SNL -- Saturday Night Live -- Paul Rudd and Beyonce with Justin Timberlake -- 11/15/08 -- Sketch by Sketch Review

Jason Sudekis' Biden is a bit too over the top for me. The sketch seemed to have no point and wasn't very funny. Pretty poor opening.

Paul Rudd Monologue -- 3

Another boring monologue. Can someone please Is it just me or is Kristin Wiig phoning it in these days.

Sproingo ED Treatment - 4

Wow, an ED medication that makes a noise when you get an erection. Haven't about 48 radio shows done something similar? Snooze.

Overly Affectionate Family -- 3

A college kid and his roommate come home to meet his incredibly affectionate family. While the sketch is funny at first, with each family member inappropriately kissing another, the sketch quickly wears out its welcome and ends with the inevitable gross kiss between the roommate and the dad. Meh.

Scared Straight -- 7

A convict who gets all of his threatening stories from the plots of movies tries to scare the wits out of kids who have seen the same movies. Keenan rarely makes me laugh, but for some reason, this sketch makes me laugh. And did Keenan say the S word?

SNL Digital Short -- Everyone's a Critic -- 8

Andy Samberg. Dumb goofy song. And some fake nudity. Wow, another Samberg sucky short. Why am I not laughing.

Oh wait. Now I'm laughing. A painting so bad people commit mass suicide and chaos ensues. Funny.

Songwriter Night -- 7

Rudd and Wiig sing a song about a delivery man set to the tune of Ode to Billie Joe. Pure silliness, but when they start singing the ridiculously long tracking number, I couldn't help but laugh. Unique.

Guys Listening to Garden Party --Know what this song reminds me of? -- 7

They've done this before, but it always cracks me up, as each one tells a wildly inappropriate story of the memories the song Garden Party brings to them. The funniest is Bill Hader talking about leaving his pregnant girlfriend, but going back to her and proposing when he found out her mom was running for VP. The end was a bit much, though.

Beyonce -- 3

Wow, Beyonce must be taking dancing lessons from Whitney Houston. I haven't seen rhythm that bad since my catholic friend got pregnant. Ugh. Terrible.

Weekend Update -- 8

Is Lorne finding a way to cut Amy Poehler a check by putting her in the credits every week? Great first joke. "It's official, it will now be pronounced new-clee-ar for the next four years. Some very funny jokes to lead off. Seth Myers' multiple jokes about the man with no arms stealing a TV was very funny.

Snagglepuss? Wow, does anyone younger than me know who he is?

Justin Timberlake shows up to describe what his hosting the show would be like if he hadn't cancelled. His rapid fire description of the episode is priceless. Damn the guy is funny. His Michael McDonald impersonation (among several he does) is great.

Funny lines:

"Barack Obama met with Hilary Clinton to see if she would be interested in a role in his administration. 'Of course', said Hilary, I'll take president.'"

"Madonna reportedly told a friend that A-Rod has the heart of a poet trapped inside an insanely gorgeous body. A-Rod then said Madonna had the heart of an insanely body of a Veloceraptor. "

Beyonce Video Shoot -- 5

Beyonce shoots a video with three insanely gay men wearing leotards. Justin Timberlake pops up again, and he's the only one who is making me laugh. Bobby Moynihan and Andy Samberg are simply wasting space.

Suicidal Guy Threatens to Jump -- 6

A police negotiator tries to talk a guy down from a building by simply repeating the word "Don't". Then his partner starts doing it. Funny premise but the audience didn't enjoy it. Made me laugh.

Beyonce -- 7

Catchy song. The dancing is annoying as hell, but easy on the eyes. Is she really singing? I think not.

Gay Marriage Tough Guys at a Parking Garage -- 7

Two tough guys at a parking garage show serious denial about their own sexuality while talking about gay marriage. Pretty funny.

Clearing the Air -- 5

Not a lot of laughs here, but an interesting improv exercise. Slight.

Overall -- 7

I'm probably over doing this one by a point, but Justin Timberlake's hilarious bit during a strong Weekend Update was one of the better moments this year. Paul Rudd got the shaft with this episode. He was funny and relaxed, but the writers let him down.