(cnn)'it's showtime!' michael keaton paid homage    ever so slightly    to his roles in 'beetlejuice' and 'batman' in his third turn hosting 'saturday night live' this weekend keaton acknowledged in his opening monologue that a lot has changed since he first hosted the comedy sketch show in 1982 'i had a baby    he's 31 i also have a new girlfriend    she's 28,' he said fans who were hoping for a full blown revival of keaton's most memorable characters might have been a little disappointed snl cast members taran killam and bobby moynihan begged the actor with a song to 'play' batman and beetlejuice with them all they got in response were a couple of one liners overall, keaton's performance drew high marks from viewers and critics for its 'deadpan' manner and 'unpredictable weirdness,' in the words of av club's dennis perkins fans also delighted in a cameo from 'walking dead' star norman reedus during weekend update keaton scored some laughs from the audience as an ad executive who's not very good at his job, a confused grandfather and a high school teacher who gets asked to the prom in a riff on the romantic comedy 'she's all that' other crowd pleasing spots included a scientology parody music video and a news conference spoofing the ncaa student athlete debate the show also poked fun at cnn with cast member cecily strong playing anchor brooke baldwin baldwin said on twitter that she's taking it as a 'crazy compliment' and shared a clip from the skit
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michael keaton hosted  'saturday night live'  for the first time in 1982 . in 2015, his nods to starring roles in 'beetlejuice' and 'batman' are brief 