The set of “Saturday Night Live” was painted red, white and blue on Nov. 7 when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was the guest host.

The episode was one of the season’s flattest, with Trump having a hard time delivering the small amount of jokes the writers threw at him.

This is pretty sad, considering Trump told several sources he took on the role to prove he could “take a joke.”

Apparently it is as hard for Trump to deliver a joke as it is for him to take one.

The best part of the episode was Larry David’s return as Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, who yelled “You’re a racist!” from the side of the stage, playing into a protestor’s call for someone to disrupt the live broadcast.

The disruption was clearly set up, with David smiling while delivering his line and Trump delivering a prepared response that was equally as flat (“As a businessman, I can fully respect that”).

There seemed to be no heart in the episode, from the comedians or the audience.

There was barely any laughter from the audience, who checked out almost as soon as Trump walked onstage.

The musical guest made up for the rest of the episode, as Sia returned for the second time this year with a performance of “Alive” and “Bird Set Free” off her new album, “This Is Acting” which will be released in 2016.

In her normal fashion, Sia brought a dancer on stage to visualize the emotion in her songs, as she did famously less than 10 months ago at the 2015 Grammy Awards.

Despite its many downfalls, the episode gained the highest ratings since the 2012 season.

This is likely due to the appearance of Trump, even though his jokes fell flat and he appeared stiff, people still tuned in to see the presidential candidate give comedy a try.

“Saturday Night Live’s” content is slowly slipping, and unfortunately, this episode was no exception. 

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