My grandfather was not a Saturday Night Live fan. In fact, I doubt if he ever watched a single episode. He did not “do silly” well or like humor that degraded another person. Although he liked to laugh, he never really found much use for a program like Saturday Night Live.
No, my grandfather’s form of humor rested with comedians like Bob Hope, Jerry Clower (the great southern culturist), and Jerry Lewis. And, as for TV, my grandfather watched little of it besides sports and episodes of Dallas (his favorite) and Gunsmoke.
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