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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
by 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 agoI 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 agoYeah, 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.