Saturday Night Live remains a go-to program for me. The length of time SNL has been on television and its impact on comedy are simply unparalleled. It’s launched the careers of countless performers, like Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Will Ferrell, among others. The show's quality has fluctuated over the years, but looking at it from a distance reveals that it has maintained a fairly even keel throughout its history. …

The initial impression was positive, then it became excellent, then back to good, but now it's disappointing. As of 2018, the sharp wit has disappeared. The humor feels safe; there’s nothing daring about it. It seems to rely on just two elements: first, that Trump is bad, and second, a reminder of something that happened. Neither approach really connects with me. I'm fine with jokes targeting Trump, but they ne…