Saturday Night Live Launches Politics Site

Subsection of Main Site for NBC Late-Night Show Is Storehouse for SNL’s Political Satire

By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/8/2008 2:19:00 PM

Saturday Night Live, the long-running late-night comedy show that has featured send-ups of prominent politicians since its inception, launched a Web site dedicated to politics.

The new site, a souped-up subsection of SNL’s main site, serves as something of a storehouse for SNL’s political satire.

Visitors can view clips featuring all of the show’s most famous political impersonators, as well as when the candidates themselves made guest appearances (or, in the case of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), his guest-hosting gig).

The show also set up a bracket, like the NCAA Tournament, where visitors can vote for their favorite SNL presidential-candidate impersonator, from Phil Hartman’s Ronald Reagan to Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush.

Other site features include e-cards, games and a politics message board.

Comedy shows launching politically themed sites is not exactly a new idea. Comedy Central spun off its “Indecision 2008” coverage on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart into a stand-alone Web site.

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I was rather surprised to discover that SNL has a political site. I find it very difficult to get a reading on SNL\'s political leaning(satire in case you didn\'t know). As a matter of fact, I find it very difficult to find anything funny about SNL. I used to be a SNL junkee, and couldn\'t wait to see the show. Now, I only watch it long enough to remind me of how rediculous and political it is (kind of like NBC news). I would wish that your show would become obscure and irrelevant, but it\'s way to late for that. By the way, please tell Jeffery Immelt that he can count on me not spending a penny on any GE products. Worst of luck to you. Have a bad day!
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I was rather surprised to discover that SNL has a political site. I find it very difficult to get a reading on SNL's political leaning(satire in case you didn't know). As a matter of fact, I find it very difficult to find anything funny about SNL. I used to be a SNL junkee, and couldn't wait to see the show. Now, I only watch it long enough to remind me of how rediculous and political it is (kind of like NBC news). I would wish that your show would become obscure and irrelevant, but it's way to late for that. By the way, please tell Jeffery Immelt that he can count on me not spending a penny on any GE products. Worst of luck to you. Have a bad day!

Brian Imel - 8/31/2008 4:00:00 AM EDT

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