With the news that CBS has canned The Millers for this season, Saturday Night Live decided to poke fun at the current climate of network sitcoms and create their own version with The Dudleys.
The sketch, which aired this Saturday with host Woody Harrelson, creates a sitcom that includes two parents and two children and chronicles the hijinks that happens between them. But in today’s television climate, you have to be a little edgy! While the family had its moments, they decide to add a few elements to make it stand out. This includes a gay dad, another gay dad who was also black, a staff sergeant daughter, and Crazy Eyes from Orange is the New Black.
The bit works well and is a funny commentary on how dry some sitcoms can come across on a few of the networks. It also commentates on how even though the studio wants to push the limit, they generally just go back to what is comfortable and what they find to work.
I wonder if this is a response to the members of Saturday Night Live watching Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks this week?
Watch the full sketch below.