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AndreaCG

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6. True but it's not just the performing

Reply to Z_California (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 08:16 AM

Aug 2014

It's in the writing of the sketches and the conception of characters. I find SNL sketches frequently go on too long and their recurring characters are milked far beyond when they stop being clever and funny. Contrast that with Mad TV's Stuart character, which started out as a one note joke, but as the years went on added layers of complexity to keep it fresh. I never saw a Stuart sketch that I thought didn't work for me, and that is my highest possible praise.

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I'm watching Saturday Night Live [View all] AndreaCG Aug 2014 OP

you only remember the classic ones Ex Lurker Aug 2014 #1

The thing that makes SNL different Z_California Aug 2014 #2

If every time a skit bombed on SNL ended up on the cutting floor, the show would be 2 minutes long. Drunken Irishman Aug 2014 #3

True but it's not just the performing AndreaCG Aug 2014 #6

Who hosted? Musical group? cui bono Aug 2014 #4

I don't know the name of the female host AndreaCG Aug 2014 #5