Wednesday, April 18, 2007

SNL


I find myself wondering what it'd be like to be on SNL. There has to be this incredible energy and excitement that comes with being on live tv. They have some great comedy writers, but it's near impossible to write good sketches every week, that fill an entire hour.

So here is what happens. They pitch a ton of sketches. They decide to go ahead and write about a quarter of them. Then they start making props, costumes and set up the lighting. Then they start rehearsing them. And then, on Saturday night, the Producer picks the ones that will actually air that night. So a bunch of them don't make it.

If your sketch does make it, you want it to be at the beginning. They push the weaker skits to the end (if it works out with set changes and costume changes). So if you watch SNL, you know that the last 3 or 4 sketches are awful. They just aren't good at all. Sometimes it seems like they're making them up as they go.

So I would think if you were in a sketch that killed, and then one that was solid, and one that wasn't great....and then one that was akin to a dental appointment, you'd have to leave the show feeling like crap.

The thing is, the guest hosts are often talking about it being the greatest week...or the most exciting performance, or one of the highlights of their career.

So I have to wonder how they block out the last 20-30 minutes of their performance?

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous8:50 AM

    Are you seriously mentioning a dental appointment in this post?
    YOU, who claim to have a poor memory?
    You are giving teeth cleaning a bad rap. It is close to a visit to Chipolte.

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