Two outlets report findings from an analysis by Media Research Center’s NewsBusters about political humor on “Saturday Night Live” this season. According to the analysis cited by both sources, 91% of jokes delivered during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment target conservatives. The reporting also states that President Donald Trump is the most frequently mocked figure among those jokes. In addition, both sources say the analysis found that 82% of characters appearing in “SNL’s” cold opens mock Trump or other Republican figures. The reports frame these figures as evidence of a consistent pattern of political targeting across multiple SNL formats—namely, “Weekend Update” and cold opens—rather than isolated moments. Both accounts attribute the underlying numbers and interpretation to NewsBusters, and neither source provides methodological details beyond referencing the analysis and its cited percentages. The story therefore centers on the reported distribution of political references and mockery within SNL’s comedy segments during the season in question.
Analysis finds most ‘SNL’ Weekend Update and cold-open jokes target conservatives and Trump
Two outlets report findings from an analysis by Media Research Center’s NewsBusters about political humor on “Saturday Night Live” this season. According to the analysis cited by both sources, 91% of...
- A NewsBusters analysis is cited in both reports.
- The analysis says 91% of “SNL” “Weekend Update” jokes target conservatives this season.
- The analysis says President Donald Trump is the top subject of mockery.
- The analysis says 82% of characters in “SNL” cold opens mock Trump or other Republican figures.
- Both outlets present the figures as reflecting a recurring pattern of political targeting on the show.
A NewsBusters analysis says 91% of Saturday Night Live's jokes targeted conservatives this season, with President Trump as the top punching bag.
3 months agoA whopping 91% of jokes delivered on “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update segment this season targeted conservatives, while 82% of characters during the show's cold opens mocked President Donald Trump or fellow Republicans, according to a new analysis by Media Research Center's NewsBusters.
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