I was under the impression that all sketch comedy shows functioned like SNL in that they were intended to be humorous but felt about as funny as a field trip to the morgue
I love Mr. Show (especially the “Blow up the Moon” sketch), but I think your view on SNL is filtered by when you were watching it. It’s a very uneven show from season to season and even sketch to sketch, but there’s a reason why the classic SNL sketches from the 1970s and 1980s are remembered – they weren’t all flops.
