Should you watch Saturday Night Live?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
The sides of Saturday Night Live
- Live sketches from New York every Saturday
- A celebrity host each week
- A musical guest on stage
Saturday Night Live is good for you if…
- you like sketches that parody the news of the week.
- you like a big cast that changes over the decades.
- you like a live music act between the sketches.
Saturday Night Live is bad for you if…
- you can't face a show that has run for 52 seasons.
- you want characters and a story you follow from week to week.
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