‘Saturday Night Live’ preview: James Franco, Nicki Minaj try to be Peter Pan
NBC, we get it: You really wanted to convince people to watch “Peter Pan Live” last night. Heck, they even included it in the latest promo for “Saturday Night Live” featuring host James Franco and musical guest Nicki Minaj.
We’re not going to pretend that the promo, Peter Pan references included, is hilarious. Instead, it is mostly just incredibly hokey, and a reminder that this is the sort of comedy that the show seems to want to be going for right now. They want to remind you time and time again that this is a show that is really playing up what is current, and also what else is on NBC.
Honestly, we have no idea how this show is going to go since Franco is such a wild card as a host. He has been very good in some movies, and then completely forgettable in others. Then, there was that absolutely atrocious job he did hosting the Oscars, but he has also been pretty good as a host on this show before. You never quite know what you are going to get from him on a given occasion, which has us entering this show with mixed expectations.
As for Minaj, we at least find her an interesting personality, even if we are not the biggest fan of her music. We feel like she is the sort of guest that could also be used in a sketch or two, depending on if she is game for it.
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