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Snarkoleptic

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2. I've a feeling Comcast wouldn't allow this today...

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 02:21 PM

Nov 2015

The 1998 Robert Smigel animated short film "Conspiracy Theory Rock", part of a March 1998 "TV Funhouse" segment, has been removed from all subsequent airings of the Saturday Night Live episode where it originally appeared. Michaels claimed the edit was done because it "wasn't funny". The film is a scathing critique of corporate media ownership, including NBC's ownership by General Electric/Westinghouse.

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When SNL used to have balls . . . . . [View all] no_hypocrisy Nov 2015 OP

Buck henry as Uncle Roy Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #1

That was back when we were a free country. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #4

Pre-Reagan. nt valerief Nov 2015 #5

I've a feeling Comcast wouldn't allow this today... Snarkoleptic Nov 2015 #2

A good sum up of the megacorp incestous upper realm Hydra Nov 2015 #3

I'm a hard sell on conspiracy theories Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #8

"Conspiracy" is just a quiet plan between 2 or more people to something not approved of by someone Hydra Nov 2015 #15

Thanks. Great clip. nt valerief Nov 2015 #6

...and vaginas. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2015 #7

I love the smell of truth in the morning nt Plucketeer Nov 2015 #9

Haven't watched SNL for years Fritz Walter Nov 2015 #10

I love Al! smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #11

Great article on Al by the way. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #12

SNL used to be funny, too paul ofnoclique Nov 2015 #13

The only answer is to boycott this stuff. ananda Nov 2015 #14

As I've said before, here in the mountain time zone mountain grammy Nov 2015 #16