As the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary show is set to kick off tonight, we first want to thank each and every one of you for joining us during this two-year journey.
The MSNBC piece was an interesting look at the larger context of SNL’s political satire. I think in the first few decades, there were arguments the show went after both parties. But that changed in recent years, especially considering how SNL laid off Biden until after he was off the ballot, avoiding the masterful Dana Carvey impression until it wouldn’t hurt the Democratic ticket: https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanclarkself/p/why-did-snl-pull-its-punches-on-biden?r=7y31d&utm_medium=ios
The MSNBC piece was an interesting look at the larger context of SNL’s political satire. I think in the first few decades, there were arguments the show went after both parties. But that changed in recent years, especially considering how SNL laid off Biden until after he was off the ballot, avoiding the masterful Dana Carvey impression until it wouldn’t hurt the Democratic ticket: https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanclarkself/p/why-did-snl-pull-its-punches-on-biden?r=7y31d&utm_medium=ios