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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S01E19 Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon (May 8, 1976)
One last VINTAGE episode before we leave "The Early Years of SNL" and move into the Jean Doumanian season.
Late in Season 1, Madeline Kahn hosted for …
5 months, 1 week ago
Deep Thoughts: Remembering Anne Beatts
Today we remember original SNL writer, Anne Beatts. Coming to Saturday Night Live by way of The National Lampoon, she was both a vital voice and powe…
5 months, 1 week ago
Cut For Time: Andy Kaufman's Bizarre "Funhouse"
Awhile back, during our Season Five look back, we wanted to do a "Deep Thoughts" episode on the Andy Kaufman special, Andy's Funhouse, which aired in…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus Preview: Reviewing Who (A Doctor Who Podcast)
This week, we wanted to showcase a different podcast. From our editor, Will, comes his own podcast - Reviewing Who.
Brothers Will, Pat, and Tom journe…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Deep Thoughts: When Fridays Challenged Saturday Night Live
In the spring of 1980, Saturday Night Live finally met its first competitor. Desperate to steal a piece of the late night comedy pie, ABC premiered i…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S03E20 Buck Henry/Sun Ra (May 20, 1978)
Five years ago today, we lost one of the original writers of SNL—the amazing Anne Beatts. One of only two female writers on the staff when the show b…
6 months ago
The Early Years of SNL: Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Part 2)
Our look back at Saturday Night Live’s original era has come to an end. We wrap up our final episode of The Early Years of SNL, looking back at all f…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Early Years of SNL: Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Part 1)
We made it! Our look back on the original era of Saturday Night Live comes to a close. We’ve revisited every episode, talked about every sketch, disc…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Deep Thoughts: SNL Without Lorne Michaels
A companion to our discussion about the end of the original era of SNL, we talk with biographer Susan Morrison about Lorne Michaels’ side of things. …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Deep Thoughts: The End of SNL?
Why did Lorne Michaels leave SNL? How hard did NBC try to keep him? Did a future US senator really sabotage everything?
Saturday Night Live historians…
6 months, 3 weeks ago