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The 5 Finest Zach Galifianakis SNL Hosting Moments This week's SNL had quite a bit of momentum leading into it, with every website in the land fearlessly projecting that Zach Galifianakis would do something revolutionary with his hosting gig. Which is a little unfair, even considering how funny a comedian he is. He did a great job, but it's SNL: things are run by the same old man they always have been, you know? You're not going to get away with much. Don't get me wrong -- it was still a strong episode overall, but the only sketch that really felt extremely Zach was the pageant one, and Hulu and NBC.com are pretending like that sketch didn't even happen. So aside from that one, which was the best one, here are the second, third, fourth and fifth best Zach moments from his hosting gig.

In second place: The monologue. It may have just been expanded versions of the same standup material he's been doing for the past four years, but it was still really, really funny. "Oh you're out of that look? Just give me Wolf Blitzer at Burning Man" is a huge upgrade from the former "Just give me the Amber Alert."


In third place: "Zach Drops By the Set," plus a bonus extension of the bit at the end of one of the funniest Kathie Lee and Hoda sketches ever.




In fourth place: Yet another installment of "What Up With That?", improved by Zach playing an extra long flute in a white polyester jumpsuit. I think I said a few weeks ago that this sketch had gone past its prime, but either I'm in a better mood or new life was breathed into it this weekend, because I laughed almost as hard at this sketch as I did at the very first "What Up With That?"


And finally, in fifth place, the horrifying "Bidet Sex Games" sketch. It made me laugh almost as much as it made me barf:


And that goddamn Kissing Family sketch needs to die. Nobody can make that recurring bit watchable, not even Zach.

Your favorite Zach moments? Overall sketches? Ideas as to why the pageant sketch violates some kind of something? Leave it in the comments.

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