We had an SNL Brasil. It was terrible. SNL US constantly puts out epic sketches, both live and prerecorded, that do very well on YouTube. Every post about SNL has comments about how it is...
We had an SNL Brasil. It was terrible.
SNL US constantly puts out epic sketches, both live and prerecorded, that do very well on YouTube. Every post about SNL has comments about how it is completely unfunny because they usually only watch the political sketches. The SNL format is as strong as ever for those who appreciate sketch comedy and digital shorts. So that could totally work. Would I want the musical acts? Not really, I often changed the channel in the 1990s, and now I just skip them. I find most acts fake and overproduced nowadays. The political openings are incredibly boring, but they give a lot of visibility to SNL. I understand why they exist, but it is an automatic skip for me, too. I sure hope SNL UK don't have those.
EDIT: it is live on "Sky Premiere" (UK channel) right now. I do have that channel on Stremio, but my superlegal streaming is struggling.
Yeah, US SNL's political sketches have almost always been pretty damn cringey and eye-roll inducing to me too. But the UK has a long history of much more high-brow and deeper, less polarizing...
Yeah, US SNL's political sketches have almost always been pretty damn cringey and eye-roll inducing to me too. But the UK has a long history of much more high-brow and deeper, less polarizing political commentary, comedy, and satire, so I'm personally not too worried about them potentially including the occasional bit of that in SNL UK.
Curious what makes the political ones in-particular cringey and not high brow compared to the rest of the sketches for the US version? I feel like if anything the zingers in the political sections...
Curious what makes the political ones in-particular cringey and not high brow compared to the rest of the sketches for the US version? I feel like if anything the zingers in the political sections are more interesting than timothy chalamet farting in his dying grandma's face.
I never said regular SNL sketches were more high brow than the political ones. But I find political figure impressions super cringey regardless of how accurate they are, and the jokes that...
I never said regular SNL sketches were more high brow than the political ones. But I find political figure impressions super cringey regardless of how accurate they are, and the jokes that typically go along with them are even moreso. I fucking loathe pretty much everything about American politics though, so I am undoubtedly rather biased because of that.
Damn. Well observed and well said. I never really thought it of like that before, but I think you actually nailed the reason for my underlying unease with SNLs political sketches!
Damn. Well observed and well said. I never really thought it of like that before, but I think you actually nailed the reason for my underlying unease with SNLs political sketches!
I kind of wish they had just aired this without a big media push to give them a season or two to iron out the kinks and find their voice etc THEN do the big push if its working out.
I kind of wish they had just aired this without a big media push to give them a season or two to iron out the kinks and find their voice etc THEN do the big push if its working out.
The name "Saturday Night Live UK" itself attracts lots of attention from traditional media. Even more so shortly after SNL 50. I don't think maintaining a low profile is an option here.
The name "Saturday Night Live UK" itself attracts lots of attention from traditional media. Even more so shortly after SNL 50. I don't think maintaining a low profile is an option here.
yeah, I just wish they wouldn't do a big push so everybody knew ---- let the terminally online folks along with the magazines chit chat about it, but let it fly under the radar as much as...
yeah, I just wish they wouldn't do a big push so everybody knew ---- let the terminally online folks along with the magazines chit chat about it, but let it fly under the radar as much as possible.
That said, the sketches I've seen so far aren't too bad -- especially for their first episode. I hope they can land it.
While they couldn't be low-profile even if they wanted, a shorter runtime might be helpful. Filling 1 hour of comedy (minus the musical act) is extremely difficult. I haven't watched it yet,...
While they couldn't be low-profile even if they wanted, a shorter runtime might be helpful. Filling 1 hour of comedy (minus the musical act) is extremely difficult.
I haven't watched it yet, though. I'll do that right now.
I had low hopes for SNL UK but when I saw them absolutely nail Keir Starmer I realized I need to give this series a chance. The Gen Z adviser almost ruined this sketch but they were definitely on...
I will eventually collect my thoughts, but I am tremendously impressed by the sheer competence of the cast. Compared to the US version, they hardly ever jumble a line or break into laughter. It is...
I will eventually collect my thoughts, but I am tremendously impressed by the sheer competence of the cast. Compared to the US version, they hardly ever jumble a line or break into laughter. It is apparent right from the start that we are witnessing the work of professionals with nerves of steel.
The impression I get watching SNL UK is that, if a bomb exploded on the stage killing half of the cast, the remaining half would just keep going until the curtain call. They are also very funny, of course. Overall I find the show about as funny as SNL always is, but even the duds are interesting in themselves because these young actors never miss a beat!
We had an SNL Brasil. It was terrible.
SNL US constantly puts out epic sketches, both live and prerecorded, that do very well on YouTube. Every post about SNL has comments about how it is completely unfunny because they usually only watch the political sketches. The SNL format is as strong as ever for those who appreciate sketch comedy and digital shorts. So that could totally work. Would I want the musical acts? Not really, I often changed the channel in the 1990s, and now I just skip them. I find most acts fake and overproduced nowadays. The political openings are incredibly boring, but they give a lot of visibility to SNL. I understand why they exist, but it is an automatic skip for me, too. I sure hope SNL UK don't have those.
EDIT: it is live on "Sky Premiere" (UK channel) right now. I do have that channel on Stremio, but my superlegal streaming is struggling.
Yeah, US SNL's political sketches have almost always been pretty damn cringey and eye-roll inducing to me too. But the UK has a long history of much more high-brow and deeper, less polarizing political commentary, comedy, and satire, so I'm personally not too worried about them potentially including the occasional bit of that in SNL UK.
Curious what makes the political ones in-particular cringey and not high brow compared to the rest of the sketches for the US version? I feel like if anything the zingers in the political sections are more interesting than timothy chalamet farting in his dying grandma's face.
I never said regular SNL sketches were more high brow than the political ones. But I find political figure impressions super cringey regardless of how accurate they are, and the jokes that typically go along with them are even moreso. I fucking loathe pretty much everything about American politics though, so I am undoubtedly rather biased because of that.
Damn. Well observed and well said. I never really thought it of like that before, but I think you actually nailed the reason for my underlying unease with SNLs political sketches!
I kind of wish they had just aired this without a big media push to give them a season or two to iron out the kinks and find their voice etc THEN do the big push if its working out.
The name "Saturday Night Live UK" itself attracts lots of attention from traditional media. Even more so shortly after SNL 50. I don't think maintaining a low profile is an option here.
yeah, I just wish they wouldn't do a big push so everybody knew ---- let the terminally online folks along with the magazines chit chat about it, but let it fly under the radar as much as possible.
That said, the sketches I've seen so far aren't too bad -- especially for their first episode. I hope they can land it.
While they couldn't be low-profile even if they wanted, a shorter runtime might be helpful. Filling 1 hour of comedy (minus the musical act) is extremely difficult.
I haven't watched it yet, though. I'll do that right now.
I had low hopes for SNL UK but when I saw them absolutely nail Keir Starmer I realized I need to give this series a chance.
The Gen Z adviser almost ruined this sketch but they were definitely on to something.
I did giggle at the people who make the internet awful sketch.
The David Attenborough one was meh for me but I laughed at the "setup"
I will eventually collect my thoughts, but I am tremendously impressed by the sheer competence of the cast. Compared to the US version, they hardly ever jumble a line or break into laughter. It is apparent right from the start that we are witnessing the work of professionals with nerves of steel.
The impression I get watching SNL UK is that, if a bomb exploded on the stage killing half of the cast, the remaining half would just keep going until the curtain call. They are also very funny, of course. Overall I find the show about as funny as SNL always is, but even the duds are interesting in themselves because these young actors never miss a beat!
Could not get past the paywall :)