Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) pushes back on Trump criticism of 'Saturday Night Live'

When did SNL becomes the news channel?

 

I think after John Stewart left the Daily Show and Colbert ended the Colbert Report.

Liberal comedy news was mostly consolidated to a really good hour a day and those two programs did this blend really well. After this hour ended I think it sort of spun the demand for these programs out of orbit a bit. SNL always covered politics but it wasn’t really about poltical stances and more about poking fun at Bush and Clinton.

So yeah I think SNL has struggled these past few years to really decide what kind of show it wants to be in this era. Especially without the Will Ferrell type of talent to truly be a pure sketch comedy variety show. But I hate to see them pull back on politics now that 40% of the country wants to stiffle their ability to hold those opinions instead of sketch’s about 40 year old cheerleaders or about a door to door sales person living in a van down by the river.

They have the right to say whatever they want to say. The demand for what they do will be driven by the quality of the art they produce and entertainment value.

 

LOL... don't know what is funnier... the effort to excuse trump by interpreting his intentions? Or the "Whataboutism" for exaggerating Obama's "running war with fox news"? Or last, the confusing SNL's comedy show with the news media?

 

I was not at all serious.

But since you are .. I haven't watched SNL for at least 10 years now, but I recall they have these news clips even then.

 

What Trump said was so stupid that even staunch Trump defender MojoMan knows that he can't fully defend it. Instead, he goes with the "well what he really meant was..." defense and then tosses in a cute whataboutism involving Obama. Trump is the gift that keeps on giving for SNL and anyone who thinks that they're only interested in going after Republicans needs to go watch some late 90's SNL when Bill Clinton was their favorite target on a weekly basis.

 

you forgot Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) beats Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in a straw poll for 2020?

 

I’ve been to the gym this Am and to lunch today and both places had on FoxNews and both times the entire segments were dedicated to SNL. Not healthcare or war... SNL.

Maybe your right and voter base doesn’t want to stiffle free speech from left leaning shows, but the propaganda arm that the viter base gets their talking points sure does have a counter messaging agenda in support of Trumps position.

If the voter/consumer base rejects this propaganda than that’s great. Glad to see these folks take that stance.

 

Oh I know I do just find it interesting with what’s happened with the political comedy scene over the past 5 to 10 years since the daily show started and how it’s spun out into other wide ranging shows. SNL has such a storied history too it’s interesting to note these changes.

 

OK, not sure the point. But not surprised, I like him more than I like her (other than looks... she is pretty attractive).

 

I wouldn't know. I'm very illiterate when it comes to entertainment and comedy.

But I did enjoy this years ago.

 

Far left logic: First amendment is great when it works against Dorito Hitler. First amendment bad when centrists and right leaning people use speech on FB and Youtube. Deplatform!

 

Conservatives should make their own comedy sketch show

 

They should because all of the humor today is weak, PC friendly crap. It would likely get deplatformed or canceled for being offensive though, because that is an easy label to use to silence other voices. Look at Rosanne, You can't even have one sitcom like that without hate mobs screaming her off air. The church of the progressives are too sensative right now for a show like that to even get a chance. Basically comedians have to walk on egg shells now, because people have no spine, and no life. They get "outraged" over stupid things that busy people with lives don't have time for. And I say that in quotes because no lie, they aren't even mad. They are taking pleasure in fiegned indignation and the feeling of supuriority it gives them. Not different at all from the way Baptists haranged people for worshipping the wrong God when I was growing up.

 

that's a classic bit

 

SNL should stop being political and try being funny

 

Trump is a very easy target so I doubt you will get what you wish.