\n\tSaturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0often works best when the host is willing to leave his ego at the door to Studio 8H, and\u00a0Glen Powell<\/a>\u00a0is that kind of guy. The Running Man <\/em>star\u2019s commitment to his both his sketch roles and the absurd wigs he wore for them helped make the Nov. 15 episode \u2014 which featured the neo-soul singer-songwriter\u00a0Olivia Dean<\/a>\u00a0as the musical guest \u2014 the best of the season so far.<\/p>\n \n\tPowell\u2019s million-dollar smile and the moments he was clearly struggling to not break scene left no doubt that he was having a ball. And the writers must have loved him, because he was in every sketch \u2014 save for the cold open and\u00a0Weekend Update.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tNot surprisingly the Epstein files were a big topic this time out: they were referenced in Weekend Update and five-count-\u2018em-five of the sketches \u2014 although three of those were\u00a0MacGruber\u00a0<\/em>vignettes, which brought back former\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0cast member Will Forte<\/a> as the duct-tape-and-chewing-gum bomb defuser who never fails to blow himself up real good.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAs for the cast, there was a lot of ensemble work in this episode, and everyone appeared in at least two skits. Jane Wickline<\/a>\u2018s roles were minimal \u2014 which may have had to do with her comedy sketch duo with Liva Pierce, Dukes, appearing at the New York Comedy Festival <\/a>the following night. Only Marcello Hernandez stole the show from Powell. More about that later.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn the run-up to Thanksgiving,\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0takes the next two weekends off and returns on Dec. 6 with Melissa McCarthy hosting \u2014 expect plenty of physical comedy \u2014 and\u00a0Dijon<\/a>\u00a0as the musical guest. In the meantime, here are the top five skits of the Nov. 16 show in ascending order from funny to funniest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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