As a Brit, I have to agree. So many of the skits that have been shared over the years are terrible, and I have to wonder if it’s a cultural divide.
On the other hand, the weekend update where the guys swap jokes is some of the best comedy I’ve seen.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Very little of SNL is actually funny. Celebrity jeopardy comes to mind
Quicky@lemmy.world 1 month ago
BigPotato@lemmy.world 1 month ago
SNL is very much a combination of both humor from two years ago and next years mainstream. So many of the skits are built in the gap of “what have I seen lately that’s funny so I can quickly write” and “this will be twice as hilarious in a few years.”
So, SNL is usually pretty meh because you either like current humor and the ‘future’ stuff doesn’t hit or you don’t like current humor and that doesn’t hit.
Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The thing about it is to remember that it’s generally one of 5 skits they have had to write and rehearse as much as possible in the course of 6 days at most.
SNL is more about having a good reason to workshop their skills than it is about how good the show is. But innthe context of what they are actually accomplishing, it’s generally a pretty good live show. But of course, it will never be as funny on average as a pre-written and pre-recorded show that can be edited and fixed up.
Sort of the same thing as going to any live theater shows. They are not as good as recorded and edited stuff, but you have to appreciate the effort given the context. And adjust your expectations of the quality of the results. They might occasionally still make something that happens to compete fqvourably with other media, but it shouldn’t be expected.
kmartburrito@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s funny because it’s bigger than a normal hat
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 month ago
Turd Ferguson is a funny name.