'Match Game' parody is weekend's best 'SNL' sketch
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Shia LaBeouf proved to be an excellent host of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. He was fun and committed from the moment he took the stage for an above-average monologue that allowed Darrell Hammond to break out his legendary Sean Connery and make a few well-executed “Indiana Jones” jokes.
Before the first commercial break, I laughed out loud way too many times during this spoof of “Match Game” on “Saturday Night Live.” LaBeouf wound up stealing moment after moment in this one.
Conveniently ignore the fact that the sketch doesn’t know how to end; that’s an “SNL” tradition, after all:
After the break, find out my choice for the second-funniest sketch to appear on “SNL” this weekend.
The latest installment of the Bill Hader-fronted “La Rivista Della Televisione con Vinny Vedecci” did not disappoint and includes a random cameo by Lorne Michaels:
So what’d you think? Were other “SNL” sketches funnier this week? And how was LaBeouf as a host? Post your thoughts below.
(Photo by Dana Edelson of NBC/Universal.)















