I also went back and watched the NF. In retrospect not catching it live was an excellent decision as I could skip the comedian entirely. The only real joke was that he was on-stage. He clearly wasn't a good fit for this show and I blame the organisers for the choice of a recurring stand-up.
Stand-up comedy is such a risky form of entertainment. To devote so much time to it was a ... choice, although maybe it saved money compared to the alternatives.
There were better choices in the NF. Also, though not a competing entry, Else Lila's cover on Night 3 was superb. Incredible vibrato and to me her power was controlled and in keeping with the yearning of the lyrics. Some of the other duets went really well i.e. when Eugent Bushpepa showed up and I enjoyed that night more than the nights with the competing entries.
Between the winners of the 'jury' vote and the televote, Albanians come across as rather horny this year.