After two years of waiting, fans of the madcap sketch comedy series packed with the type of agitated delivery that's become a strained second language, were gifted a sequel. It feels like a show made up entirely of jagged premises too strange and characters too chaotic to ever live on Saturday Night Live because it basically is. Also, this show has somehow uncovered the perfect episode length 80 years into television being produced, and I will not be taking questions at this time. The release of this year's batch of episodes featured a dedicated Twitter race to uncover the next “We're all looking for the guy who did this“ hot dog man, a testament to the show's domination of a niche.
- Adam Weinrib
Content Director
How this fandom is changing entertainment
ITYSL serves as a direct counterpoint to the worrisome notion that there's no room for “weird“ in mainstream comedy (and on streamers) and that oddballs must conform their vision to succeed. This perfect show is a complete distillation of its creators, and their vision has been perfectly executed and wildly successful. It's a loud argument in favor of making what you want to make.
What we’ll remember about this fandom a decade from now
How instantly meme-able it was. When Season 2 dropped, the screen-grabbing was so intensely fast that it created a “spoiler alert“ situation for a sketch comedy show, something that should never happen. This show has already had a second, third, and fourth life in still images (The Hot Dog Guy is still trying to find the guy who did this, in the realm of politics). Somehow, these pictures are going to shed their origins and transcend — though I hope everybody dives back into the origin every once in a while.