I was reading a 1979 interview with Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, and one of his answers contained this statement: "The key for me, surprisingly, and the success of the show… was the girls, because just as many women as men watch television."
I thought it was interesting, because that's what we've been talking about in class recently and it's one of the factors of the response paper due next week. Even though SNL didn't have nearly as many female cast members back then as it does now, they were apparently vital to the success of the show. What do you think about this? For those who still watch SNL (like me!), do you think the female cast members are still a strong part of the show?
Here's the article link, in case anyone is interested in reading the whole thing. It's pretty long - about 5 pages. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/lorne-michaels-saturday-night-quarterback-19791227#ixzz291oq0iIW
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