"Scores" (Grade C+)
In this sketch, strippers (Faris, Wilson, and Wiig) from Scores are worried they will lose their clientele due to the recent economic crisis. The joke is the strippers come up with a good plan to save the business, something all the politicians in Washington are unable to do for the country. The idea was okay, but there weren't really any funny jokes in the sketch beyond the main premise.
"Deep House Dish" (Grade B)
"Deep House Dish" has been around for a long time, and I have to admit I used to not like it all that much. Maybe because it's become familiar, or maybe because the show has gone downhill, but over the last season I started to find it funny. It's a good parody of the MTV spinoff channels (in this case MTV 4) and the way they have to showcase music that no one really cares about. The musical parodies they come up with are always pretty clever and accurately performed. Kenan Thompson is funny as the host D.J. Dynasty Handbad, who does the weakest "raise the roof" I have ever seen. Andy Samberg is also good has his clueless sidekick.
"Googie Rene's Slightly Stained Wedding Dress Basement" (Grade D-)
This one was my least favorite sketch of the night. It was just a bunch of people who bought stained wedding dresses at a huge discount. The only genuinely funny line came from Kristen Wiig who said that someone had tried to friend her on Facebook and she "hit ignore so hard she broke her wrist."
Musical Performance: Duffy - "Stepping Stone"
"My Ex-Boyfriend" (Grade B)
This is the kind of sketch SNL has done many times, but it usually works well. A couple was meeting their friend's new girlfriend for the first time, and all she can talk about is how great her "ex" is. No matter what subject is brought up, the girlfriend had something to say about her previous relationship. It's the kind of sketch everyone can relate to and it was well played by the cast. Jason Sudeikis and Casey Wilson did a good job of playing it straight as the couple put in the awkward position of trying to make normal conversation. Hader, who rarely plays straight roles, was also good as the boyfriend who couldn't escape the "my ex was so great" talk. Faris was also very convincing as the oblivious girlfriend.
Article comments
1 - Jordan Richardson
I think Fey absolutely had to come back and do the Palin thing when she did. You simply can't let something like the Couric interview go without parody.
2 - handyguy
Yes...it was almost as funny as the actual interview.
Some of us are hoping for more yuks on Thursday night. Last Friday's debate was notably short on laughs.
With the world falling apart around us, is it too much to ask that our candidates be entertaining?
3 - CallmeMaddy
The debate was amazing. Besides, weekend update, it was the best thing of the night.