Whether the Queen and Craig actually met, it was still unexpected that she'd agree to take part in a TV sketch at all.

My wife wondered what happened to the oath. We assumed that NBC had just cut it; good to know that was the case, and that it wasn't the Olympics that cut it.

My wife wondered what happened to the oath. We assumed that NBC had just cut it; good to know that was the case, and that it wasn't the Olympics that cut it.

Yeah, I knew that was going to seem like a contradiction. I'll only say that I'm not a highly paid television personality, and I'm not boasting that I didn't know how Qatar was pronounced.

Yeah, I knew that was going to seem like a contradiction. I'll only say that I'm not a highly paid television personality, and I'm not boasting that I didn't know how Qatar was pronounced.

I'm not criticizing pride in the NHS. I'm saying that the dancing health care professionals looked kind of goofy.

I'm not criticizing pride in the NHS. I'm saying that the dancing health care professionals looked kind of goofy.

Got it, thanks. Answered elsewhere.

Got it, thanks. Answered elsewhere.

He made fun of their name at first and then at the end grudgingly admitted they did a good job.

He made fun of their name at first and then at the end grudgingly admitted they did a good job.

Thank you! My wife and I were going, "Helena Bonham Carter? … Emily Mortimer?"

Thank you! My wife and I were going, "Helena Bonham Carter? … Emily Mortimer?"

There's hyperbole, but NBC really does make some frustrating decisions. It'll get worse when the primetime sports coverage begins, and the actual medal events will be crowded into the last hour (after my kids will be in bed). I've taken to recording it and not starting until about an hour in, so I can fast-forward…

There's hyperbole, but NBC really does make some frustrating decisions. It'll get worse when the primetime sports coverage begins, and the actual medal events will be crowded into the last hour (after my kids will be in bed). I've taken to recording it and not starting until about an hour in, so I can fast-forward…

Just the Queen.

Just the Queen.

Just learned about the 7/7 memorial after filing this. They didn't show it in the states. Had a Phelps interview instead.

Just learned about the 7/7 memorial after filing this. They didn't show it in the states. Had a Phelps interview instead.

They said something along the lines of, "You might find this hard to believe, given all the controversy about health care in the US, but here they love their nationalized health care."