Oof. I didn't know a lot of the specifics but I've known the broad shape of the Lorne Michaels picture for a while. It's still a lot. I watch a lot of comedy and improv from places like Dropout...
Oof.
I didn't know a lot of the specifics but I've known the broad shape of the Lorne Michaels picture for a while. It's still a lot.
I watch a lot of comedy and improv from places like Dropout and their regular performers and The Daily Show including writers/alumni. I don't know how many of them have overlaps into the SNL realm but I think I like them because they mostly if not totally, do not.
I know what you mean. I started watching SNL when the very first episode was broadcast back when I was in high school. Even though I’m no longer a regular viewer I think I’ve seen enough clips of...
I know what you mean. I started watching SNL when the very first episode was broadcast back when I was in high school. Even though I’m no longer a regular viewer I think I’ve seen enough clips of more recent seasons to be able to say that I’m familiar with the whole run. There are exceptions, of course, but at a certain point I came to realize that by and large I don’t really care for Lorne Michaels’ brand of humor, and I think a lot of its lack of appeal for me has to do with the issues discussed in the article. There’s a kind of mean-spiritedness that teenage boys think is hilarious that has colored the show from the very beginning.
I'll enjoy individual clips, I'm not above laughing at it sometimes (not saying you think you are above it, just, how I think about it) But I love the comedy I get from the dropout stars in particular
I'll enjoy individual clips, I'm not above laughing at it sometimes (not saying you think you are above it, just, how I think about it) But I love the comedy I get from the dropout stars in particular
I'm 42 so definitely not a mean spirited teenager. I genuinely believe that the majority of SNL's comedy works perfectly fine in 2024. Not every sketch is good but that has always been the case as...
I'm 42 so definitely not a mean spirited teenager. I genuinely believe that the majority of SNL's comedy works perfectly fine in 2024. Not every sketch is good but that has always been the case as you would expect from a live TV comedy show that is produced in a week. What almost never work are the political sketches, which is the only bit a lot of people seems to watch.
I don't know what a "Lorne Michaels brand of comedy" even is at this point. It makes more sense for me to think of a Colin Jost brand of comedy, or Tina Fey's, Mullaney's, Seth Meyer', Sarah Sherman's...
There is literally a comedy trio on SNL right now. I'm talking about three people that got in as a group and remained being a group within SNL with some measure of independence.
I would advise anyone who finds the show mean to watch a few episodes in full just to get the vibe. Without the context of a community, I can see how it might feel this way. SNL is essentially filmed theater. That should be taken into account.
Oof.
I didn't know a lot of the specifics but I've known the broad shape of the Lorne Michaels picture for a while. It's still a lot.
I watch a lot of comedy and improv from places like Dropout and their regular performers and The Daily Show including writers/alumni. I don't know how many of them have overlaps into the SNL realm but I think I like them because they mostly if not totally, do not.
I know what you mean. I started watching SNL when the very first episode was broadcast back when I was in high school. Even though I’m no longer a regular viewer I think I’ve seen enough clips of more recent seasons to be able to say that I’m familiar with the whole run. There are exceptions, of course, but at a certain point I came to realize that by and large I don’t really care for Lorne Michaels’ brand of humor, and I think a lot of its lack of appeal for me has to do with the issues discussed in the article. There’s a kind of mean-spiritedness that teenage boys think is hilarious that has colored the show from the very beginning.
I'll enjoy individual clips, I'm not above laughing at it sometimes (not saying you think you are above it, just, how I think about it) But I love the comedy I get from the dropout stars in particular
I'm 42 so definitely not a mean spirited teenager. I genuinely believe that the majority of SNL's comedy works perfectly fine in 2024. Not every sketch is good but that has always been the case as you would expect from a live TV comedy show that is produced in a week. What almost never work are the political sketches, which is the only bit a lot of people seems to watch.
I don't know what a "Lorne Michaels brand of comedy" even is at this point. It makes more sense for me to think of a Colin Jost brand of comedy, or Tina Fey's, Mullaney's, Seth Meyer', Sarah Sherman's...
There is literally a comedy trio on SNL right now. I'm talking about three people that got in as a group and remained being a group within SNL with some measure of independence.
I would advise anyone who finds the show mean to watch a few episodes in full just to get the vibe. Without the context of a community, I can see how it might feel this way. SNL is essentially filmed theater. That should be taken into account.