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The show’s competent yet miraculously unfunny host, Trevor Noah, cozied up to Bad Bunny at his table and begged him to perform—a ploy, perhaps, to remind the audience that the real performance was soon to come, at the Super Bowl.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Mike Myers returned as twitchy, unfunny Elon Musk, there to introduce a memorial segment and accompanying song eulogizing the things the Trump administration has taken down including the East Wing, DEI, civil rights and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
All that’s left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
All that's left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Mike Myers returned as twitchy, unfunny Elon Musk, there to introduce a memorial segment and accompanying song eulogizing the things the Trump administration has taken down including the East Wing, DEI, civil rights and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
All that’s left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
All that's left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Unfunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunny. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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