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Very funny person Louis CK hosted the sometimes funny show Saturday Night Live with musical guest fun. Was the episode as fun as that lineup promised or should Louis CK not quit his day job of releasing hilarious comedy albums and writing, directing, editing, and starring in a self-titled show?

Cold Open: It wasn’t a surprise that Saturday Night Live opened the show addressing Hurricane Sandy, and it also wasn’t a surprise that this cold open was hit-or-miss. Having Bloomberg speak Spanish and have an overly energetic sign-language translator may have been based on actual events, but those concepts weren’t given enough jokes to make them work. Things got much better when Bobby Moynihan came out as Chris Christie. I wish the cold open would have just been him. Score: 6 out of 10.

Monologue: When SNL has comedians host it’s best if they let them use their own material during the monologue and thankfully that’s what we got here. Louis told funny stories about New York, falling old ladies, and the JFK airport, and it was as hilarious as his stand-up usually is. Hopefully this isn’t the best thing of the evening but the monologue started things off strong. Score: 9 out of 10.

Fox & Friends: This is one of the few recurring political bits SNL always nails and they did once again, although with some rough patches throughout. Jason Sudekis’ Donald Trump wasn’t very funny and didn’t have enough jokes to warrant an appearance. I was curious to see how Louis CK would be in his first sketch and he did well playing the straight man. Bobby Moynihan was once again the standout of these sketches and had all of the best lines. (Note: the list of corrections from the sketch can be found at the bottom of this review.) Score: 7 out of 10.

Lincoln: Whoever had the idea for this needs to be given a raise. I’d be surprised if this isn’t the standout sketch of the night and one of the best of the season. Having Lincoln be the star of his own show including awkward encounters with emancipated slaves and arguing about menial things with his “historically crazy” wife is a genius idea and was executed perfectly. More like this please. Score: 10 out of 10.

Australian Screen Legend: This was one of the odder sketches of the season so far. Fred Armisen hosted a show that looked back at the films of two screen legends picture-by-picture and eventually they were in a gay cowboy movie. There were some good jokes and CK was fine but this never fully came together, especially after the excellent sketches we’ve seen tonight. Score: 5 out of 10.

Weekend Update: This was one of the better Weekend Updates of the season. The guests were good, the jokes in between were funny, and Seth Meyers actually seemed like he wanted to be there. We got a final look at Sudekis as Romney before the election – it’s interesting that neither candidate appeared on the show – and got to see Aidy Bryant prove herself. Cecily Strong brought back the “Girl At A Party You Wish You Hadn’t Started A Conversation With” which is the best thing she’s done on the show so far, but I hope they don’t keep bringing her back. This isn’t the best we’ve seen Weekend Update, but it’s the best we’ve seen in a while. Score: 8 out of 10.

Kylarian Mountain Pass: I’m not sure what was going on here. Louis CK sought Zog and blew a horn to alert him but it annoyed everyone around him. It was fun to see CK in such a goofy sketch but this was unfunny and bizarre. Score: 4 out of 10.

Hotel 55: This was another odd sketch but this one was actually funny. In what seems to be the weirdest hotel since the one in Barton Fink, Hotel 55 is a place where your tax adviser can come into your room at night, The Avengers can cost you $100,000, and you can have exotic diamonds brought to your room. Bobby Moynihan and Louis CK played off each other very well and I ended up liking this sketch quite a bit. Score: 8 out of 10.

Donnelly’s: It was great to see SNL brought back Kristen Wiig. Wait, no, that’s just Kate McKinnon. In yet another sketch that seems left over from the Wiig era, Louis CK hits it off with McKinnon in a bar and the two bond over their odd lives. This was one of the hits in a hit-or-miss back half, but I’m not sure it should have been the final sketch of the night. Score: 7 out of 10.

Final Thoughts: For a man who seems like the antithesis of SNL, Louis CK did a great job hosting. In fact, he’s the best host of the season. This was also the best show of the season. There were the usual ups and downs, but the ups were the uppiest they’ve been. As for the musical guest, I didn’t watch much of fun. but I was entranced by how much the lead singer resembled former SNL-writer John Mulaney. Next week we’ve got Anne Hathaway and Rihanna, so Shy Ronnie and Clyde 3?

Sketch of the Night: Lincoln

MVP: Bobby Moynihan

Loose Ends:

Here are the corrections from the Fox & Friends sketch:

Transitions lenses do not reverse the gender of your eyes.

Sandy Duncan did not “sponsor” the hurricane.

There are many black people, not just one who is a master of disguise.

Brian Kilmeade did not invent the term “smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.”

Not all pigs are born with human feet.

Angela Merkel is not the female version of Steve Urkel.

It is permissible to say the word “Mexican” on television.

There is no celebrity named Rape Romano.

Condoms work every day of the week. Not just Tuesdays.

Trees do not have bones.

There are a finite number of people in China.

Burritos are not “male tacos.”

The Constitution is a living document, but it cannot walk around.

Chef Boyardee is not the Prime Minister of Italy. He is the Vice President.

Paul Ryan is not faster than a cheetah.

FEMA is not slang for female.

Many Hispanics own their own cars.

The Statue of Liberty was not a gift from Santa.

At no point has Dorf been the number one golfer in the world.

Lance Armstrong did not trade a testicle for steroids.

Michael J. Fox does not have “multiple sandwiches.”

Apple Maps is not a map showing where the apples are.

8 is a multiple of 4.

Women’s vaginas are below their waists.

“Kris Krostie” is not Chris Christie with his pants on backwards.

Afi Komen was never the U.N. Secretary General.

Haitian does not mean “half-Asian.”

Last Wednesday was Halloween. Not a “ghost invasion.”

Mr. Met has never announced a preference for any religion over the other.

Chef Boyardee is not the Vice President of Italy.

-Jeremy