As 'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its 50th anniversary, a focus on sketches from 2001 onward highlights the era's consistency and quality. While the early years were pivotal, they often lacked stability with frequent cast changes. In contrast, long-tenured members like Kenan Thompson have built a strong legacy, allowing for deeper comedic exploration. The influence of The Lonely Island illustrates how innovative ideas evolve over time, creating a feedback loop that revitalizes sketches and maintains the show's relevance in contemporary culture.
As important as those early years were for SNL and as successful as it was in the late '80s and '90s, these periods were terribly inconsistent.
Our reasoning for sticking to just the sketches that aired between 2001 and today is because we believe the best form of the staple variety show lies in this era.
Kenan Thompson sticking with the show for 22 years or Colin Jost still being around after 12 allows for not only a pedigree to be built.
The Lonely Island's success with comedic music videos bred future hits, proving sketches that may not have worked could gain a new life.
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