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SNL goes back to stand-up

Published Monday, March 19, 2007 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

For the second time this season -- third if you count guest host Dane Cook -- Saturday Night Live turned over the reins to an outsider to perform stand-up on the show. Well, Chris Rock had gotten his first big break as an SNL cast member back in the day, but that didn't make it any less surprising to see Rock opine on the 2008 presidential campaign for the SNL open on March 17, 2007.

Not too shabby, even with a slight flub in Rock's delivery. Here are the other examples in this season's SNL stand-up showcase. Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) took over the show for about five minutes earlier in the season.