As my wife constantly remarks, Justin Timberlake should be on the cast of SNL (though his talents are broad and he has lots of gigs). His comedic timing is nearly perfect. As a 35 year viewer of SNL, I am compelled to rank this show as one of the best SNL shows of all time. Every skit hits the mark, especially the "Liquorville" piece, and JT performs one of the best cold opens in TV history. Lady Gaga not only performs well, she has the heart, talent and sense of humor to appear in skits and videos. If Lorne Michaels could envision a "perfect show", this is it, at least for the past decade. I'm sure Lorne slept well after this show.
Review of Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga
