Matthew McConaughey is alright, alright, alright on 'SNL' as he tells the

Last time Matthew McConaughey hosted SNL back in 2003, he was deep in the pastel-wearing, leaning on his leading lady on the poster rom-com phase of the pre-McConaissance. Kate McKinnon played a twitchy Florida senator chastising the hosts and there was a random Elian Gonzalez reference which was about 15 years too late. But that was about the only thing that McConaughey did wrong Saturday evening. The first mention arrives at the top of the show with a Fox and Friends cold open - one of the more fun forums for squeezing in topical jokes outside of Weekend Update. After this, we can't wait to see who will grace the stage next week. Read on for our ranking of this week's sketches from best to worst. The only upside was the tail end where Jay Pharaoh brought back his Ben Carson impression for the world to enjoy. "On the outside, I may seem nice". You do, however, learn where the "alright, alright, alright" came from. Not that amusing, but it was entertaining just the same.

The first sketch after the monologue will be the one that everybody is passing around for the next week.

If your family members' Facebook posts are any indication, recent political events are going to make your Thanksgiving pretty uncomfortable.

The skit also used props such as fur coats, painted long nails and, of course, wind blowing on their faces. McConaughey played an out-of-tune bluesman sitting in with a New Orleans house band whose blues don't go much deeper than having a sucky fantasy football team. The sketch was also an unexpectedly great showcase for both Beck Bennett and Taran Killam, playing the rare straight men, and a good spot to shove in underused performers (Jon Rudnitsky, who are you?) and get them to ask really basic questions when the writing (printing?) is already so very much on the wall.

I'd love to see more of Parsons on Update, but more so, let's hope the Thanksgiving holiday gives the staff a creative rest, so the December episodes feel like more than Thanksgiving leftovers.

Was "Screen Test" just product placement for the new movie and Coke Zero?

"Oh my God", one guest, played by Cecily Strong, responds in disbelief.

What really took this over the top was the sneaky escalation of the sketch's production values: Mere lip-synching soon gave way to manicures, jackets, wigs, and locations that mirrored Adele's video for the song.

After seeing McConaughey in his first sketch, it's made perfectly clear how the show benefits from a host who can actually act. The best lines included Michael Che saying, "my ancestors weren't exactly immigrants". The formula for the sketch finds Earl continually asking other people, "Do you think you're better than me just because you didn't _?" with each _ escalating into higher stratosphere's of ridiculousness. "As for me ..." every time he's addressed, suspended in a state of mechanical enthusiasm.