SNL, Todd Palin & Incest

[rpm]

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

I've watched SNL since the first season. I think you may be looking back with rose colored glasses. There were plenty of bad sketches then, too.

[myelo]

Yeah, even in the beginning SNL usually had about 45 minutes of ideas (counting the music). Unfortunately, it's a 90-minute show.

[midnight Target]

I went out and bought the complete 2nd season of SNL. This was Bill Murray's 1st season and still had all of the originals except Chevy Chase.

I have come to the conclusion that they were much funnier after a couple of joints.

[sluggish]

I've watched SNL since the first season. I think you may be looking back with rose colored glasses. There were plenty of bad sketches then, too.

Got to agree there.  I've got the first season on DVD and there really isn't that much funny stuff;  Chevy trips and falls, HAHA.  The most funny thing that year was when Loren Michael offered the Beatles $3k (I think) to come on the show (you can split it however you want, we don't care, you can give less to Ringo).  That was timeless.

[Ripsnort]

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

Ditto.

[bongaroo]

Dangit, let me just link to the last thread we argued about SNL in.  Anyone remember which one it was?  I'm sure it had something to do with Palin.

[Charon]

I've watched SNL since the first season. I think you may be looking back with rose colored glasses. There were plenty of bad sketches then, too.

That's why I was a big fan of SCTV. They had some off shows, some off skits here or there, and a few off transition periods with different network formats but by and large the episodes still make me laugh from start to finish. I read Dave Thomas's book on the whole production and it was quite a story. Stuck in the Great White North with little budget, no distractions and virtually no network oversight. Just go out and make some television... The Great White North segment, which Thomas and Moranis were actually a bit embarrassed about its success (compared to the rest of the work), was apparently added to meet some CBC requirement for "native content" so they created two beer swilling, semi-dimwitted hosers to represent Canada

[bongaroo]

Kids in the Hall has a couple of really good skits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-brQ-2XqTU

or that a comedy sketch has to have a ending...lol