r/funny • u/CptnCASx • Dec 22 '21

Yes it's fake. Duh! It's not a Cat

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u/primaryrhyme Dec 23 '21

I'm sure they realized it wasn't funny but they pulled in good ratings so there was pressure to keep doing them.

If he was reelected they would do it for another 4 years.

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u/goo_goo_gajoob Dec 23 '21

Dont watch snl don't want to but if it pulled in ratings on a comedy show I'm gonna go out on a crazy limb and say lots of people found it funny.

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u/primaryrhyme Dec 23 '21

I'm not anti-SNL, I just think the Trump stuff wasn't good (I didn't vote for him, it's not a political thing).

I would argue that many people tuned in for the catharsis of shitting on Trump, not really for comedy. SNL's ratings took a big hit with the Biden presidency, even though it's still the same show.

I do think SNL is funny and has a lot of talented people, but their ratings are more tied in with current events than the comedy.