Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider said the moment Kate McKinnon performed "Hallelujah" for the 2016 'SNL' cold open after Donald Trump's win was the moment the show was "over."

“It’s about love, and how love is a slog but it’s worth it,” she said. But that it’s worth it, and that it will always be worth it.” But if you ask him, the exact moment when the show took a turn for the worse came in 2016, when [Kate McKinnon](https://decider.com/tag/kate-mckinnon) took to the piano in Studio 8H and serenaded the crowd with “Hallelujah” while in character as [Hillary Clinton](https://decider.com/tag/hillary-clinton). It’s not going to come back.'” He told Beck, “And there was no joke at the end, and I went, ‘It’s over. Please don’t go down there.'”

Referring to the 2016 sketch of Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton, the 58-year-old comedian said that was the moment he realised SNL was “over”.

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Saturday Night Live It has featured political humor many times. Since its inception, NBC's sketch comedy series has made fun of politicians. These sketches,

SNL Rob Schneider may disagree, but McKinnon is expected to return with his political satire. This sketch of Kate McKinnon as Clinton, which has 12.9 million views on YouTube, is one that McKinnon said made her feel connected to the audience, but apparently, Schneider is not really a fan. “independent voices”It’s not possible to go to bed at night. “over” and his feelings relate to a political moment on the show. In the video, McKinnon is sitting alone at the piano dressed as Clinton. Recent interview SNL Rob Schneider, a former student, spoke about what he felt the show was at the time.

Rob Schneider says a sketch featuring Kate McKinnon Performing "Hallelujah" as Hillary Clinton was the final nail in SNL's coffin.

He has also been critical of Alec Baldwin's run on the show with his Emmy-winning portrayal of Trump.As Schneider previously told the With the late-night landscape dominated by left-leaning comedians like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, Schneider laments how there isn't an "independent voice" included. Schneider was disappointed that the skit was presented as dark and somber with no punchline at the end, suggesting that this was "indoctrinating" people politically. And there was no joke at the end, and I went, ‘It’s over. The comedian names the cold open of the first SNL episode that aired after the 2016 presidential election as the moment of no return for the show. A veteran actor and comedian, Schneider is an SNL alum who'd spent several years on the show in the late 80s and early 90s.

The former SNL cast member spoke about the post-2016 election late night moment in a new interview.

“The fun of Saturday Night Live was always you never knew which way they leaned politically,” Schneider said. [2018 interview with the Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/rob-schneider-thinks-saturday-night-live-ruining-joke-article-1.3956596). That’s how you know it’s not interesting anymore.” Please don’t go down there.’ And there was no joke at the end, and I went, ‘It’s over. “I literally prayed, ‘Please have a joke at the end. “I hate to crap on my old show,” Schneider said.

Rob Schneider has no qualms about publicly voicing his political beliefs, even if it jeopardizes his acting career at this point. That's what he claimed to ...

Rob Schneider says Kate McKinnon singing 'Hallelujah' as Hillary Clinton ruined 'Saturday Night Live.'

Former 'SNL' alumnus Rob Schneider has says he thinks Kate McKinnon's cover of 'Hallelujah' was the moment the show was "over"

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Rob Schneider told Newsweek: "I prioritize supporting a country that provides the same freedoms for my children that made my career possible."