Host Nikki Glaser Can’t Lift 'SNL' Out of Its Season-Long Funk

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Cold Open — James Austin Johnson’s Prez returns, speaking from the Oval Office, yapping on about the state of the country while a pharmaceutical rep is passed out. Spoiler: The state of the country is not great. Upside: We won’t have to worry about expensive Thanksgiving turkeys because all the planes are grounded and our families won’t be able to to travel. “Killing two birds with another bird. Now you’ve got a bunch of crazy birds.” (Score: 5 out of 10)

Nikki Glaser Monologue — I like Nikki Glaser, I do . But her comedy leans toward the cruel (she does three minutes on how short her boyfriend is here), and while that plays well in her stand-up specials, it feels … weird and out of place on SN

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