SNL stopped being funny when Phil Hartman exited stage left. Before then, they had some rough seasons (1980-1981, 1985-1986), but once Phil went, the laughs declined. Only person I like in the current cast is Melissa Villasenor and she is underutilized.
The Phil Hartman crew was good laughs.
“SNL stopped being funny when Phil Hartman exited stage left”
Spot on.