SNL, Todd Palin & Incest

[eskimo2]

Like most (51) weeks out of the year I didn't watch SNL this weekend.  Apparently its all over the news that they did a sketch where a reporter suggested that Todd Palin has sex with his daughters.  Most online reports agree that it was over the top.  SNL has had all copies removed from YouTube; they normally don't care.  They also haven't posted the clip on their own site.  A search on the net for this clip shows that it's very hard to find.  Apparently SNL agrees that it wa over the top.   I did find one on Breitbart:  http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=179063

I think the sketch poked more fun at the NY Times and their reporters as well as common and funny beliefs about Alaska.  I actually thought it was pretty darn funny for a SNL sketch; funnier than anything that you'd see in a typical SNL show.

On a related note, the opening was pretty funny as well.  McCain approves a series of ads with pretty twisted logic:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/mccain-approves-open/669582/

[Tango]

SNL saw its prime back when Belushi and the bunch were on. Since then it has gone downhill and straight underground.

[DYNAMITE]

I agree with you eskimoe...

That skit was pretty funny and roasts the NYT pretty well... it wasn't really about Mr. Palin at all... too bad they wrecked the skit with it though.

[AKIron]

[boxboy28]

 LOOK its Fonzie!

[rpm]

SNL is far from shark jumping waters. It's next test will be whem Amy Pohler leaves.

[Charon]

SNL is far from shark jumping waters. It's next test will be whem Amy Pohler leaves.

Come on RPM. It's been shark week at SNL since about 1979. Occasionally, for a year or two here and there, it manages to not jump the shark as frequently with most of its skits.

But then, I was always much more of an SCTV fan, and admittedly, seldom manage to watch more than 1.5 shows total per season to confirm that, "yep, still suckin' it up." 

Charon

[Stalwart]

I thought the skit was funny and aimed at the NYT, not the Palins.

Incidental, I get called about twice a year by the NYT asking if I would like to subscribe.  I always say the same thing "Thank you, I have enough pulp fiction."

[rpm]

I disagree Charon. Sure, there's a lot of lame sketches you have to wade thru to get the gold. But it's there often enough to keep me watching.

[Eagler]

if you watched SNL in the late 70's like I did and are still watching it today .. maybe something ain't quite right with ya, ya think?

don't see a sober 50 year old sitting up late to catch the crap they call humor these days ...

some things are best grown out of imo

[-tronski-]

Ah yeah, as pointed out that was about the media and if anyone got all hung up about the Palin reference probably meant they probably didn't get the point anyhow

 Tronsky

[indy007]

Mad TV is funnier.

[FiLtH]

  I havent watched SNL for going on 2 decades. They try too hard and come up short.

[Fulmar]

Mad TV is funnier.

With the exception of 1 or 2 skits from their entire running season of this show, MadTV is right up their with Maury and Psychic infomercials.

[AKIron]

Ah yeah, as pointed out that was about the media and if anyone got all hung up about the Palin reference probably meant they probably didn't get the point anyhow

 Tronsky

The problem is that there are still quite a few who believe everything the NYT prints and there are probably many who watched that and thought, yeah, that's probably true. SNL knows how gullible a lot of their audience is.

Of course the problem isn't that there are a lot of gullible people, it's that they get to vote.