The state of SNL

Saturday Night Live has been around for over a quarter of a century now and has certainly gone through its ups and downs, but I have to think that right now is as low as it has ever been. Ever since the group of Sandler, Farley, Spade, Hartman, Myers, and Carvey left it had been carried very well by pretty much one man: Will Ferrell.

Well Ferrell has since left to star in two of the best movies of all-time: Old School and Anchorman. So it was a great move for him, but left SNL in a heap of trouble. They have yet to find somebody to play President Bush as well as Ferrell did and it seems as if the writing has taken a steep downturn as well. Maybe SNL needs the next election to get back into a groove, but that's two years away still. There is still some talent left on the show with UCB founder Amy Poehler, long-time SNL writer and news co-host Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, and new featured player Andy Samberg, but that is not enough to make up for the huge void left by Ferrell and those greats before him. A new crop of greats will come along again I'm sure, but for now SNL is in quite a slump that may last for a while. Although it's been a down time for the Not-ready-for-Primetime Players, here's a bright spot from Parnell and Samberg. More of this comic genius and SNL could be right back near the top sooner rather later.



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