"Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
it off the air might be the most compassionate move.

The calls for the show to be taken off the air and the mockery that it
received over the weekend came in response to the show's cold open, which
mocked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and famed podcast host Joe Rogan.

Pete Davidson, who played Rogan, was at the center of the backlash over the
following interaction that he had with Big Bird:

DAVIDSON: [Inaudible] I used to host Fear Factor and now doctors
fear me.

BIG BIRD: Can you help me, Joe?

DAVIDSON: Oh, sure thing, Big Bird. You see, I took Carlos Mencia
down, I can take COVID. Here's some zinc and ayahuasca and some
horse medicine.

BIG BIRD: Well, why would a bird take horse medicine?

DAVIDSON: I'm a human and I took horse medicine and I'm speaking of
things that are horse-like.

WATCH:
Joe Rogan stopped by Cruz Street. pic.twitter.com/YAaadm2reH

- Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) November 14, 2021

Below are just a few of the most notable responses to the clip:

� Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire: "Every time I think the comedic community has
hit the bottom of the comedy barrel, they somehow find a new level of
unfunniness."

� Tim Dillon, comedian: "People saying SNL hasn't been funny since the 70s
are wrong. Farley, Rock, Sandler, Meyers, Norm.. Cheri Oteri and Molly
Shannon were brilliant. Tracey Morgan! Also the Hader/McKinnon era was funny.
It's maybe the singular greatest US comedy platform. But this sketch was BAD.
And not bad because of made fun of Joe or Ivermectin. But it did it in the
laziest way possible. It was talking points and not jokes. Comedy shows can
have a point of view: mine does. But it should also occasionally have
comedy."

� Lisa De Pasquale, author: "Joe Rogan talking about this sketch will be
funnier than anything on SNL in the last 10 years - and be to a bigger
audience."

� Eric July, rapper: "Who the fuck is even laughing at this shit, aside from
how terrible it is?"

� Matt Whitlock, political strategist: "SNL thought they had a hit with
female cast members dressed as Republicans with Melissa McCarthy so they've
done it several more times and none have been close to the first. Now it's
just for claps, not laughs."

� Kyle Mann, The Babylon Bee: "Why are liberals so bad at comedy."

� Frank Fleming, The Babylon Bee: "If they have to come up with a sketch a
day and are part-timers - only have an hour or less to come up with something
- this is acceptable."

� Chad Zumock, comedian: "Shane Gillis dodged a bullet. This was
embarrassing."

� Ryan Hanley, businessman: "This is sad. Even if you hate @joerogan.ugh.this
is embarrassing and sad."

� Pat Dixon, comedian: "Said this two yrs ago but @Shanemgillis dodged a
bullet."

� Johnny Bell, comedian: "Cancel SNL. Not because of their obvious political
agenda, but because it's awful now. So sad."

� Andrew Kloster, attorney: "They have to self-consciously be seeking cringe
views. there has to be a point in a market economy where self-parody is a
strategy."

� Paul Thacker, athlete: "God this is just awful. Wow."

� Katherine Brodsky, writer: "As you know, I'm generally against cancelling
things & I used to love SNL. But if this is it, if this is something they
feel proud to put out.pulling the plug might be the most kind thing to do."

� Zaid Jilani, writer: "If you go to any improv theater in America you'll
find much funnier stuff than what's on SNL. Support your local improv scene!"

� Hodgetwins, comedians: "This is cringy even for SNL."

� Chris Wilson, political strategist: "What's really stunning is some people
wrote this and thought it was funny. And then, presumably, read it to people
who also thought it was funny."

� Ian Miles Cheong, writer: "State-sanctioned comedy. This is what passes
under the establishment now. You're permitted to laugh at this. You're not
permitted to laugh at Dave Chappelle's jokes about trans people."

� Buck Sexton, radio host: "It's not fair to compare this to Pravda. Pravda
was much funnier than this."

--
Let's go Brandon!

In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.

> -- Ian Miles Cheong, writer: "State-sanctioned comedy. This is what passes
> under the establishment now. You're permitted to laugh at this. You're not
> permitted to laugh at Dave Chappelle's jokes about trans people."

This. We've moved into an era of 'approved entertainment'. Comedy,
movies, music... it all must bear the imprimatur of approval from the
woke crowd or it's not allowed.

In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> "Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.

They're also still doing that ridiculous bullshit at the end where the
cast, host, and musical guest wave goodbye to everyone and they're all
wearing masks.

They've been in the same studio for the past 90 minutes doing sketches
without masks but suddenly in the very last scene, they all need to wear
them?

Even the band in the back is wearing them (except for the guys playing
wind instruments-- saxes and trumpets-- who are actually 1000 times more
dangerous than anyone else with regard to spreading a viral load around
a room) in the final scene when they weren't wearing masks in the
background during the opening monologue.

Masking has literally become performative theater at this point.

On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:39:43 AM UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
> "Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
> snip
It was the best show of the season, except for the 10 minute song by Taylor Swift.

On 11/15/2021 1:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
>> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
>> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>
>> -- Ian Miles Cheong, writer: "State-sanctioned comedy. This is what passes
>> under the establishment now. You're permitted to laugh at this. You're not
>> permitted to laugh at Dave Chappelle's jokes about trans people."
>
> This. We've moved into an era of 'approved entertainment'. Comedy,
> movies, music... it all must bear the imprimatur of approval from the
> woke crowd or it's not allowed.

Are you painting Rogan and Cruz as "victims"? Are you that fucking
stupid? What's next, sympathy for first class pieces of shit Steve
Bannon and Alex Jones? Go fuck yourself.

On 11/15/2021 1:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> "Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
>> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
>> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>
>
> They're also still doing that ridiculous bullshit at the end where the
> cast, host, and musical guest wave goodbye to everyone and they're all
> wearing masks.
>
> They've been in the same studio for the past 90 minutes doing sketches
> without masks but suddenly in the very last scene, they all need to wear
> them?

They might be trying to send a message, Derpshit. To be fair, right
wing assholes were trying to send a message by smearing feces on the
wall of the Capitol too. One shows class and one shows white trash.
Any questions?

marc.catone@gmail.com wrote:

>It was the best show of the season, except for the 10 minute song by Taylor Swift.

TROLL-O-METER
5* 6* *7
4* *8
3* *9
2* *10
1* | *stuporous
0* -*- *catatonic
* |\ *comatose
* \ *clinical death
* \ *biological death
* _\/ *demonic apparition
* * *damned for all eternity

On 11/15/2021 2:11 PM, Marc Catone wrote:
> On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:39:43 AM UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> "Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
>> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
>> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>> snip
> It was the best show of the season, except for the 10 minute song by Taylor Swift.

Word.

On 11/15/2021 1:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
>> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
>> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>
>> -- Ian Miles Cheong, writer: "State-sanctioned comedy. This is what passes
>> under the establishment now. You're permitted to laugh at this. You're not
>> permitted to laugh at Dave Chappelle's jokes about trans people."
>
> This. We've moved into an era of 'approved entertainment'. Comedy,
> movies, music... it all must bear the imprimatur of approval from the
> woke crowd or it's not allowed.
>

Cute, you and Pubie are like two peas in a pod!

On 11/15/2021 1:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> "Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
>> charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
>> it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>
>
> They're also still doing that ridiculous bullshit at the end where the
> cast, host, and musical guest wave goodbye to everyone and they're all
> wearing masks.
>
> They've been in the same studio for the past 90 minutes doing sketches
> without masks but suddenly in the very last scene, they all need to wear
> them?
>
> Even the band in the back is wearing them (except for the guys playing
> wind instruments-- saxes and trumpets-- who are actually 1000 times more
> dangerous than anyone else with regard to spreading a viral load around
> a room) in the final scene when they weren't wearing masks in the
> background during the opening monologue.
>
> Masking has literally become performative theater at this point.

Dude, you're supposed to take the Ivermectin orally not as a suppository.

On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 11:39:43 UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
I figure they can criticize anyone they want, but they concentrate on conservatives because that show has always
been a hotbed of drug-addled, left-wing libs.

On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 2:31:25 PM UTC-6, Ubiquitous wrote:
> marc....@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >It was the best show of the season, except for the 10 minute song by Taylor Swift.
> TROLL-O-METER
>
> 5* 6* *7
> 4* *8
> 3* *9
> 2* *10
> 1* | *stuporous
> 0* -*- *catatonic
> * |\ *comatose
> * \ *clinical death
> * \ *biological death
> * _\/ *demonic apparition
> * * *damned for all eternity

I woke up to catch the delayed Weekend Update which is still ok but not Rosanna Rodanadana level.

On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 5:00:10 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
> On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 11:39:43 UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> I figure they can criticize anyone they want, but they concentrate on conservatives because that show has always
> been a hotbed of drug-addled, left-wing libs.

Launched Dennis Miller to off strip Vegas headlining at locals slot joints.

On 11/15/2021 5:00 PM, RichA wrote:
> On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 11:39:43 UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> I figure they can criticize anyone they want, but they concentrate on conservatives because that show has always
> been a hotbed of drug-addled, left-wing libs.

A couple of things: are you claiming there are "right-wing libs" too?
Because that's bullshit of course and makes you sound like a vegetable.
Also, TV is a popularity contest and an oxymoronic "right wing humor"
show would last about five minutes, unless that's how you describe Fox
News. What right wing shows are popular in your shithole country? (I
say "shithole" only because the only thing you talk about is the U.S.)

atropos@mac.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> "Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics
>> who charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that
>> pulling it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>
>
>They're also still doing that ridiculous bullshit at the end where the
>cast, host, and musical guest wave goodbye to everyone and they're all
>wearing masks.
>
>They've been in the same studio for the past 90 minutes doing sketches
>without masks but suddenly in the very last scene, they all need to wear
>them?
>
>Even the band in the back is wearing them (except for the guys playing
>wind instruments-- saxes and trumpets-- who are actually 1000 times more
>dangerous than anyone else with regard to spreading a viral load around
>a room) in the final scene when they weren't wearing masks in the
>background during the opening monologue.
>
>Masking has literally become performative theater at this point.

++

--
Let's go Brandon!

On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 6:00:10 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
> On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 11:39:43 UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> I figure they can criticize anyone they want, but they concentrate on conservatives because that show has always
> been a hotbed of drug-addled, left-wing libs.

Right wingers are hooked on many drugs...their favorite addiction is to hate.

Comedy must have an element of truth in it in order to be funny - especially
current events/political comedy. Every single SNL sketch along these lines
has been completely based on false premises, and, thus, not only completely
unfunny, but pathetically embarrassing whether the reason is ignorance or just
plain brazenly lying.

In article <smu2ga$900$1@dont-email.me>, weberm@polaris.net wrote:

>"Saturday Night Live" is facing calls to be taken off the air by critics who
>charge that the show has fallen so much from where it once was that pulling
>it off the air might be the most compassionate move.
>
>The calls for the show to be taken off the air and the mockery that it
>received over the weekend came in response to the show's cold open, which
>mocked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and famed podcast host Joe Rogan.
>
>Pete Davidson, who played Rogan, was at the center of the backlash over the
>following interaction that he had with Big Bird:
>
> DAVIDSON: [Inaudible] I used to host Fear Factor and now doctors
> fear me.
>
> BIG BIRD: Can you help me, Joe?
>
> DAVIDSON: Oh, sure thing, Big Bird. You see, I took Carlos Mencia
> down, I can take COVID. Here's some zinc and ayahuasca and some
> horse medicine.
>
> BIG BIRD: Well, why would a bird take horse medicine?
>
> DAVIDSON: I'm a human and I took horse medicine and I'm speaking of
> things that are horse-like.
>
>WATCH:
> Joe Rogan stopped by Cruz Street. pic.twitter.com/YAaadm2reH
>
> - Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) November 14, 2021
>
>Below are just a few of the most notable responses to the clip:
>
>� Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire: "Every time I think the comedic community has
>hit the bottom of the comedy barrel, they somehow find a new level of
>unfunniness."
>
>� Tim Dillon, comedian: "People saying SNL hasn't been funny since the 70s
>are wrong. Farley, Rock, Sandler, Meyers, Norm.. Cheri Oteri and Molly
>Shannon were brilliant. Tracey Morgan! Also the Hader/McKinnon era was funny.
>It's maybe the singular greatest US comedy platform. But this sketch was BAD.
>And not bad because of made fun of Joe or Ivermectin. But it did it in the
>laziest way possible. It was talking points and not jokes. Comedy shows can
>have a point of view: mine does. But it should also occasionally have
>comedy."
>
>� Lisa De Pasquale, author: "Joe Rogan talking about this sketch will be
>funnier than anything on SNL in the last 10 years - and be to a bigger
>audience."
>
>� Eric July, rapper: "Who the fuck is even laughing at this shit, aside from
>how terrible it is?"
>
>� Matt Whitlock, political strategist: "SNL thought they had a hit with
>female cast members dressed as Republicans with Melissa McCarthy so they've
>done it several more times and none have been close to the first. Now it's
>just for claps, not laughs."
>
>� Kyle Mann, The Babylon Bee: "Why are liberals so bad at comedy."
>
>� Frank Fleming, The Babylon Bee: "If they have to come up with a sketch a
>day and are part-timers - only have an hour or less to come up with something
>- this is acceptable."
>
>� Chad Zumock, comedian: "Shane Gillis dodged a bullet. This was
>embarrassing."
>
>� Ryan Hanley, businessman: "This is sad. Even if you hate @joerogan.ugh.this
>is embarrassing and sad."
>
>� Pat Dixon, comedian: "Said this two yrs ago but @Shanemgillis dodged a
>bullet."
>
>� Johnny Bell, comedian: "Cancel SNL. Not because of their obvious political
>agenda, but because it's awful now. So sad."
>
>� Andrew Kloster, attorney: "They have to self-consciously be seeking cringe
>views. there has to be a point in a market economy where self-parody is a
>strategy."
>
>� Paul Thacker, athlete: "God this is just awful. Wow."
>
>� Katherine Brodsky, writer: "As you know, I'm generally against cancelling
>things & I used to love SNL. But if this is it, if this is something they
>feel proud to put out.pulling the plug might be the most kind thing to do."
>
>� Zaid Jilani, writer: "If you go to any improv theater in America you'll
>find much funnier stuff than what's on SNL. Support your local improv scene!"
>
>� Hodgetwins, comedians: "This is cringy even for SNL."
>
>� Chris Wilson, political strategist: "What's really stunning is some people
>wrote this and thought it was funny. And then, presumably, read it to people
>who also thought it was funny."
>
>� Ian Miles Cheong, writer: "State-sanctioned comedy. This is what passes
>under the establishment now. You're permitted to laugh at this. You're not
>permitted to laugh at Dave Chappelle's jokes about trans people."
>
>� Buck Sexton, radio host: "It's not fair to compare this to Pravda. Pravda
>was much funnier than this."
>
>--
>Let's go Brandon!
>