Punched! With criticisim!

I seem to have a new pet peeve, thanks to youtube. I just want watch some SNL sketches, but sometimes I have to skim through a bunch of "SNL parodies" to find them. Most of these so-called "parodies" are not even parodies. They're just imitations of SNL sketches. Take this one, for instance:

There are quite a few things wrong with this picture. First, as I've already noted, this is just an imitation. There's nothing funny about it. Now, this video might be funny as an inside joke to a small group of friends. In fact, I'm pretty sure that was the point of it. However, if that's the case, what's the point of posting it online? It just adds to the collection of useless junk on the internet and invites scathing comments.

A better parody would make fun of SNL. For instance, you might post a video that shows someone (mercifully!) punching people who are about to watch SNL. Thus you'd have a double whammy. You'd be parodying the SNL sketch itself, while making a broader statement about the poor quality of the current SNL sketches. Sometimes I wish someone would punch me to save me the trouble of watching it...

Finally, these kids could definitely pick something better to copy. This SNL sketch is no good at all. It's even on the low end of slapstick comedy. Pies in the face would've been funnier. Really, running around punching people and then doing a stupid dance at the end barely qualifies as comedy. That's something any small child could ffilm and stick on youtube. I wish the video sketches would be a little edgier. They're really hit and miss these days.