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In fact, if the fist years of SNL were still regularly re-run, I think it would become obvious how unfunny, how lame, the humor often was.That doesn't mean there weren't great skits. There were. But they don't represent the typical quality level. And a lot of those returning characters would seem pretty dull today.
Except that those sketches laid the groundwork for stuff that you say is now lame today. And your argument is like saying, "Well, Roger Clemens (or whoever) would strike out Babe Ruth every time." Doesn't diminish Ruth one bit.
Would we find Lisa Lubner funny today? Hell yes.
