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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought that's just the format. An Onion-style joke is a headline with an optional article that riffs on the concept a little.

I've not watched SNL, but what you're describing reminds me of "misses" from other US skit shows like portlandia or key and peele.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

Pretty much every good SNL skit stops being funny halfway through, with few exceptions.