responses to doumanian's "snl" were negative. the associated press, mocking the carters-in-the-oval-office sketch, wrote, "the new "saturday night live" is essentially crude, sophomoric and most of all self-consciously 'cool.' it is occasionally funny... under producer jean doumanian, "saturday night live" will define 'risk-taking' as a little naughtier, perhaps a little raunchier; it won't wander too far off the beaten path... they're all clones. this is television. if they can be funny once in a while, that's all we can ask."