Satirical article about SNL

[Beregond2]

From the Borowitz Report. Funny, and all too true.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Abandons Comedy Format to Focus on EndorsementsChange in Mission for Venerable Late Night ShowBasking in the success of its endorsement of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president, NBC’s late night warhorse “Saturday Night Live” announced today that it would abandon comedy to embrace its new role as a political kingmaker.

Lorne Michaels, executive producer of the venerable late night show, said that the election returns from Tuesday night were enough to convince him that the show should stay away from comedy altogether and focus its energies on making political endorsements.

“We want to be able to do one thing well,” Mr. Michaels said. “And if it’s a choice between doing comedy and choosing the next President of the United States, we’re going to drop the comedy part.”

Mr. Michaels said that the decision to get out of the comedy business and move towards full-time political endorsing should come as no surprise to its viewers: “We’ve been gradually moving away from comedy for years.”

The Emmy-winning producer added that NBC viewers who are disappointed by his show’s format change and want to look elsewhere for laughs “can always watch Tim Russert.”

Arguing that fans of the show will ultimately be “delighted” by its new mission, the late night pioneer touted what he called “a really exciting” lineup of future guest hosts leading up to the Pennsylvania primary: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and musical guest George S. Clinton.

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Umm.. link?

Where's the article?

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Link but he has his own site also

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/saturday-night-livei_b_89987.html


These are some of the other satire stories he has done.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz

[anonymous171]

2. “We’ve been gradually moving away from comedy for years.”

So true! lol

[Ilsa]

3. I loved this phrase:

and want to look elsewhere for laughs “can always watch Tim Russert.”

[Trajan]

4. This doesnt ring 'all too true' ....

Isnt Borowitz a right winger ? .... or just a satirist who makes things up for funniness ?

I thought the 'Bitch is the new Black' routine with Tina Fey was drop dead hilarious .....

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. i think you're thinking of Neil Bortz

[Altair]

5. It's the cheapest adverstising Hillary has

[WHAT]

14. she ran outta money, cm propped her up...

snl is irrelevent

[Yael]

15. Its all she can afford at this point.

[Divernan]

7. Comedy has died a slow and excruciatingly painful death on SNL

from its golden era. Still miss you, Gilda! And crazy John Belushi, too! And Chris Farrell as well.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

9. Gilda and John and Garret and Lorraine and Dan and Chevy.

The golden age, although the Cherri/Will/Molly/Anna era kicked some ass, as well. :toast:

[Recursion]

16. Dana, Mike, Nora, Phil, Jan, Victoria, Kevin, Dennis, Chris

Those were the days. Ah, before Dennis Miller became a batshit insane Freeper...

[Muttocracy]

10. GE owns NBC and part of defense industry

So they support the more hawkish candidate and tries to keep the media involved more with a longer primary season. Makes sense to me.

Someone posted elsewhere on DU tonight about GE being one of HRC's clients at Rose Law Firm.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

11. Oh. Well there you go, then.

:rofl:

[Muttocracy]

12. ok, maybe it's not THAT simple, but as long as we're analyzing comedy shows.... .nt

[Berry Cool]

17. Yeah, like GE uses only ONE law firm! n/t

[Muttocracy]

18. shoulda stuck a tinfoil hat on my post for running with the conspiracy

[WHAT]

13. snl doesn't count...

for 'bout 30 years...