After watching this weeks Saturday Night Live just a couple of hours ago one instantly thinks of an important question. Why is Saturday Night Live so awful a majority of the time and occassionally, such as tonight, so outstanding.
This weeks episode had Maya Rudolph has the host. Rudolph, a SNL veteran, is funny but she is not the funniest host they have had even in the last month. I think much of the time when the shows are not funny the issue is the writing. The question is how can it be funny some weeks and not others.
Weekend Update is dependably funny but their show is inconsistent at best. This weeks show did have an advantage. Unannounced guest stars such as Justin Timberlake, and Amy Poehler certinly helped this week. Bill O' Reilly certainly was a surprise guest on the Whats Up With That skit and played it well. The skit featuring Barack Obama and family at home replaying Cosby show scenes was top of the line funny.
Still we all watch the show, each week, we might Tivo through some if it, we might shut it off after Weekend Update but we still watch. On rarer than they should be nights like tonight there is a payoff that is worth the loyalty.
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