NEW YORK, NY — In an unexpected turn of events, Saturday Night Live is working on what is being anticipated by critics and viewers alike as its funniest episode in decades following a writers' boycott in protest of comedian Dave Chapelle hosting the show.

"When I was told our writers were boycotting the show, I thought we were in for a rough week," said the show's creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels. "As it turns out, our writers have been responsible for the show's total lack of humor for years. The writers not having a hand in creating the show is actually allowing it to be funny for the first time in a very long time."

Viewers of early rehearsals reported producing actual human laughter while watching the program.

"There was definitely a different energy at the studio dur

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