Seriously how is this show still on? It’s painful to watch, the people on it are awful. I don’t look at ratings or anything like that but does it really have an audience? It use to be an absolute riot but has really hit rock bottom. Outside of the casts families I don’t get how anyone could watch it.
Does anyone actually find it funny? That tubby black guy that’s been on it for years now is just annoying. Am I crazy?
Her clown ass always pops up on my Facebook feed.
I feel the complete opposite. I LOVE Che on Weekend Update. He's my favorite, actually. Hilarious
The quality of SNL ebbs and flows with each cast and group of writers. Some are better than others, or have stylings more appealing to certain viewers.
Is this my favorite cast? No, but there have been plenty of fantastic skits over the last couple of seasons from the series of Black Jeopardy skits culminating with Tom Hanks as a Trump supporter contestant on the show, to Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer, to the Lobster Diner Les Mis skit, Jingle Barack, Girls Halloween
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I actually watched last night's show and it was bad. I really can't stand Michael Che on weekend update.
I feel the complete opposite. I LOVE Che on Weekend Update. He's my favorite, actually. Hilarious
I agree. I also think Weekend Update is the best part of the show.
And agree on Baldwin. He's horrible as Trump. Painfully unfunny. If someone's gonna play Trump, let it be Darrell Hammond. I can't stand seeing Baldwin's unfunny impersonation anymore. And they really do beat the political sketches to death.
The cast has some talented people. Kate McKinnon is not a comedic genius, but she's very funny. Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney cater more to college kids than the SNL demographic. As mentioned, I love Michael Che. I think he's absolutely hilarious. Colin Jost, though seems like a bit of a tool. Cecily Strong is not funny, but she's pleasant to look at.
Yeah, it was fucking weird, but then again, so is Nicki Minaj
He's amazing as Lavar Ball and David Ortiz
On a side-note, I have no clue why they got rid of Jay Pharaoh. He's insanely talented.
which one is Kenan?
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which one is Kenan?
The fatter one
So much for that sinking ship.
And yes, from a sketch comedy standpoint, Obama didn't bring as many laughs as the current administration. Not really a political statement - people have been mocking Trump for decades, and he's switched political parties multiple times in that span.
As for the rest of the show, I happen to really like McKinnon and Michael Che. I agree with whoever said Jost is a tool. But, even still, I like Weekend Update. I think Keenan is mildly amusing, mores o for him always trying not to bust out laughing during a sketch. But, even after being there longer than any other cast member (yes, that's true), he still doesn't get much to do in most sketches.
I absolutely can't stand Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong isn't funny and her looks are going, so what's the point?
This has continued with Trump. Not clever or funny just mean spirited, bitter, revenge attacks on the president, his staff and family.
"On Obama, he stated, "If I had to describe Obama as a comedy project, I would say, 'Degree of difficulty, 10 point 10.' It’s like being a rock climber looking up at a thousand-foot-high face of solid obsidian, polished and oiled. There’s not a single thing to grab onto — certainly not a flaw or hook that you can caricature.”
Fey is hot in a librarian type of way, but she's absolutely painfully unfunny as a comedic writer and her time on Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon was the low point of the segment. I've never found Amy Poehler to be particularly amusing...actually, she's quite annoying. And Kristen Wiig is hit-or-miss, but way more often than not, she's a miss. I don't think I ever laughed at her on SNL. She was good in Bridesmaids but horrendous on SNL.
I liked Cheri Oteri and Molly Shannon a lot more than the aforementioned three
Best sketches of SNL's 40 years in under 4 minutes - ( New Window )
"On Obama, he stated, "If I had to describe Obama as a comedy project, I would say, 'Degree of difficulty, 10 point 10.' It’s like being a rock climber looking up at a thousand-foot-high face of solid obsidian, polished and oiled. There’s not a single thing to grab onto — certainly not a flaw or hook that you can caricature.”
I guess I'm not "deaf, dumb and blind" after all - thanks for sharing. Bill Clinton had infidelity, Bush had his issues with the English language, Gore was boring as hell, Palin was a bimbo - all gold mines for comedians. I don't deny SNL's political agenda, but they need personalities to mock. Hell, I'm no fan of Hillary, but from a comedy standpoint she was as boring as watching paint dry.
They have always been political, do people really blame them for making fun of Trump? What were you expecting?
I think the music acts are fine as well. They have pop acts, people who are popular... Who would you like to hear?
Fey is hot in a librarian type of way, but she's absolutely painfully unfunny as a comedic writer and her time on Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon was the low point of the segment. I've never found Amy Poehler to be particularly amusing...actually, she's quite annoying. And Kristen Wiig is hit-or-miss, but way more often than not, she's a miss. I don't think I ever laughed at her on SNL. She was good in Bridesmaids but horrendous on SNL.
I liked Cheri Oteri and Molly Shannon a lot more than the aforementioned three
Tina Fey is painfully unfunny as a comedy writer? She was a headwriter on SNL, she wrote Mean Girls, she created 30 Rock and won the Mark Twain Prize for humor And now she can't write comedy?
Amy Poehler, co-founder of Upright Citizens Brigade, beloved by many on SNL, highly acclaimed on Parks and Recreation.
Kristen Wiig carried the show for a short period and is considered by many as one of the best female castmembers ever and co-wrote Bridesmaids.
You might not like them, but to dislike them with such conviction is quite a bizarre take.
I was a die hard MADtv fan. They produced the best sketch comedy, had the best comedians. Most of who went on to do other stuff. MADtv was more spontaneous and off the wall comedy, writing was really good for most of it and their were so many better characters Portrayed in it; Will Sasso as Steven Segal and Arnold, and Kenny Rogers. Mo Collins as Lorraine, Stewart’s Mom, etc, Bobby Lee as the Blind Chinese Kung-Fu Master, Debra Wilson as Oprah, and Whitney Houston, Frank Caliendo as Madden and Bush. I could go on and on.
Sounds like a lot of grousing from people from the 'get off my lawn' or 'not my politics' crowd. They did this with Bush, they did it with Clinton. Maybe not as much with Obama, and I think that might have been more the fact that they didn't have someone to do a good impression of him more than anything else.
But when you give comedy writers an easy target, you can't be surprised when they shoot at it. I don't doubt for a second they lean pretty heavily to the left, but when they used to write Cops episodes starring Bill Clinton, claiming bias is misguided.
As far as the trump stuff goes it's brilliant and necessary. Just like Tina Fey exposing palin
The OP's rant is really funny even though he has no idea why. That's exactly what people like him said when Bill Murray replaced Chevy Chase.
Trump makes also makes it too easy so the comedy seems cheap. He provides plenty of material just by tweeting 9 times a day. It's uncharted waters.
goes to show you
but i find SNL funny for their original stuff. The politics are just becoming annoying and just constant.
Fey is hot in a librarian type of way, but she's absolutely painfully unfunny as a comedic writer and her time on Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon was the low point of the segment. I've never found Amy Poehler to be particularly amusing...actually, she's quite annoying. And Kristen Wiig is hit-or-miss, but way more often than not, she's a miss. I don't think I ever laughed at her on SNL. She was good in Bridesmaids but horrendous on SNL.
I liked Cheri Oteri and Molly Shannon a lot more than the aforementioned three
The last female cast members who I really liked were Shannon and Oteri. McKinnon makes the same grinning vampire face in every impression she does and frankly I think she's bought into her own hype because she gives off this smug self satisfied "its funny because its me" vibe. I didn't like Wigg either, she also pretty much played the same ditzy character over and over again and was wildly overrated.
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but i find SNL funny for their original stuff. The politics are just becoming annoying and just constant.
this first sentence is more true than Oghwa's bullshit.
In an era where TV shows that suck get canceled quickly and many don't draw any noticeable audience ABC canceled Tim Allen's Last Man Standing, which is a very conservative leaning show, while it still was receiving consistent ratings. I have never seen the show, but from what I read based on the success of Roseanne they're bringing back Last Man Standing - but to Fox not ABC.
And when people try and spin things like Oghwa - totally ignoring occam's razor, it's how you wind up with the current administration.
SNL picked an audience, and by doing so, alienated another potential audience. it's that simple. President's have been lampooned forever, and they should continue to be, what we're seeing is beyond that. Is it warranted or antagonized, perhaps to an extent, but our current climate of late night talk show hosts and shows like SNL go beyond that IMO. It's real vitriol, deserved or not, it's not endearing to open audiences, it's only endearing to people who think the same way.
Back in the day, you didn't need to know who Phil Hartman was supposed to be. When he was Sinatra, you knew immediately. Darryl Hammond still did the best president impression. Even the Joe Pesci skits, while often unfunny, featured good impressions.
Nowadays, I feel like I'm watching the Kate McKinnon schizo show where they give he somebody to mimic and she often does a terrible job (outside of the Beiber impression). Alec Baldwin may as well be a regular now too.
When the best impressions in the past couple of years have come from the guest hosts or non-cast members, that's not a great sign. The Sean Spicer impression was awesome!
That was my exact thought also..
The impressions are mean spirited because the target is mean spirited. Didn't have that problem with any of the presidents up until that point. If anyone's impression was overly mean, it was probably that of GWB.
The impressions are mean spirited because the target is mean spirited. Didn't have that problem with any of the presidents up until that point. If anyone's impression was overly mean, it was probably that of GWB.
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The impressions are mean spirited because the target is mean spirited. Didn't have that problem with any of the presidents up until that point. If anyone's impression was overly mean, it was probably that of GWB.
Spoon fed, coin operated that's what your post is.
And this thread is likely headed for deletion.
but what the President said is that MS-13 gang members are animals. Though most (you can pick which one) "news" outlets conveniently ignored it and some later issues a retraction or correction, but people still believe what you wrote to be true.
It's like nothing I've ever seen.
If you don't think members of a gang who murder, rape and sex traffic young children (as a rule, not an exception or small percentage) then we're just different species. And I'm fine with where I am.
This is a gang whose members stabbed someone 100 times, beheaded him and then tore his heart out. I agree with the press secretary, animal didn't go far enough.
Stephen Colbert is also number 1 for a reason. so lets cut the crap on that. Its great to make fun of the president. Most of which is fine.
but it becomes dull after awhile. I mean their original stuff is great but SNL reinvents itself every couple of years.
it is what it is.
Louis CK's monologue a few years back on racism in the 70s and the pervert in his neighborhood growing up was by far the most edgy and funny thing I heard on that show in many years