I've been watching SNL since its inception. From Bass-o-matic and Mr. Bill to Lazy Sunday and Dick in a Box, this is, hands-down, the funniest thing they've ever done. Everybody else is posting it, so why don't I:
The thing is, the best parts of SNL now are no longer really what the heart of the show was about at its inception: the "live" element -- taking something from conception to performance live on stage in just six days, and living with the roughness and risks and all the limits that entails.
It does nicely illustrate something that's the downfall of many amateur comics (and, actually, many professional ones as well). Everyone tries to be edgy, but actually being funny? Well, that is a whole other thing entirely.
Also, I worry that I'm liking and respecting Justin Timberlake too much.
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