Does SNL still have writers, and

[Sparkly]

if so, do they still get paid?

Just askin'.

[doc03]

1. I am watching it sucks. Think I will watch

Ancient Aliens or whatever.

[UTUSN]

2. It's official: I don't know the host or references & almost none of the cast.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. I am also curious

This was a weak show

[SalamanderSleeps]

4. When SNL first started it broke ground. Now it just breaks wind.

SNL has been declawed for decades.

It is stale and timid.

SNL doesn't take chances any more.

Where's the fun in that?


Just changing cast members will never produce moments like:

The Talking Heads performance of "Take me to the river."

Or "Jane you ignorant Slut!"


Sometimes, the show was caustic, but it made us think in new ways.


The "Not-ready-for-prime-players" have become irrelevant.

Watching SNL is like watching bowling pins fall down, very, very, slowly.


Lorne Michaels should pass the torch.

[Sky Jewels]

5. Sigh.

The pre-recorded stuff is usually the best part.

[brush]

6. Sigh! No more ridiculous but funny bits like the Land Sharks.

[Earth-shine]

7. I think the two guys on weekend update are lead writers.

[Genki Hikari]

8. They've been rather awful for a long time now

I think the last time I genuinely laughed was the Christopher Walken "Don't Fear the Reaper (MOAR COWBELL!)" skit. Or the Alec Baldwin Schetty Balls routine.

The rest of the time, some skits have at most elicited a mild, and very brief, chuckle.

They need to wrap it up and make it go away. They've run out of gas.

[CincyDem]

9. Betty White's "Dusty Muffin" follow up was pyrethrum good too. n/t

[Paladin]

10. Haven't watched it in years.

It was way past its prime, a long time ago.