'It’s like being in Times Square on New Year’s…Day.' Rudd also said, 'if you love Tina Fey as Sarah Palin,' introducing Kristen Wiig as Arizona governor and potential attorney general Janet Napolitano. Paul Rudd’s monologue: Rudd joked about getting picked to host after the election, after the buzz and heat on the show has passed. I thought I heard Don Pardo call Andy Samberg 'Andy Sandler' but definitely heard Pardo call Michaela Watkins 'Watson.' Oy. Perhaps a tribute to her, or some way to make sure she gets paid? Anyhow. Amy Poehler still gets listed in the opening credits (and also as part of Weekend Update later) even though she has left the show.

Our cold open is brief for a change, with a message from Vice President-Elect Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis) in which he describes his 'Biden Blunder Scale.' Biden is the one politician we haven’t been talking about since Election Day, so he vows he’ll be as entertaining as Sarah Palin. But we like to read our recaps in the order of appearance, so rewind! The latter featured our first live looks, albeit briefly, at the newbies Elliott and Watkins.

With all of the hoopla this week about Saturday Night Live adding two new cast members in Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins, and the comedic prowess of Paul Rudd hosting, who would figure that the most memorable parts of this episode featured surprise performances by Justin Timberlake? Timberlake’s vision of his Thanksgiving SNL that could have been turns out to be hilarious enough that you suspect Lorne Michaels is figuring out how to make that happen, and then there was the outrageously funny music video choreography scene with Timberlake, Bobby Moynihan and Andy Samberg backing Beyonce.

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