De Niro's Return to SNL as Mueller 'Awkward'

Robert De Niro popped out of Eric Trump's closet in his return as Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live's Cold Open, but the actor stumbled over his lines in a performance the Guardian calls "all awkward delivery and self-satisfied mugging." Further, "even by the low standards of this season, this cold open felt rushed." Its opinion of the Jason Momoa-hosted episode doesn't improve much from there, moving on to a Khal Drago’s Ghost Dojo sketch that "takes what should have been a layup" and instead "shoots a brick thanks to missed timing, a handful of stilted lines and a bungled Kevin Hart Oscars joke," in an episode that failed to "produce a memorable sketch from a heavy news week." Weekend Update revisited President Trump's troubles, notes NBC News, with co-host Colin Jost joking that John Kelly is leaving "because Kelly requires extensive surgery to remove his palm from his face." Musical guest was Mumford & Sons, appearing for the third time. (More Saturday Night Live stories.)