Saturday Night Live’s “Screen Guild Awards”, a video they made, has a satire-themed theme. This video was about the irony that five nominees for best actor were all white. But, there’s a catch. They all acted in films about African Americans. But ironically, these white men got nominated. It was the same story again. The award winner was decided by the fact that all three white men finished tied for first. Saturday Night Live managed to sneak into the film to give the nominated man a high five. SNL’s satire uses this example to show how the man refused to give him a high-five when he asked for one. SNL did this as an example of satire because at the Oscars, it was second consecutively that no African American was nominated in major roles. SNL capitalized on this and used satire as a way to communicate their message.
This skit was funny because of the satire. It was an attempt to win the Oscars. The skit begins with a woman saying “we wish we could’ve nominated more”, and then it moves on to introduce all the actors. One male African American actor from the boxing movies was the first character to be introduced. The actor is then told by a white man beside him that he can believe in whatever he wants. This was the satire that the background actor, a white male, won the nomination. Next is an African American main-actor who is trying motivation to others. Then came the very small white part of the character that had just two lines. Another comedy is when the main acting character attempts to motivate himself. After that, the white librarian tells him he only has five minutes before closing and forces him out. The final satire involves a male African American in the forest, trying to motivate his fellow African Americans. However, a white cameraman walks in and tells him absolutely nothing. And yet, he is nominated for best actor. Saturday Night Live featured many satires in a short skit of just three minutes. SNL ended the skit with satires that focused on white males winning major Oscars and main characters motivating their fellows.
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