Dave Chappelle will host SNL tonight

[senseandsensibility]

Controversial, to say the least. Last week they had a skit in which they portrayed all Dems who might run in 2024 as nightmares using a horror flick parody. The gang on CNN all thought it was hysterical (the week-end before the midterms). Apparently, there was nothing funny or easily skewered about the Repugs to mock. It's not like they were doing anything crazy right before the midterms or anything.

Does this almost all new cast even make fun of repugs anymore? I know that they can do endless takes on the Biden is old bit. But I have to think that eventually even they will get tired of that. Or maybe not.

[FreeState]

1. Thanks for the heads up - I won't be watching

Transphobes don’t get my support - he lost me as a fan long ago.

[MuseRider]

5. Same.

I understand some people like him but I found him easy to give up.

Transphobic, great just great.

I loved Louis C.K. but I have not watched anything that I knew he was part of since he got in trouble. I just don't think any of them are worth causing groups of people pain or more difficulty than they already have. I can be entertained by others.

YMMV

[senseandsensibility]

14. I wish I could rec your reply.

[sky_masterson]

2. I know its unpopular here

But I like Dave. Been a fan for years. I'll actually watch snl tonight

[underpants]

3. I as well

[CatWoman]

8. so do I

and I will be watching as well -- they normally have him on as host post election

[iemanja]

11. I love him

He's fantastic. That he made a sketch skewering Democrats is hardly a reason not to watch him. He makes fun of Republicans too. People who think comedians have a responsible to promote their own political views probably shouldn't watch comedy period.

His transgender piece was more problematic, and from what I'm heard it was completely inappropriate. I, however, am still going to watch him. He might actually make SNL funny, provided they let him write some skits.

[senseandsensibility]

12. I didn't say in the OP that DC made a skit skewering Dems

I was making two different points. One was about SNL in general trying really hard to be balanced by doing lots of unfunny skits about Dems, and the other was about the problematic DC. I used to think he was funny, and I do like edgy comedy. But when it "punches down" and hurts people I draw the line.

[gulliver]

4. Will definitely watch

The guy is gifted and funny. That's what I watch for. Amy Schumer was fantastic last week. Also, Cecily Strong had a powerful (and very funny) skit on Weekend Update about reproductive freedom last week.

[SalamanderSleeps]

6. Until SNL rediscovers that humor is based in reality it will just keep sucking.

Lorne Michaels should be old enough to understand that, but apparently he just wants all the gold he can eat.

[vercetti2021]

7. Fuck him

10 to 1 he will bust out a transphobic joke. Not interested in snl as much anymore since its fucking boring ass shit nowadays

[a kennedy]

9. Don't care haven't watched SNL for years......won't be watching.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

10. When he lit up a cigarette onstage the first time I saw him host SNL

He turned me off big time. Selfish, entitled, rules-don't-apply-to-me-smell-my-noxious-smoke POS. I didn't think he was funny either. But nobody in that audience could have possibly thought he was as funny as he himself did. His obsession with trashing transgender people makes him even more repellent to me. UGH.

[Demsrule86]

15. Shame on Saturday Night Live having a

a bigot host the show.

[Demsrule86]

13. I won't watch

[twodogsbarking]

16. I'll watch if I wake up in time before I go to bed.

Been watching since the first show. Big cast shakeup this year is tough.
Started in 1975.

[albacore]

17. Chappelle is an unknown quantity.

When he is on, his satire bites like a crocodile. When he's lame... he's really lame.

I won't watch, but I'll be looking for commentary about his bits.

[BlueTsunami2018]

18. Cool. Might be funny for once.

I’ll definitely be checking out the monologue.

[IbogaProject]

19. NBC owned by comcast founded by the Rockefellers.

SNL has had a right wing edge for decades now. They did mock T, but they just want a less embarrassing dictator.

[BannonsLiver]

21. "A right wing edge for decades now"

[I_UndergroundPanther]

20. How many of the new cast is repugs themselves?