EPISODE REVIEWS

Alec Baldwin / Luciano Pavarotti
December 12, 1998

[OPENING] Clinton is Really Sorry

Not that bad, and yet not that great. The opening on the Vince Vaughn episode was better. C

[MONOLOGUE] Alec Baldwin

I really liked this one. And I had a feeling that John Goodman would be in this episode. (Apparently he'll be a castmember in 2011.) As for Jimmy Fallon hosting in 2011 and being famous, I can't wait. A

[COMMERCIAL] NBA on NBC

Okay, this was pretty dumb. C

[SKETCH] Morning Latte

Not too bad, but what happened to the "you stupid BITCH!" line? It's not like they can't say that on the show. Anyway, I've seen better ones. But the diabetes line was pretty good. B

[SKETCH] Cassidy meets Katie the Clown

This one was kinda stupid. Not much more to say. C

[CARTOON] A Harlem Globetrotters Christmas

I was expecting a "Fun with Real Audio" but this one wasn't too bad. I liked when the Baby Jesus started dunking. That was pretty cool. B

[SKETCH/COMMERCIAL] Save by calling 10-10-1776-5-28-1830-242-3-316-68-22

This one was funny the first time, but it got old. "If you spend $100, you get to keep $4 for yourself." B-

[MUSICAL GUEST] Luciano Pavarotti/Vanessa Williams

I guess they fit in with the Christmas theme, but SNL seems more of a show that has pop stars. But it was alright. B

[WEEKEND UPDATE] Colin Quinn w/Tim Meadows

Colin's getting better. Kwanzaa Timmy was pretty good too, especially with Colin's enthusiastic "YES!" B+

[SKETCH] The Delicious Dish

This was hilarious! "No one can resist my Schweddy balls." This was classic! A+

[SKETCH] NBC News presents the Impeachment Hearings

This one was okay, but the one on the Vince Vaughn episode was better. Jimmy's Derschowitz was pretty good, but Chris Kattan's impression of that guy (I know who he is, but his name is escaping me right now) was great. B+

[SKETCH/COMMERCIAL] Chanukah Hymns

I liked this one. The songs were really funny. But when Chris, Molly and Jimmy were singing "Do They Know it's Chanukah?", is it just me or was Molly out of tune? Can we say tone deaf? She's great at acting, just don't give her any singing roles. Anyway, great sketch. A

[SKETCH] The Virtues of Bill Brasky

Now this is something I haven't seen for a while. I recognized it immediately. "Brasky's semen can form into a liquid human!" This was some funny stuff. B+/A-

OVERALL: A good show, with Alec hosting (yet again). The return of Bill Brasky was a great way to end the show. I liked it. B

Episode Review written by Marie

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