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Saturday Night Live: A Show In Decline MAG
"Saturday Night Live" is not the same show that it once was. During the prime years of SNL stars including Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase and John Belushi were constantly creating new, fresh skits which were funny and brought the show to life. But now the weekly comedy show struggles to come up with a single funny scene, and original skits now come few and far between. As the hour-and-a-half show moves along, it seems to lunge for a laugh or a chuckle. Despite the good acting and the interesting hosts, the humor is simply not there. As the ratings continue to drop, the show must find a solution to its growing problem of lack of funny material. Until then, it will probably get worse. "Saturday Night Live" can be seen on NBC on Saturday nights from 11: 30 p.m. - 1: 00 a.m.
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I used to agree wholeheartedly with you, but after sitting down and watching the first few seasons in their entirety, I saw something different.
I think the earlier seasons with Aykroyd, Chase, and Murray had some of the funniest sketches in the show, but most of the filler sketches were just ho-hum. It's kind of an uneven spread.
These days, that same thing's happening. It's hit-or-miss, with a big contrast in quality.
But I'd say the Farley, Sandler, and Spade years had the best average. There were fewer classic sketches, but all of them at least earned a chuckle.
But I'm still an Aykroyd era fan.