Wasn’t That Special
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 32 (2006-07)
Budget Cuts, a New Director, a New Bush, and Things in Boxes Real-world Saturday Night Live events are dotting the calendar at this point. Season 50 officially kicked off on September 28 (did you like Maya Rudolph, Dana Carvey, Andy Samberg, and Jim Gaffigan?) and the new SNL film Saturday Night is in theaters on October 11.… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 31 (2005-06)
Every now and then in Saturday Night Live history, you have these seasons in which an older, established cast is on their way out, and a newer cast is on their way in. They cross paths for maybe a year or two, and looking back, it is hard to believe all these people were on the same… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 30 (2004-05)
Jimmy Fallon Bolts, Ashlee Simpson Lip-Syncs, and a Cast Member Enters the Stratosphere Please enjoy this complimentary edition of Wasn’t That Special – every few episodes we will release for free so you can hear what you’re missing out on by not being a paid subscriber. To do so and unlock all 30-plus of our episodes, simply… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 29 (2003-04)
SNL Struggles to Find its Breakout Star After Will Ferrell left following Season 27, Saturday Night Live began the process of remaking itself without Ferrell’s star power on board. They brought in new cast members like Fred Armisen and Will Forte to join Jimmy Fallon, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Rachel Dratch, but none of… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 28 (2002-03)
With Will Ferrell Gone, SNL Starts Over In Season 27, Saturday Night Live viewers occasionally got a glimpse of what the show would look like when one of its all-time great cast members bolted. For a few episodes, Will Ferrell was off filming movies like Old School, leaving the rest of the cast to pick up the… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Schedule Update, Show Recognition, & an Amy Poehler/UCB Story
For those of you who are paid subscribers (and those of you about to become paid subscribers!), a scheduling note: due to actual work/job commitments and various vacation plans for your hosts, we will have one extra week before the next episode (covering Season 28) is released. That will be out on Monday, August 5.… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 27 (2001-2002):
Will Ferrell Says Goodbye, Amy Poehler Says Hello, and Chris Parnell Gets a Reprieve When Will Ferrell joined Saturday Night Live in 1995, the show was on the ropes. Adam Sandler and Chris Farley had been fired and SNL was on the brink of cancelation. But then Lorne Michaels brought on Ferrell and fellow Los… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 26 (2000-2001)
SNL Kicks Off the Willennium, Tina Fey Has News for You, and Molly Shannon Bolts Any viewer of Season 26 of Saturday Night Live may alternate between loving it or hating it based on the episode or even the sketch they are watching. This, of course, happens in every season – there are high and… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 25 (1999-2000)
Will Ferrell Surges, Chris Kattan and Molly Shannon Fade, and the Rise of Dratchmentum Who we choose as the greatest Saturday Night Live cast member is still up in the air, but as we enter the 25th year of the show, it is clear that no cast member has been as dominant for as long as Will… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season Twenty Four (1998-99)
There are celebrity cameos on Saturday Night Live, and then there is the cameo that occurred on the show on May 8 of 1999, which may have been the most surprising of all. When a dark-haired woman appeared in the middle of a sketch about Bill Clinton’s activities after he left the White House, the audience… Continue reading
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