So, that laid there, it was a funny conceptual idea." In a later sketch Stevens' producers propose the idea that his premature death may juice sales, but Stevens resists the dying of the light.

Fineman’s sketch ultimately made it to the show, and Fineman even praised Musk’s “funny” performance in ... “SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of ...

When “The State” debuted on MTV in January 1994, there was no reason to believe the series would become a landmark in sketch comedy. “It’s so terrible it deserves to be studied,” said a ...