All due respect to Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, but Neil Patrick Harris’ turn as Saturday Night Live host was one of the most sustained series of first-rate comic performances this venerable series has seen. Whether he was a thrusting, grinding exercise guru on a Today Show parody (and hats off to Kristen Wiig’s fantastically detailed parody of Kathie Lee Gifford’s twitchy tics) or nailing a David Frost impersonation in the Frost/Nixon skit (and congrats to Bill Hader on his David Bowie), Harris was quick, cutting, ruthless, and still charming.
What did you think? Which SNL sketch did you like best last night?
The “Curtains for Broadway” sketch!!!
He was definatley one of the best of the season!
Really??? Though I thought NPH was awesome- but the only ‘sketch’ that made me laugh was the opening monologue. I thought the entire show last night was weak weak weak.
he was very good. and so was everyone else.
My stupid DVR chose not to tape last night after I had set the recording! I am beyond bummed. I’ve been looking forward to this since it was first announced. NPH is one of my favorite people and I am sure he killed it. Hopefully it’ll be online at some point :<(
I’m sure it will rerun in a few weeks
I actually laughed a lot at last night’s show. Can’t remember the last time that happened. NPH was a riot. My favorite skit was definitely “Penelope”.
Yeah, I was actually thinking the same thing…he was so funny & right on point with his acting. Some hosts you don’t expect much from since they aren’t necessarily actors. Then there’s some you expect a lot from (Oscar nominees) that still bomb. But there are the rare ones like Harris, Baldwin, Jennifer Garner, Justin Timberlake, etc….you can see their range. I saw Harris several years ago in Assassins on Broadway & he was excellent in that, too.
I thought the skit with all the broadway characters was hilarious
NPH is so talented. But why didn’t the writers give him material where he was the star of the sketch? He too often played second fiddle to Kristen Wiig (Penelope, Today Show, etc.) whom I think is great but her characters are getting a bit tired. He was forced into the reactive role all night. He deserved better. He could have been legendary.
The best was the digitial short where he was playing the Doogies Theme and at the end a single tear rolls down his cheek. I was dying.
NPH was hilarious. The digital short, ending with the tear rolling down his cheek had me laughing out loud. Really nice to have a host not visibly reading his cue cards. Well done Doogie.
Other great hosts from the past 10 years: Garth Brooks and Justin Timberlake. Don’t like either one much, but their shows were good most of the way through. Go back and watch “Old French Whore,” or “Who’s More Grizzled?”
I’ve always said that Neil Patrick Harris is funny, especially on How I Met Your Mother. It’s good that he got a chance to do his comedic talents and angles on Saturday Night Live! And the Frost/Nixon skit is so funny as Neil’s character interviewed those classic personalities/celebrities of the ’70s.
NPH is the 2nd best this season. Top spot goes to Jon Hamm by a mile. Jon Hamm’s John Ham and Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women are instant classics.