5 ways to make Saturday Night Live better this season

“Weekend Update” in many ways sets the tone for the show, and Colin Jost/Michael Che are the longest running duo to do it ever. And doesn’t it kind of feel like it’s been a while? They clearly enjoy each other’s company, but those two would probably have just as much fun without us there.This segment from “correspondent” Sarah Sherman, who is playing it like a Today Show host on uppers, feels like an audition. We’d call her back to see more.

There are lots of reasons why a new featured player or cast member might not make an impression. It helps to be a writer, to be tight with one of the writers on staff, or to be , as Nick Marx and others have noted. (This last point underwrites into the adorable Melissa Villasenor’s departure from the show after receiving .)But if you’re good enough to get on SNL, you’re probably good enough to kill on SNL, no? Might a Big Sibling program be in order? After all, you might have a Bowen Yang on your hands! Give great talent the proper vehicle … like Yang’s breakout as an iceberg trying to, um, break through.

Please Don’t Destroy is Gen-Z’s response to the Lonely Island, which is to say, “three [more] sad virgins” filming fast-paced, off-ball sketches, often with celebs (, , , and others). While it’s hard to pick a favorite, it’s tough to beat “Good Variant,” which tapes “hope” to one hand and “irony” to the other. It’s a true comedy-forty-hands, and we trust it’ll give you a real buzz.