As NBC's late-night wonder blundered into its 30th season,
Saturday Night Live's season premiere tonight reminded me of my life as a 29-year-old: desperately lacking starpower, celebrity cameos by
James Gandolfini and
Alec Baldwin, outdated premises, skits without punchlines, and a "newscast" that makes you realize why the
Daily Show has won two straight Emmys, and complete adoration of
Maya Rudolph. Just kidding. My year wasn't quite that bad. But SNL's year is shaping up to be a woozy doozy. Yikes!