Why is "SNL" having trouble mocking Barack Obama?
From Fred Armisen's Bert-like portrayal of Obama to Robert Smigel's stale "TV Funhouse" cartoon, "Saturday Night Live" can't seem to make the Democratic presidential candidate funny. "Can anyone spoof or mock Obama with any deadly (or funny) accuracy? Is the man comedy-proof?" asks Tim Goodman. Echoing those sentiments, Nonso Christian Ugbode adds: "If you are going to make fun of a person–in the very loving, truly nostalgic all-American SNL tradition -- lay all your cards on the table, including that race card. Can we see some Obama celestial choir skits? Can I get some Barack Obama and the Hope-ettes a la Gladys Knight and the Pips? I mean come on, I came up with those on the fly, imagine what I could do with a staff table?" PLUS: Obama jokes about calling Lorne Michaels in protest.


Did "SNL" prompt the media to scrutinize Barack Obama?
Did "SNL" act as a de-facto assignment editor to journalists enthralled by his candidacy? According to the Associated Press, media coverage of Obama became sharper and more pointed in the week following "Saturday Night Live's" return to the airwaves with a skit spoofing the media's coverage of the Democratic presidential campaign.


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