Beyonce and stand-in Single Lady Justin Timberlake on Saturday Night Live, Nov. 15, 2008. (Getty Images)

Even without Tina Fey's notorious (and now-retired) Sarah Palin impersonation routine AND the inimitable Amy Poehler (who's currently taking care of her new son Archibald, but has already announced she's done with SNL), this week's episode of Saturday Night Live had some stellar moments. Tops on the list: a wicked, wacky parody of what might've gone on behind the scenes of the shoot for Beyon... er, Sasha Fierce's Single Ladies video.

When our girl Beyonce (last Saturday's musical guest) arrives on set to start rolling, she's shocked to discover the dancers her director (Paul Rudd) has hired for the clip aren't ladies at all, but rather fantastically flamboyant fellas. "People are expecting [strong, beautiful women]," insists Rudd. "I thought that instead of beautiful women, we'd use... uh... guys!" The black leotard-and-kitten heeled-pumps-clad trio -- which includes a neck-poppin', finger-snappin' Justin "My D**k In A Box" Timberlake -- are off the chain, though they really have to be seen to be believed:

Watch, laugh, and think about how the video (whether in parody or original form) is way more engaging that 3/4 of the tracks on Beyonce's new double album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, which hits stores today.

--Sarah Liss