But while that was briefly discussed and joked about (in addition to his lack of subtlety compared to actors like Nic Cage and Al Pacino), it wasn’t until the Appleton mention that the actual angle of the monologue kicked in, with Mikey Day and Aidy Bryant (instantly the MVP of the episode) as tourists also from Appleton. If given the chance to guess where Willem Dafoe is originally from, it seems highly unlikely that most people would actually guess correctly and say “Appleton, Wisconsin.” (Which is also part of why the British/”Sir Willem Dafoe” joke in the “Nugenix” sketch works as well as it does.) As he noted in his monologue, he got his start as an actor in New York City. As a character actor known for his intensity and very specific - if not subtle - acting choices, Dafoe had “SNL” fans expecting a very strange episode. After making a brief cameo during the opening monologue of last week’s Will Forte-hosted “ Saturday Night Live” - in which Lorne Michaels himself joked about the apparent ridiculousness of booking both a “Will” and a “Willem” on back-to-back weeks - this week’s “ SNL” saw Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe join the ranks of this season’s first-time hosts.
0 kommentar(er)
