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    Jack_Burton: I don't think I saw Wilson get any decent writing. I think she has potential, but with so little material to form an opinion, from this side of the s... more »
    vulcanized: In my mind, I fired Casey Wilson because of Bride Wars. more »
    Fizzy77: Michaela Watkins was on it for HALF a season. and she was hysterical. This was a bad call. Kristen Wiig wasn't "kristen wiig!" within the first year e... more »
    aprilmayhem: How about the fact that these girls just weren't that funny? They in no way compared to Kristen Wig, who was fairly new, or Amy Pohler, which are the... more »
    sanibelly: Does this mean Abby Elliott was NOT fired? That is BULLSHIT. Michaela Watkins was ten times funnier than her twelve-year-old ass. more »
    Lady Skittlehattington: My thinking is that no one should be let go from SNL until after two years and only if it is conclusively proven that the person is not as funny as ex... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: Casey Wilson was also a supporting player. Many comedians do that for a year, to test the waters, to see how they gel and some stay, but most are repl... more »
    Raanne: Most people I know thought that Michaela Watkins was one of the funnier people on the show. I think that is one of the surprises... I know my husband ... more »
    o-line: I think it's difficult for females to by funny on SNL because in its modern era they rely on females for celebrity impressions rather than characters.... more »
    ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): Hello, Hoda Hoda you Ho, was my favorite catchphrase all summer. I know Wigg said it but without Hoda it means nothing. more »
    LvV: I do believe that SNL has diversity problems in casting. But these two women (Casey in particular; Michaela's Hoda Kotb was pretty great) weren't very... more »
    magnets: I know what you mean, but I am pretty sure that Casey Wilson as comedy void is a very popular theory as to the reasons for her firing. more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: For Chrissake- if Tom Shales would read his own damn book about SNL, he would remember that Candice Bergen was one of their fave guest hosts in the 70... more »
    andBegorrah: "Indecorous" is indeed a word, you ass. See? I'm unattractive AND humorless. Bam! more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: i admittedly didn't watch SNL a lot last year but I don't really remember anything with Michaela Watkins in it. I do remember Casey Wilson though. She... more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: This reminds me of all the ZOMG TINA FEY IS FUNNY AND HOT HOW IS IT POSSIBLE??!!1 stuff of a few months ago. more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: TGIWTF. I don't even think I have the energy to get into this. I'd rather veg out and watch an Old Christine/Ab Fab/Arrested Development/Strangers Wit... more »
    ronniedobbs: But even if that were true, that they weren't funny enough, the discussion shouldn't end there. It's one thing if they're given material that's just a... more »
    Ailatan: Well, reading the comments yesterday about the catcalls I noticed this "bluntness" in some men saying very specific things about women's looks (grante... more »
    otherginger: SNL has been unfunny, with a few Tina Fey/Palin moments as the exception, for so long it never occurred to me "being funny" might be a cast member req... more »
  • #funnygirls

    Maybe They Just Weren't Funny Enough?

    Look, I like former SNL members Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins, but how come no one's even paid them the compliment of suggesting that's an option? Nope. When a woman's fired, it's all about the looks. More »
  • #crappyhour

    Clinton, Obama Field Tough Questions About Flag Pins, Third Grade