Man-meat cougar plaything Ashton Kutcher hosted this week's episode of "Saturday Night Live," and he did a good job of it! Check out this week's recap after the jump.

Sure, last night's TV was all about President Obama's first real State of the Union address, but since "The Daily Show" won't be covering that until its episode tonight, it was able to turn its attention in Wednesday's episode to other matters -- specifically, to a story about a plot to tamper with the phone in the office of Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu. See Jon Stewart's take above, and hit "continue reading" for the rest of last night's late-night highlights.

Ricky Gervais did an alright job hosting the Golden Globes (more on that, later) but there was one clear victory for the host last night: His amazing introductory zinger of Mel Gibson, above. Gervais poked fun at Gibson's past drinking problems, drawing audible gasps from the crowd of champagne-addled millionaires. I mean, the finest actors of our generation. That's what i meant.

What was Mel Gibson (seen above chatting with Jay Leno) doing sprinting in broad daylight with a big, furry beaver puppet on his hand? The possibilities are endless (and could form a good party game), but the mundane truth is, he was doing it for a movie.

And not just any movie. This is "The Beaver," written by white-hot tyro scribe Kyle Killen (script review here) and directed by Jodie Foster. Gibson's not the type of guy to embarrass himself in public for no reason, you know. Anyway, if you'd like to see the pics of Mel and his beaver, please click here (SFW).

Mel Gibson: "Darling, I have something to share with you."

Oksana Grigorieva: "Yes?"

Mel: "I've been waiting for just the right moment, and I think it is upon us."

Oksana: "What are you talking about?"

Mel: "I think that God wants us to go public."

Oksana: "Are you sure that's wise? Your wife just divorced you two weeks ago."

Mel: "A bit hasty, perhaps, but the red carpet at the premiere of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' will be so magical!"

Oksana: "Oh, definitely not. I don't want to be in the same room with you and an open bar. Plus, I'm only dating you because you promised you would let me write music for your movie."

Mel: "Movie? Oh, that. Well dear, patience is a virtue. And I can always ask someone else to do the soundtrack if you don't want to come see 'Wolverine' with me...."

How can you tell a woman is lying? Give her an fMRI and scan her brain for activation patterns!!!

Not as funny as the original, but this is no joke. See, it turns out Mel Gibson’s comedy “What Women Want” was really science fiction. And just like Jews are responsible for every war in the world, mind reading is also reality. Deal with it, ladies (and Gordon Lightfoot).