Do Think SNL Is Still Funny?

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#1 hedden93
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I think its gotten pretty bad. I tried to watch it and i had to turn it off cause it wasn't funny.

Do think Saturday Night Live is still funny?

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#2 jubino
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No, and it hasn't been for a long time. I'd say it stopped being funny around the early 2000's. I can't quite pinpoint when exactly, but SNL has always gone through phases when they've lost good comedians, dropped for a while, and eventually bounced back. They have yet to bounce back.

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#3 AFraud
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Not really.

Most of the time it's stupid and lame.

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#4 Mr_Vandelay77
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Yeah, its been terrible for a while now. It sucks because they really do have some talented people on the show, but they just can't make it work.

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But Abby Elliot! *drools*
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#6 Bedizen
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I thought it had been bad for a while now

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#7 gamefan67
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SNL became bad when Mad TV did.
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#8 jasonharris48
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Yeah, its been terrible for a while now. It sucks because they really do have some talented people on the show, but they just can't make it work.

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It's the writers they're awful IMO

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#9 Mr_Vandelay77
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[QUOTE="Mr_Vandelay77"]

Yeah, its been terrible for a while now. It sucks because they really do have some talented people on the show, but they just can't make it work.

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It's the writers they're awful IMO

Yep. The performers aren't too bad, but the sketches just aren't funny.

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#10 Fantasticus
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it never has been funny. i find myself changing the channel or daydreaming when i watch that crap if i end up stumbling upon it. when the crowd laughs, i ask myself "what do people find in this??"
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#11 jubino
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it never has been funny. i find myself changing the channel or daydreaming when i watch that crap if i end up stumbling upon it. when the crowd laughs, i ask myself "what do people find in this??" Fantasticus
Have you ever seen the earlier stuff? There were good times, like the 70's, part of the 80's and the early 90's. The show's been on for a long time, so to say that it has never been good is to say out of the 1000's of skits they've performed, none of them have been funny. That's a pretty bold statement.
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#12 Nifty_Shark
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I never watch it cause the comedy doesn't really catch me.

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I thought their Obama skit was a riot; then I saw CNN do a factcheck which made me facepalm.
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#14 Master_Hermes
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I think its gotten much better in the last couple of years thanks to Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island. If you had asked me in 2005 or 2006 I would've agreed but I think the trend recently is a good one.

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#15 jubino
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I think its gotten much better in the last couple of years thanks to Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island. If you had asked me in 2005 or 2006 I would've agreed but I think the trend recently is a good one.

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I've been watching some of the newer episodes, and while Andy's stuff is pretty funny, one of his music videos every several episodes just isn't enough to save the show. He's just not as funny when he's in the regular sketches. Probably not his fault, though.
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#16 bkno4u
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Every time a cast member leaves, I think the show can't get any worse, but then another leaves, and it's worse. More recently, it has happened with Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph (who was always underused and underrated). Also of note: Kenan Thompson is seriously not funny, and when Kristen Wiig decides to move on to (much) better things, the show will be officially unwatchable.
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#17 psychobrew
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It was cool when I was in 4th grade, but it got old when I turned 13.
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#18 AFraud
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Also of note: Kenan Thompson is seriously not funnybkno4u

That guy ruins literally every sketch he's in. He's about as unfunny as you can get.

I want to punch him in his fat, stupid face every time I see him.

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#19 Greyfeld
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There was a time when SNL was good?
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#20 JDWolfie
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It went downhill when Will Ferrel left and especially the older crew in the 90's like Adam Sandler, Chris Farley died unfortunatly, Horatio Sanz, and Jon Luvitz. It's funny. Madtv sucked when SNL was funny and now it's the opposite. SNL only made a small little comeback when Tina Fey imitated Sarah Palin butshe left.

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#21 II_Seraphim_II
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Its been bad for so long....
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#22 Wae416
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There are always a few skits per episode that I find funny, but in general it's pretty lackluster.

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#23 BuryMe
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In general, it's been really, really weak lately.

But I have to admit, last night's episode was pretty good.

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#24 LJS9502_basic
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TBH I didn't realize it was still on......
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#25 MasterBolt360
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Eh, its not as good as it used to be...

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#26 majadamus
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Andy Sandberg is probably the only funny cast members because of his music videos. But, that's really about it. When they added that Kenan Thompson guy to the cast I knew that SNL really hit rock bottom. He wasn't funny on Knickolodeon what makes them think he'll be funny now?

it never has been funny. i find myself changing the channel or daydreaming when i watch that crap if i end up stumbling upon it. when the crowd laughs, i ask myself "what do people find in this??"Fantasticus

Sometimes the crowd doesn't even laugh. It's really awkward sometimes.

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#27 haziqonfire
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Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are funny. I usually like the digital shorts but thats about it.
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#28 whackedjob213
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Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are funny. I usually like the digital shorts but thats about it. Haziqonfire

They are the 3 worst on the show!! Kristen Wiig turns everything to crap. Once Tina Fey left a good portion of the writing talent went with her and other than Weekend Update the show is borderline unwatchable. They have horrid pacing problems. Those weekend update random guests last way too long it should be like 30 seoncds and out but it's like 2 minutes of cringe inducing crap. SNL needs a solid hiatus to find god writers and comedians before trying again

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#29 RockysCatnipCo
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It has it's moments. I usually find the digital shorts funny.