Timothée Chalamet has a famous aunt and uncle who got him into LaGuardia Airport but this week's guest, Nick Bihm of the "Dan4Lyfe" podcast, joins us entirely based on merit. Listen as Nick shows the gang his SNL Google doc which includes his favourite Kenan Thompson sketches. Generally everyone liked this episode of SNL which means no one knows quite what to do with themselves. Along the way there's a big digression about All That and The Amanda Show, as well as speculation as to whether or not Max Weinberg and Questlove chatted during the goodnights about what it was like to be the bandleader for the 12:37 NBC "Late Night" franchise. All the featured players got some solid roles last night, including Andrew and Punkie who have been gasping for airtime, if you will. So that was nice. We wish all our listeners a Happy Hanukkah and hope you join us again next week for our farewell to 2020 episode!
Did you miss us? Yeah didn't think so. The Featured Players return to talk Jason Bateman with special guest Sean Patrick O'Brien of Seltzercast and the new documentary 'Introducing...Juan Wauters'. Everyone has some choice 4 letter words for Morgan Wallen, Sean reminisces about how things on SNL were just a little bit simpler back in his day, and Brendan makes an embarrassing confession about laughing at one of Michael Che's Update jokes. But what you'll REALLY want to know is which Jason Bateman movie young Bram attended the world premiere of. It wasn't Office Christmas Party, but we sure talked a lot about that movie considered JB was not on the show to promote it. No one mentions Ozark. See ya next week!
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Musician/dental assistant’s friend Deirdre Crean from the Mike Myers Movie Club stops by to talk about the Adele-hosted SNL. Deidre explains if and how Adele gets paid for singing her own songs on television, Beth reveals the Oklahoman equivalent of a skyscraper, Brendan drops obscure architectural trivia for some reason, and Bram teases the listeners with an epic song parody idea that he will not go into further details on. Plus, just in time for spooky season, everyone has way too strong of an opinion on how to pronounce the title of the movie “Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later”. Whether you’re in Bad, Iowa or Nothing, Kansas, it’s important to vote for Joe Biden on November 3rd. That’s it. No punchline. The world is burning and democracy is on life support.
So many Bs! Beth, Bram, and Brendan return to discuss Bill Burr’s big breakout on SNL! Listen to find out why Beth predicts the season will end before the election (hint: it’s exactly the reason you think), Bram and Brendan debate how worried we should be about the sophomore FPs, and the three also discuss what the show might look like post-Lorne Michaels. Also, everyone cringes when subjected to Morgan Wallen’s apology video. But is it worst than Justin Bieber’s first ever appearance on Canadian religious television? We’re so thankful you chose to listen - your cheque for $150 will be mailed to you within 3 business days.
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Bram, Beth and Brendan return to talk about the first episode of the season featuring Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion. In this episode we evaluate the current state of the Featured Players roster. Learn about our disappointments! Or perhaps it was actually pretty good? It's the premiere so who can believe that. We also talk about our thoughts on how the show is handling recording in a studio during a nationwide pandemic. Featuring voicemail from Gillian Oakley of the Dadcast.
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Reboot fever continues! Following their lengthy legal dispute over the podcast’s ownership (and countless NDAs), hosts Bram Benderoff and Brendan Noel are back, now joined by musical guest and baby in residence Beth Benderoff (no relation). In their season 46 preview show, the trio try to predict just what an SNL season produced in Studio 8H during the COVID-19 pandemic will look like. There’s talk about whether the show’s largest ever cast (20!!) will overwhelm the three new featured players – Andrew Dismukes, Lauren Holt, and Punkie Johnson – and our regret to inform you that the celebrity cameos are at it again. Plus, the stupid co-hosts reflect on SNL’s last presidential election season and how overconfident they all were that Hillary would win instead of playing “Hallelujah” on the piano in a somber cold open. Stand down and stand by, episode 36 on the premiere with Chris Rock drops next! Featuring a voicemail by Bode Sulaiman!
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Original Airdate: November 23, 2017
Bram and Brendan welcome Beth back to the show to discuss her fav Chance the Rapper's hosting stint on Saturday Night Live (that show that we all love). Chance the Rapper started on Soundcloud and our podcast is hosted on Soundcloud. Maybe we can host too? In the meantime, here's the latest episode of the podcast that we are definitely for sure the hosts of.
Original Airdate: November 17, 2017
This was a challenge to edit but here it is folks.
No time codes but I assure you every minute is golden. Thanks for listening.
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Original Airdate: November 5, 2017
Brendan & Bram proper return to chat the 2nd Larry David episode of SNL. We waste no time turning the show into a shrine to Showtime’s new comedy SMILF, followed by all the goodness you know and love. This ended up being a banner show for new Featured Player Heidi Gardner and we’re pretty excited about it.
0:30 – SMILF 5:30 – Me, Myself and I Pulled and CBSTalk 14:00 – Larry SNL Talk Begins 15:05 – Paul Manafort Cold Open 19:00 – Alec Baldwin’s Week 20:30 – Monologue 25:20 – The Price is Right 30:00 – Argument Regarding using Alec in Sketches 33:50 – White House Press Conference – Confident 38:20 – Career Retrospective 42:00 – Baby Steps 45:30 – Weekend Update 51:00 – Listener of the WeekL Justin Gardner 52:10 – Fresh Takes ?? – Luke Null Update 57:50 – New Wife 1:01:00 – Beers 1:06:00 – Looking Ahead to Tiffany Haddish and Chance the Rapper 1:12:20 – Can Seth Meyers Host Soon? 1:15:30 – Jim Jefferies, Jordan Klepper Check-ins and Late Night Ratings
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Original Airdate: October 17, 2017
Brendan & fan favorite Taylor Cotter (host of the podcast Reese's Pieces, about the works of Reese Witherspoon) review the Kumail Nanjiani hosted episode of SNL. It was a banner showing for Luke Null, or was it just a random white guy extra?
1:20 - What Happened to #30?
2:20 - Gal Gadot Episode Thoughts
7:00 - Taylor Promotes her Podcast - Reese's Pieces
14:50 - Kumail & Silicon Valley Opinions
22:15 - Trump Trucker Rally
33:30 - Monologue
38:30 - Bank Breakers
42:00 - Pete Davidson
44:40 - Kellyanne Conway It Parody
50:15 - Office Halloween Party
56:50 - Film Panel with Debette Goldry / SNL's Weinstein Sketch
1:05:45 - Weekend Update
1:09:45 - Hotel Check-In
1:13:15 - Nursing Home
1:15:25 - Listener of the Week: Justin Gardner (Heidi's brother)
1:18:30 - Call Center
1:20:00 - David S. Pumpkins Special
1:25:00 - Host Predictions
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Original Airdate: October 2, 2017
Bram & Brendan return for Season 43 of SNL, or Season 3 of The Featured Players: An SNL Podcast. Bram's first episode recording with a dog in the room. He got a dog! Ryan Gosling is the host of the premiere, all for the purpose of unveiling 3 new Featured performers: Luke Null, Heidi Gardner & Chris Redd, joining still Featured Players Alex Moffat, Mikey Day and Melissa Villasenor.
It's Fall TV time and that makes a good episode of Podcast Television. That's right, podcasts are TV too.
3:00 - General Premiere DIscussion 7:00 - The Deuce/Disaster Artist 11:30 - Bram's New Dog Casper 17:00 - Cast Member Memorial: Bobby, Sasheer, & Vanessa 19:00 - Me, Myself & I vs. Other Post SNL Careers 31:00 - Darrell Hammond - Chicago Tribune piece 38:00 - Sasheer 43:00 - Mikey and Alex Domination / New Featured Players Discussion 1:01:00 - SNL at the Emmys 1:08:00 - Jordan Klepper's New Show 1:11:30 - Show Coverage Begins
1:12:00 - Cold Open - Alec Baldwin in the Chaos President 1:17:50 - Monologue 1:23:00 - Alien Encounter Return 1:28:30 - The Fliplets 1:30:00 - Weekend Update
1:34:00 - Brendan reviews It and Kingsman 2 1:42:00 - Bram reviews American Vandal 1:44;00 - Beth shows up
1:46:00 - Henrietta and the Fugitive 1:50:00 - Italian Restaurant / Pizza Hut Casper sits in 1:53:00 - Papyrus 1:56:30 - Dive Bar 2:01:30 - Wrapup and Future Hosts
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Original Airdate: May 16, 2017
Melissa McCarthy get inducted into the 5-Timer's Club. Bram and Brendan do SNL business for the first hour of the podcast and then Beth showed up to talk about the breaking news stories of NBC's Fall schedule and a broad conversation on the new shows for the second hour.
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Original Airdate: May 9, 2017
We're back after a long 2 month absence, which for some reason was only 3 episodes? The first ever Featured Players situation of a guest recording in the same location as a host! Beth Ann Benderoff (formerly Goodin) rejoins the podcast in a worthy earning of a 5-timer title. We pretty much forget that Chris Pine hosted and talk about Gong Show's Tommy Maitland for hours and hours.
Original Airdate: March 7, 2017
We are back after a month! Episode 25 got lost in the 'This Is Us' crock pot fire (thank you Taylor Cotter for participating). It will be lost forever, and now we have 26. Hosted by Octavia, of the Spencer's Gifts empire. We invite Melynda Malley back to the show, after a 51-week absence to talk Chris Kattan, conspiracies featuring the cast of Making History, Detroiters, Maya & Marty, and that sweet sweet SNL. Have a listen.
0:00 - Basically a Cold Open
5:00 - Real Start of the Show
15:00 - Episode Thoughts
16:00 - Jeff Sessions Gump
23:00 - Monologue, Octavia & Cast Chemistry, Taran/Jay/Mikey Day, Melynda's 30 Rock Origins
39:30 - Fallon as Chris Rock, Trump Hosting SNL backlash
48:20 - Drug Company
49:00 - Girl At a Bar
54:30 - Zoo-opolis
56:00 - Melissa Villasenor Status
1:01:00 - Melissa Continued
1:10:30 - Maya and Marty Status
1:26:00 - Sticky Bun sketch
End of Show Recap
1:48:40 - Detroiters
1:56:00 - News Drops: Talking with Chris Hardwick, Bobby Moynihan probably leaving for a Pilot, Chris Kattan joins Dancing with the Stars and Melynda's Kattan Bro story, Jon Rudnitsky pilot
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Original Airdate: February 7, 2017
It's been over 8 years since Twilight has been available on iTunes, and somehow Kristen Stewart is just now hosting. Bram and Brendan break down this Roller Coaster of a show. Is this a Donald Trump episode? You bet. It's a short one for us too because we had recorded a half hour before my recording software decided to crash.
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Original Airdate: January 22, 2017
Beth's back, Aziz Ansari's finally hosting the show, making him the first South Asian to do so. It's a real good show.
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Original Airdate: January 15, 2017
Bram and Brendan have a disagreement over Sonic Drive-Thrus. Bram 'Boy Meets World' shames Brendan and all on the eve of Inauguration...of The Young Pope! Felicity Jones hosted this week's SNL, which was unanimously thought of on the podcast as a 'nothing episode'.
4:15 - Trump Tweets SNL 7:35 - Trump Press Conference Cold Open 15:25 - Felicity Jones Monologue 25:10 - Beard Hunk 30:00 - Shondra and Malik 34:30 - Theater Donor 40:55 - Princess and the Curse 43:00 - TV Talk: The Young Pope 46:15 - Susan B. 48:10 - Trump Tweets John Lewis 50:35 - Joe Walsh Update 53:25 - Weekend Update 59:40 - Fandango: Movie Interview 1:05:00 - Corporate Retreat - SNL END 1:11:50 - Conan O'Brien Weekly Transition??? 1:20:15 - Netflix's One Day at a Time Review 1:27:00 - Outro
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Original Airdate: December 21, 2016
2 timer Bode Sulaiman returns for our 21st episode on his actual 21st birthday. I am not kidding, Bode very happily spent his 21st birthday with us talking about Casey Affleck of all things, and it just happened to be Episode #21. Wow. What a world.
Bram and Brendan are also here not celebrating their birthday. We are all wondering why Casey Affleck is possibly hosting the Christmas episode.
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3:50 - Casey Affleck Discussion
15:00 - NBC Midseason
24:50 - General Ep/Casey Discussion Continued
31:40 - Cold Open
34:50 - Monologue
38:55 - Dunkin Donuts
42:25 - Gay Robot
51:50 - Jingle Barack
59:00 - Xmas Miracle (Krinklemouse)
1:03:50 - Chance the Rapper
1:06:20 - Taran Killam in Hamilton news
1:10:20 - Weekend Update
1:13:35 - Duck Tales, Dan Fogelman TV Discussion, How I Met Your Dad News
1:22:00 - New York Now
1:23:55 - Hillary Actually
1:28:30 - Mrs. Claus and the Elves
1:30:20 - Xmas Bar
1:32:20 - Episode Wrap
1:41:00 - Plugs and Bode's Rogue One review
