Melissa Villaseñor on Why She Left Saturday Night Live: "I Had Little Panic Attacks"
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Old-Atmosphere-9021 t1_itvdf3l wrote
She’s funnier than SNL. There’s a handful of comedians that are being held back by SNL and the rest are being propped up by SNL. She’s definitely the former
Good_old_Marshmallow t1_itvyaog wrote
Her and Kyle Moone definitely suffered from SNL not being able to use their talents effectively. She was incredibly funny and it felt like they had do idea what to do with her.
Kevbot1000 t1_itw2qau wrote
Kyle and Beck had a spectacular run of skits, both live and pre-recorded.
ItsMeSatan t1_itw385p wrote
Eh, kyles live stuff was mostly bad and cringey and just poorly-acted. His preformed stuff was better tho. Dude knows what he’s doing behind the camera.
Riot55 t1_itwywmu wrote
Cringe humor is his schtick though. Look up his old youtube skits - watch "lets go heat" and "ball champions"
MisterMoccasin t1_itxovwf wrote
His movie was really good and I don't think it relied too much on cringe humour.
Fandam_YT t1_itx7xa3 wrote
”Aww man I’m all outta cash!”
Silentstrike08 t1_itw7u97 wrote
Yea Kyle moone is really cringe and I hate him as baby yoda on weekend update
ItsMeSatan t1_itwoptj wrote
His baby yoda is the worst
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Oshebekdujeksk t1_itwhse5 wrote
Kyle was clutch during the pandemic. It was really clear he has more skills than SNL is utilizing.
Also his baby Yoda murders me every time.
Redeem123 t1_ityaith wrote
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.
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.
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.
OneGoodRib t1_itygv60 wrote
> and SNL used her for that.
I think she did like 3 the entire time she was on.
BloodBonesVoiceGhost t1_ityhdi7 wrote
She is so fucking funny. Can't wait to see what she does next!
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