Saturday Night Live: From Gerald Ford to Bad Bunny

Showing 7 Saturday Night Live videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.

Saturday Night Live's political impact traces back, in this material, to its earliest years mocking President Gerald Ford, whose administration was damaged by Chevy Chase's recurring impression portraying the former college football star as a clumsy stumbler based on a single airport tarmac fall, an image commentator Greg Gutfeld cites as evidence the show once had the confidence to mock power regardless of party. Gutfeld argues SNL abandoned that willingness in recent years, specifically criticizing its coverage of Joe Biden as protective rather than satirical, a claim former cast member Rob Schneider echoes at length, arguing the show transformed from a comedic institution willing to challenge those in power into what he calls a political protection racket that treats Democratic and Republican presidents by entirely different standards. More recently, SNL became part of the controversy surrounding musician Bad Bunny's selection as Super Bowl halftime performer, after commentator Benny Johnson highlighted the artist's SNL appearance discussing his excitement for the performance alongside criticism of Bad Bunny's decision not to stand during the national anthem at a separate public event. Schneider's own career began on the show decades before his current conservative political commentary.