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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · 3d

Fun stuff! I look forward to more musings!

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · 4d

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · 5d

SEASON PREMIERE: We're back for the ninth season of the podcast and kicking it off in style with Reese Witherspoon and Alicia Keys from September 29, 2001! Join us as we explore the strange energy of the first post-9/11 episode of SNL!

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · 19d

NEW EPISODE: Barely making it through it's first televised airing in some parts of the country, unseen in others, and more or less cancelled before the whole thing was even over, 1969's Turn-On was never meant to be seen again...until it escaped.

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Son of Mecha Mummy @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social · 28d

I was on this episode and tried to research the show we were covering and every single new source I found only made me feel like I understood the facts of this show even less! Get on your boogie suit, do your absolute worst disco moves, and enjoy another look at end-stage variety TV.

That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · 29d

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: In 1978, Mary Tyler Moore embarked upon her first attempt to do a sketch variety show on prime time CBS, featuring some of the first televised appearances of Micheal Keaton and David Letterman (who are in the cast). It's all very odd!

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · 29d

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: In 1978, Mary Tyler Moore embarked upon her first attempt to do a sketch variety show on prime time CBS, featuring some of the first televised appearances of Micheal Keaton and David Letterman (who are in the cast). It's all very odd!

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Sep 2

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Sep 1

NEW EPISODE: It's been one hell of a journey but we've finally come to the end of the road with The Richard Pryor Show! It's clear all involved are ready for it to be over by this point but it's still not without it's moments of fascination.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is gonna be the craziest way to learn JAJ isn’t coming back for the next season

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 29

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 27

When I say I want to see the show overhauled, it isn’t cutting new folks who were bringing fresh, unique energy. It’s about letting people go who have been intrenched in the show for too long, with very little left to give. Fucking hell. RETIRE, LORNE. Jesus.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is just wrong. A complete fucking mess of a decision. Emil had a killer first season! Had some good update appearances, anchored sketches adeptly, seemed poised to fill the spaces Mikey occupied once he left. Just an awful, awful choice here.

LateNighter @latenightercom.bsky.social · Aug 27

One-season SNL cast member Emil Wakim has announced he won’t be returning to the show this fall, describing receiving the call as a "gut punch."

Emil Wakim Out at SNL After One Season as Featured Player

One-season SNL cast member Emil Wakim has announced he won’t be returning to the show this fall, describing receiving the call as a "gut punch."

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 25

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: A year after Wayne's World became a smash hit, Lorne & crew try a different tact: how about some beloved characters from the original era? Why not the Coneheads? @eddieapc.bsky.social joins us to unravel this oft forgotten SNL movie entry.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Celeste Yim and Rosebud Baker aren’t coming back. They’re screen testing Longfellow and KC Shornima for Weekend Update. I think it’s finally happening, folks. I think they’re finally gonna overhaul the show.

LateNighter @latenightercom.bsky.social · Aug 25

There’s been no official word on whether Colin Jost and Michael Che will be back at the "Weekend Update" anchor desk for SNL’s 51st season, but LateNighter can exclusively report that the show has screen tested at least one new anchor combination.

Scoop: SNL Screen-Tested New ‘Weekend Update’ Anchors

There’s been no official word on whether Colin Jost and Michael Che will be back at the "Weekend Update" anchor desk for SNL’s 51st season, but LateNighter can exclusively report that the show has screen tested at least one new anchor combination.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 21

And to be clear, I don’t expect them to even start to approach the scorched earth tactics that SP is deploying, but anything to move the needle towards having some balls would be nice

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 21

Not that it really matters that much, I know, but I’d just like some political satire on the show with some piss and vinegar again rather than shoving JAJ out there to say more Gen-Z slang and movie references as if that ever counted for anything. It’s nut up or shut up time now.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 21

Going to be fascinating to see what SNL will do with their cold opens in a post-Gavin Newsom and (current) South Park world. They’ve needed to step their game up for *years* now and I wonder if this is what will finally galvanize them to actually do so.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 19

NEW EPISODE: Running from 92-93, The Edge was insane assemblage of talent: Julie Brown, Jennifer Aniston, Wayne Knight, Tom Kenny, and David Mirkin just to name a few. But why is it so lost to time? We dissect it's best-of episode to find out!

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEW EPISODE: This week, we're covering one of sketch comedy's most beloved institutions: Upright Citizens Brigade. Join us as we explore two episodes from the first season: The Bucket of Truth and The Little Donny Foundation!

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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog @triumphicdhq.bsky.social · Jul 27

I was very sad to hear about the recent passing of Bob Caminiti. Bob worked at SNL for 37 years and was one of the purest and most thoughtful and passionate people I had the privilege to know. pizzifuneralhome.com?p=9806

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Robert David Caminiti, “Bob” Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Army Veteran, and Longtime NBC Associate Director It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Robert David Caminiti,...

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Son of Mecha Mummy @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social · Jul 14

The New Show is one of the most interesting, inscrutable failures in TV history and it was lovely to talk about it in between oversharing and doing my "Emo Phillips doing a cold read for the role of Bane" impression (I swear it's on topic, sort of).

That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Jul 14

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's the penultimate outing of 1984's The New Show, with Laraine Newman, John Candy & Laurie Anderson!

@eddieapc.bsky.social and @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social are on deck to discuss an episode that seemingly knows the end is *very* near.

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Jul 14

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's the penultimate outing of 1984's The New Show, with Laraine Newman, John Candy & Laurie Anderson!

@eddieapc.bsky.social and @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social are on deck to discuss an episode that seemingly knows the end is *very* near.

SUBSCRIBE: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl

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Soaps&SciFi @soapsscifi.bsky.social · Jul 9

The black and white cap in here is one of the most disorienting and disturbing sketches you can find anywhere.

That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Jul 7

NEW EPISODE: It's the third episode of the Richard Pryor Show from Sept. 27, 1977!

@williamham.bsky.social joins us for a celebration of one of the most insane, daring and beguiling episodes of sketch comedy...well, ever!

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Jul 7

NEW EPISODE: It's the third episode of the Richard Pryor Show from Sept. 27, 1977!

@williamham.bsky.social joins us for a celebration of one of the most insane, daring and beguiling episodes of sketch comedy...well, ever!

LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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That Week In SNL @thatweekinsnl.bsky.social · Jun 30

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's the first part of our coverage of the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special! Join us as we cover everything to up, and including, Weekend Update, while also trying to stay sane in the crushing NC summer heat!

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