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With the celebration of its 50th anniversary, Saturday Night Live and I share a significant milestone. Both have navigated through five decades: SNL through comedy and culture, and I through the landscape of journalism. This weekend, the iconic show will host a live birthday party from New York, aiming to honor its legacy.
Reaching this half-century mark compels us to evaluate the past. For SNL, as well as the broader scope of late-night television, introspection reveals a shift in comedic values. What has notably faltered in recent years is the show’s adherence to a trend many deem excessive—wokeness.
The seeds of this dilemma sprouted in the early 2000s, coinciding with the metamorphosis of political correctness into a rigid framework of wokeness. This evolution ushered forth a culture where the phrase