lukestanek--disqus
Luke Stanek
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Seeing him host this year and making another digital short: the one about the DJ whose beat just won't drop but instead keeps amping in anticipation reminded me of how much I miss his digital shorts.

A full laundry cycle for just one sock was my personal favorite.

It was one of his best weeks (which is an average week for the better anchors), he loosened up a lot with Killam's Manson and McKinnon's Merkel, and the jokes were delivered decently.

Sometimes I think people confuse decent jokes for decent anchors. The jokes are getting better, but the delivery isn't. (I definitely laughed at "Tip for pedophiles: start working in teams," and laughed again at the audience reaction).

The 7 dwarfs joke was a good one, I'll agree with that.

McKinnon got an Emmy nomination for last year's performances, and she deserved it. I definitely hoped for some more McKinnon, and Vanessa Bayer has been NOWHERE to be found this entire season.

The Stockholm Syndrome is kicking in. "Hey… maybe this guy ISN'T that bad… he does have a couple good Josts- JOKES. I meant jokes."

Her material is so fresh! Men think women are crazy! Because women do crazy stuff!

Finally, an episode where they give Killam some decent stuff to do. His McConnell was decent, but his McConaughey killed it. The Mario sounds had me cracking up.

Zooey's performance here deserves an Emmy nod. Her stress and tears were the funniest thing I've seen this fall TV season.

"We've offered you a co-starring role for an entire series of Doctor Who." "Sorry, I live in New York." If she became a regular or recurring character, which comes with a decent paycheck I presume, I don't think filming would be an issue unless she's already signed onto some other major projects.

I find Strong's GYSHSACWAAP character hilarious, because I KNOW a couple of them. She's no Jebediah Adkinson, but she's darn funny.

One of the greatest moments in my younger years was when finally NBC started ditching the laugh track. No longer are unfunny jokes filled with empty laughter, no longer do writers get to write 10 minutes of material and stretch it out to 22.

It's groundbreaking stuff for CBS. "What if… we showed the Irish on TV? Now, I know it's risky to portray a non-white family on television, but hear me out!"

I saw comparison after comparison to Seinfeld. But if you're comparing it to Seinfeld, it can't be groundbreaking.

It's hard to do when they show them immediately after the original airing, THEN on the following Saturday before and after the rerun (they actually show it twice in a row just before the new episode comes out). Even a glimpse of the cybermen and it's spoiled, and there were plenty of glimpses to be had.

Lock them in the writer's room. They're decent writers, just not actors. Jost writes Drunk Uncle and The Girl You Shouldn't Have Started A Conversation With At A Party.

"Well that settles it, I'll try the sex." In that joke, it's almost as if he stepped out of "human male newstalker" character and into who he truly is, joke automaton. I actually laughed at that delivery because it's the first time I felt like Colin Jost was delivering the joke as himself.

What the hell is science oven? It cooks your food… with science!

Wow. Something fictional in a film. Who would have imagined.