John Mulaney Saves the Season From the Mueller Report Doldrums Never has any television show wanted anything more than Saturday Night Live wanted to see President Donald Trump imprisoned over his alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. In sketch after sketch this season, SNL writers pleaded with Special Investigator Robert Mueller to recommend criminal Continue reading

The Trump Reality Sets In, Celebrity Cameos Reign, and John Mulaney Gets His Shot Among the many complaints you always hear about Saturday Night Live these days is that the show is saturated with celebrity cameos. The actual cast members don’t get their chance to shine because the show is overstuffed with big names showing Continue reading

Politics Shocks the Show Back to Life, Bayer and Moynihan Say Goodbye We have said it in prior seasons – sometimes, huge political and cultural shifts push Saturday Night Live to rise to the occasion. It happened with the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the late 1990s. It happened when Sarah Palin joined the Republican presidential ticket in Continue reading

On Friday night, Wasn’t That Special co-host Scot Bertram joined WTMJ Radio host Sandy Maxx to preview the big SNL 50th Anniversary Special on NBC. Who might attend, what might happen, and what’s the special sauce the powers Lorne Michaels’ success? Here’s the audio. Then, on Monday night, Wasn’t That Special co-host Scot Bertram joined WTMJ Radio host Sandy Continue reading

SNL Dives Into Politics and a Future President Crashes the Party Since its inception, Saturday Night Live has been political. But rarely has the show delved into politics more deeply than in Season 41, when President Barack Obama had one foot out of the door, Hillary Clinton was taking a presumptive victory lap, and a group of Continue reading

In this free episode, we run through the SNL 40th Anniversary Special that aired in February 2015, and list our five favorite sketches between seasons 26 and 40. (We did the same thing when SNL ran anniversary specials after seasons 15 and 25.) Enjoy this free trip through fifteen years of SNL and please join us as a subscriber! Continue reading

Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and Vanessa Bayer Battle for the Top Spot Season 39 came as a shock to Saturday Night Live, with classic cast members Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader all exiting. Executive Producer Lorne Michaels brought in six new players to replace what the show had lost, but by Season 40, Continue reading

On Thursday night, Wasn’t That Special co-host Scot Bertram joined WTMJ Radio host Sandy Maxx to discuss both the time legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker hosted Saturday Night Live and the new Peacock docuseries SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night. You can find the appearance on the WTMJ page here or listen right here: Continue reading