Rainn + Fire = So Much Awesomeness
I've been so focused on the Oscars today that I haven't even gotten to talk about this weekend's very special episode of "Saturday Night Live" with Rainn Wilson hosting and Arcade Fire as the musical guest. I thought Wilson did a great job, proving how very versatile he is with some brilliant straight-man moments and some utterly bizarre sketches. And though Arcade Fire looked slightly uncomfortable performing in the sterile TV studio, the new songs totally rocked.

Wilson's opening monologue parody of "The Office" was pretty awesome — including one dead-on Jim Halpert eye-roll. But for my money, the best thing to come out of this episode is the digital short that parodies a corporate board meeting. Wilson's in charge, the Arcade Fire is in attendance, and a talking turkey sub still steals the scene. To watch the clip — plus another really hilarious video — read more
Here's the ingenious digital short:
And then, there's this video of Jorma, one of the "SNL" writers (and Lonely Island member), thrashing around shirtless to Arcade Fire while the band members cringe and shake their heads. It's incredibly bizarre, and yet I can't stop watching it.



