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The headlines have long been the best part of Onion articles. It's like enjoying the premise of an SNL skit without having to watch the cast beat it to death.
I thought that's just the format. An Onion-style joke is a headline with an optional article that riffs on the concept a little.
I've not watched SNL, but what you're describing reminds me of "misses" from other US skit shows like portlandia or key and peele.
That's what always put me off SNL. The sketches just seem to go on for too long and always become unfunny