As their liberating truth bombs started to fly (highlighted by Kate McKinnon’s impatient woman in a bathroom stall finally screaming at Sasheer Zamata, “Excuse me, I can’t poop while you’re in here… so I’m gonna need you to get the f*** ouuuuut!”) the sketch grew increasingly more scathing, and more hilarious. The outright glee that the SNL ladies showcased during this Microsoft commercial parody (featuring the ubiquitous Sara Bareilles hit “Brave”) was downright infectious. The most relevant for me was number six that was stated, To support and increase the visibility and power of lesbians and bisexual women in the feminist movement, in high.

PHOTOS SNL’s 40th Anniversary Special: The Best and Worst Momentsīelow, my picks for the night’s best and worst moments: Sara Bareilles pop single sensation Brave illustrates my perspective on a combination of issues from the Third Wave Manifesta that seems particularly relevant to me.

If you’re Dakota Johnson, it turns out you get a modestly successful SNL debut, with most of the inevitable flurry of bondage jokes referencing Fifty Shades of Grey – including a cameo from her famous parents Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (“We were just afraid you were going to be naked”) – hitting the mark. I would say Microsofts favorite song this year was Brave by Sara Bareilles, it was used in many of their commercials. Put a rising Hollywood actress starring in a box-office smash in NBC’s legendary Studio 8H stage to host Saturday Night Live, and what do you get?

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