The show satirized the social media platform’s TikTok-trying-too-much, and it was brutally accurate.
The sketch video begins with a text from a father (Alex Moffat) asking his son to take out the trash, but they got lost in their feed. What followed was a slightly exaggerated four-minute scroll through TikTok.
You can see here or read a list of all the ways “SNL” reminds us that we are very effective at moving unconsciously to avoid responsibility.
- Kenan Thompson as self-defense “expert” shares safety tips.
- A helpless cat is subjected to a frenzied filter.
- Chloe Fineman as QAnon member looking for clues in Blake Lively’s Met Gala dress.
- A cute dog.
- A child plays the harmonica.
- Musical guest and presenter Billie Eilish, in a scrub, plays a hardworking nurse.
- Chris Redd plays a guy who tries his best to trap thirst, only to be interrupted by his mother.
- Everyone fights.
- Everyone dance.
- Kyle Mooney, as an over-enthusiastic Spider-Man fan, talks about the new trailer.
- Add baby.
- Add cats.
- Aidy Bryant as a sexually active but spellbinding woman who spends her time looking in the mirror.
- Heidi Gardner shares a mother’s breakfast routine for her eight sons.
- A drunk person.
- A golfer.
- Andrew Dismukes gives an acoustic guitar cover of Flo Rida’s song “Low”.
- A random guy.
- A woman with a pink bag and a cute dog in it.
- Bowen Yang plays a guy who is nurturing his feelings.
- More thirst traps, more pranks.
- Melissa Villasenor plays a young girl who will regret her excessive sharing.
- Cameo by Finneas, brother of Billie Eilish, throws it back to “Old Street.”
- People push a truck on the beach.
- A Very Weird Man Impersonated Homer Simpson for “The Simpsons” ASMR object.
- A cute dog in the snow.
- Another self-defense guide from Thompson went the wrong way.
- Punkie Johnson plays a woman who is excited about her Sketchers “Moana”.
- Bryant returns for more mirror talk and makeup reveal.
- Pete Davidson as a false twin.
- Kate McKinnon suggests breaking the scroll, “maybe sipping some water, reading any book, talking to a human.”
- Another lovely dog.
- The day Mickey gives his best impression of a white guy in a beanie is about the struggles of a white guy.
- More dogs.
- More couples.
- Dad is calling now to make sure the trash is being taken out.
- Aristotle Athari goes mad during an indie gig.
- Dad posted a TikTok video, titled “When your kid refuses to take out the trash.”
- Bryant’s character and Mooney’s character get along well.
- Dismukes returns with an acoustic Lil Wayne cover.
- Eilish’s patient “pulled it over and threw it down.”
