Saturday Night Live 10.28.06

SNLove (My Two Hours of Heaven)

host: Hugh Laurie
musical guest: Beck

I looked into Mr. Laurie's blue blue eyes and they swallowed me whole.

Waking up at 4:30 AM was worth it. Standing outside in the rain was worth it. Having to blow-dry my Uggs because they were soaked was worth it. Having my heart sink in my chest in fear of possibly missing those eyes was all worth it in the end.

Sketches included "Most Haunted," "Advance Man," "Hardball with Chris Matthews," "Weekend Update" with Tim Calhoun and two gay guys from Jersey, a job interview, Frankenstein, and a hospital scene with Hugh Laurie in drag, with special appearances by Lorne Michaels and Borat (with Azamat).

Cut sketches that didn't make it to the live show include a "Lost" parody, "Evil Speed Reader," "Vincent Price's Halloween Special," and an annoying drunk guy.

Beck sang two songs, "Nausea" and "Clap Hands," both with marionette versions of the band playing right alongside in a small replica of the stage. The second song included dinnerware as instruments. Very awesome. And Mr. Laurie also had a musical treat for us with a protest song.

Overall, a great experience to watch the workings of a live show.

House Season 3

House, M.D.

An all new season of House has kicked off to an early start. The medical drama starring the incredibly talented and Emmy nomination-robbed Hugh Laurie as the misanthropic title character premiered its third season's first episode Meaning this past Tuesday. As we last left the dour doc, he had been shot twice by the husband of a former patient (if House wasn't so good at what he does, this probably would've happened sooner) and had asked for the ketamine treatment to reboot his system - painfree.

And as the season promos promised, we see House doing something we've never seen him do before - running (and riding a skateboard). And as if that wasn't enough, House admits he is happy. What have they done to the unlovably lovable House? Don't fret, folks. If the season premiere is any indication (House was seen grabbing his thigh and stealing a prescription for Vicodin from Wilson), House will be back to his old deprecating self, and perhaps even worse off after experiencing a taste of a cane-free life once again.

For the purists out there, turn away from possible season spoilers. Promised in the new season is a story arc featuring a policeman, David Morse, out to get our favorite pill-popping doc. And a possible episode with an incarcerated House. And for those of you who are against Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) mooning over her much older superior, House will encounter an even younger admirer.

Can't wait to collect more Houseisms on the ever growing list.