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He's being overly generous. Seems extremely likely SNL did rip off his idea, it's too much of a coincidence. I like this guy's version better, as it's much le

He's being overly generous. Seems extremely likely SNL did rip off his idea, it's too much of a coincidence. I like this guy's version better, as it's much less annoying. Signs of the times, SNL can't keep good cast members and has resorted to stealing ideas from small-time ytubers.

naikrovek 4y ago
well, i’d like to see anyone, or any 100 people, fill 90 minutes of tv every week, with jokes good enough to bring viewers back the following week. i’m not saying it’s right to steal ideas, because of course it isn’t, i’m saying the pressure to deliver each and every week must be enormous.
- euroderf 4y ago
  A lot of those 90 minutes are ads. "Thank goodness!" ?
Larrikin 4y ago
Eh, it seems like whenever some big name cast members leave for other opportunities, the generation of people that enjoyed them do nothing but lament about how bad the show is compared to the time period when they were watching it. I started watching relatively recently, within the past ten years, and enjoyed it. Older skits I've found enjoyable, but I'm equally likely to find them cringe, like most Will Ferrell skits, large chunks of Norm MacDonald on weekend update and especially anything where Adam Sandler sings. I still am pretty sure I've never laughed at a single joke primarily featuring Maya Rudolph, on the show or otherwise. But there are armies of people on the internet who will claim those were peak SNL. They're all comedians doing tons of joke. If you can appreciate the art at all you'll find something enjoyable in the mountains of content. There's no reckoning or "things being better back in the day". Your taste might have simply shifted to a different place
- duxup 4y ago
  I agree SNL was always hit or miss. That’s the nature of comedy. I remember when Comedy Central used to show just standup after standup. Sometimes the joke worked, sometimes not… it was always fun to see someone’s work flop that you recognize would work later after it evolved more. Most of the great SNL skits I remember were surrounded by really bad stuff, by the same cast. Really you watched hoping to see one or two good ones a night.
  - gonehome 4y ago
    Yeah, there’s a history of bombs that they watch internally. Will Ferrell talked about this in some interview he was in some skit playing an obscure character and it completely bombed, but he still drew it out for the total time.

naikrovek 4y ago

well, i’d like to see anyone, or any 100 people, fill 90 minutes of tv every week, with jokes good enough to bring viewers back the following week. i’m not saying it’s right to steal ideas, because of course it isn’t, i’m saying the pressure to deliver each and every week must be enormous.

euroderf 4y ago
A lot of those 90 minutes are ads. "Thank goodness!" ?

Larrikin 4y ago

Eh, it seems like whenever some big name cast members leave for other opportunities, the generation of people that enjoyed them do nothing but lament about how bad the show is compared to the time period when they were watching it. I started watching relatively recently, within the past ten years, and enjoyed it. Older skits I've found enjoyable, but I'm equally likely to find them cringe, like most Will Ferrell skits, large chunks of Norm MacDonald on weekend update and especially anything where Adam Sandler sings. I still am pretty sure I've never laughed at a single joke primarily featuring Maya Rudolph, on the show or otherwise. But there are armies of people on the internet who will claim those were peak SNL. They're all comedians doing tons of joke. If you can appreciate the art at all you'll find something enjoyable in the mountains of content. There's no reckoning or "things being better back in the day". Your taste might have simply shifted to a different place

duxup 4y ago
I agree SNL was always hit or miss. That’s the nature of comedy. I remember when Comedy Central used to show just standup after standup. Sometimes the joke worked, sometimes not… it was always fun to see someone’s work flop that you recognize would work later after it evolved more. Most of the great SNL skits I remember were surrounded by really bad stuff, by the same cast. Really you watched hoping to see one or two good ones a night.
- gonehome 4y ago
  Yeah, there’s a history of bombs that they watch internally. Will Ferrell talked about this in some interview he was in some skit playing an obscure character and it completely bombed, but he still drew it out for the total time.