Podcast Episodes

The Early Years of SNL: S05E04 Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (11/10/79)

What's one way to turn things around after a rocky start to Season 5? Bring in one of the greatest SNL hosts of all time to right the ship. That's ri…

1 year ago

The Early Years of SNL: S05E03 Bill Russell/Chicago (11/3/79)

The professional athlete well is tapped once again as Hall of Fame NBA player (and coach!) Bill Russell hosts this outing of SNL. Chicago, in all the…

1 year ago

The Early Years of SNL: S05E02 Eric Idle/Bob Dylan (10/20/79)

SNL continues to roll out the heavy hitters for Season 5, bringing two absolute legends to Studio 8H as Eric Idle returns for his fourth (and sadly f…

1 year ago

The Early Years of SNL: S05E01 Steve Martin/Blondie (10/13/79)

SNL returns with Steve Martin making history as the first host to kick off a second season premiere! Saturday Night Live holds nothing back as they k…

1 year ago

The Early Years of SNL: Season 5 Preview

Well, we finally made it—Season 5 of Saturday Night Live is here!

Join us as we look ahead to the final season of The Early Years of SNL. The end of t…

1 year, 1 month ago

VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S01E16 Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter (3/13/76)

We're going back to Season 1 of SNL to revisit a sorely underrated outing with Anthony Perkins, of Psycho fame. But he is far more talented than many…

1 year, 1 month ago

My SNL Story: Don Roy King

Don Roy King stands as one of live television's most decorated directors, with a remarkable 45-year career that earned him 11 Prime Time Emmys and 8 …

1 year, 1 month ago

VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S03E18 Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (4/22/78) - Part 2

We're back with a re-release of Part 2 of our episode covering the legendary Season 3 Saturday Night Live outing hosted by Steve Martin with musical …

1 year, 1 month ago

VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S03E18 Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (4/22/78) - Part 1

This week we re-release one of our biggest VINTAGE episodes of The Early Years of SNL. Steve Martin hosting alongside musical guests The Blues Brothe…

1 year, 2 months ago

Deep Thoughts: What Happened With Gilda Live

This week in 1979, Gilda Radner premiered her live show "Gilda Radner: Live From New York" on Broadway. The show would eventually be captured on film…

1 year, 2 months ago