I’ve ripped the venerable late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live on numerous occasions because o
redstate.com By Bob Hoge
I’ve ripped the venerable late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live on numerous occasions because over the last decade or so, they’ve become a shrill, unfunny leftist propaganda machine that went in search of woke approval instead of actual laughs.
But a funny thing happened this Saturday night – they aired a cold-open monologue skewering recently ousted congressman George Santos, and damn if I didn’t find myself laughing. While they in October did the unthinkable and did a bit making fun of Joe Biden and his mental decline, it was only sort of humorous, and while I applaud them for actually making fun of the other side for a change, it was a meh skit.
In many of their shows, especially the ones reaming Donald Trump when he was president, there was an inherent nastiness, a vitriolic tone that scrubbed any humor out of their efforts. Here, however, they’ve managed to mock Santos in a good-humored way, one that actually made me smile instead of cringe, which is what I usually do in the rare moments I tune in.
Watch as Santos fends off the Washington D.C. press corps before taking to the piano and singing an Elton John classic, albeit with different words:
I did not like the impression of of CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, who appeared to be played by a woman; I don’t know if they were trying to send some gender-bending message or not (probably), but to me, she just didn’t seem like… Wolf Blitzer. What was the point, then, other than to send a message?
That being said, I thought the actor playing Santos, Bowen Yang, was great…
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