Lorne Michaels has long been clear Saturday Night Live won’t pick a political side, at least while he’s still in charge. It behooves the late night series to be an equal opportunity offender, but this doesn’t mean that everyone who is spoofed, satirized or parodied enjoys the experience. In fact, over the last couple of years, we’ve heard more and more Republicans complaining about the late night series, Donald Trump included. He’s called it “terrible,” though noted it was in a better place when he hosted back in the day. Now a WAG and journalist have spoken out about how the series isn’t “funny” these days, but their take is a little different.There’s a long list of great political impressions on SNL, but if you were to ask some of the people who have seen themselves or their loved one satirized, it has not been a delightful experience. In fact, Katie Miller, the wife of Donald Trump’s Chief Deputy of Staff Stephen Miller, was recently vocal about her dislike of the NBC series in an interview with journalist Laura Ingraham. The two were speaking during a quickfire portion of Miller’s podcast “Katie Miller Pod” about a variety of cultural topics. That included the current state of comedy. They spoke of Kelsey Grammer recently telling Miller that comedy is a lot more tepid and “doesn’t trust their audience” like it used to. To that point, Katie Miller was very candid, noting: That’s why SNL’s not funny. Laura Ingraham seemingly agreed, but her issue is not with the show making fun of Republicans or having jokes with a bit of bite to them. Instead, she thinks people are a lot funnier when they're off the air because they're more willing to make off-color jokes that wouldn't fly on television. She wishes SNL went harder.You hear humor all day long on the street. You’ll hear people ribbing each other, laughing at each other. People in their own circles tend to be a lot funnier. And people who are different. Once they let go of all the politics, that’s where the real humor comes out. But that’s fun. I grew up hearing Polish jokes – I’m half Polish – Italian jokes, none of us took it that seriously. Comedy not going as hard as it used to is a different SNL take than we've heard from many other Republicans and elected officials in recent years, but they clarified that there is a difference between jokes that are a little more aggressive and full-on "mean spiritedness." They want the edge, but they don't want to see mean-spirited comedy, which was famously Aimee Lou Wood's problem with her portrayal a few years ago. Here's how Miller and Ingraham described the distinction...Mean spiritedness is different. Like real mean spiritedness. But Don Rickles was one of my favorite comedians. He’s just hysterically funny. Those who land the coveted SNL gig do know the impact a late night sketch can have. Colin Jost has spoken out about the power of NBC impressions before, noting that he always thinks about the great Kurt Vonnegut line about people “not asking” to be born or asking to become the people they ultimately become. In an ideal world, performers are able to find the balance between doing comedy with a little bit of an edge but also trusting the audience to know where their heart is.Not all Republican party members are so anti-SNL. George W. Bush has been good-natured about all the times the late night series spoofed him, but he’s a different personality. So, Republican opinions on SNL really run the gamut, and Ingraham and Miller's takes are no different. Still surprising, though. Personally, I’ve been watching SNL for decades now. Trends have come and gone on the show, and cold opens have often been political. If I had a dime for every time someone has said Saturday Night Live is not funny “anymore” during just my tenure at this job, I’d be a rich woman, but here the show is, still trucking 50+ years in, and back with upcoming hosts for Season 52 on the fall TV schedule.