`` Saturday Night Live '' was formed in the crucible of the mid-1970s , when Watergate brought respect for politicians to all-time lows , the counterculture was taking over comedy , and many television viewers were seeking out something fresh and bold . Recent ` ` Saturday Night Live '' ' attacked President Obama . Political ##ly , media seized on it as meaningful . It marks end of honeymoon , one critic says , but probably not much more . ` ` SNL '' ' ` ` ' '' storylines but is mostly a barometer , says another .
Recent ` ` Saturday Night Live '' ' attacked President Obama . Political ##ly , media seized on it as meaningful . It marks end of honeymoon , one critic says , but probably not much more . ` ` SNL '' ' ` ` ' '' storylines but is mostly a barometer , says another .