I used to love Saturday Night Live (SNL), but the writing has long since gone to the dogs. I could write skits better than that! It wouldn’t take much effort! Hysterical situations surround us, but why are the skits so lame? I say “Time to retire SNL”! (Or, get some fresh blood on-board!) Opinions?
“Why does everyone complain about too much violins in baseball? I went to a baseball game, and I didn’t see any violins!”
I actually kinda like it right now. Most of the castmembers seem to actually give an effort and work to make some kind of mark. A lot of it strikes me as funny, of course being tired when I watch it might help a little.
You can feel free to call me Mr. Tied for 26th place on the favorite poster’s list.
It’s just as good as it’s always been to me.
Does anybody imitate Bill Clinton on the show now? It used to be done by the late Phil Hartman, right?
Curious George, you missed some hysterical seasons of yore. OK, sure, you can’t improve on a classic, but SNL needs a suggestion box!
The scary thing is that 90% of the people think they’re above average! - unknown
It really has gone downhill, almost to the level of those horrible early 80s episodes where the most notable cast member is Anthony Michael Hall. And if Lorne Michaels thinks that Colin Quinn is a better “newscaster” than Norm MacDonald was, then its clearly time for him to be put out to pasture. I now find myself watching only for the cartoons.
I believe the pres is currently played by Darryl Hammond.
Yuck;
Give me the original ‘Not Ready For Prime Time Players’ any day!
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
John Belushi
Jane Curtin
Gilda Radner
Garret Morris
Lorraine Newman
“Jane, you ignorant slut”! priceless!
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TANSTAAFL!
Actually, I still watch it religiously, and enjoy it. I think that the best years were those of Carvey, Myers, Farley, Nealon, Hartman, Spade, et al, but I still think it’s alright today. The first hour or so of the show is usually good, but they tend to run out of ideas towards the end. Will Ferrel has been the strength of the show for the past few years, but there are others right behind him.
Darryl Hammond’s impression of Clinton, which usually leads off the show, is by far the funniest thing on it today.
I, personally, like Colin Quinn better than Norm. Norm’s jokes rarely had anything to do with current events, he just kind of sat there and made an ass out of himself. Quinn actually makes jokes out of the news, instead of coming up with some random joke and attaching a news story to it.
The IQ of a group is equal to the IQ of the dumbest member divided by the number of people in the group.
I used to think that the show was going down hill (after all Michael Anthony Hall WAS on the show fer christ’s sake!) but after seeing some of the old ones again, I don’t think that’s the case. I think mostly people’s tastes have changed. I really enjoy them now. Cheri O’Teri cracks me up as Judge Judy and as the bitchy lady on the front porch. Of couse my wife and I still say “Call me” and kick up our leg, when one of us leaves the house. Did any of you see the John Rocker parody? I heard it on the radio. Being from Atlanta, it was really funny to me. Come on, if they showed a clip called Samuri Night Fever now, it would really suck. Some of the other ‘good’ ones from long ago that probably wouldn’t fly today… bass o matic, cone heads. Come one, that stuff was funny because it was so dumb!
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I like it…guess I’m just a naive young’n or something. I didn’t really start watching it until I was about fifteen (which seems much longer ago than nine years …)
Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer as the NPR ladies, Will Farrel and Cheri O’Teri as the Spartan Cheerleaders, and Cheri O’Teri and Chris Kattan as the S&M couple are among my favorite regular skits.
“Fester, fester, fester…rot, rot, rot.”
I vote downhill… The older ones made critiques of something/one, but always let in just enough to cause empathy, or provide a positive alternative. Most present sketches just goof on stuff for the sake of criticizing, like teens at the mall pointing at people saying “what a jerk…”. Only works with John Goodman (irony) or the cartoons (skill).
Foxx making fun of Al Pacino ? That’s sad, not funny. “Cameron Diaz was shocked at the size of my…” puerile. I turned it off. Richard Pryor might have pulled that off [no pun], but not Jamie.
I have really enjoyed the show lately. I thought Jamie Foxx was hilarious last week. The Puff Daddy/Jennifer Lopez sketch was too funny. I think this cast has finally gotten its legs and they are doing an excellent job. I like Norm Macdonald, but I agree that Colin Quinn is better on the news show. I could do without the Clinton sketches, though…that is sooo over with!
Yes,Colin is great!I like Molly Shannon’s joyologist.Some skits are good,some stink,you have to watch to find out. I think as long as Lorne Michaels is there,its good.
Yes,Colin is great!I like Molly Shannon’s joyologist.Some skits are good,some stink,you have to watch to find out. I think as long as Lorne Michaels is there,its good.
After seeing a skit with that Frasier guy entitled “Something Smells Good In Stinksville” I vowed to watch the show only if they had a guest such as Metallica or Drew Barrymore that would make the show worth watching on their own. I can’t think of this ever happening though.
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There’s a million fine looking women in the world, dude, but not all of them will bring you lasagna at work. Most just cheat on you.
After seeing a skit with that Frasier guy entitled “Something Smells Good In Stinksville” I vowed to watch the show only if they had a guest such as Metallica or Drew Barrymore that would make the show worth watching on their own. I can’t think of this ever happening though.
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There’s a million fine looking women in the world, dude, but not all of them will bring you lasagna at work. Most just cheat on you.
Vestal Blue, I agree with you. SNL’s first 4 years were groundbreaking, and even after John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd quit, they were still more funny than not through the '79-'80 season. They came close to that level toward the end of 1981, when Michael O’Donohue came back briefly to write, but aside from Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, and Dennis Miller’s newscasts, the show had little to recommend. Lorne Michaels has become too safe, and Al Franken is too egotistical to know what’s funny.
“You needn’t think those gray hairs are any sign of wisdom; it’s only a sign that your system lacks iron. I advise you to go home and swallow a crowbar.” – Mark Twain