Saturday Night Live Scorecard: Was the Third Time a Charm for Host Robert De Niro?

The Bad

"Blizzard Man" (Samberg, Diddy): Of all Samberg's recurring characters, this is by far my least favorite. I mean, it's the same thing every time. Well, yes, this time Blizz brought his mother -- De Niro in drag -- which made things much worse.

Score: 5.0

"Mr. Produce" (De Niro, Samberg,): I really don't know why this was aired so early in the episode considering the fairy solid sketches that followed. The problem was that this left De Niro on screen by himself for too long and he wound up stumbling over a few lines -- which would have been OK if there was anything funny about this sketch of a college student that has issues with his produce-loving father.

Score: 4.5

"Weekend Update" (Samberg, Elliott, Pedrad, Bayer, Samberg, Wiig): Samberg was decent as a man named Ryan Christopher -- one of the actors who plays Spider-Man in the troubled new Broadway show. But, honestly, nothing bothers me more than a parody of a parody. It's not funny. So, yeah, to me, watching Bayer, Elliott, and Pedrad use funny accents to play the Kardashian sisters was the most excruciating three minutes of the night. Put it this way: It made Wiig as a coked-up aerobics instructor hilarious in comparison. Please, never do this again.

Score: 3.5

"I, Hippie" (Dana Carvey): Honestly, can anyone explain this? This was the second time this season that one of these little shorts has run. I just don't see the point.

Score: 3.5

(Note: The "Bosley Hair Restoration" commercial was a repeat from an earlier episode this season and will not be a part of the scorecard.)

The Ugly

"Robert De Niro Monologue" (De Niro): I'm not going to spend too much time trashing De Niro's monologue. No one expected it to be good, and it wasn't. Honestly, by his rushed cue-card readings, it looks like De Niro just can't wait to get off of that stage. So be it. De Niro made up for it with a solid performance for the rest of the show.

Score: 2.0

Average Score For This Show: 5.83

Weekly Host Scorecard:

· Amy Poehler 6.04

· Anne Hathaway 6.00

· Emma Stone 5.88

· Jon Hamm 5.86

· Robert De Niro 5.83

· Bryan Cranston 5.79

· Jane Lynch 5.31

· Scarlett Johansson 4.69

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