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Pinin' for the old Saturday Night Live
youtube ^ | 5/30/2018 | Ed D

Posted on 05/30/2018 7:08:43 PM PDT by Eddie01

This just reminded me of the original SNL '75 cast.

No Trump bashing, just pure comedic relief.


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Humor
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When comedy was just comedy.
1 posted on 05/30/2018 7:08:44 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01

What Chevy Chase did on Ford was funny, I miss those shows.


2 posted on 05/30/2018 7:13:36 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: Eddie01

I used to laugh until I cried.

“Comedy” is no longer funny, it consists of bad language, Potty jokes and hatred.


3 posted on 05/30/2018 7:14:07 PM PDT by tiki
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To: tiki

did you even watch the skit?


4 posted on 05/30/2018 7:15:34 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
No Trump bashing, just pure comedic relief.

Did you forget the Ford bashing that Chevy Chase loved to do? Or the Nixon bashing by Dan Aykroyd?

Then of course we had the third gen cast give us non-stop Reagan bashing.

But in spite of all that, I also pine for the original cast, followed by the Eddie Murphy years.

5 posted on 05/30/2018 7:20:07 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Shut up and watch the skit at the link.


6 posted on 05/30/2018 7:21:21 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
When SNL isn't trying and failing to do 'relevant topical political humor', they can do some funny stuff.

Two examples:

Puppet Class - SN

Close Encounter - SNL

7 posted on 05/30/2018 7:24:36 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Pining for SNL, means a-policital skits that just make you laugh.

There was a time.

The key hear is to watch the video at the link and THEN comment.


8 posted on 05/30/2018 7:29:06 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: yesthatjallen

I always preferred SCTV myself.


9 posted on 05/30/2018 7:30:18 PM PDT by catman67 (14 gauge?)
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To: Eddie01

ShamWow guy in prison. I watched it before I commented. College Humor is hit or miss.


10 posted on 05/30/2018 7:32:28 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: yesthatjallen

Close Encounter good


11 posted on 05/30/2018 7:41:28 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: catman67

I always preferred SCTV myself.

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Same here. SCTV was consistently funnier in my book - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2018/05/28/sctv-reunion-show-would-now-face-pc-problems


12 posted on 05/30/2018 7:43:14 PM PDT by Nicojones
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"When comedy was just comedy. "

I watched your video.

Watch mine. A-political SNL. "When comedy is just comedy." (and funny too).

13 posted on 05/30/2018 7:43:15 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Close encounter was one of the funniest skits EVER. Laugh out loud funny.


14 posted on 05/30/2018 7:51:29 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Eddie01

That old crew had their fun with Ford, but at least it was mostly respectful. And funny. The new SNL is neither.


15 posted on 05/30/2018 7:52:40 PM PDT by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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To: catman67
I always preferred SCTV myself.

Take off, you hoser.

16 posted on 05/30/2018 7:55:00 PM PDT by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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SCTV for the most part would kick SNLs butt on any given day. Stan and Yosh Schmenge concur. So do The Five Neat Guys.


17 posted on 05/30/2018 7:55:15 PM PDT by EMI_Guy ("You have to slow down to go fast." - Kenny Roberts)
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To: Eddie01
SNL was an institution for me for decades. I actually watched the initial episode (October 1975) as a 13 year old kid. I had read about the show back in August in some Sunday newspaper supplement magazine and had been looking forward to it. The concept of a live TV comedy show was pretty revolutionary back then.

Now many here constantly obsess about the original cast and how it went downhill ever since. I don't agree with that. The cast of the early 1990s was probably the peak of the show. Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Dennis Miller, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Victoria Jackson, Chris Farley, etc. Those were great years and at least half of the cast I just mentioned were conservatives!

The original cast was way overrated in my opinion. I liked them too but I felt that Lorraine Newman and Garrett Morris had little to offer. I did have a crush on Jane Curtin. As a teenage boy, she was the woman I wanted to marry. And I did end up marrying a Jane Curtin type of woman. Just don't tell her I said that!

It was a great show for maybe 30 years. But over the past 5 years, it has become completely unwatchable. Especially with the Trump hate.

18 posted on 05/30/2018 7:58:34 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: al_c; catman67

Blowed up real good.


19 posted on 05/30/2018 7:59:02 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Eddie01

Never thought it was funny.


20 posted on 05/30/2018 8:04:18 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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