TV series

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

2008–2017 · 4 seasons

A brisk half-hour of sharp topical jokes and raised eyebrows, easy to dip into but funnier if you follow the news.

Overview: Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's "Weekend Update" segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, light and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Politics, media, power, corruption
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
power
corruption
identity
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild