During a podcast appearance last week, long ago SNL Cast member Rob Schneider targeted his previous show. He specifically cited Kate McKinnon’s post-2016 election cold opening in which she played “Hallelujah” dressed as Hillary Clinton. moment of realization it’s over”. In the days that followed, the other former cast members and Shareholders Asked about his ideas, the last to come out public is original writer, former senator and comedy legend Al Franken.
Appear in CNN, a former player not ready told Primetime that he’s been hearing the same frequency for nearly fifty years now. He called Schneider’s remarks “ridiculous” and told an anecdote about how long that precise accusation had been flying. You can check out his quote below…
People say the show is over (forever). You are one of the original writers. I remember after the first show, season two, I think Lily Tomlin was the host, and it was a really good show. I go up to the seventeenth floor, where we write the show and all that stuff, and the phone is ringing, and I, like an idiot, answer it and someone says, “Okay, the show’s over. Saturday night she’s dead. We’ve heard that forty-seven years ago or something. So, No, it was a silly thing for Rob to say, I think.
Over the course of 47 seasons, Saturday Night Live Constantly evolving and changing. Creator Lorne Michaels and the cast have always had a good sense of when to pivot, and new members were constantly brought in who had their own tastes and playful senses. For this reason, most people have certain periods of time during the show run that they like the most. It’s also why so many more people than Rob Schneider have gotten to a point with the sketch comedy show where they felt it was “over”.
Some people thought the show ended when Chevy Chase left, but it was replaced by Bill Murray, who eventually fell in love with the audience. Then some people thought the show was over when the original cast left and brought in a new cast, which happened to include Eddie Murphy. She has gone this way for nearly five decades, changing her tastes and celebrity goals as the world evolved and new voices emerged. Sometimes it was more political. Sometimes it was more ridiculous. Over the past half decade or so, he has, according to some, been more focused on advocating an agenda than being funny.
That seemed to be the gist of Rob Schneider’s frustration when he complained about him to Glenn Beck. He was basically upset that there was no joke or attempt at prank in McKinnon’s drawing, saying “There was no joke at the end, and I went, ‘It’s over.’ The drawing was definitely divisive. At the time, many people loved it, and found it Many others are persuasive.Kate McKinnon herself later described it as one of the moments she felt Most relevant to the audience.
Fortunately for some and unfortunately for others, SNL he is About to go through another period of change. Kate McKinnon will be leaving, along with other longtime staples including Pete Davidson, Eddie Bryant, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villasinor. They won’t be returning for next season, leaving plenty of airtime for new voices to make sure their humor is. And Kenan Thompson of course. We will continue to get a lot from Kenan Thompson.
Regardless of whether you think the sitcom is “over” or not, it still makes a huge impact on popular culture. season 47 Ranked among the top 15 ad impressions It was delivered to NBC, and more than five billion minutes of the show were consumed on Facebook and YouTube combined. It’s not Sunday night football, but it still attracts a lot of attention, which is increasingly difficult in a crowded market. At this point, it’s almost impossible to imagine that the show won’t last until at least Season 50, which would be a great opportunity to get everyone back together and do another special. Just like they did on the fortieth anniversaryBy the way, almost everyone agreed that it was amazing.
