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.
NEW EPISODE: From November 23rd 1991, it's Macaulay Culkin and musical guest Tin Machine! Featuring: Home Alone gags! The best Lorne Michaels performance ever! Kieran Culkin! George Wendt! Da prayers! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
NEW EPISODE: From November 23rd 1991, it's Macaulay Culkin and musical guest Tin Machine! Featuring: Home Alone gags! The best Lorne Michaels performance ever! Kieran Culkin! George Wendt! Da prayers! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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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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Patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
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
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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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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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!
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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!
Developed by the legendary Taiwanese studio Hummer Team, who did a bunch famous bootlegs, including Kart Fighter!
October 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Developed by the legendary Taiwanese studio Hummer Team, who did a bunch famous bootlegs, including Kart Fighter!
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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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 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!
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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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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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SUB: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
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!
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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!
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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 6:41 PM
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
@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
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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@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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July 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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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@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...
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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June 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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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SUBSCRIBE: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: We're going back to Sid & Marty Krofft Land to cover the infamous Brady Bunch Hour from 1977 with @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social!
It's got Charo! Robert Reed, trying and failing to sing and dance! It's got Fake Jan! And The Hudson Brothers! Oh my!
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It's got Charo! Robert Reed, trying and failing to sing and dance! It's got Fake Jan! And The Hudson Brothers! Oh my!
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June 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: We're going back to Sid & Marty Krofft Land to cover the infamous Brady Bunch Hour from 1977 with @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social!
It's got Charo! Robert Reed, trying and failing to sing and dance! It's got Fake Jan! And The Hudson Brothers! Oh my!
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It's got Charo! Robert Reed, trying and failing to sing and dance! It's got Fake Jan! And The Hudson Brothers! Oh my!
SUB: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
NEW EPISODE:
The 2025 Summer of Off Week kicks off with the first episode plucked from behind the Patreon paywall for your listening enjoyment: Quinta Brunson/Lil Yachty from S48!
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The 2025 Summer of Off Week kicks off with the first episode plucked from behind the Patreon paywall for your listening enjoyment: Quinta Brunson/Lil Yachty from S48!
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June 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW EPISODE:
The 2025 Summer of Off Week kicks off with the first episode plucked from behind the Patreon paywall for your listening enjoyment: Quinta Brunson/Lil Yachty from S48!
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The 2025 Summer of Off Week kicks off with the first episode plucked from behind the Patreon paywall for your listening enjoyment: Quinta Brunson/Lil Yachty from S48!
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SEASON FINALE: It's Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson from May 29, 1976!
Jon Schneider of the @thesnlnetwork.bsky.social joins us once again as we explore the finale (kinda) for the very first season of the show!
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Jon Schneider of the @thesnlnetwork.bsky.social joins us once again as we explore the finale (kinda) for the very first season of the show!
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May 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
SEASON FINALE: It's Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson from May 29, 1976!
Jon Schneider of the @thesnlnetwork.bsky.social joins us once again as we explore the finale (kinda) for the very first season of the show!
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Jon Schneider of the @thesnlnetwork.bsky.social joins us once again as we explore the finale (kinda) for the very first season of the show!
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's the seventh episode of The New Show, with Candice Bergen & Steve Guttenberg and Rick James!
It might be the worst outing of this misbegotten show yet! How do they do it?!
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It might be the worst outing of this misbegotten show yet! How do they do it?!
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May 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
PATREON EXCLUSIVE: It's the seventh episode of The New Show, with Candice Bergen & Steve Guttenberg and Rick James!
It might be the worst outing of this misbegotten show yet! How do they do it?!
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It might be the worst outing of this misbegotten show yet! How do they do it?!
SUBSCRIBE: patreon.com/thatweekinsnl
NEW EPISODE: It's John Goodman and Jewel from May 10th 1997!
It's Goodman's eighth hosting gig and our first time covering a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch! How the hell did we manage to go this long without doing that??
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It's Goodman's eighth hosting gig and our first time covering a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch! How the hell did we manage to go this long without doing that??
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NEW EPISODE: It's John Goodman and Jewel from May 10th 1997!
It's Goodman's eighth hosting gig and our first time covering a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch! How the hell did we manage to go this long without doing that??
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It's Goodman's eighth hosting gig and our first time covering a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch! How the hell did we manage to go this long without doing that??
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
NEW EPISODE: It's Joan Rivers and Musical Youth from April 9th, 1983!
It's a loud, loose and chaotic evening of SNL, with a tuckered out Musical Youth, Joan Rivers arguably at the peak of her career and some fun sketch implosions.
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It's a loud, loose and chaotic evening of SNL, with a tuckered out Musical Youth, Joan Rivers arguably at the peak of her career and some fun sketch implosions.
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NEW EPISODE: It's Joan Rivers and Musical Youth from April 9th, 1983!
It's a loud, loose and chaotic evening of SNL, with a tuckered out Musical Youth, Joan Rivers arguably at the peak of her career and some fun sketch implosions.
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
It's a loud, loose and chaotic evening of SNL, with a tuckered out Musical Youth, Joan Rivers arguably at the peak of her career and some fun sketch implosions.
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...