I guess tonight’s SNL was okay… It seemed more “live” than usual, mostly due to Sir Ian McKellen radiating an enthusiasm that doesn’t show in many other hosts. He was obviously quite excited about Kylie Minogue – even sitting on the side of the stage and bopping around during “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”.

McKellen also intentionally put his homosexuality on spotlight in references throughout the show, which was nice, but I suspect he might have also been trying to let the American audience know that he was gay at all. I honestly wasn’t aware of that fact, and I suspect most of the country wasn’t either…

The best bit – during Weekend Update, McKellen did an impression of Dame Maggie Smith. At the end of that portion of the sketch, he kissed Jimmy Fallon full on the lips. Pausing for a moment after the kiss, Jimmy smirks, and boyishly exclaims “Maggie Smith should shave!” Another pause, and…”Does this mean I’ve just been knighted? Or have I been queened? (giggles)”. Jimmy Fallon is adorable. He just makes you want to pinch his cheeks and muss up his hair…

Also –

Frank Quitely : New X-Men as Will Ferrell : current season of SNL