Donald Trump just gave "Saturday Night Live" it's "yuuuugest" ratings in years.
Out to prove that the aspiring U.S. president can take a joke, it's no surprise that Donald Trump made an effort to host the famous live comedy-skit show "SNL."
According to Entertainment Weekly, the Trump-centric episode of "SNL" generated a whopping 6.6 household rating on Saturday night, easily beating previous season's high, which was hosted by Miley Cyrus and with a guest appearance by leading Democrat candidate, Hilary Clinton.
The episode also marked the Republican presidential candidate's second time hosting the long-running comedy show. He previously acted as host way back 2004, when he was still the host of NBC's "The Apprentice."
And with the report of high ratings, he gave the most Trump-esque answer and declared that he was confident that he would boost "SNL's" numbers and said, "I get the best ratings."
However, despite the huge rating Trump generated, many pundits are not too keen on the "SNL" episode. As reported by The Guardian, since its creation 40 years ago, "Saturday Night Live" has always been a hit or miss with its skits. And with last night's episode, it was definitely a miss.
The episode consisted mostly of harmless jokes, which did not give Donald the roasting he deserved. Instead, the hosting gig he did last night was made into a news-making political theater.
Critics were brutal with their review of the episode with one reportedly saying, "The entire hour, from start to finish, was nothing short of torture."
But one saving grace of the alleged "failed" episode was the first sketch that did not contain the Republican candidate; instead, it was a "candidate's forum" in MSNBC that featured the three Democrat candidates, and as you've guessed, Larry David reprised his role as candidate Bernie Sanders.
Larry David as Sanders was hailed by fans and critics to be both spot-on impersonation and just outright hilarious parody of the candidates' far-left ideals.
And according to the New York Times, the show utilized Donald Trump's public persona in predictable ways, evident in its sketch where Trump won the presidency and was seen in the Oval office.
The show did attempt to give Trump a bit of a bite during the "Weekend Update" segment. In the skit, the anchor Michael Che poked at Mr. Trump's questioning of President Obama's birth certificate and his promise to "make America great again."
Che said, "Whenever rich old white guys start bringing up the good old days, my Negro senses start tingling."
All in all, although it was admirable of Donald Trump to prove that he can take a joke, this particular "Saturday Night Live" episode failed to deliver to the hype.
