re: SNL Season 41 Season premiere: Miley host/musician

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The cast and writing in the early to mid-00's was awful.

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Cast of 2000:
Repertory players:
Jimmy Fallon
Will Ferrell
Ana Gasteyer
Darrell Hammond
Chris Kattan
Tracy Morgan
Chris Parnell
Horatio Sanz
Molly Shannon (final episode: February 17, 2001)
Featured players:
Rachel Dratch
Tina Fey
Jerry Minor
Maya Rudolph

Cast of 2005:
Repertory players:
Fred Armisen
Rachel Dratch
Tina Fey
Will Forte
Darrell Hammond
Seth Meyers
Chris Parnell
Amy Poehler
Maya Rudolph
Horatio Sanz
Featured players:
Finesse Mitchell
Rob Riggle
Jason Sudeikis (first episode: May 7, 2005)
Kenan Thompson

Cast of 2008, Fey left and Seth took over:
Repertory players:
Fred Armisen
Will Forte
Bill Hader
Darrell Hammond
Seth Meyers
Amy Poehler
Maya Rudolph (final episode: November 3, 2007)
Andy Samberg
Jason Sudeikis
Kenan Thompson
Kristen Wiig
Featured players:
Casey Wilson (first episode: February 23, 2008)

This can hardly be considered the worst of SNL from a writer or character standpoint. Alot of funny people in there.

Colin Jost is the current head writer and he sucks. They don't know how to end skits. Thats my biggest criticism. They all just seem to linger and then end with no real ending. Weekend Update has been terrible. It's bad all around.