Star Wars was a good movie...
Gaddafi Cold Open
Fred Armison’s portrayal of the Libyan leader isn’t difficult, but that doesn’t make the jokes about his UN ramblings any less funny.
New Opening Footage
Wow. There’s not too many ladies there anymore. But the lovely Abby Elliott looked lovely.
Megan Fox’s Monologue
Not too bad. Mostly due to my having low expectations.
Fake Bladdivan Commercial
As a victim of chronic shy-bladder syndrome, I found this bit a bit easy. Squirt guns? In a commercial about peeing? Hilarious, right?
Real Starbucks Via Commercial
Can’t believe they brought up town hall shouters already…
Real Oreo Commercial
Yay for Darrell Hammond getting to spoof Donald Trump in Donald Trump’s presence! Boo Eli Manning, for no reason. Albeit I still gotta give him props for toppling Tom Brady.
Bad News Flight Attendants
Opened funny, via Abby and Andy Samberg. Maintained absurd humor throughout. Liked Megan’s performance. Plus, the return of the Kristen Wiig Counter: 1
Russian Brides
Svetlana and Katya are the brides-to-be. Svetlana is played by Fred; Katya is played by Megan. Svetlana is $10 cheaper. Will Forte has a hard time deciding between the two. I decided it was comical enough.
Digital Short
Weird mismatched couple’s date is, um, weird. But I’m beginning to think Megan has talent. Not a classic by any means, but the performances elevated it to smile-worthy.
Grady Wilson’s Burning Up the Bedsheets
Kenan Thompson’s first appearance is a bit lewd. Surprisingly lewd. But surprisingly silly, to the point that I did laugh.
U2’s First Performance
Does their longevity in the music industry have to do with their talent, or the fact that l33t became mainstream through IMing, texting, and now Tweeting?
(SIDENOTE: I just noticed the 35 in SNL’s logo. Man, Lorne Michaels must be old.)
Weekend Update
It’s strange to watch this without Amy Poehler, especially since she was there on Thursday… Kristen still impresses the hell out of me with her Judy Grimes… just-kidding. Wiig Counter: 2
Live Lounge
Spoof of modern phone sex lines that’s spot-on AKA easy. Wiig Counter: 3
U2’s Second Performance
…is background noise to me right now. I just was trying to update my iPhone so it would have MMS (pictures in text messages), and it crashed and had to restore – to an earlier backup! I need to figure out how to get back a bunch of shit I bought!
Biker Chick Chat
New girl’s skit. New Wayne’s World? Probably not. DID SHE JUST SAY FUCKING?! Rewind. YES! At least we know it’s live… Wiig Counter: 4
Digital Short (another one?)
Optimus Prime is Megan’s roommate. Or is he? Best skit of the night. Save doucheBAG… BAG = Brian Austin Green Not a coincidence, me thinks…
Your Mom Talks to Megan Fox While You Finish Getting Ready
Probably how it would go down in real life. Kristen sells it, as usual, and increases her Wiig Counter to 6. Wait, it’s only 5? Slow night. But conversely, Megan was in almost all – a rarity for hosts, it seems, and amazingly, she’s held her own
FINAL DECISION: Not as strong as last season’s John Malkovich’s episode, but better than most. Why is Bono swinging around on a microphone? And how much is new girl’s fricking FUCK gonna cost?
TV IS MY IV 