It’s getting to be a viewing habit

WASHINGTON ON “SNL.” Mirthful montage of hilarious situations.

As the TV season continues to unfold, we find our viewing habits experiencing some interesting and instructive changes, often due to programs that have particularly caught our fancy.

Topping our list this month is the “viewing marathon” that the iconic comedy show, “Saturday Night Live,” offers every Saturday morning on the Jack channel.

It’s such a fun treat to see the best comics on TV playing a wide-range of zany characters in a mirthful montage of hilarious situations, with the “guest-host” participation of name stars.

For instance, last Saturday, one of the “SNL” shows that were replayed was hosted by “Scandal” star, Kerry Washington. Her opening skit was especially funny from a “topical” point of view, because it spoofed the fact that the comedy show has been rapped for not having a black female comic among its regular cast of upcoming zanies for quite a while now.

Thus, Washington, who’s black, was put to extra-hectic use from scene to scene in the long skit, first portraying Michelle Obama, then having to make a quick exit so she could come back just a minute later as—Oprah Winfrey!

The skit even threatened to require Washington to make a third entrance as —Beyoncé! But, it didn’t have to do that, because its satiric point had already been feistily made!

If you have an itch and yen for humor on TV, we suggest you become a comedy junkie like us, and reserve your Saturday mornings for watching three or four episodes of “SNL,” telecasts, back-to-back—to-back!

P.S.: “Saturday Night Live” has been telecasting for 39 seasons now, and has discovered and trained most of today’s top TV-film comedy stars, from Eddie Murphy to current toasts of Laughsville like Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.

Other “addicting” shows

We also watch “NBC News” mornings on Channel 9 on a regular basis. “Bagito” weeknights on ABS-CBN, to see what teen viewers are being “cautionarily” taught about the dangers of early sexual activity. “The Amazing Race Philippines” on TV5, to see if it’s able to keep up with the “imported” original.

Pia Hontiveros on the 6 p.m. nightly news on Channel 9, because she’s objective, looks and sounds good, and doesn’t affect an American or British accent, unlike many of her less enlightened colleagues. “The Insider” and “E-News,” for biz news, views and gossip (guilty pleasures, and part of the territory our work covers).

The arts and culture documentaries on BBC, because we’re starved for such “humanizing” inputs on the generally dehumanizing boob tube!

“The Doctors” on Lifestyle. “Got to Dance” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” because they feature real dancing divas and divos (unlike Marian Rivera’s much more laid-back and even lazy version).

“The Soup” because it’s edgy and downright dingbat. And “How Do They Do It,” because it’s really informative!