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If it wasn't for the last five minutes, this episode would have been a dud. I wouldn't even say the last five minutes, I'd say the last 30 seconds. So let's not waste any time, let's get right to it. (I'll save the big news for after the break.)

I didn't think anything could outshine an episode of dresses made of plants. And nothing can...except maybe Santino's Tim impression. I love the Tim impression! It's the greatest thing about Santino. They seriously should have featured it on the show way back in week one. If they would have, I probably wouldn't have built up this hatred towards Santino. Well, I don't hate him...it's just so hard to completely love him. He is Santino. But the Tim impression was absolutely marvelous, and I love the fact that the extended version featured a fictionalized love quarrel between Tim and Andrae at the Red Lobster. Not enough gay fashion fights happen at the Red Lobster, but they should!

Wow, I didn't think anything could suck more than the Vegas auditions. But Austin, you proved me wrong! You are the suckiest city so far. People from Texas can't sing, but hot damn they're attractive. (My family is from Texas. Wink wink; nudge nudge.) Yup, Texas has a lot to be proud of -- the acting skills of Jessica Simpson, a great president, and a lot of good-looking people who can't sing worth crap.

I wasn't expecting much from Peter Sarsgaard. I just didn't picture him as an SNL host. He is a great actor, but comedy isn't what he's known for. That being said, he did so-so. It wasn't a spectacular episode but it did have some very funny moments.

Cold Open - Hooray for something different and by different I mean not a Hardball Sketch. Ok, well kind of different. Seth Myers is still alive and kicking as Anderson Cooper and the show opened with a 360° sketch where he welcomed Ray Nagin (Finesse), Darrell Hammond as Jesse Jackson, and Hillary Clinton (Poehler). It centered around Nagin's recent comments that New Orleans needs to be rebuilt as a "chocolate city." I have no idea what that means. The highlight was Jesse Jackson preaching about inclusiveness and claiming that New Orleans needs to have a variety of sweets such as Bavarian crème for the Asians, caramel for the Latinos, and tiramisu should any Italians show up. "...and the dessert cart rolls on!"

You all know Jared Fogle. He's the guy who lost thirty kajillion pounds by eating nothing but Subway sandwiches (veggie and turkey, of course... what, you think he lost weight on foot-long chicken parm subs?) and has basically been the chain's spokesman ever since. He's been an inspiration to a lot of people who are overweight. But, honestly, there are some places that I really don't want to see old Jared's smiling face.

One of them is on the post-game show after a thrilling NFL playoff game. Right after the Steelers stunned the Colts in a wild game, the CBS studio guys discussed the game and interviewed Steelers players. So far, so good. But then Greg Gumbel throws it over to Jared, dressed in a Colts jersey and surrounded by those flavorless Subway sandwiches. "I know you guys are going to Denver next week, and I wanted to send you off with some good food," is the gist of what Jared unconvincingly said to the studio crew as he waved his hand over the subs. Greeeaaat. Look, CBS, I know it's called the Subway Post-Game Show. But having Jared in the studio was completely tasteless and silly, especially after such an exciting playoff game. I mean, what's next? Is Boomer Esiason going to munch on Domino's Chicken Kickers during next week's pre-game show?

Mitch Hedberg, the acclaimed young comedian who passed away back at the end of March, had lived with a heart problem his entire life. It was initially assumed that heart failure was the cause of his premature passing. However, in a new article released by Spin Magazine, reports are now saying that Hedberg's death was caused by multiple drug toxicity. In other words, he OD'ed. This comes as sad news as Mitch was a favorite of mine. He had a handful of Comedy Central appearances, was on Letterman around nine or ten times I think. And according to the article I'm referencing, TIME Magazine once called him "the next Seinfeld." That's quite the title to carry with you, but I fully believe that he could have lived up to it.

[via CNN]