A few months ago, I found a certain strain of videos entering my Facebook algorithm. Usually, it’s the generic stand-up or how-to’s that have enough going on in the thumbnail to make you click on it, but not enough to really make the next two minutes all the better for it. This isn’t to say that I haven’t found a lot of entertainment from there, but the endurance is often lacking even 30 minutes after I have moved further down the feed. The videos in question were from a place more reliable than a comedian doing crowd work. A lot of them were in relation to a recent 50th anniversary special for the sketch series Saturday Night Live, which, on top of inspiring a Jason Reitman-directed movie in 2024, seemed to be having a small renaissance. I’m not one of those who ever argues it’s not funny anymore. In my opinion, their turnaround for comic actors remains very high. Then again, I’m someone who actively appreciates what Pete Davidson is doing and have especially clicked on his SNL bits ...