Gracie Abrams (And David S. Pumpkins) Returns To SNL

Last night, SNL was hosted by Obsession star Inde Navarrette, with musical guest Gracie Abrams. Surprise guest Tom Hanks also returned in the cold open, alongside cast member Mikey Day and former cast member Bobby Moynihan, to reprise his role as David S. Pumpkins, which premiered on the show’s Halloween episode 10 (!) years ago. Damn.The opening turned into one of the recurring Trump freeze-frame sketches, with the president (James Austin Johnson) talking about his “gay dementia.” Saidah Belo-Osagie played Nicki Minaj, and Veronika Slowikowska played Trump’s short-term former press secretary Katie Zacharia.It was Abrams’ second time as musical guest, and she performed the songs “Hit The Wall” and “Here You Come, There You Go,” which is out now as part of the newly announced deluxe version of Daughter From Hell, featuring five additional songs. Last night’s performance was the live debut. For the first song, she dressed as Juliet, and for the next one, as Romeo, from Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. She paid tribute to the scene where they meet through the glass of a fish tank.In her monologue, Navarrette referenced previous host Shane Gil...