I’ve got all kinds of observations and witty crap about the Super Bowl, but you’ll have to wait until I finish that column. (I’m such a tease). So, instead, we’ll use the Daily Dose to talk about the other big event from last night.

And I don’t mean the “very special” Alias.

Since I saw about 57 promos of Jennifer Garner running around in her underwear (which is not a bad thing) I correctly assumed that I didn’t really need to watch Alias.

I stayed up and watched the premiere episode of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Remember, this is the show that has 11 writers on it. Here’s what they did last night. Jimmy came out and sat at the desk and talked. He introduced Snoop Dogg as his first week-long guest host. He made fun of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Celine Dion. He interviewed George Clooney. He interviewed Warren Sapp. He introduced Coldplay. Yeah, he needs 11 writers for that.

That’s not to say I didn’t like the show. In fact, I rather enjoyed it.

I think the celebrity guest host idea is a good one (ripped off from Mike Douglas–but lovingly ripped off). Snoop will be on all week and then next week they’ll find a new one. Probably Adam Carolla for the next 14 weeks or so. (OK, probably not.)

I like the set and the fact that there’s an open bar for the guests and the audience. However, one audience member apparently barfed last night. Better get used to that, I suppose.

I’ve always liked Jimmy, and see no reason that if ABC gives the show enough time it’ll be a relative hit. His big problem will come if the show doesn’t get decent ratings early on and affiliates start itching to show syndicated crap like Access Hollywood or Suddenly Susan reruns.

Anyway, I’ll make it my mission to watch the next few and then I can give Jimmy (and you) some handy and helpful tips.

A few non-sequitirs about last night’s game (stuff I can’t cram into the Super Bowl column).

– Andy Dolan, wide receiver, University of Notre Dame-DeKalb

– Has there ever been a bigger trainwreck of a TV broadcast than we saw last night? It’s time for John Madden to ride the Madden Cruiser into the sunset, and you already knew what we thought of pompous weasel Al Michaels. And whoever was running the midfield camera? Somebody needs to introduce this guy to a football so he can figure out what to follow next time. Yikes.

– Perhaps John Madden and Keith Jackson got each other’s senility medication? ABC had the college football title game and the pro football title game and proved to be unable to meet the challenge in either one. Way to go! As Rick Pitino would say, you’re “monoversatile.”

– Not enough Melissa Stark. In fact, there’s never enough Melissa Stark.

– I don’t need a 35 minute halftime, so next time can we just merge Shania’s mini-concert and Melissa Stark’s halftime report into them making out? Is that too much to ask?

And, finally, that Penn and Teller pickle jar thing? Can I get paid that much to be that lame? Please?

There’s more of this and the last few Daily Doses here.