The monologue—the muppets insist on sharing the spotlight with Segel (and Kermit tries out his Ray Romano impression):
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Kemper-pedic—The "me-time" matress. (It won't keep her awake with "those weird squeaking noises..."):
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Jon Huntsman drops by Weekend Update to court New Hampshire voters and celebrate his boost in the polls from "margin of error" to single-digits:
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Digital Short—Andy Samberg demonstrates how to seduce women through chess (featuring an '80s-coiffed Olivia Wilde and Jason Segel as a cross-dressing prostitute):
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Really!?! With Seth & Kermit—An indignant Kermit the Frog joins Seth Meyers to discuss Congress's proposed reclassification of pizza as a vegetable:
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Also: Cold Open—Mitt Romney, "Raw & Unleashed..."; Time-Life Music presents the "New Jack Thanksgiving" collection (with "Triangle Sally," "Sweaty Keith," "Tony, Toni, Tony Shaloub," and more...); Kelly Ripa auditions potential Regis Philbin replacements—from Ashton Kutcher (Taran Killam) to Kathy Lee (Kristin Wiig); Jason Segel gets affectionate with Bill Hader in a Thanksgiving edition of the kissing Vogelchecks; and Northampton folk rock band "The Bluejean Committee" debuts their hit song, "Massachusetts Afternoon."
Musical guest Florence + the Machine performed Shake It Out (with gospel choir backup) and No Light, No Light
NEXT, ON DECEMBER 3: Steve Buscemi, with musical guest The Black Keys.
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