Christmas Came Early on SNL

On December 17, Jimmy Fallon hosted the Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live.

Ever since high school, I have become addicted to the world's favorite comedy show; watching countless skits and sketches, memorizing the cast lists of both present and past seasons, and reliving the glory of the original shows and the newer seasons that keep me coming back. Whenever someone new hosts, I love to go through and watch every skit and scene and figure out which will become classics, which will make me scratch my head and which will make me cry of laughter no matter how many times I watch it (Stefon anyone???).

Only the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon host could pull off such an incredible and nostalgically thrilling show. Some are calling it the best episode of the season, while others in the SNL fandom are deeming it the best episode of all time. Don't believe me? Just search the Saturday Night Live tag on tumblr.

Entertainment Weekly calls the episode, "joyful and triumphant."

Anyway, being a huge Fal Pal myself, I was ridiculously excited for Fallon's triumphant return to Studio 8H, and he did not disappoint. In fact, the only disappointing part of last night's episode, was that it had to end. Oh, and did I forget to mention that the majestic songbird, Michael Buble was the musical guest. Yes? Well, there is my mention of it. And let me tell you, every time he sings, I swear an angel get it's wings. That is the expression isn't it?

So, the episode is what I would deem as perfect, but like I said, I'm already a huge fan of Jimmy. The show started with one of my all time favorite skits, the Boston Kids sketch. Rachel Dratch came back to revive her role as Zazu, or Denise to Fallon's Pat Sullivan. If there is one of the most quotable skits ever, it's this one. Or maybe that's just because I love screaming to people, "You're re-tah-ded","No,you are!". If you don't know the reference, just go Google it please. You won't be disappointed. I literally screamed in one of those super girly ways when Jimmy got to yell, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Not surprisingly, this is always one of my favorite parts of each episode.

His monologue was amazing. He was singing, which shouldn't surprise anyone who saw him host the Emmys, or for any fan of his popular Late Night show(of which I am also addicted to). He cracked jokes at himself, mentioning how he laughs during skits, but the lyrics, "it's good to be home," were enough to make even the burliest of men tear up. The entire cast came on stage to dance with him wearing ridiculous holiday sweaters, and is it sad that I kind of want one now?

One of the funniest skits of the night, was the Michael Buble Duets sketch. The impressions were spot on, and it was hilarious. Fallon's Justin Bieber, Sting and Russel Brand impersonations truly stole the sketch; while the other impressions were spot on(I especially enjoyed Kristen Wiig's Taylor Swift impression).

I don't want to completely go through every sketch, although I would if I could, but a quick overview couldn't hurt, right?Other sketches include a mirror sketch where Jimmy is talking to himself, portrayed by Andy Samberg. That one was hilarious and Andy's impression was spot on. That was a full circle moment for the popular Late Night host; one recalls the similar sketch he did with Mick Jagger. There were some random sketches including a horse play and a ridiculously funny one where Jason Sudekis was portraying Jesus(only Sudekis could play both the devil and Jesus and pull it off seamlessly). Another picture perfect moment was the reunion of Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, Horatio Sanz and Fallon to sing, "I Wish Christmas Was Today." The same old moves, the same old song, and ridiculous holiday outfits to make one of the best skit revivals of the night. The entire episode was gold.

But perhaps, the best part of the entire night, was during Weekend Update. Seth Meyers made a joke, and Jimmy Fallon showed up to counter what he said. Soon, they declared it was time for a joke-off, and low and behold, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler showed up. It was like a dream. The entire bit was flawless, and to see all of the members of Weekend Update together at one desk was amazing.

Overall, I'm going to go out on a limb and discern this as the best SNL ever. The cameos were amazing, the skits were perfection, and Jimmy as host only broke character once.He did such an incredible job and you could feel his excitement through the TV screen. The goodbyes at the end of the episode were held on the ice skating rink outside 30 Rock, and the love from cast members, old and new, was incredible.

"It encompassed all the things that make the holidays — and SNL — so wonderful when done right: It reunited old friends, brought back fond memories, and made us believe there was a little bit of magic in the air,"said Entertainment Weekly's blog.

Everyone, please go watch this episode. It was amazing, and personally, I think it's worth your time. So when you're sitting at home with nothing to do, go to Hulu and watch it, and for that matter, just go watch every SNL episode you can get your hands on before the season starts up again in January!!