Chris Rock, SNL Host: Review Roundup, Video Highlights

Chris Rock was the host of Saturday Night Live and, as a returning alum, his appearance was highly anticipated. Did he deliver an iconic monologue and memorable skits this time around? Those are always the questions. Check out video highlights and see what the television critics have to say. As always when a SNL alum returns there is much fanfare. When it’s an alum of the stature of Chris Rock — to say nothing of a music legend such as Prince as the musical guest — the fanfare is inestimable. Returning for the first time to host since 1996, Chris Rock set the tone with a blazing, take-no-prisoners approach to the opening monologue. It was not softened with cameos or with sentimental reminiscing about his days long gone. No, Chris Rock took the studio audience and the television viewers. Joking about the 9-11 terrorism attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing would seem to be beyond the proverbial pale. But that is the purview and indeed the duty of comedians to take us there. Was Chris Rock successful in this venture? That’s being intensely debated online in social media as well as major media. In that sense, mission accomplished. It was [...]

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