Pretty solid spoof of Dos Equis commercials. We get another random Asian actor playing the type of role you’d sometimes expect a cast member to play. Maybe they needed an extra minute or two to finish getting that live sketch set up. Even odder, though, how this pre-taped commercial is airing immediately after a commercial break, especially when there’s a live sketch that will be airing immediately after this. Odd how this is the second pre-taped commercial airing back-to-back, though there was a commercial break between them. The Most Interesting Man In The World’s son (host) plugs Tres Equis beer Among the cast members each asking questions, we get a random Asian actor as one of them (who even gets a laugh from the audience at one point in response to a line of his), as if he’s a cast member. Some good laughs from the idiotic voter-related questions being asked by citizens. When this originally aired, I remember initially kinda thinking Cecily’s lead role in this was randomly being played by an extra, because I wasn’t familiar with Cecily’s looks yet, and she looked so drastically different to me in each appearance she made in her early episodes (especially when playing Rachel Maddow in the following episode). Undecided voters ask stupid questions about the presidential race Overall, let’s just say Joseph’s “Make ‘Em Laugh” monologue has absolutely nothing to worry about in terms of competition from tonight’s monologue. Nasim’s smiling-but-uncomfortable facial reaction to Joseph repeatedly thrusting his crotch towards her made me chuckle, at least. Didn’t SNL already do that enough in Channing Tatum’s monologue from the preceding season? This whole Magic Mike thing is VERY random, and partly (if not fully) seems to be an excuse to pander to the ladies watching the show. I like the subtle joke with the overweight Bobby having a vest under his vest when he and the other guys remove their vests in unison to reveal their bare torsos. Well…out of absolutely nowhere, this turns into Joseph re-enacting a stripping sequence from one of that summer’s hit movies, Magic Mike. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a very tough act to follow after his absolutely epic monologue (the “Make ‘Em Laugh” musical one) from his previous hosting stint. Host, TAK, JAP, BOM do strip club routine inspired by Magic Mike Yet ANOTHER change to the montage tonight: the season premiere’s montage ended with a shot of the camera panning up an exterior shot of 30 Rock (first screencap below), whereas tonight, that final shot has been replaced with the camera showing a shot of the lights under the neon NBC Studios marquee (second screencap below). The respective live-action background footage used for the musical guests’ photo and the hosts’ photo in the season premiere’s montage has been switched with each other tonight. Kate McKinnon’s photo from the season premiere’s opening montage (first screencap below) has been changed to a different photo tonight (second screencap below). Much like in the preceding week’s season premiere, this season’s new theme music is still being played in a noticeably slower tempo than it would later go on to regularly be, but am I crazy, or is this opening montage being played in a much faster speed tonight than it was in the season premiere? The SNL logo is displayed in a much smaller size tonight than it was in the debut of this opening montage in the preceding week’s season premiere. The interview with Bill’s Robert Pattinson is okay, but isn’t doing a whole lot for me. I especially like the comment about how they look like the poster for The Blind Side. Some fun interplay between Jay’s Michael Strahan and Nasim’s Kelly Ripa, and some amusing comments from them about their incongruous pairing. So far this season, Jay is 2-for-2 in starring in cold openings, which alone shows how much better his airtime has gotten this season. Wow, I’ve actually forgotten that “Live with Kelly & Michael” was a thing, even though it lasted several years. Segments are rated on a scale of 1-5 stars