I was pretty excited to see NPH on SNL, knowing how funny he is, especially on live television, but sadly this weekend’s skits were all kind of lame. Even the skit where they made fun of the current Broadway closing situation (with NPH playing an actor portraying Mark in Rent–which he actually did do in 1997 in the LA cast of Rent) only produced a chuckle from me:

That said, NPH was the best thing in the skit, with his over-the-top angsty Mark. (However, I did love all the Broadway nods–like the lame, slow chandelier drop from Phantom of the Opera.) As you may already know, NPH has a great past of producing hilarious musical moments in the past. Here are a few of my favorites:

NPH and Jason Segal doing “Confrontation” from Les Miserables:


Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka singing “Take Me or Leave Me” from Rent during Broadway Backwards 3:

NPH doing “Mr. Sandman” from Doogie Howser MD:

NPH singing about shoes on Sesame Street:

NPH in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog: