TMC
02-06-2016, 01:55 AM
http://tvline.com/2016/02/04/snl-jay-pharoah-obama-impression-election-2016/
With 16 cast members, is there really no one qualified or interested in taking over Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sarah Palin? So asks Michael Slezak, who’s concerned SNL is relying too much on Tina Fey, Larry David and Darrell Hammond’s famous impressions. “Isn’t it more than a little troubling that it takes outside blood to give SNL‘s political satire a pulse nowadays?” he asks, adding: "Think about it: If Palin makes another bombshell speech or Sanders scores a key win (or loss) on the primary trail — and Fey or David are too busy to moonlight in Studio 8H — then SNL has to take a pass on satirizing the moment.”
With 16 cast members, is there really no one qualified or interested in taking over Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sarah Palin? So asks Michael Slezak, who’s concerned SNL is relying too much on Tina Fey, Larry David and Darrell Hammond’s famous impressions. “Isn’t it more than a little troubling that it takes outside blood to give SNL‘s political satire a pulse nowadays?” he asks, adding: "Think about it: If Palin makes another bombshell speech or Sanders scores a key win (or loss) on the primary trail — and Fey or David are too busy to moonlight in Studio 8H — then SNL has to take a pass on satirizing the moment.”