The thing about SNL is that normal people could write the sketches better than Lorne Michael’s people. That’s always been true. Maybe that’s the reason why it’s still on air today. For example, in this sketch I would have had Andrew Yang offer a thousand dollars to everyone on stage, then they would have all lined up, including Rachel Maddow. It would have been hilarious. They would have ended the sketch with each cast member arguing about who was the first in line, and where the line ends. SNL is a second-rate Canadian comedy (still better than any American comedy). For my money, SCTV rules.
For example, in this sketch I would have had Andrew Yang offer a thousand dollars to everyone on stage, then they would have all lined up, including Rachel Maddow. It would have been hilarious. They would have ended the sketch with each cast member arguing about who was the first in line, and where the line ends.”
I like it! The writing on SNL varies. These days it’s pretty weak. I think in the early years with the original cast members, 1975-1978ish, they had some clever writers. Two other eras which also had good writers were the year with Christopher Guest, Harry Schearer, Martin Short and Billy Crystal, and those years with Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, et al. I’m a BIG fan of SCTV. The whole cast was great.