SNL

I am sure everyone has heard by now that SNL is doing live updates starting tonight for a total of 6 live shows in the next 4 weeks. I guess there is more material then they can keep up with in a weekly show. They have recently come under criticism for "having a secret political agenda." It seems people are confusing Saturday Night Live with Saturday Night News. The show does not claim to present any facts or news, it is comedy, it is entertainment. The executive producer, Lorne Michaels is "amused by the influence attributed to the late-night variety show." My question is the criticism really a result of people thinking it sways voters, or are people (certain candidates) just upset because it makes them look bad? I would tend toward the latter.

The candidates who are being spoofed are essentially handing the material to SNL writers, so much so that some people have said it writes itself. The show then adds its own "spin" if you will, no differently than a real news program. If you are a public figure, political or otherwise, you are bound to be the butt of a couple jokes.