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"FacebookPinterestScreen Shot 2013-12-15 at 4.09.08 PM.png\n\nThe Monologue\n\nA week of controversial selfies and fake interpreters gave Jay Pharaoh's Obama more than enough material to confront this week in the show's \"Cold Open.\" Plus, we welcomed (and we'll continue to do so) Kate McKinnon playing the obsessed-over-Obama German Chancellor Angela Merkel.\n\n\n\nFor the monologue, Goodman came out dawning a flashy holiday suit, seemingly sentimental over his years on the show. But that soon evaporated with a heartwarming duet with Kenan Thompson, dedicated to Goodman's wife and entitled \"All I Want for Christmas is Booty.\" Not as memorable as last week's One Direction / Anchorman cast mash-up, but it'll do.\n\nThe Three Best\n\n\n\n _1. Guy Fieri Christmas Special\n\n _\n\n\n\nKid Rock with Bud Lime Gazpacho. Dog the Bounty Hunter singing with Big Ang from Mob Wives. And Mimi from the Drew Carey Show, for no reason whatsoever. Our nightmares tell us that this is exactly what a Guy Fieri Christmas would look like.\n\n_2. Three Wise Guys\n\n _\n\n\n\nThe best thing to come out of the upcoming Grudge Match\u2014that old timer Rocky knockoff flick with Stallone and DeNiro\u2014is this skit. It features the two legends and Goodman hailing from Bridge &amp;amp; Tunnel lands to honor Jesus's birth. So yes, it was the best thing: \"What'd you get him?\" \"Meatball parm, and a Yankees onesie.\"\n\n_3. H&amp;amp;M\n\n _\n\n\n\nOh, come on, someone had to make fun of H&amp;amp;M at some point.\n\nWeekend Update\n\n\n\nThis week's Update was stronger than usual. As we said before, this week provided enough nonsense in the news to go around, and Seth and Cecily seemed to be having a ton of fun with it all (Add Fox News's Megyn Kelly's comments about Santa being white into the mix, too).\n\nAlso, two words: Drunk Uncle. \"PS 4. ox One. Humanity... zero.\" Ah, just in time for the holidays.\n\nMusical Performance: Kings of Leon\n\n\n\nRiding off the coattails of the last two larger-than-life musical guests, Lady Gaga and One Direction, Kings of Leon performed a steady set, with their songs \"Temple\" and \"Wait for Me.\" Nothing too boring but, also, nothing too exciting. And that's basically the band's mantra, right?\n\nWhat Didn't Work\n\n\n\n The auxiliary role, yet again, of the featuring guests. Michael O'Brien only appeared once, and that was to flash off H&amp;amp;M's hottest new line of puffy orange jackets.\n\n Pharaoh's Obama. It's not that his impersonation isn't working; it's the best one we have in comedy, by far. We all know that. It's more so the subject matter: this year has been a tidal wave of bad PR for the President, and watching a trainwreck in motion, even if it's satire, can get old real fast. Wait for his New Year's resolutions, and then return to the Oval Office.\n\nConclusion\n\nGoodman is a natural at this gig. But that consistency can lead to monotony. Aside from Three Wise Guys, none of the skits had us laughing out loud. Except they weren't not funny. So, in the end, the show was stuck in that grey area between hilarity and mediocrity. shrugs\n\n_Next week: Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake (We called this)\n\n _\n\n John Surico (@JohnSurico) is a GQ contributor."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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