rant · moment 4 of 22
Defending SNL While Roasting Michael Che's Tweet
from #277 - The New American Dream | The Tim Dillon Show · #277
3 min
Tim recaps the back-and-forth tweets, insists he doesn't dislike Che personally, and argues his criticism was meant to help SNL improve rather than attack it.
- Tim's tweet about Aretha Franklin was a pretty innocuous observation compared to other things he's said.
- The idea that internet-successful people aren't comedians justifies the lack of mainstream success SNL cast members have.
- SNL performers rarely sell tickets or excite audiences despite being given shows and budgets for sketch programs nobody watches.
- SNL sketches don't go viral the way Tim's content has; the show isn't a voice that matters except during the Saturday night broadcast.
- The show no longer launches people into orbit the way it used to, and usually gets attention when people say the sketches are bad.
- Tim attacks SNL performers weekly and viciously, but his intent is to help the show get better, not to be antagonistic.
- Stand-up comedy is media, and Tim addresses SNL cast members as fellow media members about improving the work.