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That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 121: Sam Rockwell/Halsey (Jan. 13, 2018)We're back for the first episode of 2024 and finally getting around to one that we've had on the back burner for awhile now. Yes, we did slightly cover this one all the way back at the birth of the show on an early Off Week but now we're digging full bore into one of our favorite modern SNL outings! Get ready for fun, adventure and bracing Tim Cicali monologues!2024-01-261h 56
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 105: Sarah Michelle Gellar/Portishead (Jan. 17, 1998) We're back with our first mainline episode of 2023 and it's the first of Sarah Michelle Gellar's three hosting gigs! We discuss an unruly Norm, the unbeatable physique Tim Meadows, that gerbil show (??), debate the sleepy charms of Portishead and more! This podcast drives a Dodge Stratus! 2023-01-271h 45
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 104: Bill Murray/The Spinners & The Yale Whiffenpoofs (Dec. 12, 1981) The threat of apocalypse hangs over every moment of this decidedly chilly Christmas episode of SNL so we've called upon the dual forces of Tim Barnes and Ian Abramson to lighten things up a bit. It's the last stand of Michael O'Donoghue's vision for the show and as usual he never fails to bring the goods, with forces both internal and external colliding for the darkest holiday outing ever. 2022-12-231h 38
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 101: Kevin Bacon/INXS (Feb. 9, 1991) We're going all the way back to the subject of our very first test episode we recorded for the show to give it another go, this time minus a Timmy but adding a William. And really, it's an episode with a lot of firsts: the first Stuart Smalley, the first credited episode for Tim Meadows & Adam Sandler and the whole thing just generally points to the future of the show. It's up to you to decide if that's a good or a bad thing. 2022-11-112h 27
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 98: Sigourney Weaver/No Musical Guest (Oct. 11, 1986) We're kicking off our sixth season of the show with special guest Tim Barnes to explore the beginning of the show's Silver Age, Lorne's second attempt to reboot the show after returning. It's the first episode for Phil, Dana, Jan, Kevin and Victoria and somehow, with no REAL credited musical guest, also manages to pack in four musical segments. It's got some bangers. It's got some clangers. It's got a format the show wouldn't ever really try again. SNL. It's back, baby. 2022-09-302h 17
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 29: Brain Smasher...A Love Story (1993) We return to our podcasting roots by talking some Albert Pyun directed B-movie schlock starring Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher and featuring Charlie Rocket. We expected trash. What we actually got was much different. 2021-09-101h 23
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 61: No Host/Rod Stewart (Oct. 3, 1981)Season 4 BEGINS! This week, Ian Abramson (SNQ, Gary Busey: Pet Judge) joins us to break down the first TRUE episode of the Dick Ebersol era. We get some classic Eddie Murphy material, a somewhat distasteful Yoko Ono short, juggling antics from Michael Davis and more!2020-10-021h 43
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 23: Wieners (2008) Released in 2008 (but filmed in 2004? 2000? 1998?), Wieners stars SNL alums Kenan Thompson and Darrell Hammond in a gross-out road trip film that has a surprisingly impressive cast list and more than a few decent laughs in it. 2020-09-041h 16
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 22: Neighbors (1981)This week, we do battle with one of the most confounding motion pictures we've seen in quite some time: Neighbors from 1981. Featuring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi playing against type and directed by John G. Avildsen of Rocky and Karate Kid fame, Neighbors is a dark comedy that ALMOST comes together...but mostly serves to destroy our brains.2020-08-211h 15
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 21: The ABC Pilot Version Of Bizarre (with Richard Dawson!)With it's mix of vulgar humor, topless ladies and Bob Einstein's Super Dave character, Bizarre was an early hit for Showtime, landing six seasons and even a spin-off show. It's a fascinating document of early cable TV sketch comedy. But...we're not watching that today. No, we've decided to go back to see what the show looked like when it was being potentially produced for ABC, with host Richard Dawson in place of John Byner. Mistakes might have been made.2020-08-0748 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 20: Eddie Murphy and The S45 Progress ReportThis week we're having a little free form discussion about the Eddie Murphy Christmas episode and our thoughts on season 45 so far. Also, some small corrections and additions to our MADtv episode.2020-07-2457 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 19: MADtv's First Christmas Episode (Dec. 16, 1995)We're taking a look at one of SNL's longest surviving competitors, MADtv and it's first Christmas episode! We discuss the history of the show, it's cast members and the rather weird Holiday episode they put together in '95 that features both Pauly Shore and a whole lotta of sadness.2020-07-101h 26
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 18: Fridays and The Andy Kaufman Incident (Feb. 20, 1981)In April of 1980, ABC launched their own live sketch to compete with SNL entitled Fridays. Despite lasting only three seasons, the show was able to build a voice of it's own and knock out a number of memorable episodes. None were more infamous than this one, with guest host Andy Kaufman deciding to implode the entire episode. Was it real? Was it fake? We dive deep on one of the most fascinating moments in live television.2020-06-2658 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)The Music Of That Week Volume 2 Once again, another mix of legendary SNL musical performances and interstitial songs from the podcast! Track listing: 1. Derrick J. Hines: Way Back Saturday Night Sax 2. Foo Fighters: Rope (4-9-2011) 3. Michael Kiwanuka: You Ain't The Problem 4. Aretha Franklin: Can't Turn You Loose (12-6-1980) 5. REM: Man On The Moon (12-11-1999) 6. Taeko Ohnuki: Kusuri wo Takusan 7. The Lonely Island: Ras Trent (10-25-2008) 8. The Stanley Clarke Trio: Wild Dog (1-17-1981) 9. Brian Protheroe: Money Love 9. Satan: Sparklebrite...2020-06-131h 00
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)End Of Season 3 Wrap Up Good Time Hour!We're kicking back this week and celebrating the end of our third season with questions from the audience, clips from the show, season 45 discussion, some music and other fun things!2020-05-302h 14
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 60: Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams (May 16, 1992)We're saving the best for last with one of the most gleefully offensive episodes of the show ever! It's also the final show for Beth Cahill, Siobhan Fallon and Victoria Jackson and it pulls no punches, despite being one of the more apolitical episodes we've seen in quite some time.2020-05-161h 31
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 59: Lindsay Lohan/Usher (May 1, 2004)It's a weird, wild and chaotic one. This episode not only features the most popular (?!) SNL sketch of all time but also mass loads of breaking, a show-stopping outburst from someone in the audience, exploitation of an underage host and a surprising amount of fun.2020-05-091h 24
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 58: Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters And Men (May 4, 2013)This week, we're covering the third (and sadly, final) hosting gig for ol' Zach Galifianakis! There's a few direct connections to the Helen Mirren episode we just covered but this one is always remembered for the one-two punch of the mighty Darrell's House. And strap yourselves in for the saltiest music discussion yet!2020-05-021h 28
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Notes From The Quarantine: The RevengeIt's another bonus report from the quarantine! This time around we're discussing the SNL At Home special, wondering around the woods, gettin' in some video gaming and more!2020-04-2537 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 57: Helen Mirren/Foo Fighters (April 9, 2011)We're completing our "Caligula on SNL" set this week with Helen Mirren! This episode is an odd collection of the very good and the very bad (which is strange for SNL, I know), but we definitely get some certified classics in here. And the Foo Fighters kick ass so there's also that.2020-04-111h 09
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 56: Richard Benjamin/Ricki Lee Jones (April 7, 1979)Belushi is absent. The sketches are few and very, very long. The musical guest is an acquired taste. All the makings for a mess of an episode but this one steers right past that into classic territory. Settle in for a surprisingly chaotic break down of one of the most fascinating episodes of SNL ever.2020-04-041h 26
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Another Notes From The QuarantineThis week in efforts to keep sane: the second episode of Saturday Night Quarantine, Tiger King, Australian post-apocalyptic exploitation trash and more!2020-03-3132 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 55: Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox (March 18, 1995)We're again returned to the ever infamous season 20 to see what depths the show can fall. Is the Paul Reiser the deepest crater the show has ever created? Quite possibly. With such classics as Sparklebrite, One Brother Restaurant and even a little bit of plagiarism, Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox makes a strong case as the worst episode of all time.2020-03-271h 17
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Notes From The QuarantineHere's a little bit of extra nonsense: our journeys through the first week of the quarantine! We discuss Ian Abramson's fantastic Saturday Night Quarantine live stream, trying to unravel the mysteries of mahjong and a few films, including The Hunt!2020-03-2430 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 17: Bordello Of Blood (1996)Bordello of Blood is the second theatrically released Tales From The Crypt film and man, it's a doozy. A troubled production stemming from a cranky and unwilling Dennis Miller nearly threatens to sink a movie that is, at times, kinda fun. We break it all down.2020-03-181h 03
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 54: Billy Crystal/Al Jarreau (March 17, 1984)This week, we welcome Justin Hart from the Telehell podcast to discuss a childhood favorite of his: Billy Crystal's season 9 hosting stint! We get a surprising Purim theme, the debut of Fernando and a bunch of questionable ethnic choices.2020-03-071h 50
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 53: Garth Brooks (Feb. 28, 1998)Last season, we covered Garth Brooks' second hosting gig from S25 and ended up receiving countless requests to cover this one as well. And so, here we are: the first outing of SNL's most unlikely beloved hosts of the 90s, Garth Brooks. We got old French whores, grizzled old men (hi, Robert Duvall!), Shelly Long movie trailers and...Mango!2020-02-291h 18
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 52: Fred Savage/Technotronic (Feb. 24, 1990)This week, we're pumping up the jams with one of the youngest hosts the show has ever had: Fred Savage! Fresh from the highs of the cinematic masterpiece The Wizard, Fred anchors the show like a seasoned professional and delivers yet another strong outing for season 15. A small cameo from Rosie Perez is just icing on the cake.2020-02-081h 19
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 51: Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt (January 28, 1978)Hoooo whee, this is a big one! This is one of the most fondly remembered episodes in the show's history, complete with the debuts of The Olympia Cafe, The Nerds and Nick The Lounge Singer's famous "Star Wars" song. But the real focal point is the beautiful chaos the show closes out on: The Atomic Lobsters, one of the most impressive sketches the show ever tried to pull off live. 2020-02-011h 27
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 50: Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes (Jan. 21, 2006)It's January so you know what that means: it's weird character actor time! Peter Sarsgaard drops by the show for a real strange one. Not only do we get TWO sketches based around his name, we also get one that nearly implodes live. It's a beautiful, horrible mess.2020-01-251h 24
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Bonus Patreon Preview: Elliot Gould/Kid Creole & The Coconuts (Nov. 15, 1980)To fight back against the boredom from SNL's long winter holiday break, we've decided to let loose an episode from behind the ol' Patreon pay wall! It's the first episode from season 6 and we talk about the events that led up to Jean Doumanian getting the job, set the table for the rest of the season and dig into the horrors that await us!2020-01-111h 26
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 49: Eddie Murphy/Robert Plant & The Honeydrippers (Dec. 15, 1984)It's our big ol' honkin' Christmas extravaganza with John Murray of the SNL Afterparty podcast! This week, we're covering Eddie Murphy's first grand return to studio 8H with his 1984 episode (featuring the perennial classic, White Like Me). Elsewhere, we talk Paw Patrol, try to make sense of the dense layers in Lishman's Deli and more!2019-12-211h 55
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 48: Danny DeVito/R.E.M. (Dec. 11, 1999)It's the last show of the millennium and Danny DeVito is on hand to host what is quite possibly the horniest Christmas episode of SNL ever. Sex jokes! Body parts! Al Franken! Come party like it's 1999...because it is.2019-12-131h 15
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 47: John Cena/Maren Morris (Dec. 10, 2016)This week, we're jumping back only a few years to revisit those halcyon days of season 42. Does the show's most recent moment in the sun hold up? We'd like to think so. Containing what is still the show's best and most concise satire of Trump, there's also a bizarre Bryan Cranston cameo, an early Anna Drezen classic, round bananas and more!2019-12-071h 13
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 46: Bea Arthur/The Roches (Nov. 17, 1979)Last year we covered the Betty White episode and had so much fun with that one that this week, we're traveling back to the original era to find the only other Golden Girl that hosted the show: Bea Arthur! Join us as we explore the bizarre atmosphere of season 5 and semi-controversial Al Franken pieces "First He Cries" and the Weekend Update cockroach massacre!2019-11-231h 10
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 45: Michael McKean/Chaka Khan (Nov. 3, 1984)Before he was a cast member (but AFTER he was a musical guest), Michael McKean stops by the show for a little Spinal Tap reunion. Oddly enough this one looks to the future, featuring the birth of The Folksmen some twenty years before "A Mighty Wind" was released! There's also a Billy Crystal sketch we actually enjoyed, scattered weirdness and a heavy dose of Rock 'N' America!2019-11-161h 37
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 44: Chris Rock/The Wallflowers (Nov. 2, 1996)Fresh off the success of Bring The Pain, SNL alum Chris Rock comes home for the first time and he's got Dana Carvey in tow. We've got a whole bunch of Bob Dole, an early TV Funhouse, some returning Chris Rock favorites, Charles Grodin and even a bit of Stephen Colbert.2019-11-011h 20
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 43: Jon Hamm/Coldplay (Oct. 25, 2008)This week, Mad Men's own Jon Hamm stops by to deliver a modern day Halloween classic! We get two all-time great Forte moments, a guilty pleasure Digital Short, Bill Hader's Vincent Price and THREE Coldplay songs...if you're into that sort of thing. Solid as Barack indeed.2019-10-121h 19
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 42: George Carlin/Billy Preston & Janis Ian (Oct. 11, 1975)This week, we're going all the way back to the beginning. That's right. Season One. Episode One. The big one. The birth of SNL. It's one of the show's most unique episodes, with more discrete segments than nearly any other episode. Things come flying fast and we're breaking it all down (and manage to discuss a bit of the second episode as well).2019-10-051h 24
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 41: Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor (Sept. 29, 1990)We're kicking off our third season with one of the show's most fondly remembered premieres! Take a trip back to a wonderfully weird time in America's history when Twin Peaks and Sinead O'Connor were both surprisingly popular and Chris Rock & Farley were just getting started on the show. Featuring fun with commercials!2019-09-281h 13
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 16: Pre-Season 45 ShenanigansIn an episode already semi-outdated a mere 24 hours after recording it, we sit down to discuss the upcoming 45th season of SNL! We deliberate the announced hosts/musical guests, the departure of Leslie (but NOT the new featured players) and take some questions from the audience.2019-09-1335 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Music Of That Week: Volume OneA semi-indulgent mixtape of interstitial music, BGM and live performances. Derrick J. Hines: Way Back Saturday Night Sax Coolio: 1, 2, 3, 4 (Live 2-10-96) 10CC: The Worst Band In The World Curtis Mayfield: Move On Up Casiopia: Midnight Rendezvous Kendrick Lamar: I (Live 11-10-14) Rotary Connection: I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun Tears For Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule The World Frank Zappa: I Am The Slime (12-11-76) Spanky & Our Gang: Like To Get To Know You Art Blakey: Alamode Marcos Valle: Garra...2019-06-2559 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 15: End Of Season Wrap Up!It's our end of season wrap up extravaganza! Within we discuss our Patreon plans, season 44 and what we'd like to see for 45, answer questions from the audience, gush about Royal Warriors and play some music! Featured Music: Mr. Jukes: Grant Green Ft. Charles Bradley Stereolab: Ping Pong The Isley Brothers: Work To Do Cage The Elephant & Beck: Night Running Post Animal: Dirtpicker Yellow Magic Orchestra: Rydeen Chris Cohen: As If Apart The Mysterons: Bug Powder Dust Vampire Weekend: Sunflower Frank Zappa: My Guitar Wants To Kill Your...2019-05-291h 44
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 40: Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes & Kenny Vance (May 21, 1977)It's our big ol' honkin' season finale and so, of course, we're rounding things out with SNL's second season finale with Buck Henry! We got Coneheads. We got Emily Litella. We got the Samurai. Hell, even the damn Land Shark shows up! And sadly, It all sounds better than it actually is.2019-05-181h 07
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 39: Bob Saget/TLC (May 6, 1995)This week, we return to a troubled time in SNL history by dipping back into the infamous season 20 with Bob Saget's episode. Is it as painful Deion Sander's show, the only episode to receive a zero on our podcast? Generally, yes.2019-05-101h 01
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 38: Betty White/Jay-Z (May 8, 2010)In 2010, a Facebook campaign to get Betty White to host the show actually managed to work and so, alongside a murderers row of returning female cast members, Betty knocked down the doors of 8H for a memorable Mother's Day epic.2019-05-031h 18
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 14: Toonces and Friends Prime Time Special (1992)It's our last Off Week of the season so we're in a boozy and celebratory mood as we cover the Toonces and Friends Prime Time special from 1992! Also within, we do some talking to the audience and even have a special announcement!2019-04-2046 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 37: Dolly Parton (April 15, 1989)This week we welcome fellow salty old dog, Mario Lanza (Staff Picks, SNL Afterparty) onto the show to explore the Dolly Parton episode from 1989! Within we discuss the greatness that is Dolly, the legacy of Dennis Miller, Mike Meyer's strong start on the show and more!2019-04-131h 10
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 36: Rob Lowe/Spice Girls (April 12, 1997)After covering the entirety of season 21 last year, we've finally decided to dip our toes into season 22. What we find is a whole bunch of Heavens Gate and Ellen coming out as gay material, sprinkled with some dead bodies, Goth Talk, misogyny in game show form, further battles with Norm and Robert De Niro's best guest appearance!2019-04-061h 11
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 13: Dead Heat (1988)Dead Heat is a masterpiece of B-movie proportions. This little action/sci-fi/horror/comedy stars Joe Piscopo and Treat Williams and it's just a blast. A revenge film with slowly decomposing super-powered zombies and even a little bit of Vincent Price! You just can't go wrong.2019-03-2238 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 12: All That! Season One Premiere (December 31, 1994)With the recent news that Kenan Thompson will producing a new reboot of All That, we've decided to go back to one of it's earliest episodes to see where it all began. What we find is Kenan's first outing as Cosby, the debut of Good Burger, plenty of Lynchian nightmare fuel and even a few good laughs.2019-03-1638 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 35: George Wendt & Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass (March 22, 1986)This week, we're exploring one of the most idiosyncratic episodes the show has ever done! Our host is George Wendt but the real star attraction is Francis Ford Coppola as this episode's "Guest director". It all adds up to one of the few times the show has completely broken format to allow an episode-length story to be told and by god, we love it.2019-03-091h 13
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 34: Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (March 12, 1983)We've covered some bizarre, chaotic episodes of SNL before but nothing in our experience comes close to this one. Not only does this show include the first of the Buckwheat Is Dead trilogy but all sorts of other goodies like suicide, incest, racism, mental health issues and more! And somehow, in the middle of all this, we manage to talk a bit about Harlem Nights.2019-02-281h 09
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 11: One More Saturday Night (1986)In 1986, Al Franken and Tom Davis wrote and starred in a small, slice-of-life film about a bunch of people in a small Midwestern town trying to get laid on a Saturday night. Nobody saw it and it faded into obscurity. This week, we're digging it back up from the forgotten realm and exploring it as best we can before the delirium claims us.2019-02-2328 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 33: Tom Hanks/Aerosmith (Feb. 17, 1990)This week, we're looking back at a classic and seeing how it how holds up. Featuring one of the most famous Wayne's World sketches ever! Inexplicably this leads to Trump discussion, Russians, Chris Hansen, bizarro commercials from 1990 and more!!2019-02-161h 08
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 32: Jamie Lee Curtis/The Fixx (Feb. 18, 1984)We're heading back to Ebersol Land to complete the Halloween trifecta with Jamie Lee Curtis and The Fixx! Within we discuss more Belushi theories, Joel Hodgson, an impromptu review of Halloween 2018 and more!2019-02-081h 22
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 10: Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)In 1979, former head writer Michael O'Donoghue was tasked with creating a show that could potentially run during SNL's off weeks. What he came up with was Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, an avant-garde kaleidoscope of near incomprehensible madness. We attempt to make sense of it all.2019-02-0250 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 31: Jason Patric/Blind Melon (Jan. 8, 1994)Few hosts are as hard to get a bead on as Jason Patric is. Is he uninterested in hosting the show? Is it all a big put on? Is it somewhere in the middle? Join us as we attempt to unravel the mystery.2019-01-261h 28
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 30: Drake (Jan. 18, 2014)This week we're exploring a fairly important episode for both SNL and us! Not only is this the one that got us back into watching the modern era of the show but it's also Sasheer Zamata's first episode as well! Join us for all sorts of mispronounced names, hot takes on Rahat and more!2019-01-191h 22
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 9: Origin StoryFour years ago, in another place, on another podcast, we first talked about SNL on microphones. It was supposed to be a reoccurring segment for a radio show we once had but it never took. This week, we're taking a look back at this little experiment of ours and seeing just what the hell it was.2019-01-0932 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 8: Scrooged (1988)We're doing something a little different for our last Off Week of the year: instead of covering season 44, we're watching Scrooged instead! Starring Bill Murray and written by Michael O'Donoghue. What fun!2018-12-2133 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 29: William Shatner/Lone Justice (Dec. 20, 1986)Our old friend Eggnog is back to help us celebrate the William Shatner Christmas episode! There's Star Trek talk, old photos with Oliver North, a complete disregard for Weekend Update and holiday cheer out the wazoo!2018-12-151h 10
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 28: Jamie Foxx/Ne-Yo (Dec. 8, 2012)This time around we're bringing Maine Justice to a modern-day classic! Can we withstand the excellence of what is quite possibly the strongest second half the show has ever produced? Shut your butts and tune in to find out.2018-12-081h 04
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 27: Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (Dec. 11, 1976)We're heading back to Season 2 for an old-school holiday classic! Does it hold up all these years later? An intense discussion unravels the mystery. Within, we discuss the nature of Candice's performance, just how over or underrated Belushi and Radner are, and Frank Zappa's amazing performances.2018-12-011h 43
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 7: SNL S44 Catch Up (Hill, Schreiber, Carell)We're exploring the big topics this week as we revisit the November episodes from 2018 under the bizarre, nebulous lens of "Negativity and SNL". Did we get anywhere with it? That's up to you, intrepid listener.2018-11-221h 15
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 26: John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman (Nov. 19, 1988)It's Thanksgiving with John Lithgow! This week, we explore John's last hosting gig from 1988, which features some classics and a few not-so-classics. We talk comparisons to John Cleese, Jon Lovitz as the Catchphrase King, a sketch that manages to amuse despite the use of blackface and more!2018-11-171h 05
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 25: Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines (Nov. 13, 1999)Before there was Justin Timberlake, there was...Garth Brooks. Hey, simmah down now! It's true! Garth was one of the first to prove that a musical artist could should an adept SNL host, they almost seemed like a part of the cast. This week, we're exploring Garth's second (and, sadly, last) hosting gig from the distant of 1999 so go tell Lorne to grab you a coke and settle in. It's gonna be a fun one.2018-11-101h 17
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 24: Ben Affleck/David Cook (Nov. 1, 2008)It’s three days before the 2008 election and that means it’s time for Ben Affleck and David Cook, with special guest John McCain! We discuss the complicated legacy of McCain, Ben Affleck’s ability to elevate sketches, the Kristen Wiig conundrum and more!2018-11-031h 22
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 6: SNL S44 Catch Up (Driver, Awkwafina, Meyers)Off Week is back for another boozy and chaotic rundown of the first three episodes of season 44! Within we give our final farewell to Luke Null and say hello to Ego; all Kanye and Trump, all the time; strange hosting and musical choices; the tonal weirdness of that Bill Cosby sketch; highlights, lowlights and more. Embrace the madness!2018-10-191h 27
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 23: Donald Pleasance/Fear (Oct. 31, 1981)This week, we're covering one the few times the show ever went live on Halloween night and it's a real doozy. The last appearance of John Belushi on the show, pumpkin guts, last minute sketch changes and one of the most infamous musical performances the show has ever experienced! Strap yourselves in. It's about to get weird.2018-10-131h 10
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 22: Eric Idle/Joe Cocker (Oct 2. 1976)This week, we're going all the way back to 1976 for Eric Idle's first hosting gig during season 2! It's the initial meeting of Monty Python and Saturday Night Live and by god, it's a bit of a classic. Join us as we unravel all the connecting themes within the show, discuss our histories with the Pythons and more!2018-10-061h 26
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 21: No Host/Thompson Twins (Oct. 6, 1984)We're back with a vengeance as we explore the premiere from season 10, one of the strangest run of episodes the show has ever seen! We do battle against Billy Crystal's standup, delight at Marty Short, struggle to remember who Christopher Guest is and marvel at the vintage commercials and other extraneous madness from our live copy of the show. Grab yourself a Mars bar and settle in. We're taking a deep dive on this one.2018-09-291h 42
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)That Week In SNL Afterparty Crossover Spectacular!They said it couldn't be done...but by god, here we are. This week, we join forces with John Murray of the SNL Afterparty podcast to explore the controversial Andrew Dice Clay episode from season 15. Is it worthy of it's infamy? We break it all down.2018-09-131h 36
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)A Conversation With Kevin Kelton Part 2This week, we've got the second (and final) part of our interview with 80's SNL writer, Kevin Kelton! This time around, we explore Kevin's time writing for the tenth season of the show before moving on to his career in sitcoms and beyond. Topics include: Harry Shearer's firing, being approached for the eleventh season, working on Boy Meets World and more!2018-09-0845 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)A Conversation With Kevin Kelton Part 1This week we're joined by 80's SNL writer Kevin Kelton for a interview for the ages! In part 1, we discuss Kevin's earliest days writing for bizarre, obscure sketch shows before we dive headlong into his first season at SNL. Topics include: selling jokes to David Letterman, Joe and Eddie, screaming matches with Jim Belushi, sketches that never made it and more!2018-09-0157 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)SNL Summer Movie Club: SuperstarPromises made, promises kept. This week we're digging into 1999's Superstar, that there SNL movie based around Molly Shannon's Mary Catherine Gallagher character. Is it as dire as a Night at the Roxbury? Can director (and Kids in the Hall alum) Bruce McCulloch wrangle some funny out of this one? The answer may surprise you, but it probably won't.2018-08-2428 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)SNL Summer Movie Club: A Night At The RoxburyWe're still on summer break but that doesn't mean we can't kick back with some SNL movies! This week we break out 1998's critically reviled "A Night At The Roxbury" to find out if it's an underrated classic or fully deserving of it's poor reputation.2018-06-3037 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)The Season 21 & 43 Wrap Up Spectacular!This week we put in our final, definitive words on both seasons 21 and 43! There's also some catch up on the May episodes from season 43 in there as well but mostly we explore the various ups and downs as we saw them. The cast! The episodes! Those gosh darn cameos! It's all here and waiting for you. Get down on it. 2018-05-311h 52
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 20: Jim Carrey/Soundgarden (May 18, 1996)It's the big finale for season 21 with Jim Carrey and Soundgarden! This one is a well-remembered classic that saw many repeats on Comedy Central back in the day but does it hold up all these years later? Mostly, yes. Tangents include more talk about the mid-90's Batman films than you ever wanted.2018-05-191h 15
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 19: Christine Baranski/The Cure (May 11, 1996)It's bizarre times with Christine Baranski and The Cure! Experience the last sputtering moments of unique season 21 favorites and a barrage of other weirdness! Tangents are kept to a minimum because we respect your time.2018-05-121h 06
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 5: S43 Catch Up (Barkley, Brown, Hader, Boseman, Mulaney), Doctor Detroit and other nonsense!)It's another boozy Off Week as we again catch up on the season 43 episodes we’ve missed from the last few months! We also ramble about where to take the show next season, the corrupting force of Migos, further appreciation of Luke Null and more!2018-05-051h 28
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 18: Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band (April 20, 1996)This week Lois Lane herself, Teri Hatcher, joins musical guest Dave Matthews Band for a pretty fun little episode. Tangents include theories on the downfall of Dave Matthews and more!2018-04-211h 01
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 17: Steve Forbes/Rage Against The Machine (April 13, 1996)This week, Presidential also-ran Steve Forbes and fun loving provocateurs Rage Against The Machine deliver one of the more strangely memorable episodes of season 21. Tangents include rioting with Rage, the joys of solid roofing work and more!2018-04-141h 17
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 16: Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms (March 23, 1996)We return from our brief hiatus with a trip down memory lane with SNL legend, Phil Hartman. We get some old favorites like Charlton Heston, Sinatra and Frankenstein amidst the debut of some new favorites (?) like the Roxbury Guys and acting workshop teacher Bobby Coultsman. Tangents include listener response about Chris Kattan, Phil's effect on our lives and more!2018-04-071h 19
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 15: John Goodman/Everclear (March 16th, 1996)2018-03-171h 14
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 4: Comments from 1996, Season 43 Jan-Feb Catch Up and more!2018-03-031h 08
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 14: Elle MacPherson/Sting (Feb. 24, 1996)2018-02-2458 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 13: Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur (Feb. 17, 1996)2018-02-171h 07
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 12: Danny Aiello/Coolio (Feb. 10, 1996)2018-02-101h 11
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 11: Alec Baldwin/ Tori Amos (Jan. 20, 1996)2018-01-201h 09
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 10: Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne (Jan. 13, 1996)2018-01-131h 12
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 3 (Season 43 Nov/Dec Catch Up, Questions From The Audience And More!)2017-12-231h 29
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 9: Madeline Kahn/Bush (Dec. 16, 1995)This week, we steel ourselves with eggnog to do battle against the Christmas episode from 1995 with Madeline Kahn and musical guest Bush. We discuss the two previous times Madeline hosted the show back in the 70's before diving headlong into the dour reality of the episode before us. Tangents include eggnog, David Spade's short lived animated show Sammy and eggnog related tangents.2017-12-1658 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Episode 8: David Alan Grier/Silverchair (Dec. 9, 1995)Fresh from his run on In Living Color, it's David Alan Grier and musical guest Silverchair! Includes an Adam McKay classic, JACKO ON HIS BACKO and a Weekend Update that damn near breaks us. Tangents include In Living Color (of course), random boxing memories and more!2017-12-091h 05
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)07: Anthony Edwards/Foo Fighters (Dec. 2, 1995)SNL kicks off it's three episode December '95 run with ER's Anthony Edwards and the Foo Fighters. We get the first (and last) appearance of Swabby, Anthony does a shockingly good Princess Di, and the debut of both the Joe Pesci show and Gary MacDonald! Tangents include holiday cheer in non-holiday times, Goodfellas V.S. Casino, and more! Join us, won't you?2017-12-021h 06
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)06: Laura Leighton/Rancid (Nov. 18, 1995)Melrose Place star Laura Leighton and punk band Rancid stop by for a strange one. Includes an all-time classic sketch and a whole lot of Fred Wolf. Tangents include the history of the Dandy Fops, theories on Norm MacDonald and more!2017-11-181h 17
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)05: Quentin Tarantino/The Smashing Pumpkins (Nov. 11, 1995)This time around, Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino stops by the show to infuse it with his own special brand of awkward energy. Includes the debuts of both the Spartan Cheerleaders and the Dandy Fops! Side Note: This episode was recorded a week or two before the Harvey Weinstein incident blew up so don't expect any references to it here. It certainly does put some sketches in a different light, though...especially "Directors On Directing". Did you jam her, indeed.2017-11-111h 10
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)Off Week 02 (Kumail Nanjiani, The David S. Pumpkins special, Too Funny To Fail)This week, we get a little loose and utilize the Kumail Nanjiani episode to discuss the critical perception of season 43 as it stands now. We also talk a bit about the David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special and the recent documentary, Too Funny To Fail.2017-11-0438 min
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)04: Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette (Oct. 28, 1995)The Usual Suspects star Gabriel Byrne gives his all for a solid entry into Season 21. Featuring human potato Colin Quinn and the debut of Mary Katherine Gallagher. Tangents include further O.J. Today info, remembrances of Alanis, sports facts and the worst Spade in America yet!2017-10-281h 11
That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)03: David Schwimmer/ Natalie Merchant (Oct. 21, 1995)Friends star David Schwimmer stops by the show (along with Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow in tow) for an all-around decent entry into Season 21. Tangents include poor Columbia House purchases, Nehi V.S. Knee high, the redemption of Jim Downey and more!2017-10-201h 07