re: Anyone else swear off SNL?

I don't watch SNL because I have two little kids and on Saturday night, I just want to go to bed. I'm too lame for SNL. But I'll still watch a sketch that makes it to the internet. Usually, there's one good sketch a week which, to be honest, is the batting average of the older show, too (though I've always loved the late night dumping ground sketch for pure weirdness)

However, SNL can still make a great political sketch on occasion. That Tom Hanks sketch in which he plays the Trump supporter on Black Jeopardy is outstanding, mainly because it subverts expectations. "Doug" KILLS it, getting every answer right, making a pretty good point that Trump supporters and the black community have a lot more in common than they think. It's a well-crafted joke.

I tend to think most of their presidential jokes, no matter who is the president, are pretty lousy. The performer tends to get too attached to the president to do anything interesting, like Carvey did with Bush. It ends up being too affectionate, which is comedy death.