Parents guide

Many sketches have sexual innuendoes, and some are entirely based on it.

Sometimes female hosts and musical guests will wear revealing outfits (i.e. low-cut tops) during monologues or musical performances. There are also some sketches that involve the cast doing this.

Occasionally, for comedic effect, men will be seen in their underwear.

Occasionally, there are sketches about prostitutes, strippers, or porn stars.

Some sketches involve either blurred out or cleverly concealed nudity.

Kissing occurs fairly frequently. It can be anything from very light to bordering on sexual acts - it depends on the sketch.

Some sketches involve risqué dance moves, usually performed by women.

Many lines have double-meanings, especially in the "NPR's Delicious Dish" sketches.

Whenever there's a major political sex scandal, the next cold open and "Weekend Update" usually acknowledge and make fun of it.

First series in 1975 during The Samari Doctor, John Belushi puts a photo of a woman with breasts clearly exposed on the x-ray machine.

On rare occasions, the Weekend Update anchors might make serious comments about real recent violent crimes (such as shootings).

When there is any, it's usually comical and exaggerated.

This area is usually not as concerning as the others.

No major violence. Occasional pretend hitting or kicking, but only in an exaggerated, funny way.

Some more recent sketches contain more brutal violence than others. Blood is infrequent and often unrealistic in most cases but some sketches do contain more "hard" violence.

Many prerecorded skits feature over the top and realistic yet funny violence.

TV-14 violence type: blood, gore, brutal and graphic.

Graphic physical violence (people splitted in half, in pieces, amputation of arms, etc.). Unrealistic blood and gore. Some of the sketches do contain violent deaths. Strong use of crude humor. All violence are played for laughs.

The only moderate or strong violence is only in prerecorded and fake commercials/ads.

Most sketches have at least one or two words, usually not going above the level of "ass."

A few sketches involve people narrowly avoiding saying certain curse words, such as "1-800-EAT-SHIT" or "Dick in a Box."

Some notable uses of "slut."

Recent seasons have started using religious profanity uncensored, (ie: "goddamn", "Jesus" / "Jesus Christ").

"Suck," "god," "crap," "piss," "hell," "damn," "ass," "bitch," "bastard," "whore," "slut," the "n-word," "dick," and "asshole" respectively, with all expletives stronger than the ones listed here censored in regards to FCC regulations.

This series has a few uses of bad language in most sketches that there are; Mild profanity includes "crap", "hell", "ass", "damn", "piss", and "bastard", Medium profanity such as "bitch", "goddamn", "dick", "asshole", "slut" and "whore". Severe profanity like "shit" and "fuck" are bleeped out.

In some episodes have p-ssy and t-ts.

"Dick" has been infrequently used in an uncensored context. It is more often than not censored.

Lots of sexual language and humor. Also Lots of plays on words with sexual/racial themes.

Usually comedic, but some inappropriate/sexual profanity.

People often drink at parties or with meals.

Some references to illegal drugs, usually in a positive manner.

Some showing of or jokes about cigarettes/cigars, usually in a positive manner.

Some characters might appear drunk or high.

Moderate overall.

Some sketches about meth have been done over the years. Drug content is usually mild but can become more moderate depending on the sketch.

Characters are often seen (in graphic detail) abusing drugs.

Discussion of and simulated use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco within comedy sketches. Not a major part of the show.

Usually nothing.

Some sketches cover heavy subjects and have deeper darker meanings but this is all overthrown by comedy

The crude humor like sexual, political and racial might off-putting to audiences or fly over their young viewers heads.

Some sketches contain scenes of vomiting that may upset some viewers.

The entire series is making fun of stereotypes during parody and satire series.

This show satire and parody's has a lot of variety of TV shows, movies, video games, etc. But though the goal is always laughs.

This is mild-manner and satirical show overall, but lot of very crude humor and offensive jokes.

For tweens/teens and up.

None/Mild for neurodivergent viewers.

Season 1 to 5 are tamest since TV rating TV-PG, but until Season 6 to onwards, the series becomes more mature, with sexual, political and racial humor. Which was TV rating changed to TV-14.