SNL last night hits the target

[fadedrose]

I was super-surprised when SNL did their opening on the peopleless Oriole game in Baltimore, and even more shocked when they did an "Ultron" segment in which a white cop was all over the place beating up and killing blacks.

The cop's Chief said that he was sorry to have to let him go, but he had to because people caught his actions on cameras..but then they shook hands agreeing that they "had a good run while it lasted." Next scene showed some guy firing the Chief too..

SNL did more for Baltimore then anyone could have imagined. What guts they have...!!

[libdem4life]

1. Best Line...they have to watch as his Knee Grows...oops. Needed a laugh.

[fadedrose]

2. At the game!! Yes

Baltimore was "in your face," and unapologetic. I like SNL more every year..

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Political satire is IN!

Jon Stewart's legacy.

[fadedrose]

5. Yes, Stewart was/is great at it

But I was trying to think of someone who did satire years ago. Not Mort Sahl, some other guy who was popular but died rather young.

It'll come to me one these days. He was really brave, is all I can remember.

[immoderate]

6. Lenny Bruce? Bill Hicks?

--imm

[fadedrose]

7. I think he goes back to the Jack Paar era

tho I don't remember him as a guest.

I see him in a seated group on a stage, just regular chairs, in a semi-circle...and he said the most outrageous things, political mostly.

I think it's gone forever.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

13. Possibly ...

Mark Russell?
http://www.markrussell.net/

More great satirists from that era (aside from those already mentioned) ...

Tom Lehrer (esp. In song)
Dick Gregory
Steve Allen
Stan Freberg (of cartoon fame)

[Cyrano]

8. You're probably thinking of George Carlin,

the best that ever was.

[classykaren]

10. Yes

[1monster]

14. The Smothers Brothers?

They brought it in every week, despite the networks best efforts to stifle them.

[deaniac21]

11. SNL has been doing it since the 70's.

[Blanks]

15. They had a hilarious debate with the republican field...

With Dan Aykroyd as Bob Dole and the Pat Robertson impersonater talking about being an usher at movie theatres in his youth.

[Agschmid]

4. Kick.

[Enthusiast]

9. Thank you, fadedrose. For a good while I thought SNL had abandoned the controversial issues.