That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)

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Episode 62: Kate Hudson/Radiohead (Oct. 14, 2000) Oct 16, 2020

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Fresh off Almost Famous, Kate Hudson stops by the show to continue the family tradition of sketch comedy. She's joined by this little underground band called Radiohead. I'm sure you've never heard of them but they're pretty cool. We also learn about the waxing habits of old men in my neighborhood!

Episode 61: No Host/Rod Stewart (Oct. 3, 1981) Oct 02, 2020

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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!

Pre-Season 46 Shenanigans Sep 25, 2020

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A few scheduling announcements and jibber-jabber about the upcoming season!

A Conversation With Gary Kroeger Sep 17, 2020

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This week, Ian Fermaglich (of Ian Talks Comedy) joins us for an interview with the one and only: Gary Kroeger! We discuss his journey to the show, his various roles on SNL and elsewhere and just what Harry Shearer smells like.

Off Week 23: Wieners (2008) Sep 04, 2020

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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.

Off Week 22: Neighbors (1981) Aug 21, 2020

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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.

Off Week 21: The ABC Pilot Version Of Bizarre (with Richard Dawson!) Aug 07, 2020

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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.

Off Week 20: Eddie Murphy and The S45 Progress Report Jul 24, 2020

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This 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.

Off Week 19: MADtv's First Christmas Episode (Dec. 16, 1995) Jul 10, 2020

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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.

Off Week 18: Fridays and The Andy Kaufman Incident (Feb. 20, 1981) Jun 26, 2020

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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.

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