Posted on 05/13/2018 4:27:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
That pig Baldwin doesn’t resemble President Trump in the slightest.
I still remember sitting down in front of my TV on Saturday night to watch the Fantastic Theater Si-Fi movies they always had on Saturday night. I had watched a real awful one the week before and was prepared to suffer again. I love old Si-Fi movies, when suddenly the announcer came on and yelled “LIVE, FROM NEW YORK! IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!”
my thought was “What’s this crap? Where’s my horrid Si-Fi movie?
Wonder if they will put the old Fantastic Theater back on.
It had its moments. Mostly over-hyped tripe. But hardly an expert since I havent seen it for over 35 years. The only thing I took from it was the white hot heat of a gazillion suns hatred I still hold for Chevy Chase. Proof positive the world holds justice in contempt.
I never thought of it that way. But that makes complete sense.
For news spoofs of the past I liked the old 1960’s THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS, and later 1980’s HBO’s NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS.
SNL ever so often had it’s funny moments but that was decades ago. MAD TV the same, and FRIDAYS finally died a thankful death. Second City TV is no more thank heavens.
After John and Gilda, I looked at the hip comedy scene as a dangerous place to be and decided not to watch what I thought was self destructing, talented human beings.
Hasn’t been funny tor 30-35 years
Every August I have sent an email requesting ticket to show. Just because Back in 1999 I got a standby ticket after waiting outside 30 Rock all l night long 19 years ago Friday night may 14, 1999. never got in on Saturday night.
Still have not gotten a ticket.
SNL hasn’t been funny for at least 20 years ...
Tom Snyder always seemed to be having so much fun.
This is what he wanted to do after a long broadcasting career.
Alec Baldwin just goes to prove that Amityville managed to get rid of it’s horror by passing it along to Hollyweird.
The Billy Crystal year was funny.. His spot-on impression of Sammy Davis Jr. would never be shown ( and probably isn’t in highlight clips)due to the crazy PC culture of today.
Up until a few years ago, I was always a fan of the show and didn't mind so much that they leaned to the left because they were consistently funny and they would have some pretty good zingers for politicians of both political parties.
Now they are bitter and angry. And bitterness and anger don't make for good comedy. That stooge (Baldwin) that they have playing Trump is utterly awful. Even I could do a better Trump than him.
I still watch for Baldwin as Trump. Some weeks it misses. But many weeks it’s spot on. The rest of your post is pretty spot on.
It certainly was NOT harmless good-natured ribbing for Chevy Chase to portray President Gerald Ford as a bumbling fool. It was disrespectful and sick. It made me sad then and it grieves me now.
I remember watching SNL and Second City afterwards when I could sneak it as a kid. I agree the original core was the best and think would this generation get that comedy? I say no. I watched some of today’s garbage and can’t even force myself to laugh.I remember SNL was just as snarky to the right as they are now but were not at all PC. Yes, the quality of comedy has deteriorated but Americans have changed also. Everything is political against the right and meant too offend the right. It’s like the Corespondents dinner which used to be very funny but now is repulsive. The left rots away everything it touches.
I am guessing their ratings are in the tank along with lots of complaints thrown their way. Cohan is going to a 30 minute show from his 1 hour. He used every excuse as to why but again it is the ratings and complaints.
Every rare once in a while, there’s those moments of brilliance...
Eh, who am I kidding, the skit triggered liberals on and off the show, it’ll never happen again. But lives on for us to enjoy again and again. Here’s SNL’s ‘election night’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHG0ezLiVGc
> The last good cast they had was in the early to mid 90s....Dana Carvey, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Phil Hartmann, David Spade, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider.
Phil Hartmann had true talent. Adam Sandler (and Wil Farrell) none. Change your voice to someone stupid and sing - anyone can do it, even Sandler. Farrell and woman in the cheerleader skit was one of the first outright idiotic ones they continued to run.
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