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Although the material will have come as no surprise to fans of Glaser’s edgy material on her Comedy Central roast appearances over the years, some viewers found the jokes a step too far, especially since Glaser’s first sketch post-monologue focused on incest.

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[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Maybe it's just me, I wasn't rolling laughing at the jokes or anything but they weren't so bad I'd write an article about them.

It's late night comedy, what did you expect? It's supposed to be more crass. And yeah, "more afraid of it because I might like it" is a classic. Big whoop.

[–] Bonus@fedia.io 22 points 1 month ago

You're never going to be a hack writing sensationalist bullshit headlines with that attitude.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's also Nikki Glaser, probably one of the most savage and unfiltered comedians working right now. You don't bring her on without expecting people to make a stink.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Just now started seeing her roasts on YouTube. My god, she's a modern-day Don Rickles, nothing is out of bounds.

Reminds me of Rickles roasting Sinatra's mob ties. I was like, "Jesus. And Sinatra didn't call in a hit on him?!"

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Sounds presidential quality to me.

[–] MyFriendGodzilla@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That was pretty funny actually.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I thought it was okay. But then, it's an SNL opener, not a standup special, so I don't expect to be rolling in my seat.

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I guess it would be considered horrifying by yahoo's tastes. They're 20 years out of fashion.

[–] etherphon@midwest.social 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Wow this show is so wildly inconsistent, last week was pretty hilarious, this week I barely cracked a smile except for Pete Davidson's spot on weekend update and the surreal musical bit. She was not funny once.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

FWIW, Weekend Update's the only bit of SNL worth watching.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, they are writing a new show every week. There's gonna be some misses. The fact that they are inconsistent is probably why SNL has produced some of the best comedians and comedic actors for the last several decades - they aren't heavily filtered or forced to produce "the best show ever" week after week. They are able to fuck around, do stupid shit, and see what people find funny - which is the same way every comedian develops a good standup routine.

[–] etherphon@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah true, I mean it's not like it was every 100% funny even when they had the best casts sometimes the skits were just garbage, or more likely, not my brand of humor.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Because of H1 Visa costs, they are running low on Canadians.

[–] rooster_butt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pinwheel lives rent free in my head now

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I thought the video clip in the linked article was pretty funny actually. I also strongly believe that anything can be joked about, just be funny. If you're going to pick some serious material, be funny and not a preachy asshole, and I'm on board.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Is someone being precious?

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

I went back and watched the very first season. The funny bits were few and far between then too.

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I do! It's ok

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Saturday Night Live is currently the 11th most popular show on NBC and 41st overall on TV.