Jake Gyllenhaal sings his way through Season 49 finale of ‘Saturday Night Live’

On his third go-round as guest host of “Saturday Night Live,” Jake Gyllenhaal presided over the 49th season finale with everything going for him. Johnson bookended the show with that performance and a cold open as former President Trump, while a “Weekend Update” joke swap once again went well past the line of good taste. The embattled politician complained about his trial and he remarked that the gag order placed on him “sounds like a challenge on ‘RuPaul.’” In the course of the speech, Trump asked his supporters to dox a juror who appears on camera and revealed that the worst sentence he could get is more time at the White House; he’d rather lose, call the election rigged and raise more money for “Stop the Steal.” He dangled the possibility of revealing his “Veepee,” who could be Tim Scott, Kristi Noem, or Hannibal Lecter, who Trump said was “giving me Pence vibes.” The former president promised it’ll be the “Summer of Trump with Trump Espresso,” a Jan. 6-style event in July and a Jewish edition of the Bible he calls “Trump Torah.” Gyllenhaal’s monologue focused on him hosting the finale of the 49th season, instead of the more prestigious slot of the episode that will kick off the historic 50th season. When one of them asks, “Is this shady?” the response is, “If it was, would you stop buying?” Everyone responds, “No.” Also good: There’s something about these boys The daffiest sketch of the night may have been this old-timey musical revue that at first featured a trio of ladies, but then shifts gears as the host sings an introduction for “beautiful boys, luscious salty boys,” who are all wearing variations of khaki pants or shorts and gray shirts.