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This remains the greatest thing ever written about SNL (and perhaps TV in general):
https://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/47548/
And trust me, if you think SNL is bad now go look up some of the episodes from the 1980/81 season. Holy gently caress. It was after Lorne got canned/left the show so they hired Jean Doumanian as producer. She didn't even want to hire Eddie Murphy!!!! Charles Rocket straight up used the n-word uncensored during a sketch and was met with 10 seconds of total dead silence from the audience.
Rage Against the Machine was forcibly ejected from the premises after only doing one song because they hung an American flag upside down and the crew got all pissy about it. They were also booked as the musical guest on an episode hosted by Steve Forbes, which is probably the funniest SNL bit of the last 25 years.
Elvis Costello pulled a great move too when he suddenly stopped playing the song his label forced him to play and ripped into "Radio, Radio". He got banned for awhile for that one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD_24nDzkeo
It's hosed up what they did to Janeane Garofalo
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Is there any good stories about Lorne. You hear a lot of people say "oh Lorne, he's great", but every story I hear about him make him sound like an unfunny, rear end in a top hat, hack, who's only talent being maintaining power.
The following is purely speculation: Based on how absurd his most outrageous practices are, I suspect the initial thought was "Wouldn't it be funny if..."
But nobody says anything or reacts, he doubles down, eventually he's hiring dozens of college age girls as assistants or wasting people's time and it feels good. He's addicted to being an rear end in a top hat.
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He was just this overly friendly guy who was also an excited child.
Many are saying this
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