Over the nearly 50 years that “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air the headlines it generates take on a certain sameness. We search for signs of its essentiality, wondering whether it remains relevant in seasons devoid of superstars among its repertory players.
We bemoan its lack of superstar hosts and, worse, express outrage when the show platforms someone like billionaire doofus edgelord Elon Musk, or more recently, self-described racist comedian Shane Gillis, who was hired as a featured player in 2019 before video surfaced of the comic gleefully using a slur for Chinese people and other racist jokes made in his comedy podcast. Then he was fired.
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