> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Jennifer Lawrence Spoofs ‘The Hunger Games’ and insults diner customers - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/jennifer-lawrence-spoofs-the-hunger-games-and-insults-diner-customers/ - Published: 2013-01-20T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-16T21:02:27.000Z - Description: A republished recap of the Jan. 19, 2013, episode of ‘SNL’ hosted by Jennifer Lawrence. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: The Cold Open • From the Archive, SNL Season 38, The Cold Open, SNL, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games, The Cold Open • Episode Reviews *I wrote* SNL *recaps for the original version of Popculturology from 2012 to 2015\. The opinions voiced in these recaps may be outdated based on the events that have occurred since their writing. This article was originally published on Jan. 20, 2013\.* Welcome to the eleventh edition of*Sunday Morning Live*, **Popculturology**'s look at the latest edition of *Saturday Night Live*. All of your questions about the **Jennifer Lawrence**\-hosted episode will be answered after the jump. ### How'd Jennifer Lawrence do? If you aren't a fan of Lawrence, I don't understand you. Not only is she a fantastic actress, earning two Best Actress nominations by the age of 22, but she's incredibly down to earth and willing to make fun of the whole acting thing. Providing Lawrence carried this approach over to hosting *SNL*, I figured she'd be a great host. While the actress won't go down as a legendary *SNL* host, Lawrence delivered an above-average show, playing a host of characters, donning whatever stupid costumes they gave her and showing no sign of cue-card addiction. This episode felt like it went by very quickly, a mood that was set by Lawrence's monologue. The actress took shots at her fellow Best Actress Oscar nominees, but found herself compelled to say something nice about each one at the same time. *SNL* even got Lawrence to dress up as a dog. Let me point out again that this is a two-time Oscar nominee and someone who is probably going to win an Oscar this year. ## Sign up Join the hundreds of ****Deep SNL Thoughts** subscribers who already get free editions including the episode recaps, news and more. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. ➕ Already a ****Deep SNL Thoughts** subscriber? ****Please consider becoming a supporter** by [****upgrading your account**](https://www.popculturology.news/?ref=theomnicosm.com#/portal/). 🍿🍪 Wanna add ****Popculturology** and ****Snackology** to your subscription? ****Update your email preferences** [****on your account page**](https://www.popculturology.news/?ref=theomnicosm.com#/portal/). ### What were the best sketches of the night? While some people thought it was derivative of old **Chris Farley** sketches, I loved *Girlfriends Talk Show* the first time *SNL* did it. The pairing of **Cecily Strong** as a popular girl who's clueless to the real needs of her friend played by **Aidy Bryant** was perfect, and I thought the two *SNL* freshmen worked well together. It seems like Strong's first-year dominance has worn off a bit (I have no idea why, though), so I was happy to see *SNL* return to *Girlfriend Talk Show*. Lawrence was a great edition, playing a girl named Jessie who was in a band called Vag Hat. I'm sure Bryant's character was right when she told Jessie that she "wished she pooped little pellets." The *Johnny Two Tones* sketch makes this part of *Sunday Morning Live* purely because it got Lawrence, one of the nicest stars in showbiz, to say horribly cruel things. "You’re trash. You’re both trash. And the saddest part is that you both know that all you are is garbage." "That water is from the toilet." And perhaps my favorite: "You peaked in high school, and now you’ll sleep with anyone who asks." I love people who peaked in high school. They make me look forward to my ten-year reunion. *SNL* has done this sketch before, and while I can't remember if **Taran Killam** and **Bobby Moynihan** were the guys playing the early morning show co-hosts, Lawrence once again was the key to the sketch. She was so close to coming up with a successful rap — maybe next time she'll get it. ### You predicted that SNL would do a Hunger Games sketch tonight. Did that happen? Of course it did. There was no way *SNL* would pass on the opportunity to spoof *The Hunger Games* with Lawrence hosting. Instead of just doing a straight parody, though, *SNL* staged a post-Hunger Games news conference, giving us Lawrence's Katniss, Killam as Peeta and **Bill Hader** as the guy with the awesome beard answering reporters' questions. Let's be honest too — *SNL* nailed it by pointing out that Peeta sucks. He probably was taking performance-reducing drugs. ### How about the rest of the week's news stories? Did SNL poke fun at Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o? The show wasted little time when it came to checking **Lance Armstrong** and **Manti Te'o** off its list of subject to parody after Christmas break. Both Armstrong and Te'o were included in *SNL*'s **Piers Morgan** cold open, with **Jason Sudeikis** playing Armstrong as a man swinging between remorseful and anger ("Who said that? Who? They’re liars! Fat bitches!") and Moynihan portraying Te'o as a guy who just hasn't caught onto the fact that his girlfriend is imaginary. *SNL* even threw in **Kate McKinnon** as **Jodie Foster**, completing the trifecta when it came to celebrity news for the past week ### Anything new on the post-Digital Shorts front? If you thought **Peter Jackson**'s plan to turn *The Hobbit* into three movies was ridiculous, just wait until you what *The Hobbit 4* through *19* look like. *SNL* is still trying to find its groove in the post-Digital Shorts era. The show delivered a decent spoof on Starbucks home-brewing machine, pretending the appliance would treat you just like a barista would in person. The show's second-to-last sketch was a fake-dubbed short called *Danielle*. I'm not really sure what the joke was supposed to be, whether we were supposed to laugh at the dubbing or the fact that people wanted to have sex with Lawrence. You don't normally talk about the musical guests, but Sunday Morning Live wants to know what you think about The Lumineers. **\[PERFORMANCES NOT AVAILABLE\]** I'm glad you brought this up, *Sunday Morning Live* (not quite sure about you talking about yourself in the third person, though). The Lumineers are fantastic, and I'm stoked that America got to see them play live during *SNL*. Ho Hey has been on the radio since this summer, and I still stop flipping through stations whenever I find it. I actually listened to the band's album while putting together this installment of *Sunday Morning Live*. While they played *Ho Hey* and Stubborn Love on *SNL*, you really should check out *Slow It Down* too. Probably the best song on the album. ### Thanks for pointing that out. I'll check out Slow It Down. No problem, *Sunday Morning Live*. I'm happy to pass along my recommendations. ****Deep SNL Thoughts** is written and produced by ****Bill Kuchman**. Copyediting by ****Tim Kuchman**. 💰 Like what you’re reading on ****Deep SNL Thoughts**? 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