SNL doesn't have a liberal bias -- it's always been a conservative show that favors the status quo

https://www.salon.com/2019/09/18/even-without-shane-gillis-snl-has-always-been-a-conservative-show/

Shane Gillis was reportedly hired as a conservative cast member to counter the belief that Saturday Night Live has a liberal bias. But if you closely examine SNL's history, it's been far from progressive. "If you’ve made the conscious choice that your target demographic is instead triggered snowflakes who are super-sad the entire world does not revolve around them and their dumb ideas, sure — a guy like Shane Gillis makes sense," says Mary Elizabeth Williams. "It certainly makes sense if you’re SNL, a show whose edginess has always been a clever facade for its far from progressive environment. This is a show, after all, that has had Donald Trump as its host twice — including once while he was running for president. Other auspicious SNL hosts include Andrew Dice Clay, Steven Seagal and Steve Forbes." If SNL was so liberal, she says, it wouldn't have had only four openly gay players -- including new addition Bowen Yang -- out of 150 cast members in 45 seasons. "If you want to make the case for SNL as a venue always open to making jokes at the expense of politics and power, sure, that’s embedded in its DNA," says Williams. "But right there mixed in with that has always been a strong streak of conformity with the status quo, regardless of who gets thrown under the bus in the process. And even without the addition of Shane Gillis to its opening credits when the new season premieres next weekend, Lorne Michaels' legacy is still plenty safe from any real threat of 'liberal bias.'"