You ever met a person that has never seen Star Wars or Titanic and are oddly proud of it? I've never seen this sketch and I understand the aforementioned person much better now.
With the caveat that you can't explain why something is funny, I will say that I happened to be watching this episode live (I live on the West Coast, it's on at 8:30 here) and absolutely laughed my ass off at this sketch. I think what really got me was how random it seemed -- I mean, I guess it's back on TV?, but I honestly haven't heard anyone talking about Beavis & Butthead in YEARS. Something about the unexpectedness of it, combined with Heidi's reaction, just cracked me up. Would it have been as funny if I'd heard about it first, or seen it on YouTube with a Beavis & Butthead title? Absolutely not.
Given that, I don't have any interest in exploring it further. It was funny, I laughed, maybe if it comes up in my YouTube algorithm a year from now I'll watch it again.
It wasn't until you mentioned it on Twitter that I wondered if something was up. I kind of chalked it up to me being out of step with what is popular in comedy now, which is a lot of referencing some pop culture thing with nothing insightful to say about it.
My best guess is that it's SNL's PR engine. While, like you say, it is a 50 year old TV show, we also must consider that it is a 50 year old TV show. They thrive on every once in a while going viral online, and those are happening less and less as their format becomes more and more anachronistic.
The one bright spot for SNL is Sarah Squirm. I don't always think the core ideas of her sketches are all that funny, but her enthusiasm and presence will have me laughing in spite of myself. That was such an uncharacteristic but brilliant hire on their part.
Sarah Sherman's "Weekend Update" visits where she walks Colin Jost into "saying" offensive things absolutely kills. It's a certainly a nice break from the predictable Jost/Che jokes.
I think im the flipside, enjoying SNL pretty regularly but missing a lot of asides like the sketch coverage (the youtube comments nailed the story immediately). It reminds me of another issue you brought up with blooper reels and weak movies almost relying on them. Sketch comedy almost never needs commentary, just enjoy Tim Robinson and his safari-flapped fedora and intricately patterned shirts
"How many articles do we need about a funny wig?" One more, apparently, Vince.
Side note: maybe it's just something in the zeitgeist, because I could not look at Scrotus, a character independently conceived for FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA, without thinking of Mikey Day's Butt-Head.
I don't understand it either. I truly don't. And with this one it's particularly confusing for me because, like you, I grew up on Beavis & Butthead, so it's not like I don't GET it. I absolutely get it, I just don't subscribe.
You ever met a person that has never seen Star Wars or Titanic and are oddly proud of it? I've never seen this sketch and I understand the aforementioned person much better now.
With the caveat that you can't explain why something is funny, I will say that I happened to be watching this episode live (I live on the West Coast, it's on at 8:30 here) and absolutely laughed my ass off at this sketch. I think what really got me was how random it seemed -- I mean, I guess it's back on TV?, but I honestly haven't heard anyone talking about Beavis & Butthead in YEARS. Something about the unexpectedness of it, combined with Heidi's reaction, just cracked me up. Would it have been as funny if I'd heard about it first, or seen it on YouTube with a Beavis & Butthead title? Absolutely not.
Given that, I don't have any interest in exploring it further. It was funny, I laughed, maybe if it comes up in my YouTube algorithm a year from now I'll watch it again.
I want a montage of the SNL crew meticulously planning the sketch over the last 6 years with the Oppenheimer theme music playing over it.
It wasn't until you mentioned it on Twitter that I wondered if something was up. I kind of chalked it up to me being out of step with what is popular in comedy now, which is a lot of referencing some pop culture thing with nothing insightful to say about it.
My best guess is that it's SNL's PR engine. While, like you say, it is a 50 year old TV show, we also must consider that it is a 50 year old TV show. They thrive on every once in a while going viral online, and those are happening less and less as their format becomes more and more anachronistic.
The one bright spot for SNL is Sarah Squirm. I don't always think the core ideas of her sketches are all that funny, but her enthusiasm and presence will have me laughing in spite of myself. That was such an uncharacteristic but brilliant hire on their part.
Agreed. I haven’t watched a ton but I’ve thought she was a genius since before they hired her.
"what is popular in comedy now, which is a lot of referencing some pop culture thing with nothing insightful to say about it."
It's true and it's awful.
Sarah Sherman's "Weekend Update" visits where she walks Colin Jost into "saying" offensive things absolutely kills. It's a certainly a nice break from the predictable Jost/Che jokes.
I think im the flipside, enjoying SNL pretty regularly but missing a lot of asides like the sketch coverage (the youtube comments nailed the story immediately). It reminds me of another issue you brought up with blooper reels and weak movies almost relying on them. Sketch comedy almost never needs commentary, just enjoy Tim Robinson and his safari-flapped fedora and intricately patterned shirts
My friend got me into I Think You Should Leave by saying "watch the first minute of the first episode".
It's good.
My friend got me into it by showing me the Blues Brother sketch and after I showered off the pee I watched the rest of the episodes.
"How many articles do we need about a funny wig?" One more, apparently, Vince.
Side note: maybe it's just something in the zeitgeist, because I could not look at Scrotus, a character independently conceived for FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA, without thinking of Mikey Day's Butt-Head.
I don't understand it either. I truly don't. And with this one it's particularly confusing for me because, like you, I grew up on Beavis & Butthead, so it's not like I don't GET it. I absolutely get it, I just don't subscribe.
The coverage of this sketch will last only until another, more meme-worthy sketch is produced. Then we won't hear any more about this one.