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Hot damn, we're BACK, baby! It's the premiere of the seventh season of That Week and this time we're hitting up the first episode of the second season of SNL for what turns out to be an important episode in a number of fashions. You get the final Land of Gorch sketch, a greasy Dan Aykroyd, the origins of the Antler Dance, three, count 'em, THREE Ja…

Welcome to the ultimate celebration of Saturday Night Live's greatest cast members! Join us every week as we reveal new names on the list of the top 50 cast members of all time, as voted on by you the fans. SNL analysts will review each cast member chosen, discuss their legacies, best sketches, and analytics, as we head towards the reveal of the gr…

We rejoin our podcast already in progress as we break down the last half of The Groove Tube, discuss the final part of Ken's Hollywood career and how it intersects with SNL and William lays down an explanation for one of the strangest moments in the show's first season.由That Week In SNL

Welcome to the ultimate celebration of Saturday Night Live's greatest cast members! Join us every week as we reveal new names on the list of the top 50 cast members of all time, as voted on by you the fans. SNL analysts will review each cast member chosen, discuss their legacies, best sketches, and analytics, as we head towards the reveal of the gr…

Join us for part one of two scholarly deep dives into the man that was Ken Shapiro and what he meant to the early 70s underground sketch comedy movement. Here we discuss Ken's earliest showbiz days, the Channel One Theater and the first half of the film it was all leading up to: 1974's The Groove Tube.…

Welcome to the ultimate celebration of Saturday Night Live's greatest cast members! Join us every week as we reveal new names on the list of the top 50 cast members of all time, as voted on by you the fans. SNL analysts will review each cast member chosen, discuss their legacies, best sketches, and analytics, as we head towards the reveal of the gr…

In this mega-edition of the Superfan Takeover, host Jon Schneider invites Andrew Dick, Victoria Franso, Andrew Haynes, Sammy Kay, Bill Kenney, & Rebecca North to draft seasons of Saturday Night Live that they would recommend that viewers watch. Each team drafted seven season to create the ultimate SNL watch party! The video version of our draft is …

When you've got something as strange as two syndicated episodes of SCTV that aired in Pittsburgh, PA that pull together two-thirds of the S5 premiere from NBC, you know you gotta call in the big guns. That's why William Ham is back again to explore this wild night of sketch comedy, which includes some of SCTV's finest work and also some of the most…

Today we're chatting with Jason Klamm, author of the new upcoming book (Sept. 12th to be exact) all about sketch comedy in the 90s, We're Not Worthy! We discuss the hardships of putting the book together, various bombshells dropped during the making of it and more!由That Week In SNL

Welcome to the final episode of our Saturday Night Network Impression Countdown, a patron co-hosted podcast that reveals the impressions that the SNL community submitted as their favorite of all-time! In this episode, patrons Dana & Thomas join Jon Schneider to reveal #3, #2, and #1 on our countdown and tell you why they are some of the greatest im…

We're kicking off our Summer Off Week episodes with what we thought would be a mellow, easy way to get into the swing of things. But then the New Show decided we were idiots for not understanding their bizarre cast lineup and delivered us some of the most insipid sketch material we've seen and it was then that we knew...it doesn't get any easier, k…

Welcome back to SNL Stories, our interview podcast series where the Saturday Night Network catches up with SNL alumni from all eras of the show! Our next guest is Oz Rodriguez, who was a film director at Saturday Night Live from 2012-2019. In this podcast, Oz joins us to discuss some of the pre-tapes he worked on during his time at the show, includ…

Welcome to the fifth episode of our Saturday Night Network Impression Countdown, a patron co-hosted podcast that reveals the impressions that the SNL community submitted as their favorite of all-time! In this episode, patron Ian joins Jon Schneider to reveal #6, #5, and #4 on our countdown and tells you why they are some of the greatest impressions…

Last week, the Saturday Night Network had the honor of being given media access to the Just for Laughs 2023 Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada. In this episode, Jon Schneider & Mike Murray recap their experiences attending comedy shows by Leslie Jones and Please Don't Destroy as well as the 2023 JFL Awards Show & Red Carpet where they interviewed …

Welcome to the fourth episode of our Saturday Night Network Impression Countdown, a patron co-hosted podcast that reveals the impressions that the SNL community submitted as their favorite of all-time! In this episode, patron Brennan joins Jon Schneider to reveal #9, #8, and #7 on our countdown and tells you why they are some of the greatest impres…

In celebration of the grand return of the Kids In The Hall to sketch comedy, we're going back to their pilot episode for HBO to see just how the whole empire got off the ground. We discuss our own history with the show and then proceed to dig into one of the best pilot episodes in television history.…

Welcome to the third episode of our Saturday Night Network Impression Countdown, a patron co-hosted podcast that reveals the impressions that the SNL community submitted as their favorite of all-time! In this episode, patron Will joins Jon Schneider to reveal #12, #11, and #10 on our countdown and tells you why they are some of the greatest impress…

Welcome to the second episode of our Saturday Night Network Impression Countdown, a patron co-hosted podcast that reveals the impressions that the SNL community submitted as their favorite of all-time! In this episode, patron Casey joins Jon Schneider to reveal #16, #15, #14, and #13 on our countdown and tells you why they are some of the greatest …

We wrap up our journey through the first season of In Living Color with the fifth episode and the season finale, touching on such classics as Homey D. Clown, Black World, Benita Butrell...and the Buttmans.由That Week In SNL

Welcome to the first episode of our Saturday Night Network Impression Countdown, a patron co-hosted podcast that reveals the impressions that the SNL community submitted as their favorite of all-time! In this episode, patrons Lewis & Fred join Jon Schneider to reveal #17, #18, #19, and #20 on our countdown and tell you why they are some of the grea…

Welcome to the third episode of Point / Counter-Point, a debate show that features esteemed SNL panelists debating various Saturday Night Live topics. Tonight's debate topics include:1) Should SNL add any new cast members for season 49 and if so, how many?2) Which cast member is going to take the biggest leap forward next season?3) With Kenan Thomp…

It's time. It's finally time to talk about In Living Color! In this first (of two) part, we discuss our own personal history with the show, how it to came to be and break down the very first episode...and also talk about an aborted journey to see The Batman!由That Week In SNL

In this mega-edition of the Superfan Takeover, host Jon Schneider invites Anthony Conway, Andrew Haskell, Andrew Haynes, Sammy Kay, Bill Kenney, & Kirstin Turnbull to draft cast members who were on the show for two seasons or less to give them another shot at being on Saturday Night Live. Each team drafted six former cast members to create the ulti…

As one of the most defining shows of the early years of Nickelodeon, You Can't Do That On Television has a fascinating history behind it and so, we're exploring some episodes from the first two pre-Nick (kinda) seasons and find ourselves in an Ottawan nightmare landscape of insanity, pie, slime and the dastardly Jim Johnson.…

Welcome back to SNL Stories, our interview podcast series where the Saturday Night Network catches up with SNL alumni from all eras of the show! Our next guest is Connie Crawford, who was a finalist for the Anyone Can Host contest. In the Fall of 1977, Lorne Michaels and the producers of Saturday Night Live held a contest to allow regular viewers o…

In this special bonus podcast interview, host Jon Schneider catches up with Saturday Night Live's Heidi Gardner to discuss her incredible Season 48. Topics include how she transitioned into a veteran leader of the cast, the return of her Angel character with Michael B. Jordan, her Gina Bianchi on the joys of motherhood character, becoming a utility…

Unbeknownst to most people, there was once a raunchy Showtime Groundlings special featuring the talents of such comedy legends as Phil Hartman, Tress MacNeille, Elvira, Pee-Wee Herman and more! How could such a jam-packed comedy extravaganza be so lost to time? We find out. Oh, we find out.由That Week In SNL

Welcome to our I Think You Should Leave coverage, the Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin show premiering it's third season this week on Netflix! In this recap podcast, Jon Schneider, Victoria Franso, & Sammy Kay take you through the six new episodes and discuss the best sketches, cameos, and moments. The video version of our recap is available here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Each week, host Jon Schneider co-hosts this special podcast with patrons and joining him next are Andrew Haynes and many of our patrons who are calling in to wrap up Season 48. Haynes and the patrons join us to answer questions from the SNL community and discuss what the community is saying about Season 48 and Season 49! The video version of our Pa…

Let's get statistical! SNL By The Numbers is here for the final time in Season 48 to wrap up our analytics coverage! Host Mike Murray, and special guests Jon Schneider and Bill Kenney will take you through the final power rankings, screen time metrics, and more for every cast member in our data-driven show!The video version of our By The Numbers Sh…

We're wrapping up the main portion of season six of the show with an episode with some fond memories attached to it...and some new, not-so-fond memories as well. It's your classic end of season cameo clusterfuck with Jason Sudeikis, Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg all stopping by for some shenanigans but ya know what? It doesn't really matter because…

Welcome back to SNL Stories, our interview podcast series where the Saturday Night Network catches up with SNL alumni from all eras of the show! Our next guest is Aristotle Athari, who was a Saturday Night Live cast member in Season 47 (2021-22). Aristotle joins us to discuss how he was cast on the show, how he created his Angelo and Laughintosh 30…

In our final roundtable of the Saturday Night Live season, our panel reviews the most memorable moments from Season 48 - including the best cold opens, monologues, live sketches, pretapes, Weekend Update features, hosts, and episodes. This week on our roundtable podcast, Jon Schneider is joined by Amanda Mitchell, TJ Randolph, & Rich Tackenberg! Th…

It's been awhile since we've hit up the second season of the show and so, we've got this odd little outing of the show to shift through. It's got some doozies in it, both good and bad, including two of the more confounding sketches we've ever tried (and failed) to parse out but there's a mysterious charm to this one. Plus, we get to hear about Will…

Welcome to our Bupkis coverage, the new Pete Davidson show premiering this week on Peacock! In this recap podcast, Jon Schneider, Amanda Barkin, and Sammy Kay take you through Episodes 7 ("Borgnine") and 8 ("Show Me The Way") of the series and discuss the best moments. The video version of our recap is available here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/live/0VZC…

Welcome to our Bupkis coverage, the new Pete Davidson show premiering this week on Peacock! In this recap podcast, Jon Schneider, Victoria Franso, Sammy Kay, and Kirstin Turnbull take you through Episodes 5 ("For Your Amusement") and 6 ("ISO") of the series and discuss the best moments. The video version of our recap is available here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.…

Welcome to our Bupkis coverage, the new Pete Davidson show premiering this week on Peacock! In this recap podcast, Jon Schneider, Amanda Barkin, and Sammy Kay take you through Episodes 3 ("Picture") and 4 ("Crispytown") of the series and discuss the best moments. The video version of our recap is available here: ⁠https://youtu.be/8rbPZtVSXKY ------…

Welcome to our Bupkis coverage, the new Pete Davidson show premiering this week on Peacock! In this recap podcast, Jon Schneider and Sammy Kay take you through episodes 1 and 2 of the series and discuss the best moments. The video version of our recap is available here: https://youtube.com/live/PPuvmY4mIgw ---------- Welcome to the official Saturda…

Welcome to our Bupkis coverage, the new Pete Davidson show premiering this week on Peacock! In this special interview, Jon Schneider, Sammy Kay, and Amanda Barkin speak with Dave Sirus, the co-creator of Bupkis and former writer at Saturday Night Live, about the creation of the show and his time at SNL. The video version of our interview is availab…

In this edition of the Superfan Takeover, host Sammy Kay is joined by the superfan crew of Andrew Haskell, Bill Kenney, & Rebecca North to discuss the best moments from when a former Saturday Night Live cast member returns to host the show! The video version of our Superfan Takeover is available here: https://youtu.be/i-19meRWgX8 ----- Welcome to t…

We're again joined by our friend Jon "Schmitty" Schneider to unravel the mysteries of a subtly game changing episode of SNL. Oh sure, we've got some Hunger Games references to comb through, some duds, some boom stamps and some truly insane bombshells from Schmitty...but the REAL focus of the evening is the arrival of Kate McKinnon and a new era of …

In anticipation of a potential upcoming Writers Guild of America strike, Jon Schneider and Bill Kenney take you through the history of Saturday Night Live writers' strikes and how they have affected the show throughout the years. To video version of the podcast is available here: https://youtube.com/live/P_K26kPhNLw ----- Welcome to the official Sa…

Week 18 (Ana de Armas / Karol G) is in the books and we are here to wrap it all up with our Patron Feedback Show! Each week, host Jon Schneider co-hosts this special podcast with patrons and joining him next is Brennan Keller. Brennan joins us to answer questions from the SNL community on the Ana de Armas episode and the upcoming Pete Davidson epis…

Let's get statistical! SNL By The Numbers is here for week #18, and we are continuing our analytics coverage with the Ana de Armas & Karol G episode! Host Mike Murray, and special guests Jon Schneider and James Stephens take you through the power rankings, screen time metrics, and more in our data-driven show! The video version of our By The Number…

Spicy needs to come join us us to dive deep into all of the most interesting moments from the Saturday Night Live Season 48 episode with host Ana de Armas and musical guest Karol G (S48 E18). This week on our roundtable podcast, Jon Schneider is joined by Dave Buckman, Rich Tackenberg, & Kirstin Turnbull! The video version of our roundtable is avai…

Season 48 episode 18: Ana de Armas / Karol G This week we are coming at you with 3 cut live sketches, 1 cut pretape, the entire cut weekend update jokes from dress, detailed/accurate changes in sketches, behind the scenes content, and more! Hear about the big changes in Molly's update feature! How did the dogs do in dress rehearsal? Dress reactions…

We went LIVE right after the Ana de Armas & Karol G Saturday Night Live episode to talk about the best and funniest moments from the night! Host Bill Kenney was joined on this Hot Take Show by panelists Kaley Morrison & Jack Roskopp! The video version of our Hot Take Show is available here: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/live/Vxntd4rXq0E ----- Welcome to th…

You know you've got a special one on your hands when even Lorne Michaels himself considers it to be one of the absolute worst the show has ever done. Unseen for multiple decades after it's initial airing, ol' Uncle Milty comes in to crash the party in so many unique and harrowing ways that there certainly can't be any redeeming qualities to massive…

In this special bonus podcast interview, host Jon Schneider catches up with Saturday Night Live's Mikey Day to discuss his incredible work on Season 48. Topics include his reaction to reaching the 500 sketch appearance milestone, his work on the Traffic Altercation and Waffle House sketches, and if he would like to return to the show after this sea…

Let's get statistical! SNL By The Numbers is here for week #17, and we are continuing our analytics coverage with the Molly Shannon & Jonas Brothers episode! Host Mike Murray, and special guests Bill Kenney and Darin Patterson take you through the power rankings, screen time metrics, and more in our data-driven show! The video version of our By The…