Nothing is so subtle as comedy. Watching SNL in Australia, it was fine, watching it while living in New York, it was much funnier.
My husband and I met doing student reviews at university. They were exactly like SNL with much smaller budgets (and audiences!) but the same manic energy.
We watched the documentary about SNL recently -the first in the series was a heartwarming sentimental one about the auditions. But then we watched the episode about the writers which went over in detail how the week was spent. And I looked at my husband and said, they do that again the following week? They must have nervous breakdowns after a while!
It really brought home to me how much hard work and exhaustion goes into the show. And how much Lorne Michaels, the final curator, influences the show.
It's a testament that it has run for 50 years, and it has given us some of the funniest people on television. I don't watch it regularly anymore, but perhaps I'll start again. The documentary series is really excellent.
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