of which was that Paul can no longer sing. It depressed the hell out of me

And…the skits had some potential but were generally very unfunny.

Rebl2

(17,925 posts)

11. Not a

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 05:17 PM

20 hrs ago

fan of Ferrell. Just watched McCartney, but couldn’t take much of that and didn’t watch the rest.

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