[1] Featuring themes of sharp social commentary, absurdity, and irreverence, the show focused on issues like drugs, environmental concerns (such as humpback whales), rock music, religion, and romantic relationships.
[5] Highlights included a condensed, comedic adaptation of Moby-Dick, a spoof of Waiting for Godot,[5] a "brief parody of the songs of the 1950s," an "exaltation of old Colorado," and an "examination of the racial balance in professional sports.
"[1] The performers transitioned swiftly between skits, covering various scenarios such as an acid-tripped operating-room drama, a blues song about middle-class liberalism, a mock appeal for a "Stamp Out Jerry Lewis Fund," and a humorous sermon on God as a sales opportunity.
Other sketches featured life in a singles bar, a confessional, a television pitch for a fictional "School of Dope-Dealing," and a satirical sportscast suggesting Olympic gymnastics should be X-rated.
Writers included Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray, Guest, Belzer, John Weidman, Bob Tischler, Tony Hendra, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Bruce McCall.