I haven’t had much to say about “Saturday Night Live” this season.
That’s because SNL has brought so little to the table.
They lost two cast members and hired four others this year, so it’s understandable that it would take some time for the group to gel. But the writing has been pretty crappy overall — with a bright spot here and there — and most guest hosts’ talents have been wasted.
Like Emma Stone, for example.
Here is a very funny, versatile young comedic actress, and SNL cast her as the straight man in pretty much all of the sketches. She did have a bright spot in the SNL Digital Short, because they let her be the star in that one.
Novel idea. They should have considered that a few more times in the program…since she was the guest host, and there were at least a few people who tuned in because she was appearing.
They did the same thing when Bryan Cranston hosted. He was used primarily in supporting roles, when he was used at all.
I can appreciate the fact that they need to establish the new cast members and their characters and imitations. But when the guest hosts look bad, SNL looks bad.
Guess how things are lookin’ this year?
The writers know the show sucks, so you’d think they would highlight the guest host because 9 times out of 10, the guest host is superior to any of the regular cast and it would behoove them to punctuate the guest host in more of their skits. The regular cast must know this, so they probably demand that the guest host play second fiddle so THEY will get the most attention. JMO.
It’s not what it used to be. The days of Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Jane Curtain, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, and Gilda Radner are gone. They’ll NEVER have that chemistry of actors again.
Not having cable… we are limited to local shows.After being so unamused and frustrated with the lack of good material my husband and I gave up on SNL shortly after 2008. It just hasn’t been as entertaining. Great post. Hopefully the guys from SNL see it and get their heads out of their bums.