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> Michaels compares the show to a Snickers bar: people expect a certain amount of peanuts, a certain amount of caramel, and a certain amount of chocolate. Sket
by sdwr 2y ago
> Michaels compares the show to a Snickers bar: people expect a certain amount of peanuts, a certain amount of caramel, and a certain amount of chocolate.
Sketch comedy is broad by necessity. There isn't much time to set the scene, so characters have to be easily-digestible. The SNL formula is something like:
- a race sketch
- an office power dynamics sketch
- a "couple learning about each other" sketch
- and one off-the-wall absurd sketch
I think it lost its way a few years ago, best shown by Bowen Yang's haughty affectations. Comedy works when the performers are victims of fate, underdogs trying to flip the script. If you're above it all to begin with, there's no room for the funny.
- jakubmazanec 2y agoDon't forget: - sketch with some animals (usually dogs or cats, they're cute) - sketch with some fluid sprayed over a cast member
- BMc2020 2y agoand -- the punch repeated three times -- the pulled punch -- the actors age inappropriate punch
- maxerickson 2y agoCelebrity jeopardy is one of their more popular sketches over the last 20 years and is exactly above it all affectation.
- acheron 2y agoThe Celebrity Jeopardy sketch started in the mid 90s and was done by 2005 other than a couple reunion special occasions. It’s not from the last 20 years anymore, you may be getting old.
- maxerickson 2y agoYeah my skin gets really dry in the winter. I'm not sure how intentional I was, but I didn't actually say it was one of the most popular sketches performed in the last 20 years. People love the Connery.
- sdwr 2y agoCelebrity jeopardy has an everyman protagonist beset by affectation from all sides. Bowen tries to be the protagonist and above it at the same time (in a nice way, but he still tries).
- soneca 2y agoBy watching the show on YouTube for the last two seasons I find Bowen Yang the most consistently funny member of the cast. I always laugh with him. Then how much I laugh depends more on the sketch
- silisili 2y agoI think he's funny but overused. Just like Kate McKinnon before him. I like them both, but it makes me feel like they know they've picked a dud cast so stick with their favorite. That said, I also think the last season has been better about diversifying the cast, and has generally improved over what it was a few years back.
- TulliusCicero 2y ago> best shown by Bowen Yang's haughty affectations. Straight Male Friend is a dope sketch though