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Supermarket Sweep • Leslie Jones • Saturday Night Live • American Broadcasting Company

ABC's Supermarket Sweep Revival: Grade the Premiere ABC this Sunday night revived  Supermarket Sweep , hosted by  SNL  vet Leslie Jones. Did the latest version of the popular game show ring your register? In keeping with at least the most recent versions of the show (I don’t remember  that  far back, kids),  Supermarket Swayyyyyyyp!  takes three teams of two contestants, plies them with grocery-themed quizzes/challenges through which they can add seconds to their “clock,” and then sets them loose on a Big Sweep through a supermarket. (Based on the total seconds each team accumulated, their Big Sweep start times are staggered — meaning, among other things, the first pair out of the gate gets first crack at the priciest items.  If  they know what they are doing.) To refresh my memory of #BeforeTimes, after watching one episode of ABC’s revival I cued up a  1994 episode hosted by David Ruprecht  in one of his famously loud sweaters. An...

Saturday Night Live • Issa Rae • Justin Bieber • NBC • Insecure

‘Saturday Night Live’: Issa Rae And Justin Bieber Are All Smiles Behind Masks In New Promo Even if one can’t see it, Issa Rae and Justin Bieber are all smiles ahead of their   Saturday Night Live   gigs. In the teaser for the upcoming SNL episode, the   Insecure   star dons a vibrant lime green dress and one of the most à la mode accessories for these odd times: a face mask. A smiling Rae sports a transparent face shield and excitedly greets her guests. First she introduces herself as this week’s host and then gestures to Bieber as the musical guest.  The Lovebirds  star will make her  SNL  debut Saturday night as Bieber returns to Studio 8H as a musical guest for the third time. “You can’t see it under the mask, but I have a big ol’ smile on my face,” Bieber, wearing a yellow face covering, tells Rae. “I can’t see it but I can feel it,” Rae reassures the “Yummy” singer. Rae will be the third host of the 46th season, following Bill Burr and Chris ...

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