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* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: One of the show's many curses (the curse of not being considered an edgy sketch show, thanks to the many [[Dueling Shows]] that always try to one-up the humor — the biggest offenders being ''Fridays'', ''[[In Living Color]]'', and ''[[Mad TV]]''), besides the "cast members dying" curse and the [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|Funny Aneurysm Moments]] it's accrued over the years. Unlike those curses, this one is [[Your Mileage May Vary|strictly subjective]].
* [[Special Effects Failure]]: ''SNL'' has always been known for flimsy sets, cheap costumes, and obvious [[Stock Footage]] ([[Lorne Michaels]] even said on an ''E!'' special about ''SNL'''s history that the show had this problem), especially in the 1970s and 1980s episodes (not so much in the episodes of the 1990s, the 2000s, and the 20-Teens, but it does crop up occasionally). More recent seasons have occasionally added in bad [[Chroma Key|Chroma Keying]] as well. Some sketches have used this and ended with the cheap set getting destroyed in some way.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: The near-constant changing of writers and cast members is one of the most common reasons why fans have a love/hate relationship with the show. [[Seasonal Rot]] is the other.
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*** An example from the second season: in October, 1976, musical guest Joe Cocker started singing "Feelin' Alright". After the first verse, he was joined onstage by John Belushi...as Joe Cocker (even wearing same outfit). Belushi's impersonation was flawless during the second verse, and the song eventually turned into a duet between Cocker and "Cocker". Another great moment.
*** It has to be mentioned that SNL also birthed [[The Blues Brothers]], long credited with bringing the blues genre back to prominence.
* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: In a 1995 "Weekend Update" sketch, [[David Spade]], as part of his "Hollywood Minute" segment, made a brutal [[Take That]] at former SNL star [[Eddie Murphy]]'s (then-)lackluster career, saying "Look, kids, a falling star! Make a wish!". This made Murphy so mad that he called SNL about it. To this day, Murphy still hasn't forgiven Spade.
** Some of [[Seth Meyers]]' jokes on Weekend Update are often met with the audience groaning over how tasteless the joke is. In fact, a lot of past Weekend Update anchors have had this happen to them (particularly Brad Hall, Dennis Miller, [[Norm MacDonald]], and Colin Quinn)
* [[Ear Worm]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEAYcR8w_tE The Ambiguously Gay Duo! The Ambiguously Gay Duo!]''
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