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This week's show was the extravagant Christmas special, and it held up to all the hype. Jack black killed it up there from his opening King Kong song to his surprise Tenacious D performance to playing Santa. There was an awesome rap video by Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell about the Chronicles of Narnia. (You gotta check it on the video section here on SNL .) Weekend Update was really strong with a cameo by Tracy Morgan (with whom I met after the show). Material-wise, this was the best show of the season.
"WEEKEND UPDATE"
AMY POEHLER -- "Quick reminder: There are just seven more shopping days till 'Holiday.'"
POEHLER -- "A new report shows that ten percent of drivers like to talk on their cellphones while crashing."
POEHLER -- "In an interview with NBC News, President Bush said that he does not live 'in a bubble' and that he is well aware of what is going on outside the White House. Then he stepped outside the White House and exclaimed, 'Oh my God! What the hell is going on out here?!?'"
TINA FEY -- "Hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast families, hoping to rebuild their homes by using low-interest government loans, are facing high rejection rates and widespread delays. Said President Bush, 'The what in the who?'"
FEY -- "Ashlee Simpson collapsed after a performance in Tokyo Thursday. Simpson spent Friday in the hospital, although her show that night went on as scheduled without her."