Eddie Murphy was also hilarious on SNL and during his Delirious and Raw days. Chris Rock, too. Tracy Morgan had a lot of funny moments. Keenan is OK, but that's only because Leslie Jones is so fucking unbearable by comparison. SNL has been mostly unwatchable since the 2008 POTUS election.
Yeah, that's an all time classic. Ediie made fun of every race, including blacks. He could always laugh at himself. Black "comedians" nowadays are only preachy and condescending when making fun of white peepo, and their own race is usually off limits unless the "jokes" are flattering.
Totally. Buckwheat comes to mind as well. I always thought the real joke in White like me was that really paranoid way Blacks sometimes think. Which is fine and should be laughed at like anything else. It's a point that's been made before but I swear race relations were made much better when we could all laugh at each other.
Yes, in a way he realized whites had more fun when blacks weren't around because they could relax and not be afraid of offending the blacks and fear their hair trigger tempers. It was a great sketch for a lot of reasons, and without being fucking preachy. Lots of blacks, especially comedians, would trahs the hell out of Sharpton, Farrakhan, and Jesse Jackson. In Living Color did it too. Now they're practically off limits sacred cows. Sickening.
I'll give them a bit of credit the sketch -- maybe from last year?? -- with Tom Hanks playing Black Jeopardy with a MAGA hat on and answering every question right was pretty cool. Point being, which I think is true, that poor whites and poor blacks have more in common than they know was kind of a return to form for me. But yeah, I agree so much is taboo now and it's fucking annoying.
There was a time when they ripped on politicians no matter what party they were affiliated with, but again that grinded to a halt in 2008. Lorne must've had a moment of clarity with that Hanks sketch and realized relentlessly chasing conservatives away as an audience is a dumb idea. Of course that was only one sketch.
Another thing I like about this is they're actually acting. They're not standing facing off screen at their cue cards. Or at least, if they are, they're more subtle about it.
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1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
Prescient too especially with the NOI guy getting up. Pryor is so fucking funny.
1 ILoveYouJohnnyCakes 2018-11-24
Eddie Murphy was also hilarious on SNL and during his Delirious and Raw days. Chris Rock, too. Tracy Morgan had a lot of funny moments. Keenan is OK, but that's only because Leslie Jones is so fucking unbearable by comparison. SNL has been mostly unwatchable since the 2008 POTUS election.
1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
Eddie Murphy is definitely one of my favourites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_LeJfn_qW0
Never liked Keenan though.
1 ILoveYouJohnnyCakes 2018-11-24
Yeah, that's an all time classic. Ediie made fun of every race, including blacks. He could always laugh at himself. Black "comedians" nowadays are only preachy and condescending when making fun of white peepo, and their own race is usually off limits unless the "jokes" are flattering.
1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
Totally. Buckwheat comes to mind as well. I always thought the real joke in White like me was that really paranoid way Blacks sometimes think. Which is fine and should be laughed at like anything else. It's a point that's been made before but I swear race relations were made much better when we could all laugh at each other.
1 ILoveYouJohnnyCakes 2018-11-24
Yes, in a way he realized whites had more fun when blacks weren't around because they could relax and not be afraid of offending the blacks and fear their hair trigger tempers. It was a great sketch for a lot of reasons, and without being fucking preachy. Lots of blacks, especially comedians, would trahs the hell out of Sharpton, Farrakhan, and Jesse Jackson. In Living Color did it too. Now they're practically off limits sacred cows. Sickening.
1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
I'll give them a bit of credit the sketch -- maybe from last year?? -- with Tom Hanks playing Black Jeopardy with a MAGA hat on and answering every question right was pretty cool. Point being, which I think is true, that poor whites and poor blacks have more in common than they know was kind of a return to form for me. But yeah, I agree so much is taboo now and it's fucking annoying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VaXlMvAvk
1 ILoveYouJohnnyCakes 2018-11-24
There was a time when they ripped on politicians no matter what party they were affiliated with, but again that grinded to a halt in 2008. Lorne must've had a moment of clarity with that Hanks sketch and realized relentlessly chasing conservatives away as an audience is a dumb idea. Of course that was only one sketch.
1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
Another thing I like about this is they're actually acting. They're not standing facing off screen at their cue cards. Or at least, if they are, they're more subtle about it.
1 Jungies 2018-11-24
If you want to compare SNL then-and-now, try this NSFW classic.
(Can you believe that went out on NBC?)
1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
So good.
1 literalotherkin 2018-11-24
Eddie Murphy is definitely one of my favourites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_LeJfn_qW0
Never liked Keenan though.