Review of Hugh Laurie on SNL

OK, Tonight’s episode just ended, and I’d give it a B-minus. Hugh was in about a half dozen skits, and while I wasn’t taking notes, here are my thoughts.

• I suspect he wrote his own monologue, and it suffered a little cross-cultural confusion. He told a Shakespeare joke that went completely over the head of the audience including me.
• The highlight was his protect song on guitar and harmonica. Sing with me: “All we have to do is mmm… mmm… mmm….”
• Other skits he was in: a gassy ghost hunter, and the head villager trying to kill Frankenstein’s monster. These were both pretty good. His cross-dressing hospital skit and the last one was, an enthusiastic lawyer, were so-so. There were one or two others, but… well… that’s how memorable they were.
• Beck was good… if you like him. Creative and original performances with the marionettes and dinner table percussion.
• My broadcast was full of timing issues. The whole show seemed to run long, and I didn’t even see him say goodbye. Perhaps it was the daylight savings time switch; perhaps my local affiliate was just overly keen to get Star Trek on the air.

What did you think?