Is it just me or has SNL never really been all that funny? They’re supposed to be hip and people still want to be in with the In Crowd, so if they want to be hip and cool, they have to believe that SNL is now, has always been and will always be nothing but one of the funniest shows the world has ever seen. So many of us need a reference for what “cool” is supposed to be, so they have something to aspire to or for developing an image to project of themselves, however artificial. If it ain’t really all that funny then it ain’t really all that cool either.
Some of their skits are pretty funny. But far too many are just awkward and painful. I did laugh pretty hard when Adam Driver was the Science teacher trying to deal with two really dumb kids (the one with the balloon.) But I was a teacher, so it was pretty funny to me. They can be funny when they aren't trying to be political. I like the skits that are based on bad airplane experiences, stupid game shows, and The Couple That Should Be Divorced. Most of them are a bit raunchy, but... yeah, sometimes they are funny. But when they start in on politics, they just come across as snarky and hateful.