Kenan Thompson's perfect 'SNL' game show returns to waste Oscar Isaac's time

"Succession" star Nicholas Braun and Emily Ratajkowski are there, too.
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Kenan Thompson's perfect 'SNL' game show returns to waste Oscar Isaac's time
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No one wastes the time of famous people better than Kenan Thompson.

The occasion of Jason Sudeikis hosting Saturday Night Live created an opportunity to bring back the classic sketch, "What's Up With That?" The Kenan Thompson-hosted... game show? Celebrity interview show? Honestly, it's not clear what the purpose is, because the whole schtick here is an overly long and frequently recurring theme song — which admittedly slaps — that steps on everyone's time.

There are three constants in this sketch after Thompson: Jason Sudeikis as a tracksuit-wearing dancer, Fred Armisen as the sax-wailing Giuseppe, and Bill Hader playing Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham. Sudeikis hosted, so he was there. Armisen seems to always be available for stuff like this, so he was there too. But instead of Hader, we got Succession's Nicholas Braun — who Thompson's host kept confusing for Buckingham in a "Cousin Greg" costume.

Oscar Isaac and Emily Ratajkowski, the stars themselves, round out the celebrity panel of guests, but don't expect a whole lot from them. That's the point.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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