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As a pretty intense SNL fan, who watches it live, and rarely misses an episode...

Yeah, that sketch was pretty bad.

But, most live comedy sketches are pretty bad--I don't think it's that easy to write one, especially 40+ seasons into a show. And, an episode is put together all in one single week usually, so they barely even have time to rehearse. And, jokes are often swapped in/out minutes before the show begins, so you can't really memorize anything, you have to read the cue cards.

And, these live sketches truly are live, so there's no covering up any mistakes, you just have to roll with it. Maybe something seemed funny on paper, but isn't working at showtime, but you can't back out.

To top it all off, in this case, Elon and Grimes (princess peach) aren't comedic actors...so of course their timing's not gonna be very good.

The reasons to watch SNL are, in my opinion:

• Weekend update, which I think is genuinely great.
• The occasional good sketch (probably about 10% to 20%) (pre-taped ones slightly more often).
• The monologue when a stand-up comedian hosts (they always do a great job).
• Just, the enjoyment that comes with watching live comedy, which is a pretty rare thing!

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