01/01/02 09:23 PM: Improving SNL

EW.com’s five rules to improve SNL

‘’Saturday Night Live’’ has been subpar this year, and you can’t blame current events for dampening its comedy (‘’The Daily Show’’ is doing just fine). It’s not the cast’s fault, either: the always reliable Will Ferrell, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph—as well as newcomers Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler—certainly make the most out of what they’re given, which isn’t all that much. The problem is that ‘’SNL’’ is too far settled into a comfortable rut of mediocrity.

That link, submitted by a kind reader, talks about how SNL has become, well, pretty not-funny. I agree, in fact, I hardly ever watch it anymore. Maybe someone will see these tips on improving the show.

My personal best/worst is coming, though I don’t know if I will get it up tonight.