The thing is, even though Zac Efron's hosting gig on SNL was decidedly unfunny, part of us wants to give him a pass -- Can we really expect a person that pretty to bring the funny as well? Isn't it enough for them to rest on their pretty laurels and let us admire them? But, then we think, by golly, if Justin Timberlake has accomplished anything in this life, it's proving that pretty boys can do more than Paul Walker it when it comes to Saturday Night Live.
We're not saying every sketch has to be "Dick in a Box," but the fact remains that the bar has been raised, and Efron's got some work to do. His opening monologue, thanking tweens for his worldwide success, was delivered with much half-smiling, and two-fingered sweeping of his own bangs. The underage drinking sketch was bland and forgettable. The real low point was a high school science fair sketch in which his German accent sounded like a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gandalf. Even the predictable HSM spoof fell flat. By the time the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were introduced we were wishing Alec Baldwin had gone for number 15...
Opening Monologue -- why is he using a PSA voice?
HSM Spoof -- In fairness, the Ms. Darbus was rock solid...
Underage Drinking -- just why?...
Hideous German Accent -- in the interest of full disclosure, the phrase "nervous toot" did make us chuckle...
Previously:
Zac Efron Now Hates Musicals
Photo of the Day: Zac Efron, Down and Dirrty
Separated at Birth: Zac Efron and the Teenage Bruce Willis
Today in TMI: Zac Efron (and His Mom) Love a Condom