Anyone remember when SNL used to be funny?

[Alysser]

I never actually found SNL funny, I find some stuff on Mad TV very funny LOL, but SNL lost it's humor long ago. I will admit Tina Fey as Palin was hiliarious, though. At first I was like, why is she making fun of herself?

LOL, Jenn, I agree with you on the Will Farrell pedophile thing. XD He creeped me out a little in the Elf Movie even though it was still a funny movie.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Sparks, you're so right. I can't believe how bad that show has gotten. It used to be a thrill to stay up and watch it. Now, why bother? It stinks.
I keep sitting there, waiting for something to happen that's funny and nothing ever does. The first few minutes is sometimes sorta funny. Especially with the political candidates. It still lacks that punch it used to have.

I loved Chris Farley. I always say I stopped really liking it when he died. He's not the only one that was funny though.

I can never understand why they can't do better in the writing and creativity. Surely they all know it's terrible.

[Catty1]

We had an equivalent - The Royal Canadian Air Farce. It ran on public radio (CBC) for a couple of decades, and was brilliant. Then, a few years ago, some nit wit at the top decided they should move to TV. It didn't work as well, though there will still a lot of good shows and moments. They added a couple of new younger castmates - one of the old stalwarts had died - but the writing sucked, and it just got tired. When they finally cancelled it this year, 90% of respondents greeted the announcement with "It's about time!"

So I can relate. Network management has got to learn when to turn horses out to pasture, and not let them labour uselessly ad infinitum.

[Scooter's Mom]

My mom would let us watch it when we were kids...
My brother and I grew up with Eddie Murphey copying Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.... "Can you say tax evasion boys and girls?" or something else like that. I loved it. I think it partly formed our very warped sense of humor we have now.

Today it just isn't funny.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Some of it I like, some of it I don't. I haven't watched last night's episode yet, I have it on the DVR.

I love Amy Poehler and I'm sad to see her leave the show, it's time for her to move on to bigger and better things though (and spend some time being a new mom).

I love Kristen Wiig too. I love the "I said we" skits.

[Suki Wingy]

I HATE the "I said we" skits. Every time one comes on I want to turn the tv off completely. I don't get it at all or why it should be funny.

Here's a list of things that seem to make me laugh the most:
-sexual jokes
-excessive violence
-excessive use of swear words
-severe alcoholism
-vomit
-ridiculous and random plot or no plot at all
-skits that draw in on other obscure things I may happen to actually know about
-frequent recurrences of things I don't know anything about (like say, referencing Sue Carpenter over and over even though I have no clue who she is)

That's just me though. That's why I love Bottom, and I love the "YouTube poop" bottom videos people make. A couple of my all time favorites, see if they have you rotfl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGrFLfVcizQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFM8r5KwTEA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PJpQnAuJJM