Timothée Chalamet second time hosting SNL saw the return of classic segments like Tiny Horse and SmokeCheddaDaAssGetta, as well as some new experimental bits. In this episode, we discuss how audiences respond to impersonations with respect James Austin Johnson's amazing turn as Donald Trump in the Republican Debate Cold Open, flipping the gaze and the pleasure experienced by straight when women when watching gay men in Troye Sivan Sleep Demon, bullshit jobs and identity threat in Co-Worker Who's Extremely Busy Doing Seemingly Nothing, and Museum of Hip Hop Panel. Readings include work from Charisse L'Pree on the potential, promise, and practice of streaming, Laura Marks on straight women and gay porn, and Susan Sontag on the proliferation of interpretations.
