Interesting observation.

Flat… exactly my thought too.

The Bearded Hunk was a repeat sketch… I'm sure I've seen the "can I steal him for a sec" thing before. Not sure why it bugged me - some of it landed and SNL repeats anything that works. Last night seemed flat. Given the plethora of potential material and the long break between shows, I was hoping for better.

At risk of sounding like a total Perv, I gotta wonder if The Gaga realized her outfit was showing major camel toe… came here expecting it might have been one of the stray observations, but Dennis Perkins either missed it, or was being his usual consummate professional self - likely the latter. Gotta admit, I'd rather…

A couple of thoughts here… first, i dont believe last night's show was live. There was a message at the beginning that said "recorded live earlier…" not that it matters. Secondly, I think the joke was on us last night… "let's see how many people stay up even later for mediocor drivel". They were dark for 3 weeks and…

Kevin Hart batted the monologue out of the park tonight. I much prefer the monologues of those with a stand-up background. It ensures a hot open rather than asking for patience while the host gets comfortable. Comedians know how to get the laugh on their own without requiring the cutesy background cast of…

That's a fantastic analogy - going to find a way to use that at some point this week. Thanks for the laugh.

A few observations:
1) Seemed that the audio levels between the band and announcer was off - really hard to hear Darrell.
2) Darrell's voice is completely un memorable. I recognize Darrell's contribution in years past, but they need a distinctive voice, like Pardo's was.
3) I'm not sure how it could have been done, but…