In a discussion on Glenn Beck’s podcasting , Schneider said that McKinnon’s post-presidential political election cold open at the piano, during which she sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” dressed because Hilary Clinton, was your beginning of the end for that show.
“I hate to crap by myself show, ” he said. “When Hillary Clinton lost — which is understandable. She is not exactly the most likable person in the room. And then whenever Kate McKinnon went out there on ‘Saturday Night Live’ within the cold opening and everything that, and she started dressed as Hillary Clinton, and she began playing ‘Hallelujah, ‘ I literally interceded. ‘Please have a joke at the end. ‘”
He continuing: “Don’t do this. Please don’t go down there. ‘ And there was no joke at the end, and I proceeded to go, ‘It’s over. It’s actual over. It’s not going to come back. ‘”
McKinnon offers often played Clinton on the show over the years, prior to announcing this past season would be her last on the show.
Schneider went on to talk about late-night hosts on television being openly partisan, saying they all have the exact same ideas.
“That’s how you know they’re not really interesting anymore, inch he said.
Schneider was hired like a writer on “SNL” in 1988 plus was a main toss member from 1990 to 1994.