First of all, this reviewer’s weird squeamishness about fart noises should disqualify him from reviewing comedy. To dismiss the delightful Steve Martin / Aidy Bryant filmed piece as “high-school writing” underscores this person’s incompetence at the task of evaluating humour. The premise in that film was beautifully…

The Office never actually “tanked in quality”. It did a better job bringing in new cast members than any show since M*A*S*H. Just as Col. Potter, B.J. Hunnicutt, and Charles Emerson Winchester became essential parts of that show, Nellie (Catherine Tate) and especially Gabe (Zach Woods) fit The Office’s ensemble…

Well, I will take issue with your assertions that “nobody deserves anything” and that “SNL doesn’t owe a spot to anyone”. If a brilliant and versatile performer is right under the show’s nose, then, yes, the show has an obligation to the peformer — and to the audience, as well as to Comedy as an art form — to make…

There is nothing bizarre about a worship of Kate McKinnon, who vies with Dan Aykroyd and Phil Hartman for the distinction of best cast member ever.

I didn’t exactly say that featured players hitting the ground running was the norm. My point was that there have been quite a few notable examples of this in recent years. Athari srikes me as having the talent to join that group, if given the chance.

That’s a good point about the absence of Aristotle Athari. He deserves better. His “Angelo” character has killed every time it has appeared. I want more of that character; and I want to see him doing other things, as well.

Lately, featured players have hit the ground running, immediately demonstrating their ability to…

That piece was a tour de fource for Fineman.

Right. It seems to me that that sketch’s point was a look at how even the stupidest things will be depicted by advertisers as somehow transgressive and revolutionary.

Cecily Strong is outstanding, and is one of the most brilliant performers who has ever appeared on the show.

This is absurd. Kate McKinnon is arguably the greatest cast member ever, with a level of excellence equalled only by Phil Hartman and Dan Aykroyd.

There is so much wrong with this review that pointing it all out would be a waste of my time.

While I appreciate the mention of the greatest cast member in the show’s history, and even a mentionof one of his characters, I wish you could have gotten the spelling right. It’s “Aykroyd”.

Respeck my neck.

The “meatball men” sketch is one of the greatest things I have ever seen. And I say this as someone who has watched Saturday Night Live since the beginning, and who is a great lover of sketch comedy — SCTV, Monty Python, MadTV, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, Whitest Kids U’Know, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Fridays, In…

I appreciate the explanation of the situation in Britain. Thank you for that background

The claim that the hatred of the Roma is based on culture or lifestyle is merely a dodge; it is a rhetorical game that collapses upon itself under the slightest scrutiny. “We don’t hate them because they are Roma. We hate them because they steal. And, of course, all Roma steal.” You will notice that this coincides perf…

Fine slingage of vernacular, squire. 

No, you haven’t. We all know about the monkey chants that Black footballers face from crowds in Italy and Spain, amongst other places.

That's "peddles", not "pedals".

W. Kamau Bell is so thoughtful. He should have been named host of The Daily Show.