That Week In SNL
@thatweekinsnl.bsky.social
A podcast exploring old episodes of SNL and other vintage sketch shows, analyzing the bizarre pop culture ephemera that surrounds them for fun and amusement.
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NEW EPISODE: In celebration of the show now hitting it's 50th anniversary, we're going back to the earliest episode we've yet to cover: it's third. Rob Reiner/No Musical Guest from Oct. 25, 1975! Its got Andy Kaufman! The Lockers! John Belushi as Joe Cocker & more!
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: As SNL continued to struggle in ratings, on February 13th 1982, NBC tries out a new pilot in it's time slot: Steve Martin's Twilight Theater, a collection of sketches, music videos, tone poems, animation, cameos and general weirdness.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: As SNL continued to struggle in ratings, on February 13th 1982, NBC tries out a new pilot in it's time slot: Steve Martin's Twilight Theater, a collection of sketches, music videos, tone poems, animation, cameos and general weirdness.
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NEW EPISODE: From November 14, 2009, it's another infamous outing of the show: January Jones/Black Eyed Peas! A host who isn't good at live sketch comedy. THREE performances from the Black Eyed Peas. And only one man trying to carrying the night to the finish line.
LINKS BELOW!
LINKS BELOW!
November 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NEW EPISODE: From November 14, 2009, it's another infamous outing of the show: January Jones/Black Eyed Peas! A host who isn't good at live sketch comedy. THREE performances from the Black Eyed Peas. And only one man trying to carrying the night to the finish line.
LINKS BELOW!
LINKS BELOW!
Vacation is done. Special Monday night stream is go. We've got:
- Steve Martin's Twilight Theater
- Graham Chapman and Douglas Adam's Out of the Trees pilot
- She TV
- Peeping Times, a Barry Levinson produced special with baby David Letterman
8 PM ET.
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- Steve Martin's Twilight Theater
- Graham Chapman and Douglas Adam's Out of the Trees pilot
- She TV
- Peeping Times, a Barry Levinson produced special with baby David Letterman
8 PM ET.
twitch.tv/thatweekinsnl
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Vacation is done. Special Monday night stream is go. We've got:
- Steve Martin's Twilight Theater
- Graham Chapman and Douglas Adam's Out of the Trees pilot
- She TV
- Peeping Times, a Barry Levinson produced special with baby David Letterman
8 PM ET.
twitch.tv/thatweekinsnl
- Steve Martin's Twilight Theater
- Graham Chapman and Douglas Adam's Out of the Trees pilot
- She TV
- Peeping Times, a Barry Levinson produced special with baby David Letterman
8 PM ET.
twitch.tv/thatweekinsnl
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New SNL review's up. bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/11...
Classic SNL Review: December 3, 1988: Danny DeVito / The Bangles (S14E07) — Bronwyn Douwsma
Sketches include “Pumping Up With Hans & Franz”, “Big Red”, “Sex Tonight”, “Scrooge II”, “Mexican Bandit”, “The Bastard Battalion”, "Buddy Precisely” and “Guardian Angels”. The Bangles perform “In...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New SNL review's up. bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/11...
NEW EPISODE: In celebration of the show now hitting it's 50th anniversary, we're going back to the earliest episode we've yet to cover: it's third. Rob Reiner/No Musical Guest from Oct. 25, 1975! Its got Andy Kaufman! The Lockers! John Belushi as Joe Cocker & more!
LINKS BELOW!
LINKS BELOW!
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
NEW EPISODE: In celebration of the show now hitting it's 50th anniversary, we're going back to the earliest episode we've yet to cover: it's third. Rob Reiner/No Musical Guest from Oct. 25, 1975! Its got Andy Kaufman! The Lockers! John Belushi as Joe Cocker & more!
LINKS BELOW!
LINKS BELOW!
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's The Paul Lynde Halloween Special from Oct. 29, 1976! One of the greatest freaked-out, psychotronic 70s variety specials ever produced! Flimsy sketches! Disco music! Kiss in their primetime television debut! Bafflement!
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October 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's The Paul Lynde Halloween Special from Oct. 29, 1976! One of the greatest freaked-out, psychotronic 70s variety specials ever produced! Flimsy sketches! Disco music! Kiss in their primetime television debut! Bafflement!
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Anddddd…notch the first SNL this season I dropped out of on the wall. Couldn’t even finish the first post-monologue block of sketches.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Anddddd…notch the first SNL this season I dropped out of on the wall. Couldn’t even finish the first post-monologue block of sketches.
NEW EPISODE: From Oct. 18th 1986, it's Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC!
We return to the second golden age of the show with a young, 16 year old host from the biggest show on TV and special appearances by Sam Kinison, Buster Poindexter & Spike Lee!
LINKS BELOW!
We return to the second golden age of the show with a young, 16 year old host from the biggest show on TV and special appearances by Sam Kinison, Buster Poindexter & Spike Lee!
LINKS BELOW!
October 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW EPISODE: From Oct. 18th 1986, it's Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC!
We return to the second golden age of the show with a young, 16 year old host from the biggest show on TV and special appearances by Sam Kinison, Buster Poindexter & Spike Lee!
LINKS BELOW!
We return to the second golden age of the show with a young, 16 year old host from the biggest show on TV and special appearances by Sam Kinison, Buster Poindexter & Spike Lee!
LINKS BELOW!
The Ashley Padilla era of SNL begins now.
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Ashley Padilla era of SNL begins now.
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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October 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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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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September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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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LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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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.
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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September 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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.
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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SUB: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
September 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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!
SUB: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
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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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September 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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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LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This is gonna be the craziest way to learn JAJ isn’t coming back for the next season
August 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This is gonna be the craziest way to learn JAJ isn’t coming back for the next season
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.
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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August 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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.
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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August 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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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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.
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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August 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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.
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.
August 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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.
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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August 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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!
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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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August 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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!
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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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
Robert David Caminiti - Pizzi Funeral Home
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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July 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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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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).
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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@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
July 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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).