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Redeem123 t1_ityaith wrote

Reply to comment by Good_old_Marshmallow in Melissa Villaseñor on Why She Left Saturday Night Live: "I Had Little Panic Attacks" by ebradio

I'm curious what avenue you think she wanted to go in that she wasn't allowed to. Her standup is all impressions, and SNL used her for that. I feel like SNL knew exactly what to do with her... they just didn't want to do it often.

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Good_old_Marshmallow t1_ityaxwi wrote

I just feel like SNL has a specific “brand” of humor and admittedly it’s migrated over the generations but sometimes it will add a talent that doesn’t fit that brand but is still incredibly talented.

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Redeem123 t1_ityb308 wrote

Sure, I don't disagree that she wasn't a fit for the show. But I don't think it's because they didn't know what to do with her. I just haven't seen anything from her that's unique beyond her uncanny impressions, which isn't really something that leads to great sketch comedy.

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OneGoodRib t1_itygv60 wrote

> and SNL used her for that.

I think she did like 3 the entire time she was on.

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