swerte gaming S.N.L. Resurrects Church Lady: Isn’t That Special!
A quick primer for the younger readers of this recap: The late 1980s were a creatively fruitful time for “Saturday Night Live” where for some reason every third sketch was a fake talk show. Among the most popular of these recurring bits was a segment called “Church Chat,” in which a piously persnickety host known simply as the Church Lady (played by Dana Carvey) would roast celebrities of the day and accuse pretty much everyone of working in the service of Satan.
After a yearslong hiatus, “S.N.L.” brought back “Church Chat” to open this weekend’s broadcast, which was hosted by Paul Mescal and featured the musical guest Shaboozey. Carvey, once again clad in the prim attire of the Church Lady and seated in front of a stained-glass window, said he was back to “ring out the end of 2024, the most satanic year in history.”
“Everywhere you look, you’ve got 11-year-olds dressing up like that vixen Sabrina Carpenter,” Carvey proclaimed. “You know who’s the best carpenter? Jesus.”
Church Lady then introduced the first “Church Chat” guest, Matt Gaetz (Sarah Sherman), the former representative from Florida, who last month withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attorney general.
“Are you OK, Matt?” Carvey asked Sherman. “You look a little surprised to be here.”
“No, this is just how my face is,” Sherman answered.
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