Although the show has clearly declined over the years, it really took a hard left turn in the early 2000’s when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were added to the cast and injected a full-on feminazi agenda. When Fey (and liberal producer Lorne Michaels) realized the impact of her impression of Sarah Palin on the 2008 election (“I can see Russia from my house!”), the show essentially became the propaganda wing of the Democratic Party. It broke with years-long traditions of gently skewering the sitting President (Saint Obama, in this case) and solely and savagely attacked conservatives, especially when Trump was elected. There have been a few genuinely talented cast members since, but in a sea of over-the-top wokeness, the show is no longer worth watching.
I agree with that. The quality clearly dipped massively after the mid 90s when that star studded lineup departed....but it became nothing but unfunny overtly leftist agitprop starting in about 08.
That’s about when Letterman who had gone downhill since the 90s came out as nothing but an unfunny hardcore Leftist too. I started calling him Bitterman because that’s what he was - just bitter and unfunny all the time.
The corporate media really let the mask slip and dropped all pretense when Obama came along too....so that same 07-08 timeframe. I know NBC pushed Jay Leno out because he would actually....GASP!....make fun of Obama too. We just can’t have that now can we?
As one who watched nearly every episode from the first one in the 70s until Tina Fey trashed Sarah Palin, it was a no-brainer to finally ditch SNL. The only one I still liked to watch was Bill Hader, who was wonderful in everything he did, especially Stefon, the nightclub reviewer. And also Fred Armisen.But by then, you could single out one performer and just watch on video. Tina Fey really ruined the show.