It has been said that one should never argue about anything that can be looked up, as the liveliest debates are over beliefs that can’t be proved true or false. In arguments over intractable positions based on memories and feelings, there are no winners or losers.
This is why, for the past half century, many of America’s best ongoing barstool debates have involved Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy show that, as of this weekend, turns 50. You may have found yourself arguing over which full cast was the best, or which former cast members belong on the SNL Mount Rushmore, or which sketches were superior to all others.
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