'Saturday Night Live' Can Make Or Break A Presidential Campaign

NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" is a must visit for all presidential hopefuls to endear themselves to the public landscape. "SNL" is the gauge for humour sense for the otherwise all claws drawn attack within the campaign. But many a presidential hope has been dashed on the altar of "SNL" by its sharp-witted cast members. This campaign, "SNL" has started with Hillary Clinton with Kate McKinnon portraying Hillary as the pushy leader.

"Saturday Night Live" is a popular late night comedy show has had many highlights in its long presence. In its 40 years, it has come up with brilliant satires which have lampooned politicians of all hues. But many would vouch for the power of this show has on presidential bids. "SNL" can almost break or break any action and candidates agree to be skewered to gain those plusses with the voters. It kicked off the 2016 campaign with Kate McKinnon as Hillary talking on television, “first female president, me, me, me, me.” "Saturday Night Live" history has had many Hillary’s, from the hilarious Amy Poehler to the amiably hamming Miley Cyrus.

Sarah Palin’s tryst with Tina Fey started with "Saturday Night Live" with the fantastic Fey screeching out the airwaves. Who can forget the inimitable “I can see Russia from my house,” jab. Sarah Palin inadvertently provided terrific material which "Saturday Night Live" producers used with glee. In retrospect, the Palin campaign could never shake the “airhead” tag, thanks to Fey and "Saturday Night Live."

George Bush senior and his immortal “Read my lips no new taxes” by Dana Carvey and hurt him politically. This line won him 1988 but decimated his chances in the 1992 campaign and "Saturday Night Live" kept this issue live. Will Ferrell sketches of Bush Junior drew gleeful laughter for his mannerisms and speech fiascos.

"Saturday Night Live" completes forty years with many talented artists regaling viewers with nuggets which resonated in the political sphere. With 2016 campaign on the way, it has started with the bug-eyed Kate McKinnon parodying Hillary. But more are yet to come as the scene floods with Ted Cruz, Mark Rubio, Rand Paul and many others. The TV scape would have been much poorer without "SNL."

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