SNL on the upswing?

So it looks like SNL is certainly trying to reverse it's downward spiral that it's been in since the 2001-2002 season and this week's season premiere was certainly a step in the right direction. Having a a hot comedy comodity like Steve Carrell host was a good idea, as he was game for getting into it with the cast. The Mike Myers/Kanye West bit was also pretty funny and it looks like the new featured players are pretty good. That being said, they're still holding onto some preconceived notion that they have to hold back their black cast members and then make fun of the fact that they're doing so. I mean, both Kenan Thompson and Finesse Mitchell are funny, possibly as funny as anyone else in the cast, so why are they still relegated to lame cameos and whatnot? And as for Horatio Sanz on Update, the less said, the better. Come back soon Tina!