Think I’m in the minority, but the new cast isn’t coming across as funny to me. Three episodes in. Few laughs. They seem to be geared toward a younger crowd, which is fine, but honestly, are they going to get young kids to watch an hour and a half of comedy on a Saturday night. And if they are going after a younger audience, are they going to abandon political humor which they are known for. I’m not with this cast yet.
She looks like a midget troll. Her music doesn't help her looks in anyway to me, in fact, it deducts points.
This is a well discussed transition season for the show. Some of their pillars (Heidi and Ego) left and there's a definitely a talent vacuum to be filled. The show-runners are definitely skewing the target demographic younger this season. The make-up of the cast is also leading to some non-ideal talent optimization. Sarah Sherman, who is a pretty zany character actress, is playing mostly straight-woman roles so far given the casting constraints. Hopefully the show finds its footing quickly.
I am not feeling any of the new members either, but it always takes time before new cast members really gets in a groove or gets washed out. I wasn't the biggest Bowen Yang fan, but he has gotten way better. Sarah Sherman is also growing on me now that they stopped only casting her as the crazy weird girl. I do miss Cicely Strong and Kate McKinnon though.
