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Season 50 (2024-2025)

Who Wrote That Sketch?

Date Live Discussion Sketch Sorting Sunday
Sep 28 Jean Smart / Jelly Roll SSS
Oct 5 Nate Bargatze / Coldplay SSS
Oct 12 Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks SSS
Oct 19 Michael Keaton / Billie Eilish SSS
Nov 2 John Mulaney / Chappell Roan SSS
Nov 9 Bill Burr / Mk.gee SSS
Nov 16 Charli XCX SSS
Dec 7 Paul Mescal / Shaboozey SSS
Dec 14 Chris Rock / Gracie Abrams SSS
Dec 21 Martin Short / Hozier SSS
Jan 18 Dave Chapelle / GloRilla SSS
Jan 25 Timothée Chalamet SSS
Feb 16 8PM SNL50: The Anniversary Special SSS

Discussion threads for season 41 onwards


Weekly threads

Writers' Pitch Monday
Live Discussion
Sketch Sorting Sunday

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34

Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy

Probably the most underappreciated recurring bit the show has ever produced. Seth Meyers even shouted it out on Neal Brennan's podcast.

21 Comments
2025/02/05
00:48 UTC

58

Night of Too Many Stars

New York people - stumbled across this and I don’t know if anyone else has posted it, so thought, might as well

10 Comments
2025/02/04
23:57 UTC

11

To those who have been in the dress rehearsal audience for a joke swap episode, what is Colin referring to here?

3 Comments
2025/02/04
22:44 UTC

132

Will Colin and Michael trade jokes for the 50th?

I'm guess yes. It's one of the most success bits of SNL at the moment.

54 Comments
2025/02/04
22:16 UTC

329

Dave Grohl to play SNL's 50th anniversary concert

55 Comments
2025/02/04
20:22 UTC

0

My wish list for first time hosts

  • Key & Peele (as duo)
  • Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino (together or separate)
  • Adam Ray
  • Druski
  • Stavros Halkias
  • Sal Vulcano
  • Anthony Jeselnik
  • Rick Glassman
  • Sebastian Maniscalco
  • Jake Johnson
36 Comments
2025/02/04
19:22 UTC

0

Who would you like to see takeover Weekend Update?

I don't think there are a lot of good options from the current cast. Maybe put Sarah on with Colin for a year while they groom someone else to put on with Sarah? I'm not sure who I would put with Sarah from the current cast, but she would be my pick. Keenan has been around for a while, maybe give him a year of weekend update before he retires. Obviously I know he is amazing in sketches but why not.

20 Comments
2025/02/04
17:24 UTC

158

What are your unpopular opinions of the show/current cast?

I was downvoted for saying Che and Jost have been around too long, even though I said I liked them, and even though they are the longest tenured members of weekend update. I think Sarah Sherman would be a good option from the current cast for weekend update, but I think she would need a cohost to offset her high energy.

This, among other things, got me thinking that saying anything negative about the show/cast is frowned upon on this sub, even if it comes from a good place.

So I figured I would start this thread for people to share their unpopular opinions. I shared a negative one above, and I'll share a positive one as well. Andrew dismukes is highly underrated. I love his sketches. He's a great writer.

500 Comments
2025/02/04
17:22 UTC

0

A musical introduction from each season, sped up

0 Comments
2025/02/04
16:37 UTC

1 Comment
2025/02/04
15:44 UTC

0

Trivia

Not including musical guests like Paul Simon, etc., name the first member of the cast and crew of SNL to write a Top 10 song on the Billboard charts. Can be any chart.

36 Comments
2025/02/04
14:44 UTC

236

The Lonely Island - Iran So Far - SNL Digital Short (An oldy, but a goody. Deep cut edition).

38 Comments
2025/02/04
13:01 UTC

195

BTS getting Ashy Larry "ashed" up

14 Comments
2025/02/04
05:19 UTC

0

2 Game show host names Bill Hader

Preparing to record our next episode of We Heart Hader podcast and I am lost on two game show host names

Super Showcase: I don't recall him ever saying his name

Million Dollar Wheel: Too quick for me to catch. Kinda sounds like Rake Cardigan?

Can anyone help?

3 Comments
2025/02/04
03:52 UTC

287

Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals

21 Comments
2025/02/04
03:15 UTC

20

Since beefing with Drake seems to be popular right now...

1 Comment
2025/02/04
02:57 UTC

115

What's a sketch that's funny because of how long it goes on for?

When it comes to discussing the pacing of sketches, when we feel there could have been alterations made, it almost always comes down to thinking the sketch went on a bit too long and could have benefitted from being trimmed down.

I wanted to ask if you ever felt the reverse of that-that a sketch was funny precisely because it went on for a while (I'm thinking 5 minutes or more), or a sketch you wish had gone on for longer?

Fly High Duluth goes on for 7 minutes, but it manages to be consistently hilarious throughout imo because of Forte's performance.

What about you guys?

211 Comments
2025/02/04
01:49 UTC

67

TFW You Burned Less Than One Calorie

0 Comments
2025/02/04
01:17 UTC

74

Pretty sure I just walked by Dismukes in LA just now

I wanted to say in IN JUMANJI JUMANJI, JUMANJI COMES OUT

24 Comments
2025/02/04
00:42 UTC

4

Pregaming 50th Anniversary Special

I’d like to rewatch most memorable episodes, or at least memorable sketches and musical guest appearances to get even more excited for the upcoming specials! What are some of your must watch moments? I can’t wait for 2/16!

1 Comment
2025/02/03
21:28 UTC

1,054

Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong, and Kate McKinnon backstage at the SNL 40th Anniversary special.

26 Comments
2025/02/03
21:20 UTC

175

Crazy shower thought about the show

Kenan has been on the show the entire time I've watched it and I've become so used to it that I take for granted just how long he's been on. To put his 22 year stint in perspective, if he had been on the original cast, he would've been on the show with both Chevy Chase and Will Ferrell. That's genuinely insane to think about.

48 Comments
2025/02/03
20:23 UTC

8

SNL Experience Missing Video/Pictures

Did anyone else not have all of their content available after the tour? I'm missing my monologue intro and my d*ck in a box video looks like in was taken with a disposable camera with Vaseline on the lens. They told me email snlexperience@experiencenve.com, which I did on Friday, but still have not received a response. Has anyone received a response from them or seen their content come on their page after the fact? Really bummed I may not get the videos.

4 Comments
2025/02/03
20:22 UTC

431

Aged Like Fine Wine - Voters for Trump (from 2016)

3 Comments
2025/02/03
20:03 UTC

5

Guest Performance: Sam Kinison 1 - Saturday Night Live (S11 E4)

Sam Kinison's Debut performance on SNL.

6 Comments
2025/02/03
19:50 UTC

0

Best reliable source for upcoming live SNL show dates and hosts?

Is there a website or good online source for finding out when the next live SNL is and who is hosting? For example today is Monday February 3, 2025 and I can't seem to find out anywhere if there is a new show this week and who the host is. IMDB lists Zoe Kravitz as the host for 2/8/25 but I'm pretty sure this is incorrect since no other site confirms this.

4 Comments
2025/02/03
19:26 UTC

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The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat (Explicit Version) ft. T-Pain (Official Video)

2 Comments
2025/02/03
18:35 UTC

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