The only funny thing is Colin jost and Michael Che. All the acting is staged and not improv lie it used to be. And who is the host. Where did he come from? I’ve never heard of these musical acts either.
The only funny thing is Colin jost and Michael Che. All the acting is staged and not improv lie it used to be. And who is the host. Where did he come from? I’ve never heard of these musical acts either.
Not improv like it used to be?
Dude, it’s sketch comedy. It’s always been scripted, it’s just that it’s okay to go off script as needed. It’s been that way since the beginning.
I mean, not every cast member is actually good for sure, and that’s been true since the beginning too. But that’s totally different from what you’re saying.
I’m with you that weekend update has been the most reliable part of the show since Che and Jost have been the chairs though. Imo, the best or second best WE hosts in the entire run (depending on exactly which era of the various WE teams you look at, but I’d say Che and Jost have been the most consistent).
And, while I think the term cringe has been so over used that it’s time to bury it, SNL has largely been about being cringe the entire time. To do live sketch comedy, you have to embrace being stupid and awkward. Not every bit is going to hit, so you gotta commit to all of them and that means a ton of cringe is inherent to the process. I mean, fuck, the Shannon/O’Terri/Ferrell era was intentionally cringe on purpose so often it kinda defines that era.