Is SNL nearing the end of its run?

Hotair.com ^ | May 13, 2018 | JAZZ SHAW

[fungoking]

The 1st couple of Hillary for president skits were really funny. They must have got a call from her campaign, or Michaels found a horse head in his bed, because they backed off the Hillary stereotype pretty quick.

[Cecily]

Dana was funny (and not mean) as Ross Perot too.

[knarf]

President Reagan and Samy Davis Jr

[OldMissileer]

I watched the debut show in October of 1975. I was barely a teenager then but I was instantly hooked. Even though those first few shows were pretty awful compared to what was to come.

I was a Senior in high school and I saw the very first episode and was also hooked. My favorite part of the show was The Land of Gorch, with the Jim Henson Muppets. I was really bummed when they put them in a foot locker and said they would come back if the Beatles would reunite on the show.

[Karliner]

They were on life support in the 70’s. One neuron lone neuron left.

[napscoordinator]

Ratings are way to high. It’s a bit quite frankly in today’s ratings world.

[GOP Poet]

It would be a lovely thing to have the SNL end its run.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Was aware it was still on, but I couldn’t tell you who is on the show. Nor do I care.

[morphing libertarian]

SNL is committing suicide with it’s incessant ridiculing off all things trump. The news and the opening are dedicated to hate trump.

There’s room for sketch comedy on TV. I like variety shows like on the 60s and 70s. More music and dancing. More ed sullivan performances and some sketches interwoven. Loren imichelas has had his run and the cast is old and toted. and the content repetitious.

[dfwgator]

I thought when it was on, “Fridays” was better than SNL.

[funfan]

Dana Carvey was fantastic so was Eddie Murphy.

[Slyfox]

If they did more like this I’d still be watching.

When Trump was on before the election:

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/white-house-2018/2933531

[MayflowerMadam]

Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin.

Jon Lovitz came later but he still cracks me up just looking at him. Pathological Liar.

[Bubba_Leroy]

I started watching SNL back in the 1970s during the John Belushi years. They were leftist but funny. I stuck with it through the first couple of cast changes. Eddie Murphy was the pinnacle of the post Belushi years. When Murphy left it stopped being funny, just a bunch of bitter leftists.

[Sicon]

SNL’s run ended decades ago, literally. They just haven’t accepted the reality of it yet.

[mowowie]

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[HereInTheHeartland]

It was funny in the 70’s

[knarf]

I meant John Balushi

[Political Junkie Too]

I watched it regularly since the first episode. I stopped after the 2008 election.

I wouldn't end it. I'd recognize the hand-off to the next generation, like with Steve Allen to Jack Paar to Johnny Carson. I just wouldn't hold onto the nostalgia anymore.

-PJ

[Henry Hnyellar]

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