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How is SNL still on air, they haven't been funny in years, just as they've not had any talent to speak of.
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I've only seen one recent skit of theirs (where the woman who normally plays Clinton played as Angela Merkel) and it was dreadful, like literally every joke falling flat, and the Merkel impression was so bad that it almost looped back to being impressive again.
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Feb 18, 2017 09:07
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Skit comedy on TV in general is kinda of a dying genre. There are more interesting ways to be funny, if you wanna do a dumb skit put it on youtube. I base this on nothing really, just my take on the pulse of society. 
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Feb 18, 2017 09:17
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Hey, that might be an unpopular opinion: I have never found SNL funny and SCTV was always the superior sketch comedy show.
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Feb 18, 2017 10:31
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I'm fine with SNL constantly doing milquetoast anti-Trump stuff because we know he watches SNL and gets mad at it. And anything that gets Trump mad is generally a good thing. Also SNL hasn't been good in nearly 30 years anyway.
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Feb 18, 2017 11:31
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steinrokkan posted:How is SNL still on air, they haven't been funny in years, just as they've not had any talent to speak of. I have bad news if you think being unfunny would get a network show canceled
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Feb 18, 2017 14:17
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Das Boo posted:Hey, that might be an unpopular opinion: I have never found SNL funny and SCTV was always the superior sketch comedy show. Agreed. I always figured the people spooging over how funny it used to be were just high as balls at the time and would have laughed at a potted plant. It's always been roughly 5% funny, 50% boring and the rest is cringingly anti-funny, even back in the 'golden era'.
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Feb 18, 2017 14:21
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steinrokkan posted:How is SNL still on air, they haven't been funny in years, just as they've not had any talent to speak of. The Digital Shorts surge of popularity just proved that YouTube is a much better platform for SNL-type skits. People would much rather watch "the good sketches" online the next day, not sit down and watch a bunch of mostly poo poo skits with mostly poo poo musical guests.
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Feb 18, 2017 15:25
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Most classic sketch shows are viewed through rose colored glasses and remembered fondly through Internet lists outlining the funniest and most memorable skits only. No one ever revisits said shows in their entirety or at least the majority and remembers the bad unfunny filler sketches that permeate each show, which is roughly about 90%. I remember buying the In Living Color DVDs way back when because I thought the show was the poo poo back in the day. Turns out it's mainly poo poo, not the poo poo.
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Feb 18, 2017 15:26
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doverhog posted:Skit comedy on TV in general is kinda of a dying genre. There are more interesting ways to be funny, if you wanna do a dumb skit put it on youtube. yeah but good luck because like 95% of those are awful parodies of the "dear sister" skit
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Feb 18, 2017 17:14
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You Are A Elf posted:Most classic sketch shows are viewed through rose colored glasses and remembered fondly through Internet lists outlining the funniest and most memorable skits only. No one ever revisits said shows in their entirety or at least the majority and remembers the bad unfunny filler sketches that permeate each show, which is roughly about 90%. Normally I'd say you're correct but Upright Citizens Brigade exists on DVD and is pretty much the best still
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Feb 18, 2017 17:20
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anything that made me laugh as hard as celebrity jeopardy does cant be all bad
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Feb 18, 2017 17:30
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I liked Mad TV more than SNL in general anyway, although I have a feeling if I went back and watched it I'd be wondering why I liked either of them.
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Feb 18, 2017 17:34
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SNL was never consistently funny. Ever. Even in its "golden age" there was maybe two funny skits in a month and everything else was garbage. There's a reason the "best of" episodes are all the same 10 skits spanning several decades.
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Feb 18, 2017 17:36
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The recent Aziz Ansari hosted episode was good. I don't think anyone is meant to actually sit down and watch a full 90 minute episode of SNL. It's why they put all the individual skits on youtube. There's usually a handful of sketches that are really good a year.
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Feb 18, 2017 17:42
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Gyro Zeppeli posted:I'm fine with SNL constantly doing milquetoast anti-Trump stuff because we know he watches SNL and gets mad at it. And anything that gets Trump mad is generally a good thing. Doesn't he have access to a nuclear option now?
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Feb 18, 2017 18:33
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Here is a Finnish TV skit about Trump on youtube for your enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Ymr9E7u1Y
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Feb 18, 2017 18:35
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i just don't think doing an impersonation of someone is funny, or a joke.
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Feb 18, 2017 18:42
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spit on my clit posted:i just don't think doing an impersonation of someone is funny, or a joke. Well NBC disagrees!
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Feb 18, 2017 19:11
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spit on my clit posted:i just don't think doing an impersonation of someone is funny, or a joke. It can be amusing if they are well-done/convincing, but Alec Baldwin's Trump impression is bad and the lady who does Hillary Clinton is even worse. The Spicer one is way off to me too. It's like political cartoon caricatures - you know who they're supposed to be, but the only reason you believe they are pretending to be that person is that they tell you they are, not because it's a good/accurate portrayal.
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Feb 18, 2017 19:27
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You Are A Elf posted:Most classic sketch shows are viewed through rose colored glasses and remembered fondly through Internet lists outlining the funniest and most memorable skits only. No one ever revisits said shows in their entirety or at least the majority and remembers the bad unfunny filler sketches that permeate each show, which is roughly about 90%. God, Monty Python.
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Feb 18, 2017 20:03
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doverhog posted:Here is a Finnish TV skit about Trump on youtube for your enjoyment. Literally all good Finnish actors are either dead or retired. And the last good Finnish comedy writer was English.
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Feb 18, 2017 20:15
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Olive Garden tonight! posted:God, Monty Python. First thing I thought of (besides In Living Color) as I typed that up.
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Feb 18, 2017 20:17
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In hind-sight anything actually good that was pioneering at the time seems like the worst thing ever because all the good stuff gets copied ad nauseam.
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Feb 18, 2017 20:19
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Movies and tv shows that arnt accurate portrayls of real life stories or explicitly fantastical are a waste of time.
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Feb 18, 2017 20:19
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Jerry Cotton posted:Literally all good Finnish actors are either dead or retired. And the last good Finnish comedy writer was English. I didn't say it was good. 
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Feb 18, 2017 20:20
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doverhog posted:I didn't say it was good. No that was my unpopular opinion. I didn't even watch the bit.
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Feb 18, 2017 20:22
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yeah I eat rear end posted:It can be amusing if they are well-done/convincing, but Alec Baldwin's Trump impression is bad and the lady who does Hillary Clinton is even worse. The Spicer one is way off to me too. It's like political cartoon caricatures - you know who they're supposed to be, but the only reason you believe they are pretending to be that person is that they tell you they are, not because it's a good/accurate portrayal. The lady who does Clinton isn't bad but she's changed it over time to be basically a caricature of a caricature. Which is usually how people doing longterm impressions of people work so I can't fault her for that, you kind of make your own character out of it. Phil Hartman and Farrel Hammond did it with Bill Clinton, Will Ferrell did it with George W. and Fans Carvey did it with H. W. they all started out as relatively straight impersonations and then branched off into their own thing
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Feb 18, 2017 21:28
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Will Sasso as Elvis Presley was good.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:30
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Aesop Poprock posted:The lady who does Clinton isn't bad but she's changed it over time to be basically a caricature of a caricature. Which is usually how people doing longterm impressions of people work so I can't fault her for that, you kind of make your own character out of it. Phil Hartman and Farrel Hammond did it with Bill Clinton, Will Ferrell did it with George W. and Fans Carvey did it with H. W. I'm not a fan of Baldwin's though cause I don't feel like the impersonator should totally hate the object of the impersonation and Baldwin is obviously just trying his best to skewer him. Tina Feys impersonation of Palin was damaging but I never felt like Fey hates Palin as a person E:whoops quote isn't edit
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Feb 18, 2017 21:30
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Will Sasso as Kenny Rogers in Jackass was also good.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:30
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Aesop Poprock posted:I'm not a fan of Baldwin's though cause I don't feel like the impersonator should totally hate the object of the impersonation and Baldwin is obviously just trying his best to skewer him. Tina Feys impersonation of Palin was damaging but I never felt like Fey hates Palin as a person In this case the punchline is Trump's reaction to the joke. He's deliberately pissing off Trump for just that reason.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:33
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ToxicSlurpee posted:In this case the punchline is Trump's reaction to the joke. He's deliberately pissing off Trump for just that reason. I can appreciate that but pissing Trump off is as easy as tweeting about him, it's not like you have to spend 20 mins of a show on it
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Feb 18, 2017 21:36
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Plus it's missing the point of being a comedy show. The funny is supposed to happen in the show, not on twitter/in the news.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:40
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11-14 year old me loved MadTV and Will Sasso. Whatever happened to that guy?
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genetic_knockout posted:11-14 year old me loved MadTV and Will Sasso. Whatever happened to that guy? this should answer your question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ7dyaPeReY
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Feb 19, 2017 00:23
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Breakfast Burrito posted:this should answer your question I was just gonna make fun of him for being in the 3 Stooges movie but apparently my sense of humor is malfunctioning because Will Sasso spontaneously throwing up whole lemons is killing me
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Feb 19, 2017 01:01
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I consider any and all insults directed towards me to be an attempt to coerce me into suicide. Therefore, for me to murder people who insult me should be considered self-defense. 
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Feb 19, 2017 01:32
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Aesop Poprock posted:I was just gonna make fun of him for being in the 3 Stooges movie but apparently my sense of humor is malfunctioning because Will Sasso spontaneously throwing up whole lemons is killing me Will Sasso more like would Sasso.
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Aesop Poprock posted:The lady who does Clinton isn't bad but she's changed it over time to be basically a caricature of a caricature. Which is usually how people doing longterm impressions of people work so I can't fault her for that, you kind of make your own character out of it. Phil Hartman and Farrel Hammond did it with Bill Clinton, Will Ferrell did it with George W. and Fans Carvey did it with H. W. Didn't Darryl Hammond come back and play Trump before Baldwin? His Trump was better than Baldwin's. But from what I understand, Trump didn't complain about Hammond like he does Baldwin so that's why they keep bringing Baldwin back.
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