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Maya Rudolph To Play Kamala Harris On ‘Saturday Night Live’ Through 2024 Presidential Election (deadline.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I auditioned as a writer for SNL this year (didnt get it). The workload and ambition is insane. it's really easy to criticize until you have to produce even just the first drafts of a weekly packet, let alone redraft and get shooting script ready.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

So much work goes into just filtering out inappropriate jokes from idiots who think they're the next George Carlin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I wasn't saying it sucked. I just haven't heard about it much lately and I remember it from the '90s, which was a long time ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It was on point and very popular during the Trump administration, especially during the early years. Melissa McCarthy did an excellent Sean Spicer. https://youtu.be/UWuc18xISwI