Saturday Night Live

Last night's SNL saw saw Vince Vaughn hosting for the second time...although it's been fifteen years since he last graced this particular state. For his opening monologue, the 'Swingers' and 'Wedding Crashers' star didn't do anything traditional, opting to do what he does best: riff. And with no Owen Wilson around, Vaughn turned to the audience to be his comedic sparring partner.

SNL hasn't been too political in recent months, but last night's cold open saw the show jump right back into current events, taking on all of the recent movement on gun control laws...or lack thereof. In true SNL fashions, both sides of the debate come out looking pretty moronic.

One of the most talked about topics this past week was the stranded Carnival cruise ship that found itself simply floating along in the ocean without power, sanity, and toilets. Naturally, the story eventually found itself on the floor of studio 8H in Rockefeller Plaza -- home of 'Saturday Night Live.'

We can all agree that we're elated 'SNL' cast member Jason Sudeikis decided to stay onboard this season, right? Coming back with his hysterically strange and cartoonish version of Vice President Joe Biden, Sudeikis brought us 'Biden Bash' on last night's episode, a party filled with cotton candy, dog shows, a bouncy castle and the VP's Kung Fu expo.

There are few shows that beg for your eye rolls more than The CW's 'The Carrie Diaries,'  a non-canonical prequel to 'Sex and the City' that follows a young Carrie Bradshaw as a student in the '80s. Naturally, the best way for SNL to take that show on is to view it through the lens of another classic HBO show. And that brings us to the sketch embedded below, titled 'Sopranos High.'

As a way to address this past Friday's unfortunate tragedy in Newtown, CT, 'Saturday Night Live' opened their most recent episode -- hosted by alum Martin Short -- with a heartfelt performance of the Christmas classic, 'Silent Night.'

Los Angeles, CA (WIBX) - "Music can make a difference," was the mantra of Marvin Hamlisch, words to live by, even more poignant since the composer's passing announced earlier today.