Saturday Night Live stayed ‘At Home’ in its most recent episode, giving its castmembers the chance to perform from the comfort of their own apartments and homes as they practice good social distancing. With Tom Hanks surprising viewers as the guest host for Saturday’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the episode also presented Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump, Larry David’s Bernie Sanders, a performance from Coldplay’s Chris Martin and more, all from the comfort of each actors’ home.

And Pete Davidson’s major contribution to the episode was a pair of songs, the music videos of which were apparently filmed by his mom. Using Drake as inspiration for his first segment, Pete Davidson debuted his own “Drake Song.”

Inspired by Drake’s recent “Toosie Slide” video, one that took viewers through the entirety of his newly built mansion in Toronto, Pete Davidson performed the a two-minute track dubbed “Drake Song” on Saturday’s SNL episode. Not quite at the status of someone like Drake, Pete Davidson took this mother’s basement to record his own version of the “Toosie Slide” video. Right-foot-up-left-foot sliding his way around the basement floor, the video also depicts Pete recording the vocals and laying the instrumental pieces of the track, not to mention also throwing on a hefty jacket on to get a bit closer to the Drake look.

“Drake Song” was one of two songs Pete performed during the recent episode of Saturday Night Live. He also debuted “Andre 2000,” a parody song about him only having $2000 and flexing the money in videos despite it being such a small amount.

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Chloe Fineman’s impersonations have been the highlight of SNL‘s current season for many, including a spot-on Scarlett Johansson impression freaking out Colin Jost as part of a Weekend Update segment about the Oscars. With SNL unable to take place in its traditional setting, it makes sense that the “at home” version of the show tapped Fineman to break out the impersonations once again, and she didn’t disappoint.

In a sketch dubbed a quarantine edition of the high-profile MasterClass online education platform, Fineman broke out three impressions for the solo sketch, including one of Tiger King breakout star Carole Baskin. Back was Fineman’s Timothée Chalamet, who taught a MasterClass on streetwear and picking out various shades of navy blue hoodie to wear with obscure hats.

Fineman also played “viral loud child” JoJo Siwa, who has millions of followers on Tik Tok that watch her dance and, as Fineman implies, do pretty much nothing else interesting. But her most of-the-moment impression was Carole Baskin, who in the sketch teaches a MasterClass about riding your bicycle while on camera and maybe prompting rivals to plot your murder.

“Hey all you cool cats and kittens, come bike with me,” Fineman says with a greenscreened tiger behind her while wearing a headband and looking very, well, sleepy.

There are some specific references to Tiger King in here, like Baskin noting it’s a good thing she’s not covered in “sardine oil,” as it’s something that Joe Exotic claims he was tainted with that made his animals attack him in a notable incident shown during the series. She also addresses the elephant in the room, the now-viral claim that Baskin killed her former husband and fed his corpse to their big cats.

“Also, I didn’t kill my husband,” she says, mentioning it for a second time after she rode around her neighborhood and followed in Exotic’s footsteps in a new way: making a music video. As far as quarantine distractions go, it’s hard to complain about Fineman getting a chance to do more impressions. It’s unclear if there’s a market for Carole Baskin MasterClass videos, but I definitely do need to pick up a new navy hoodie after watching these.

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Saturday Night Live made its return this weekend after a month off and things were far from the usual. Residing in the comfort of their own homes, the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live featured the cast members in a video conference call setup and performing sketches while inside their homes. The opening monologue, performed by Tom Hanks, and segments like the Weekend Update were all continued as planned. The show also had a musical guest, who performed from home as well: Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

Instead of performing a song of his own, Martin dug into Bob Dylan’s catalog and delivered a performance of his 1975 track “Shelter From The Storm.” Guitar in-hand as his piano and setup of candles sat in the background, Martin performed the track with a black and white filter on the screen. He even made some signage that read “entrance to trains,” a nod to the current setup of the stage where musicians usually perform on SNL.

This is also not the first time Martin has delivered a livestream performance. Joining the World Health Organization’s #TogetherAtHome series, he performed a few tracks from his catalog, including classics like “Yellow,” “Viva La Vida,” and “Trouble.” Bob Dylan also made headlines recently after he shared “Murder Most Foul,” a 17-minute track about John F. Kennedy’s assassination to close March. Topping the rock digital sales charts, the song became Dylan’s first No. 1 on any chart according to Billboard.

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All things fun and delicious for a perfect birthday at home 🎉.

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Featuring some gutsy shot-shooters.

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A quarantine episode of Saturday Night Live was certain to be unconventional and contain some unique guest appearances. Tom Hanks “hosted” the show, which basically amounted to putting on a suit in his home and performing a monologue and saying goodbye at the end. But the show also featured a remote musical performance from Coldplay’s Chris Martin and a guest spot from Alec Baldwin, who called into Weekend Update as Donald Trump to talk coronavirus.

Coronavirus was an extremely prevalent topic on the last few live SNL episodes, and as New York City continues to be the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States it certainly makes sense that the show bring back Alec Baldwin to play Trump and address the issues at hand.

The show made sure to put an image of Baldwin-as-Trump on screen, not just the actual president. But the impression certainly carried a lot of the hallmarks of what we’ve heard from Trump during his wild daily press briefings.

“Well I’m happy to report, Colin, that America is number one in the world for coronavirus,” Trump says, sounding almost proud of the bleak feat. Pressed on this, he explained why he thinks things are going so well.

Well, my approval rating is up, my TV ratings are through the roof and every night at 7 p.m. all of New York claps and cheers about the great job I’m doing,” Trump said.

Michael Che suggested that those cheers are for hospital workers, not Trump, but he disagreed.

“You’re wrong, LeBron,” Trump said to Che. “You’re wrong.”

Both hosts pressed Trump on his inconsistent statements about coronavirus, but Baldwin’s impression remained spot on.

“I always said it was a giant hoax that everyone had to take seriously,” Baldwin said.

The later parts of Weekend Update returned to its usual joke format, including riffs on Bernie Sanders dropping out and various odd stories in a world of social distancing. But it also had a somber note, as Che acknowledged that his grandmother passed away earlier in the week. In her honor, Che asked if Jost would do a Joke Swap, which he says his grandmother wanted him to do before she died. But it was just a setup in which Jost was forced to make a racially suggestive joke at Che’s urging. Che later admitted that his grandmother had never watched the show, but the scene got a big laugh out of everyone involved, including the SNL castmembers listening in on the call and providing the laugh track for the segment.

Despite the challenges, it was refreshing to see this segment largely play out like it does in the studio. There’s something about Jost getting uncomfortable during Weekend Update that feels oddly nostalgic these days.

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