SNL ought to stop outsourcing the impressions of major newsmakers - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-06-2016, 01:55 AM

http://tvline.com/2016/02/04/snl-jay...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.”

opus · 02-06-2016, 02:34 AM

Trump's covered. Hammond is the regular announcer, so he's always there, and Taran Killam does him too. Palin is really not all that newsworthy at the moment. They will have to breed a Sanders, especially if he gets the nomination.

02-06-2016, 01:55 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,548	SNL ought to stop outsourcing the impressions of major newsmakers http://tvline.com/2016/02/04/snl-jay...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.”

02-06-2016, 02:34 AM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,564	Trump's covered. Hammond is the regular announcer, so he's always there, and Taran Killam does him too. Palin is really not all that newsworthy at the moment. They will have to breed a Sanders, especially if he gets the nomination.