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Saturday Night Live’s big dilemma: How to write a political joke for an audience that’s done laughing

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Saturday Night Live’s big dilemma: How to write a political joke for an audience that’s done laughing

Politics has long been a bedrock of SNL’s humour, writes Amanda Whiting. Now, the show’s adapting to politics becomes so dysfunctional its already a joke

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