Hot 'n Cold - The story of SNL

Let me start off by saying that I am a big fan of Saturday Night Live.  I've always enjoyed the hour and a half of entertainment it provides.  Much to the chagrin of my roommates I have the DVR set to record the weekly episodes which I often then watch on Sunday mornings (What?  You think I stay in on Saturday nights?  COME ON!)

As big of a fan as I am, I can and will be the first to admit that the show does not always provide the laugh-out-loud humor I am looking for.  I will say that I am enjoying the current cast, especially with the presence of heavyweights Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeakis and Andy Samberg.  Lorne Michaels has also complemented the cast nicely in recent years with the additions of Abby Elliott and Nasim Pedrad,  just to name a few.

The hosts always play an integral part in the show and can often make or break the 90 minutes.  Last week SNL had Miley Cyrus as their guest host.  I'll be honest I was dreading the viewing, but I was pleasantly surprised.  I still refuse to give her credit as a person, but kudos to you Miley for a solid SNL performance.

Much unlike Ms. Cyrus, Zach Galifianakis had me geared up for non-stop comedy.  Unfortunately, I found the episode difficult to get through.  This is in stark contrast to his first performance as host last year.  That was gold, my friends, gold.  One bright spot from last night (3/12/11) was Mr. Galifianakis' monologue.  I have watched it twice now and cannot get enough.  Have yourself a little look:

If the bust suits over at NBC get their greedy little mitts on that youtube clip you can always CLICK HERE and just skip ahead to around the 7:00 minute mark.