Posts Tagged ‘ SNL ’

Change and Continuity on Saturday Night Live

October 9, 2013
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Change and Continuity on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>

Despite a rough start to the season, Saturday Night Live continues to be a fascinating case study for understanding American television.
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Mediating the Past: Sacred History and Sacrilegious Television Comedy

August 22, 2012
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Mediating the Past: Sacred History and Sacrilegious Television Comedy

For viewers too young to remember, moments of common historical importance are increasingly being inflected with the flippant attitude of sick humor.
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Why So Young, Network TV?

May 8, 2010
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Why So Young, Network TV?

Tonight, when Betty White hosts Saturday Night Live, American network television will be stepping outside of its comfort zone, by featuring someone a whole 5.5 times as old as Justin Bieber.
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