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America's Dad Tom Hanks Hosts SNL For 9th Time, Plays Black Jeopardy
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Jen Chung
Published Oct 23, 2016
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Tom "Hanx" Hanks hosted Saturday Night Live for a NINTH TIME this weekend, starting off with a monologue only America's Dad could deliver, reassuring our wounded nation.
Excellent sketches included the third debate cold open, "Black Jeopardy," and a variation of Larry David's Kevin Roberts in the "Haunted Elevator" sketch. The digital short about a girls' night Halloween was also spot-on.
The real highlight, however, was when Leslie Jones addressed WikiLeaks' leaked emails on Weekend Update:
Click through to see sketches from last night, plus Lady Gaga's performances. Next week SNL is off, but then they'll be back with Benedict Cumberbatch and Solange!
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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