Eddie Murphy hosts SNL for the first time since 1984, making this the most highly anticipated episode in recent memory. A lot has changed since last we saw Mister Robinson, but he’s managed to hold onto his apartment even as gentrification has completely transformed the neighborhood . A good sketch to begin with (props to the props department), Murphy still manages to elevate it with top-notch delivery. Lizzo returns and, surrounded by a winter wonderland replete with candy-cane dance poles, performs a noel-themed version of Good as Hell. Like fellow 2019 comeback king Adam Sandler’s return to SNL last season, Murphy’s return somehow managed to live up to the massive hype preceding it.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2019 14:15 UTC