“Saturday Night Live” “gave up on the Obama thing.“
That’s not a cranky conservative saying it. That’s how Jay Pharoah, a “SNL” cast member assigned to portray the country’s 44th president, described the show’s approach to the first black president.
And, a few years later, “SNL” barely laid a satirical glove on President Joe Biden, a man with obvious cognitive issues. The kind of issue that the Legacy Media reported only after Biden was safely in retirement mode.
These are just a few of the endless examples of “SNL’s” far-Left bias. It doesn’t take long to spot the show’s partisanship, and there’s been little evidence they’ll address the issue anytime soon.
If you missed “SNL’s” sketch on California fraud or the Minneapolis “Learing” center, you’re not alone. The show has ducked both hot-button issues so far. It’ll likely avoid disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell’s extreme fall from grace, too.
Which brings us to “SNL” alum Tina Fey.
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The comic used her “SNL” days to springboard into a prolific Hollywood career. She co-created “30 Rock,” starred in multiple films (“Baby Mama,” “Date Night”) and established herself as a steady show business talent.
And, for a spell, she stood tall for a comedian’s right to say what they want. Until she didn’t.
Fey did a 180 on free speech, backpedaling during the height of the woke era and memory holing her own “30 Rock” episodes that featured blackface-style elements.
Gone.
Now, Fey is defending “SNL,” but in doing so she’s revealing either her insincerity or eagerness to twist the truth into a pretzel.
Neither is a good look for the talented star.
#TinaFey says the writers behind “Saturday Night Live” have “always worked really hard” to make sure its portrayals of politicians were a “fair hit”:
“Sometimes people will ask me, ‘Does SNL try to control the narrative of politics?’ And they really do not. You really can’t… pic.twitter.com/mimp7rdjin
— Variety (@Variety) April 19, 2026
Fey addressed her former employer at this week’s History Talks speaker series. Fey defended her justly lauded take on Gov. Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidentical campaign.
She argued the impressioin worked because it was rooted in the truth. Fine. Fair. Accurate. Team Palin might have howled in protest, but the technical part of the impression clicked, and Palin was more than fair game for satirists.
“We always worked really hard to make sure they were what we call a ‘fair hit.’ It only felt like it would work if it was based in something that was true. Sometimes people will ask me, ‘Does SNL try to control the narrative of politics?’ And they really do not [emphasis added]. You really can’t because if it’s not true, it will not be funny.”
That is a lie.
“SNL” is all about attempting to control the political narrative. It is the show’s driving force in the modern era. That wasn’t the case over the show’s first few decades. Comedy mattered most of all, and both parties were mostly fair game.
One could argue Republicans took tougher body blows over the years, but “SNL” didn’t hold back while mocking Michael Dukakis, President Bill Clinton or other progressive elites.
Not anymore.
X users gleefully called Fey out.
SNL made “fun” of Trump when Biden was President. Biden’s obvious decrepitude was off limits. NBC SNL is like Jimmy Kimmel, unable to laugh at Leftist agendas. Portrayals of Hillary suggested she was too moderate. SNL weekend update is Leftist propaganda with a laugh track.
— Ken Zimmern (@KenZimmern) April 19, 2026
Finally, a good Tina Fey joke
— Christmas Town Enjoyer (@CTownEnjoyer) April 19, 2026
Today’s “SNL” is narrative central, and for someone as smart as Fey to deny the obvious suggests she wants it to stay the way.
Or, she learned to spin the truth from her old boss.
YOUR TAKE: What’s the worst example of “SNL’s” liberal bias in recent years?
