It was shocking to see this parody from Saturday Night Live. It’s been so long since they were really funny. At least they went there. They could have gone much farther.
Barely scraping the surface. I used to love Saturday night live. Even dressed up one year as the more cowbell guy to a costume party. Every one hated me be the end of the night. I gave them as much cowbell as possible
Most of them enjoyed this for all the wrong reasons. If this were a miniseries, they would watch it: and not for self-reflection or for some much needed self-deprecating humor.
I love triggering the obnoxious trolling kind by comparing their obsession to Q Anon and asking if they're subconsciously attracted to the Donald since they think about him all the time.
(I'm tired of hearing about Trump. And I voted for him. Twice. Non-stop drama. And the MAGA fans are just a tiny sliver of it. Without all these trials about misdemeanors to make them pity him they'd probably move on.)
SNL should have done a skit on the guy just convicted by a Brooklyn jury for putting out a meme that you could avoid the voting line and text in your vote for Hillary. Felony punishable by up to 10 years in jail. No understanding of satire on that jury of his peers! Could have had a jury bustin' with laughter at the meme being flashed up, and then voting "guilty". Not very funny, however.
Yea I didn’t think it was that funny and, as others have commented, the reviews and audience seem to be liking it because it presents Trump troubles. SNL used to mock the Establishment. Now they are just another Establishment whore, and not a very funny or sexy one at that.
I agree w you that SNL became an echo chamber. But worse they became boring wannabe comedians who whore for The Establishment. They have been a boring one act pony for decades and only the coolest of the cool woke could possibly suffer them. When you’re a comedian and your biggest fans are the White House, FBI, Senate, Mayors and bankers, you know you suck.
I remember when the were just launched. Outrageous, hilarious and no respecters of persons. They’ve been a dud for awhile and now?: about as boundary pushing, smart and edgily funny as a corporate board meeting.
And Brand did fine. No one booed him. No one tried to cancel Gutfeld for having him on, giving him a "platform" in modern parlance. So while I agree that it's an echo chamber, it's not an overtly self-righteous one.
The monologue is more than 8 minutes long, so I'm guessing you didn't watch it. And I've not really seen too many jokes about Democrats that they didn't have coming, and I voted for them for many years. What you call "hate," I call poking justified fun. But it's Fox News, for goodness sake. You thought they were going to kiss Democrats' feet?
I agree w you that SNL became an echo chamber. But worse they became boring wannabe comedians who whore for The Establishment. They have been a boring one act pony for decades and only the coolest of the cool woke could possibly suffer them. When you’re a comedian and your biggest fans are the White House, FBI, Senate, Mayors and bankers, you know you suck.
I wouldn't have watched it were it not suggested by you, Sasha - and while entertaining, I couldn't help but think there are probably some who desperately want it to be so...
I agree, Sasha, they could have gone further - like inviting Trump on as part of the spoof; I think he would've rode with it. He let Kimmel feel his hair for godsakes.
I get the feeling they feel extremely constrained and that is too bad. Trump would be totally okay with irony against him and SNL management just refuses to break free of the wrong TDS. Too bad, there is some talent there.
wow I have not watched this show in years. This clip brought back the common sense and funny feeling of 20 years ago. At least we know many people on both political sides are not totally asleep when SNL starts being actually funny.
My experience is that those on the left are not cursed by self-awareness. They are blithely unaware of their prejudices.
That's the context I view any applause or laughter to that skit. 'Haha, you're parodying our team by presenting a circumstance that is far, far from a true depiction of the way good liberals truly feel.' It's funny from that perspective.
No part of SNL writers, actors or audience views that skit as a mirror, not even a funhouse mirror. Ends justifies the means, always. Orange man bad. No self-reflection required.
Exactly correct. Watching SNL is date night for the CNN narcissist. If they weren’t limp before, they took care of any heterosexual embarrassment by transitioning out. 90% of SNL fans are over 60; and that’s the funniest part. They are like the ancient Guidos at the NJ shore in their bikini thongs; too stupid to see how awful they look.
I still feel like they are mocking the Trump voters somehow in the skit. I will never watch them again, and many other shows on TV unless they would do a full on 180 with a mea culpa and I'm not holding my breath. The thing about SNL, for example, someone like Sasha might not have noticed, but SNL has been hugely biased since Obama was president. I remember stop watching them 10 years ago because they literally portrayed Obama as Superman and the Republicans as the devil. And the issues they differed from back then were adult issues that people had legitimate differences' of opinions on! Since 2016 they just went full flame-on like everyone else. I remember telling my sister I was done watching them back then because of the blatant liberal lean, and my sister said "Oh, they make fun of Obama too." I said to her give me an example, and she never did. I googled searched for an SNL skit that actually criticized or made fun of Obama (back then Google was not as biased and edited) I searched YouTube for a skit, and came up empty. The entertainment industry has been not funny since at least 2014 or sooner. Many of the people who noticed it circa 2016 or 2018 just noticed the huge dumpster fire without noticing the smoke and stink burning years earlier. It was just a controlled burn back then, and it was someone else's fire and didn't burn them.
Maybe that’s the problem with everything now. Blame everyone and everything but yourself ? Victimhood is the watchword of the century! No one holds themselves accountable. Self worth comes from personal responsibly and accountably. We use to lift people up and allowed people to laugh at themselves, others and no one cried foul because of self worth. So sad no So sad that everything is soo personal to victim hunters. If you failed it was lesson if you fail med again another lesson, you learned from it took responsibly for it and moved on. Victimhood is a backward focused ideology. It’s time to ignore them and just move on like the child who’s temper tantrum was ignored long enough that they forgot what it was all about and just moved on.
The laughs were tepid. Obedient leftists always look to their right and left to see if they are allowed to think independently. But this was great. I haven't watched SNL since the mid-eighties because it's so unintresting, but this was really pretty good.
Thank you for bringing it to our attention. I thought that it was quite cute. I also enjoyed the SNL cold open of Trump joining Jesus at the Last Supper.
I am not here for the struggle!! Our last exchange showed me that for now, you’ll only ever engage with your narcissistic simulacrum of me.
Despite all that I read your stuff faithfully. And boy that death of comedy piece had me really wondering if you’d purchased some new shit colored glasses. So good on you for being brave enough to see that skit as a counterpoint and sharing it instead of ignoring it. The bit was funny, and on the mark. Like good comedy it actually made people nervous!
I would prefer that you did not read it. I'll probably ban you if you leave another comment like that. You have plenty of other things to read. I can get this crap on Facebook. No thanks.
This is proof of a shift perhaps that is happening on the left. You are proof and validation of everything I've written for three years--someone who is married to my best friend, has known me for over many decades, so intoxicated by your moral superiority you feel the need to lash out yet again - to do harm yet again and all because you have to always posture moral superiority. How the mighty fallen. All that privilege, all that intelligence, all that education and this is what you do with it. How gross and sad.
Funny...but I’m stunned the audience actually laughed. Maybe there’s hope after all?
Wait...could it have been a “laugh track”...?
Some people can recognize the foibles of humanity, including their own, and laugh at themselves.
um maybe 😉
Barely scraping the surface. I used to love Saturday night live. Even dressed up one year as the more cowbell guy to a costume party. Every one hated me be the end of the night. I gave them as much cowbell as possible
MORE COWBELL! One of the greatest skits evah.
Read the top YouTube comments.
Most of them enjoyed this for all the wrong reasons. If this were a miniseries, they would watch it: and not for self-reflection or for some much needed self-deprecating humor.
I love triggering the obnoxious trolling kind by comparing their obsession to Q Anon and asking if they're subconsciously attracted to the Donald since they think about him all the time.
(I'm tired of hearing about Trump. And I voted for him. Twice. Non-stop drama. And the MAGA fans are just a tiny sliver of it. Without all these trials about misdemeanors to make them pity him they'd probably move on.)
They look at him as a heroic martyr.
Absolutely....unhinged.
SNL should have done a skit on the guy just convicted by a Brooklyn jury for putting out a meme that you could avoid the voting line and text in your vote for Hillary. Felony punishable by up to 10 years in jail. No understanding of satire on that jury of his peers! Could have had a jury bustin' with laughter at the meme being flashed up, and then voting "guilty". Not very funny, however.
Well, hm, . . .
I'm a bit speechless actually. I won't say that was funny, but that's because it was pretty much on target.
Yea I didn’t think it was that funny and, as others have commented, the reviews and audience seem to be liking it because it presents Trump troubles. SNL used to mock the Establishment. Now they are just another Establishment whore, and not a very funny or sexy one at that.
It's pretty much what I imagine stand-up night on Russian TV to be. ;-)
I agree w you that SNL became an echo chamber. But worse they became boring wannabe comedians who whore for The Establishment. They have been a boring one act pony for decades and only the coolest of the cool woke could possibly suffer them. When you’re a comedian and your biggest fans are the White House, FBI, Senate, Mayors and bankers, you know you suck.
I suppose the good thing about America is that we don't have to pretend that SNL is actually hip.
I remember when the were just launched. Outrageous, hilarious and no respecters of persons. They’ve been a dud for awhile and now?: about as boundary pushing, smart and edgily funny as a corporate board meeting.
This is what I appreciate about Gutfeld. Watch the opening monologue when he had Russell Brand on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzj6f_w8Si4.
And Brand did fine. No one booed him. No one tried to cancel Gutfeld for having him on, giving him a "platform" in modern parlance. So while I agree that it's an echo chamber, it's not an overtly self-righteous one.
The monologue is more than 8 minutes long, so I'm guessing you didn't watch it. And I've not really seen too many jokes about Democrats that they didn't have coming, and I voted for them for many years. What you call "hate," I call poking justified fun. But it's Fox News, for goodness sake. You thought they were going to kiss Democrats' feet?
I watch Gutfeld and I know it's an echo chamber of sorts. But the show is honest about that. They even lampoon themselves sometimes.
The Allies were shooting in WWII, just like the Nazis! The Allies dropped bombs, just like the Nazis! They are both the same!
I agree w you that SNL became an echo chamber. But worse they became boring wannabe comedians who whore for The Establishment. They have been a boring one act pony for decades and only the coolest of the cool woke could possibly suffer them. When you’re a comedian and your biggest fans are the White House, FBI, Senate, Mayors and bankers, you know you suck.
SNL hasn't been the least bit funny in what? Two decades? That was worth two minutes of my time! Hahaha 😎
I wouldn't have watched it were it not suggested by you, Sasha - and while entertaining, I couldn't help but think there are probably some who desperately want it to be so...
I agree, Sasha, they could have gone further - like inviting Trump on as part of the spoof; I think he would've rode with it. He let Kimmel feel his hair for godsakes.
I get the feeling they feel extremely constrained and that is too bad. Trump would be totally okay with irony against him and SNL management just refuses to break free of the wrong TDS. Too bad, there is some talent there.
wow I have not watched this show in years. This clip brought back the common sense and funny feeling of 20 years ago. At least we know many people on both political sides are not totally asleep when SNL starts being actually funny.
I think you can give it another 20 years before it gets funny enough to watch again.
My experience is that those on the left are not cursed by self-awareness. They are blithely unaware of their prejudices.
That's the context I view any applause or laughter to that skit. 'Haha, you're parodying our team by presenting a circumstance that is far, far from a true depiction of the way good liberals truly feel.' It's funny from that perspective.
No part of SNL writers, actors or audience views that skit as a mirror, not even a funhouse mirror. Ends justifies the means, always. Orange man bad. No self-reflection required.
Just my two cents.
Exactly correct. Watching SNL is date night for the CNN narcissist. If they weren’t limp before, they took care of any heterosexual embarrassment by transitioning out. 90% of SNL fans are over 60; and that’s the funniest part. They are like the ancient Guidos at the NJ shore in their bikini thongs; too stupid to see how awful they look.
Hahaha. Great analogy there!
Brilliant analysis!
I still feel like they are mocking the Trump voters somehow in the skit. I will never watch them again, and many other shows on TV unless they would do a full on 180 with a mea culpa and I'm not holding my breath. The thing about SNL, for example, someone like Sasha might not have noticed, but SNL has been hugely biased since Obama was president. I remember stop watching them 10 years ago because they literally portrayed Obama as Superman and the Republicans as the devil. And the issues they differed from back then were adult issues that people had legitimate differences' of opinions on! Since 2016 they just went full flame-on like everyone else. I remember telling my sister I was done watching them back then because of the blatant liberal lean, and my sister said "Oh, they make fun of Obama too." I said to her give me an example, and she never did. I googled searched for an SNL skit that actually criticized or made fun of Obama (back then Google was not as biased and edited) I searched YouTube for a skit, and came up empty. The entertainment industry has been not funny since at least 2014 or sooner. Many of the people who noticed it circa 2016 or 2018 just noticed the huge dumpster fire without noticing the smoke and stink burning years earlier. It was just a controlled burn back then, and it was someone else's fire and didn't burn them.
The first few seconds had promise but then the clip became a long excuse to blame him. Sad, not funny.
Maybe that’s the problem with everything now. Blame everyone and everything but yourself ? Victimhood is the watchword of the century! No one holds themselves accountable. Self worth comes from personal responsibly and accountably. We use to lift people up and allowed people to laugh at themselves, others and no one cried foul because of self worth. So sad no So sad that everything is soo personal to victim hunters. If you failed it was lesson if you fail med again another lesson, you learned from it took responsibly for it and moved on. Victimhood is a backward focused ideology. It’s time to ignore them and just move on like the child who’s temper tantrum was ignored long enough that they forgot what it was all about and just moved on.
Damn. That was funny. How unlike them.
I'm pretty sure SNL's audience makes Fox News' audience look young.
Check out the Babylon Bee skits on YT. Also Freedom Toons by Seamus O'Coughlin. Those are funny.
There has always been an appetite for this and most people would love it. The real question is “why did they finally decide to ignore the bullies?”
heh.. Molly Shannon should've had Alec Baldwin on and they could have talked about how shwetty trumps balls must be
Haha awesome 😂
Oh my.. I haven’t watched SNL in 40 years. This bit was actually funny.
Video is blocked in my country, Morocco. That is telling!
That is brilliant
The laughs were tepid. Obedient leftists always look to their right and left to see if they are allowed to think independently. But this was great. I haven't watched SNL since the mid-eighties because it's so unintresting, but this was really pretty good.
Totally awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Hahaha! Thanks for posting that!
Thank you for bringing it to our attention. I thought that it was quite cute. I also enjoyed the SNL cold open of Trump joining Jesus at the Last Supper.
Reality with just enough satire ... Ha!
Wow. That's actually hard believe.
The lack of self-awareness is stunning. This fictional product could have just as easily been called S-zen-L.
I am not here for the struggle!! Our last exchange showed me that for now, you’ll only ever engage with your narcissistic simulacrum of me.
Despite all that I read your stuff faithfully. And boy that death of comedy piece had me really wondering if you’d purchased some new shit colored glasses. So good on you for being brave enough to see that skit as a counterpoint and sharing it instead of ignoring it. The bit was funny, and on the mark. Like good comedy it actually made people nervous!
I would prefer that you did not read it. I'll probably ban you if you leave another comment like that. You have plenty of other things to read. I can get this crap on Facebook. No thanks.
Lol. Leftist liberal elites poking fun at themselves = your thesis destroyed.
This is proof of a shift perhaps that is happening on the left. You are proof and validation of everything I've written for three years--someone who is married to my best friend, has known me for over many decades, so intoxicated by your moral superiority you feel the need to lash out yet again - to do harm yet again and all because you have to always posture moral superiority. How the mighty fallen. All that privilege, all that intelligence, all that education and this is what you do with it. How gross and sad.
I really like your incisive assessments and your ability to get those thoughts committed to paper (in cursive)!