Was Saturday Night Live Ever Truly Funny?
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Maximus Rex
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SNL is an institution and has produced some of the funniest people ever, but I've had this thought for a very long time, with the exception of a few stand outs that seem to come through, can we honestly say that show is consistently funny from beginning to end.
For example, Chappelle's Show, and In Living Color were funny from the beginning of the show to end, where as with Saturday Night Live, you literally have to watch damn near all 90 minutes of that ? to even ? a smile, but this is the cold part, Saturday Night Live makes funny people unfunny. Case in point, Tina Fey.
I watched 30 Rock and laughed my ass off. Again the show is funny from beginning to end. We all know that Tracy Morgan is the ? , but that Brian Fellows ? was hot garbage, and Chris Rock's best work definitely was not on SNL. You obviously have to be funny to get on SNL, but it seem as soon as a person gets on there, they purposely hold back on their best material, build audience, leave Saturday Night Live, then "miraculously," get funny against. My boy says that a lot of has to do with Loren Michaels and SNL is a reflection of his brand of comedy with is obviously on some out of touch hella white appealing to the Midwest demographic ? .
My question is it's obvious that SNL is in a very vulnerable position. Why haven't the other networks, (especially the cable networks,) Hello, Comedy Central, come out with a sketch comedy show in the same format, 90 minutes, a host, with a musical guest, with the exception being it's edgier, cooler, more provocative, and (most importantly,) more funnier than Saturday Night Live? And don't say say Mad TV that ? actually succeeded in being less funny than SNL
For example, Chappelle's Show, and In Living Color were funny from the beginning of the show to end, where as with Saturday Night Live, you literally have to watch damn near all 90 minutes of that ? to even ? a smile, but this is the cold part, Saturday Night Live makes funny people unfunny. Case in point, Tina Fey.
I watched 30 Rock and laughed my ass off. Again the show is funny from beginning to end. We all know that Tracy Morgan is the ? , but that Brian Fellows ? was hot garbage, and Chris Rock's best work definitely was not on SNL. You obviously have to be funny to get on SNL, but it seem as soon as a person gets on there, they purposely hold back on their best material, build audience, leave Saturday Night Live, then "miraculously," get funny against. My boy says that a lot of has to do with Loren Michaels and SNL is a reflection of his brand of comedy with is obviously on some out of touch hella white appealing to the Midwest demographic ? .
My question is it's obvious that SNL is in a very vulnerable position. Why haven't the other networks, (especially the cable networks,) Hello, Comedy Central, come out with a sketch comedy show in the same format, 90 minutes, a host, with a musical guest, with the exception being it's edgier, cooler, more provocative, and (most importantly,) more funnier than Saturday Night Live? And don't say say Mad TV that ? actually succeeded in being less funny than SNL
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Yeah parts of it
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SNL was funny when it was with...
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Farley
Norm McDonald
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Rock
Colin Quinn
Rob Schneider
Kevin Nelon
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In the beginning and the early 80's yeah.
This clip for example is arguably funnier than anything you'd find on sketch comedy today and was way ahead of it's time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZVnve5wG0A
It was also funny in the late 80's and early 90's when Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey where always stealing the show and when the "bad boys of SNL" came in. I don't think the show has been funny since the late 90's though. Mad TV lapped it by quite a bit during the late 90's and going into the 2000's too. Now there's a show I really miss watching. -
Mad tv was always too ? weird for me
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With certain people.
In my opinion, Will Ferrell was unfunny as ? on the show, but after he left, he became comedy gold. -
Mad tv was funny
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I find the show more miss than hit.
Depending who's hosting, and who the cast is determines if I watch.
My "Golden Age Cast" (Mainly based off my age lol, i do think the older casts were funnier) was the one with Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, all them. That era.
Once that whole cast left i Only really thought Bill Hader was funny. out of this current cast the only one i think is even a little bit funny is leslie jones. I hate this current cast.
The hosts are the only thing that makes this season watchable imo. The Kevin Hart episode was funny, the Jim Carrey Episode was awesome, looking forward to the Eddie Murphy episode. Assuming hes hosting. -
I really only watch if the guests are interesting but i expect nothing from the show.
The only thing i look forward to is weekend update & musical guest depending on the artist.
D'angelo is music guest this weekend -
I loved the Jim Carrey appearances, those were always a hit with me. I never understood Jimmy Fallon's appeal, or for that matter Chris Purnell.
The thing is that a lot of the skits are hit or miss, the best ones are earlier to grab the attention, and I guess they figure people are asleep towards the later part of the show to care for putting on any decent ones.
Also, does the movies based on characters on the show equal the retirement of the characters from the show?? -
Never was funny to me
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Mad TV was more funnier. The music videos parodies the mj skits and more diverse overall
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgBD94cs0T8
Still laugh out loud AT THIS ? HERE LOL!
Will Sasso man!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVooFjfH7vY -
I has its moments now but I believe it probably would be better if it wasn't on NBC
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late 70's to mid 80's it was wild as hell.
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Haven't watched SNL since the Rock/? /Farley days post. Moms used 2 say when Morris and Eddie Murphy was on it it was cool.
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I have such high hopes every week, but more often than not get let down. Some individual sketches are hilarious, but there aren't enough of them. That last Kevin Hart one was probably the most consistently funny episode. That one and the Jim Carrey one. They've been doing a lot more pre-recorded sketches, and those are usually the funniest.
But to be honest, there's never been great consistency throughout entire episodes from any season ever. There's very few episodes in their 40 years where the entire episode was funny. People watch for those 1 or 2 really funny sketches. That's why i still watch every week. That's why best of episodes on VH1 and what not are the greatest too.
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Can anybody find that skit with chris farley at the dinner table freaking out about something? Lol
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"Fat guy in a lil coat"MasterALFrank wrote: »Can anybody find that skit with chris farley at the dinner table freaking out about something? Lol
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SNL is too PG
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SNL was funny when it was with...
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Farley
Norm McDonald
?
Rock
Colin Quinn
Rob Schneider
Kevin Nelon
i grew up watching during the eddie murphy years. well those shows must have been reruns if he left in '84 and they were running those episodes in'86. i especially was watching during that era when all the above was on the show you forgot dana carvey though. will ferrell was pretty funny on that show also during 95-96 era. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgBD94cs0T8
Still laugh out loud AT THIS ? HERE LOL!
Will Sasso man!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVooFjfH7vY
That ? at the end has me dead everytime lol "F...F...F...F...F...F -
SNL was funny when it was with...
?
Farley
Norm McDonald
?
Rock
Colin Quinn
Rob Schneider
Kevin Nelon
i grew up watching during the eddie murphy years. well those shows must have been reruns if he left in '84 and they were running those episodes in'86. i especially was watching during that era when all the above was on the show you forgot dana carvey though. will ferrell was pretty funny on that show also during 95-96 era.
Yeah forgot Dana
Wayne's world one of the better SNL movies too. Maybe the best. That would be a good poll (pause) with alot of bad movies
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king hassan wrote: »late 70's to mid 80's it was wild as hell.
Beat me to it.
That's when SNL was really "cutting edge" for the times.
Not so much now. -
Yes SNL has been hilarious in the yrs with good cast members.
It took a serious dip but was revived by the 1st Obama election.
It's averagely funny now.I find that eps with ppl not known for comedy are funnier than when known comics or funny ppl go on to host.
I appreciate that they have hired more black ppl and gave Big ? a shot and she's blowing up if she's gonna be in the new Ghostbusters. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgBD94cs0T8
Still laugh out loud AT THIS ? HERE LOL!
Will Sasso man!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVooFjfH7vY
That ? at the end has me dead everytime lol "F...F...F...F...F...F
thats mad tv dude.
