Triumph of Will?

The Night Shift - Quick, Who's Funnier: Will Forte's Ted Turner, or Any Current SNL Character?

This was an interest op-ed piece from Time Magazine which speculated if Will Forte's leaving SNL has left a void on the variety show resulting in the show's decline in quality. While I certainly agree that the work Forte has been doing on Conan O'Brien's new show, posing as Ted Turner, has been outright hilarious (and if you haven't seen these appearances, videos of them are embedded in the article linked above), I'm not sure if he's leaving really has had an impact on SNL. At worse, SNL has maintained its level of mediocrity that it's had since more significant cast members like Will Ferrell and Tina Fey left. And in some ways, I think there's been a number of strong sketches this past year thanks to them highlighting guys like Jason Sudekis and Bill Hader. Now if only they could cut back on Kristin Wiig screen time the show might have a chance at being really good once again. I'm not sure what the rest of you think, but regardless, I think the article is worth a read.