SNL's opening sketch was a very funny send-up of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi (although they spelled it Gadhafi) explaining his rambling, 90-minute speech to the UN last week. The visuals are spot on, from Kadafi's crazy hat and goofy Libya pin, down to the pea green tile background. And his excuses sound entirely plausible - he claims he was jet lagged, the whole living-in-a-tent thing was disruptive and his computer crashed. "I considered taking it to an IT specialist," said Kadafi through his interpreter, "but without going into too many details there were things on the computer I didn't want anyone to see. It was not terrorist stuff. It was guys' stuff."

While former Vice President Dick Cheney has emerged from his undisclosed location to be a vocal critic of Pres. Obama, Cheney's old boss has stayed out of the limelight. Luckily Will Ferrell, who does a killer George W. Bush impression, was not as reticent as the former president in his return to SNL. In the opening skit of last Saturday's season finale, Ferrell and Darrell Hammond reunited to reprise their old roles of Bush and Cheney. Good stuff.

President Obama is as cool as the other side of the pillow, which may be good for governing but is terrible for comedy. The late shows must be counting their blessings that Joe Biden is in the White House. SNL's latest send-up of the gaffe prone Vice President imagines the scene in the Oval Office when Obama returns from his trip to Europe.

SNL had some fun with President Obama's announcement last week that his administration was effectively taking control of GM and Chrysler and that if the car companies did not meet governmental conditions they would be forced into bankruptcy. SNL's Obama picked the winners and losers of other industries  - Jeans: Levi's, Yes; Wrangler's, No. Ball point pens: Papermate, Yes; Bic, No. Political media sites: CQ Politics, Yes; Politico...

In today's over-leveraged society, SNL introduces a confusing concept: If you don't have the money, don't buy it. Does anyone want to order the federal government a copy?

It's become increasingly clear that no one in government has a clue about how to fix our financial crisis. That's why we applaud Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's new plan to offer $420 billion to the first citizen who can identify a solution. Phone lines are now open...

Ever wonder what Sen. Maj. Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are REALLY thinking? SNL takes a trip inside their heads after weeks of wrangling with Republicans on the financial stimulus package.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow gets exclusive interviews with senate-appointee-in-limbo Roland Burris and recently-impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

With the election over, Saturday Night Live is working hard to upend the natural order by not fading quietly into another 4 years of television irrelevance. This weekend's show featured political humor as usual, with a send up of Sec. of State-elect Hillary Clinton and this super cool announcement from Mr. Smooth, Barack Obama.

Joe Biden has a message for the nation, at least a Saturday Night Live version, promising to make good on his reputation for gaffes. And this Biden clearly still feels he's in a contest with Sarah Palin. "You don't think I can give a train wreck interview to Katie Couric? Just name the time and the place!"