Posted on 05/21/2017 2:02:46 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
In a new feature on Saturday Night Live in The Hollywood Reporter, members of the cast and crew discussed what it’s been like dealing with Donald Trump’s ascent, triumph, and institutionalization. Towards the end of the piece, staffers finally addressed the elephant in the room when it comes to anyone from SNL speaking negatively about Trump: the fact that they let Trump, prior becoming the Republican nominee, host the show.
Instead of expressing guilt or regret about the choice, as former cast member Taran Killam did in a recent interview, where he said the choice to book Trump “felt like a move for ratings from both sides,” the SNL affiliates seem to believe that it was a logical and unproblematic move at the time. Here’s what Colin Jost had to say about the criticism levied at the show:
Brace yourselves. Jost could be the 2020 Democratic nominee.
I think the last time I laughed or even saw SNL was the woman that asked,”What’s all this I hear about endangered feces???”
I sorta miss the cone heads but they run France now...
Was that before or after the SNL crew took their daily opioids?
Despite his money and status, Trump can comfortably relate to normal people, which would exclude the smug elitists of SNL.
THAT drives them crazy.
News flash: the cast and crew had NOTHING to do with Trump hosting.
SNL HUMANIZED TRUMP!!!! LOL
I watched SNL when it had the original crew. I never liked Chevy Chase though.
I watched SNL when it had the original crew. I never liked Chevy Chase though.
As Robert Christgau said of Jim Morrison, he sounds like an a**hole.
Chevy Chase was just a spoiled rich kid who used his connections to get on SNL. Chevy Chase is an asshole and he really is not very funny. As in hollyweird it's who you know or who you blow.
I will give credit to Chevy Chase, he is a pretty good drummer.
I’m glad he’s got the drumming. His screen persona was not my cup of tea.
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