On Saturday, Nov. 7, Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time since 2004. The show began with Trump delivering his monologue to a less than enthusiastic audience, and the disinterested mood carried on throughout the night.

The second sketch of the night was based off of Trump’s possible presidency, and featured a surprise guest appearance made by Trump’s daughter Ivanka that received no reaction from the audience.

It was clear that many found issue with Trump’s appearance. Hundreds of protesters marched from Trump Tower at 55th Street to NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center the night of the live studio taping, with signs that bared slogans such as “Trump is a racist” and “Dump Trump.”

Less than a half hour into the show, Larry David exclaimed “Trump’s a racist!” from an offstage wing after Latino advocacy group Deport Racism PAC offered $5,000 to anyone who dared call Trump out. While David later admitted that he did it as a joke to win the bounty, the group was more than happy to deliver what they promised. “It may have been a joke but it got the point across in a huge way that Trump’s attacks on American children who are US citizens calling them ‘anchor babies’ and threatening to change the US constitution because their parents are brown and Latino is racist,” Campaign Director Luke Montgomery stated to Rolling Stone.

Michael Che, an SNL cast member known for co-hosting Weekend Update alongside Colin Jost, addressed the controversy in an interview with Vanity Fair. “I understood why people would protest… I think everybody at the show understood where people were coming from to boycott the show.” Che said that he liked the protest “because it shows that the show is that relevant.” He added that due to the show’s comedic nature, “we can flat out confront what it is people are protesting”- although there were only a few jokes made at Trump’s expense.

The episode was a clear grab for attention. It seemed almost grueling, with Trump fumbling through lines all night. Although it gathered astounding ratings- the highest since 2013, with more than 9.3 million viewers tuning it- Trump seemed unprepared and a lot of the jokes did not play off well with the audience. His total screen time racked in at 12 minutes and 5 seconds, and while the episode was directed around him, Trump was hardly featured himself.

It could have been better. With such a controversial host enrolled to keep America entertained for a night, the lack of wit and hilarity was nothing short of disappointing. In this episode, SNL failed to live up to its reputation.