Letters to the Editor
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Salon is its own punchline
The moment I saw that sketch, I knew Salon would denounce it.
It was no less exaggerated or heavy handed humor than the material which satirized support for Obama, but suddenly SNL's brand of mainstream mockery isn't funny.
Right. Has nothing to do with the political leanings of the site. Uh-huh.
I thought it was one of SNL's rare amusing moments, because it was actually brief and to the point. This is probably because it was the pre-credits sketch one of the few places SNL is usually disciplined (the other being Weekend Update). It was also the place for the great sketch slamming Obama.
To me, the rest of the show had and has trouble with pacing, either stretching a simple idea too long or undermining good writing with akward delivery. The number of 10 second gags turned into 5 minute sketches are painful. Only the pre-taped material is consistent.