Episode 95 - Season 50 Wrap-up

[00:00:06] It's the Ten to One Podcast with your host Brad Oman, featuring Ben Conowitz and Nate Lauchs. And here's the podcast! Hey everyone, do you guys remember us or not? Hey, hi. Let us know in the comments. It's a brand new podcast. Back in the day we had an SNL podcast where we talked about sketch comedy.

[00:00:30] So it's been nine years since the show ended, the 50th season, and we're finally gonna get around to this recap that we've been waiting. But it's worth the wait because I've spent minutes preparing this. Oh boy, yeah, you are a piece of shit. I dove deep and I looked at Vulture.com and I just recreated their list exactly. But no, what we're gonna do here, we're gonna recap... We're talking about the legendary Season 50! Favorite things from Season 50.

[00:00:59] Oh wait, Season 50? Yeah, whole season. The whole thing? The one that ended with the Johansson lady. Oh, okay, I'm in. And started with the Jean Smart lady. It started with the... It's been so long! Somebody, I can't remember. I can't remember. Of course, even though the 50th anniversary special was this year, we did not include the 50th anniversary special in our... I have to redo my list. ...in our... ...considerations. We didn't. Did you? I mean there might be something in there, but I don't know. No, I didn't. It's a special thing. Yeah, I was...

[00:01:28] But why not though? There's some good stuff there. Yeah, there is, but it's an anniversary special. We talked about the regular stuff. I was saying there's some good stuff in there that we think we should talk about. Cheese Louise, pepper cheese, man. We talked about this. You just don't get it anymore. Oh, you're such an old man. Okay. Give it the times, Pop! You're such an old bitch! Whoa! Sorry. This is not go flick yourself. I can say bitch. I can say it on network television. No, you can't actually. Yes, you can. No, you can't. No, you can't. No. What? They just took it away. Who's they? The censors.

[00:01:59] Okay. It's season 50. We've been literally like when we started this podcast. 50 years ago. I think season 47 was when we started this. We already had it in mind that season 50 was coming up, right? Mm-hmm. We kind of had that conversation. Let's talk a little bit about did you think season 50 met the moment? Right. I really do think that it did. Yeah. I think that they did a good... Obviously, the 50th anniversary was the big thing to celebrate, but they had so many

[00:02:27] consistent, surprising guest stars, much more than they normally do in any given season. They were clearly having fun, bringing Mike Myers back for a run, bringing back Dana Carvey for a run. I mean, David Spade showed up. People showed up. Yeah. Plenty of people showed up in guest capacities even more than you would expect because it was the 50th season. So everyone was excited. You know, you've got sketches that randomly had people. Melissa McCarthy shows up and you just... People not in their episode, you know, not hosting, just showing up. Yeah. We love seeing that.

[00:02:56] I mean, just love seeing Dwayne Wade on stage just randomly. Like, just crazy shit like that happened all year long. All right. I'm going to go through each episode. No, no, no. Real quick. And I just want you guys... I want you to think of a sound effect, right? Eh. You know, just give me a sound effect for each episode real quick. Gene Smart episode. Eh. Eh. Because I was so excited. Yeah. And it was like, looking back, I'm like, Gene Smart, huh? Okay, that's... She was sick though. Yeah. Oh, really? Yeah.

[00:03:26] I didn't know that. She was fighting... You should have told that when we did the podcast. Yeah, that would be good to know. I don't think I found it out until like a couple weeks after or something like that. All right. Nate Bergazzi. Yeah. I like this one. Ariana Grande. Yeah. Yes. Yes. All right. Now, I want to be very clear. That sounded sexual. Yes. Yeah. I wasn't sure where this was going to go for. Goosh. No, in no way, shape or form. I mean, she's a theater kid and it was so fun to watch that episode. So say that sound effect again. I don't wanna.

[00:03:55] Actually, I don't wanna. Yeah, yeah. Papa like. Like what? No. No, it was awesome. Make your ponytail tighter. No, stop. She was great. Michael Keaton. Yeah. I love that that was like in harmony. All right. John Mulaney. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Bill Burr. Yeah. Really? I mean, it's just. He was good. He was good. The sketches weren't that great. The sketches weren't great around him and I don't know. There's wasted opportunity in my thoughts. Charlie XCS. Oof.

[00:04:25] No. I thought it was actually better than we thought. Yeah. I think very much right. I might be misremembering. Please don't destroy the SNL Digital Short. So that was the mean cute. Yeah. So that was great. SNL Digital Short, The Calling the Cops. Yeah. Okay. All right. Maybe I'm just thinking about. Maybe I'm thinking about Bowen Yang's sketch. Probably. The Charlie XCS chalk show or whatever that I hate. Yeah. Because Charlie XCS was pretty good. Okay. But some of the sketches weren't great. Maybe I'm just misremembering. Paul Muskell. Oof. Oof. That was a.

[00:04:54] I didn't care for that one. Yeah. But were you jealous? A little bit. Okay. Chris Rock. Man. Oof. Oof. Martin Short. Yeah. Just like. Maybe I want to know how much we love Martin Short. If you say, oh, Martin Short signed a contract. He'll be back every year until he dies. You're going to hear the most satisfied noise come out of me. Are you kidding me? Oh, God. Yes. Yes. No. Oh, no. More like, all right. Like, we're on solid footing.

[00:05:23] That's not your most satisfied sound. Martin Short though. And Steve Martin both, but are going to be one of those like actors that when they die, I will be sad. Yeah. No, I'll be sad for a while. Like, it'll just be. Life is different. It'll be Schwarzenegger for me first. And then Martin and Short. Anyway. All right. Imagine how I feel. I met him. You met Martin Short? No, I met Martin Short. No, I met Martin Short. And he'll never let me live it down. Dave Chappelle. Yeah.

[00:05:52] Oh, those are different sounds. It's complicated. Yeah. Because like, I'm frustrated by Dave Chappelle, but that episode was good and he was good in it. And he was good in it. And I don't like it. And I don't like it. Didn't we agree that it was a better episode than we kind of almost hoped it would be? Yeah. I just wish he was a better person. Timothee Chalamet. Yeah. Yeah. Shane Gillis. I don't know. That's very good. I thought Shane Gillis's first episode back was better. Better? I really though, looking back through it again, I really liked that episode. I think the sketches.

[00:06:21] I probably need to rewatch this episode. The sketches hit harder than you remember. The sketches were stronger in the second episode. Yeah. The couple of beers and the mom's dad's house. Oh my gosh. Yeah. A couple of beers. Oh, the Midday News one. Yep. The Sound for Please Don't Destroy. Dear God. Yeah. There's a lot of good stuff in that episode. Lady Gaga. Yeah. So I was probably expecting a little bit more, I think, out of that episode. And again, it's just because I have her on a pedestal. Yeah. And so it's not that I wasn't let down. It just wasn't sky high like I thought it was going to be.

[00:06:52] Mikey Madison and Morgan Wong. Weird. That was a weird. That was a weird episode. Jack Black. Yeah. That's again, not obviously the level of Martin Short, but like I like that idea. Like he hasn't done it for 20 years and I feel comfortable. No. One of the things I love the most about Jack Black is he hit the moment right in the beginning. Absolutely. He just freaking. That energy. He can bring energy like no other. He really can. I think we said this in that episode.

[00:07:20] Jack Black is a consummate performer, right? He is a performer. There are very few performers that can make you feel their energy through the screen and he's old school. Yeah. All right. Johnny Hamm. Yes. Yes. Quinta Brunson. Yes. Loved it. Walton Goggin. Yeah. Actually. Really? Yeah. No, I mean the episode was surprising, but he was all in. You could have told me anything. He would have done it. Scar Joe. Yes. Yeah.

[00:07:50] So really the last five episodes. Yeah. Rock. From April to May. Some good episodes. They really ended on high. Good stuff. This season crescendoed. Would you think this is better than last season? Yes. Yeah, I think so. Were you surprised at how many stand up comedians were using this? I was happy. Definitely. Yeah. I was definitely surprised, but it was nice. Would you like them to do more of that, right?

[00:08:16] Because I think stand up is one of those things where like I've noticed this on Instagram, right? On reels and stuff like that. I follow people like Mateo Lane, right? I don't know if you guys follow Mateo Lane. I don't know who that is. An incredible comedian. Really good. What? Has actually a pretty big, I'll send you guys some of his stuff. A pretty big following on social media, these kind of things. Am I that old? You are. You are. Independent of this.

[00:08:44] Yeah, I don't know what this has to do with this, but yes. Moving on. But I would love to see some stand up comedians. I'm not talking about him specifically necessarily, but like there are stand up comedians that I would love for them to have an option here. Even if they're not the biggest, even if they're not Nate Bargatze, like you get a chance. Remember, Gerard Carmichael hosted. Exactly. Which is insane. And he did great.

[00:09:09] I'm looking back to be like, he got to host SNL as just a, and not a middling stand up. He's a great stand up. Yeah. But only in that world do you know that. He's a great stand up, but isn't universally. Yeah. There was really no huge crossover appeal at that time. Correct. He did have a show, but again, they're giving shots to people. Pete Holmes didn't get to host, did he? No, he's never hosted. I would love to see Pete Holmes host. I would love to see Pete Holmes host. I would love to see Patton Oswalt host. Yeah. You know, yeah, there's plenty of comedians that I love that I would love to see do it. Yeah.

[00:09:39] So I hope this trend of including a decent amount of stand up. I think Carlos Mencia. Yeah. So I, I think watching a good stand up comedian host SNL is only second to my favorite type of host, which is a dramatic actor or actress that you, that you didn't know was hilarious. Brendan Gleeson. You're like, what? Where did that come from? I love that. Finding out that Chris Hemsworth was hilarious. It wasn't on SNL, but just knowing that he's got that gear. Yeah.

[00:10:08] It makes him so special because somebody that can dramatically act and also looks like that, but then can bring the funny. Yeah. I remember being anti Travis Kelpkin. I remember Melissa McCarthy saying Chris Hemsworth was the funniest person on the Ghostbusters set. Now you might not like the Ghostbusters film, but there were funny people in that movie. And also he is funny in the movie. Yeah. Oh yeah. His bits are great. But also like people, she was like, but he just kept on making everyone laugh. So he's that funny.

[00:10:37] It is that thing of when you have it, you have it as far as comedic sensibility. And he's got it. Jon Hamm has it, even though he's a handsome, dramatic actor. When you know how to use that comedy vehicle, it's the world of your oyster. And I love dramatic actors that can pull funny. Who was the guy? Oh my goodness. I'm going to miss. You can cut this. I'm sorry. Who's the gentleman? I believe Tom Cruise. He's a black gentleman. He's a British.

[00:11:08] Idris Elba. Nope. What's he in? He was in The Predator. The Predator? Yeah. Is he from a very sad show? Herschel Ali? Nope. From a very sad show. Very sad show. On TV. Oh. Oh. Brian Prince. No, from This Is Us. Yes. Yes. Yeah. What is I? Kiga Michael Key. Sterling K. Brown. Yes. So he hosted and he was so organically just approachable and there was just something there

[00:11:38] where man, I really wanted to, and I just was on his side the whole time. Yeah. I love it when actors come across as not fake, not phony. They're truly honored to be there and it's not made up. Yeah. He hit that core so well for me. Yep. I agree. I just respected the shit out of him. More of that, please. For sure. So this episode, it's going to be a little different. Obviously, we don't have a review podcast or recapping anything. We just wanted to give some deeper thoughts about what we thought about season 50.

[00:12:06] Brad put together a couple different categories for us to talk about. So before we get that, one thing I do want to go through because I noticed that SNL did this on their YouTube channel. I just want to see if you guys can maybe pick some of the ones that match this, the categories that I'm about to give you. We didn't talk about that. No, no. You don't have to. You don't have to have anything prepared for this. Is this a game? Kind of. What do you think the top five most watched weekend update features were? I don't know.

[00:12:36] Miss Eggie? Joke Swap. Joke Swap. Joke Swap. I don't know. I would guess because she's young and popular with the younger people, would Jane Wickline's stuff be pretty popular? So Jane Wickline on Sabrina Carpenter's Netflix special was one of them. I figured. That was the Chris Rock episode. Right? I mean, one of the reasons they brought her in was because she had a pretty big social media following. Was Miss Eggie on there?

[00:13:06] Miss Eggie didn't make it. Really? Yeah. Joke Swap. What about... So we're not doing anything from the season 50? No, this is from season 50. No, no. From this special. Sorry, from this special. Oh, no. Not that special. No. I don't know. Nosferatu? Not Nosferatu. A mom whose son just got famous. Remember that one? Oh, yeah. With Marcelo Hernandez. That was in the Paul Mescal episode. Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher on Oasis reunion tour. Really?

[00:13:36] What? Why? The kids are clamoring for that one. Baby Hippo Mudang. Oh, yeah. Oh, wow. That's boning. That one was like... And then the drone? Nope. The couple you can't believe are together. Oh, so yeah. Young. Young people. Yeah. The top five most watched pre-taped sketches. Does this include Please Don't Destroy? Yeah. Yeah. Yes. No.

[00:14:06] No. No, it does not. My best friend's house. Or at least if it does, they didn't make the cut. Okay. My best friend's house has got to be on there. My best friend's house is on there. Oh, pool at the hotel. The Waffle House thing, but at the pool instead. No, not that one. This is not a very fun game. You're just bad at this. Was Sushi Glory Hole in there? Sushi Glory Hole was not in there.

[00:14:37] Forever 31. Not Beppo. Forever 31. Forever 31 made it. What's wrong with people? White women. Beppo is way better than that, by the way. I agree. A couple of beers. A couple of beers is good. That's great, yeah. An Act of Kindness, which was the one with... Martin Short's not in it, but it was in his episode. It's the one where Heidi Gardner takes the... Tina Thompson out. Yes. And she's gone all day from the holidays. Oh, that's a pretty funny one. Pip? Is Pip in it? Pip is not. The last one, for some reason, I don't know, I think it's just because this is the culture

[00:15:06] that we live in, was the TikTok sketch from the Michael Keane episode. Oh, wow. I know. It's really exciting. But it goes to say... Hey, audience, disheartened. But also, it goes to say that just because the three of us joggers don't like it doesn't mean that it... It doesn't hit. Now, here's one, the final one. Top five most watched live sketches. And what I'll tell you here to keep in mind is keep in mind the more... Domingo, Domingo. Yeah. So, yeah.

[00:15:35] Keep in mind the fan bases who are going to be like, where they're going to watch anything involving anyone that I love. Yeah. Okay. Bridesmaid Speech with Ariana Grande. Domingo, Bridesmaid Speech was the top one. Yeah. Um, I'm trying very hard to not think like myself right now. Because like, I know what I rewatched over again, but like... What do people watch over again? Was there like an election one with John Mulaney? That's not it. Okay.

[00:16:05] I... What about John Mulaney's musical bit? No. It's no one that you would... Well, then why are we doing this? The... So, the second Domingo sketch was number two. Domingo, Baby Moon. Uh, Castati with Ariana Grande was the third one. Okay. The Maybelline one with Ariana Grande. Okay. So, it's just Ariana Grande. She was very popular. I get it. She's very popular. To be fair, the Domingo Baby Moon was from the Charlie XDX episode. I know, but...

[00:16:32] And then Midday News 2 from the Shane Gillis episode. That was a good one. They're good, but like, again, I could have never... No, exactly. Yeah. When I saw these, I was like, really? That's a lot of stuff that I don't want to... How much do the writers and the cast pay attention to stuff like that, you think? I really don't know, you know? Because, I mean, it came straight from SNL's YouTube channel. We're gonna need more of this. Right. Lauren, I don't know. This TikTok thing. So, yeah. So, that was the...

[00:17:01] They did three, like, montage videos counting down which the... What the top sketches in each of those categories were. All right. Fair enough. There you go. Well, Brad wanted... Well, thanks so much for listening. Brad really wanted us to go negative and say what were the three worst cast members, the three worst sketches, the worst three... Who do we think should be voted off the island? But we said, Brad, we're a positive podcast. We're not negative. We're not doing that. There's too much negativity in this world. We've been saying that... We're gonna stay positive. ...for so long for you, and you just keep on bringing the negativity.

[00:17:29] So, you can do it if you want to keep your original list going, but we're... Nate and I are gonna do the positives. Which SNL cast member did you hate the most? Victoria Jackson. No, this season. Rob Schneider. Victoria Jackson. Jim Brewer. Yeah. No, I don't wanna do any of that, so... All right, but we did say that we're gonna do the top three sketches that we liked, the top three weekend update performers, and top three episodes slash hosts, right?

[00:17:58] Yep, and the top three cast members. Yes. So, let's start with the cast members. Who did you think the best three cast members were this season? Let's hear your number three, starting with Ben. Uh, Andrew Dismukes. Okay. All right. I thought that he had a very solid year. I think that he's definitely now... It's no longer that Andrew Dismukes is coming into his own. He is now a mainstay of like, this is his brand of comedy. A lot of people are used to it and looking forward to it. Andrew Dismukes has come.

[00:18:28] You heard it here first. Yeah. He's here. Yeah. Uh, I... I actually picked Bowen Yang. Oh! Uh, as my number three. Okay. I think Bowen had another great season. I think he is a top three cast member in the cast that he's in. Um, and I want to say, the first season that Bowen was on, I was not a huge fan of Bowen Yang. I didn't feel like he figured out who he is yet in the cast.

[00:18:58] Mm-hmm. And, at this point now, he's become, for me... He's undeniable. Yeah. He's undeniable, but also becoming an all-timer. Right? Oh, yeah. Um, and so... I'm gonna say that Bowen Yang is as ubiquitous with the show these days as, like, Kate McKinnon was. Like, that... That's what I'm saying. At the same type of start level. And I don't know if you guys had this problem where you're picking the top SNL cast members.

[00:19:25] It's hard to not pick Bowen Yang and Keaton Thompson, like, these people that are the, like... That are so good at what they do because, Mikey Day, like, these people are... These cast members are so good. I did. And we overlooked them because they... I didn't try to paint it of the lens of, like, this year who did... Sure. You know, either maintain their level or get better and just... But you don't think Bowen did a good job? Uh, he was number four for me. My number three, actually, was Mikey Day.

[00:19:53] Uh, because I feel like this season, a lot of the sketches that I loved, I was hearing his name a lot as far as being the one who wrote them. Uh, usually with Streeter Seidel. And just... He's also just a good cast member. He really is. He doesn't get enough credit because he's not usually the one doing the characters. He's doing the straight man. And sometimes that can be harder. And so, like, that combined with just the... What he's done as a writer this year, like, I couldn't help but give my number three slot to him.

[00:20:21] Yeah, no, he's in my list of top three writers. The prolific... The prolific nature of his... He's a voracious producer, right? Yeah. You just ask anybody on the staff and they're gonna be like, well, Mikey came up with 19 ideas this week, you know? Like, he just... He's a machine. All right, who's your number two, Nate? Let's start with you this time. Uh, number two for me is Marcelo Hernandez. Ben, how about you? Sarah Sherman. Oh. Uh, well, Nate, I said Marcelo Hernandez, so... Buddy, you know what?

[00:20:51] The thing is, you and I, we operate on a level... We just get comedy. We get it. We know it. We get it. So you hate women? No, no. Not at all. Okay, so you like Sarah Sherman, just not as much as Marcelo Hernandez. Sarah Sherman was my number four. No, Marcelo Hernandez... You dirty dog! He's coming to his own so well. Like, he's become like a star, basically. He really has. To the point where like... In a short time, honestly. Yeah. Almost like an Adam Sandler time-like where he becomes...

[00:21:20] So it's funny that you say that because like, I like him so much that like, I got excited when I saw him in what is likely just a brief appearance in Happy Gilmore 2 in the trailer. Yep. Just seeing him in it, I'm like, oh, fuck yeah, that's awesome. Yeah. He is so naturally funny. Yeah. Right? And maybe because like Adam Sandler, he's also likable, which is a big deal. Right? It is. He's the all American kind of kid, so... Well, he's actually Hispanic, but... No, no. You can say he's Hispanic and be American.

[00:21:49] We're not all American, though. We're an immigrant country, Brad. But he's not all American. No, no, you can still... Part of him is not American, like by definition. Well, no, he's an American citizen. Sure. What do you understand about this? So by definition, he's... What do you understand about this? Not all American. Okay. So Sarah Sherman I picked because it is so hard to maintain that level of creativity and still bring it week out of the week.

[00:22:14] So again, like Bowen is there to stay as far as like, you're never gonna, you know, you're not on your way up anymore. You have made it. Your level of comedy is a brand that we're all subscribing to. But I feel like kind of like the Mikey Day thing, it is so hard to maintain that and still be relevant and funny. And she just keeps finding new ways to reinvent everything. It's a legit pick for sure. Yeah. It's crazy to me that like, she can still go on weekend update and she can still get at Joost and it's still funny.

[00:22:42] Like there are certain things that are incredibly, they have incredible diminishing returns. Sarah Sherman is not one of those people. The one reason I didn't pick Sarah though was I felt she actually had a little bit of a quieter year than she did last year. That's fair. Like I didn't feel like she was in as many things this year. I just remember, I was trying to think of overall. But what she did was fantastic. When I saw her, I laughed hard, right? Absolutely. And that's what I, that's really what I want this list to be. Yeah, absolutely. I agree.

[00:23:10] And so for that reason, my number one is Marcelo Hernandez. You fucking idiots. Oh, that's fun because my number one is Sarah Sherman. Oh, fuck you. You son of a bitch. So fuck you. You guys. What was your number one? Is it Bo Nying? Nope. I picked Bo Nying for number three. Is it? Oh yeah. Sorry. You guys are going to be so upset. It's Andrew Dismix. Nope. James Austin Johnson. I'm not upset by that. I'm a little upset by that.

[00:23:37] I think we undersell James Austin Johnson's performances because a lot of people don't like Trump and they throw his character in there. Just by definition, he does it so well. You're like, fuck that guy. No, there's a little, I think there is a little bit of that. People don't realize how much he actually brings to this show. Oh, for sure. And how much his Trump actually brings to the show and that he brings it every freaking weekend.

[00:24:02] There is not a time where James Austin Johnson took off like that. He just mailed it in. Yeah. He brings his Trump. It's funny every time, even though I don't think the premise is always great. I don't like the cold open. Even if the sketch is not good, he's good in it. And I just feel like we don't necessarily always give him the credit he deserves because that's an overlooked thing that he does. Yeah. He is consistent. That doesn't count all the other things he does in the show, right?

[00:24:33] Also- And I just feel like the dude just as he is, he's an undervalued member of this show. This is also an impression that unlike previous iterations of, okay, that's my George W. Bush. That's my Bob Dole. Yep. This is a living impression and he picks up the new mannerisms weekly and he changes it according to who Donald Trump is this week. That is so different than previous iterations. Like I've got my voice. It's locked in.

[00:25:02] I'm Dana Carvey and I do a great this and that. Yep. This is such an altered performance every week in and week out. It takes effort to maintain that. And so, as you guys know, I don't love the cold opens for SNL most weeks. It was a hard pick for me to pick this, but I thought the dude just brings it and I wanted to give him the credit for that. No, that's a great pick. Yeah, no, I agree. I don't think if I were to put him on the list, I would put him at like number one necessarily. He probably would have been like my number four.

[00:25:29] But for me, yeah, Sarah Sherman, I think that she has such a unique voice at SNL. Even in an age when like alt comedy has come to feel like a regular thing on SNL, like she's still doing stuff that is even weirder than you might expect and I really appreciate the hell out of that. She's always taking big swings. I feel like though that she just wasn't in the show as much as she was last year, you know? I don't think that. Do you think that?

[00:25:56] Like I don't think she was in, I don't think there was as many sketches where she was featured. Defend that Brad like I did. This season as she was last season. I think that when it comes to live sketches, she probably maybe had some more memorable ones last year. But to me, I'm thinking of all the variations she did at the Weekend Update desk this year. Absolutely. Just the fact that she has still maintained this identity and she kind of has her own following within SNL itself. Absolutely.

[00:26:25] I think it's a great pick by the way. We're talking shit here, but to your point Brad, Sarah Sherman changed what the 10 to 1 means. That's in the zeitgeist of SNL year to year. Yeah. There haven't been too many paradigm shifts if I'm using that word correctly. Yeah. She really did shift the entire focus of the show to, oh, it can be weird anytime. And that started with Sarah Sherman. Yeah. 100%.

[00:26:49] And much like Marcelo Hernandez, I think that like having your own identity and brand on a show that is all about the ensemble and like that's a hard thing to do. It's pronounced ensemble. That's a hard thing to do. And I think that she's just done a really good job of carving out a niche for herself and standing out. Oh my God. But also, you're not wrong. In order to maintain that voice but still be part of an ensemble cast like that is hard, right? Yeah.

[00:27:16] And she does it without taking anything away from any other performer. It's almost like when she gets to play in this weird way, kind of everybody just comes around and says, oh, I want to play too. Yeah. You know, it's a very unique talent to do that. And it is hard to have a unique voice on SNL, right? Oh, I understand. To carve that thing and she certainly has. Because so many people just go by the wayside because you're like, oh, what happened to that person? They weren't on SNL. Well, they just didn't have it, right? Yeah. Sarah Sherman has it in spades. Agreed. Yeah. All right. Great job, guys. Very, very different.

[00:27:45] Different but I also understand all of your lists. Like I get it. So those were the best. Who do you think was the most improved cast member? Oh, they were the worst. We didn't do this. Brad? The most improved cast member. Uh, Brad, you go first. I went with Ashley Padilla. Most improved because you thought she didn't do well the season before? No, it's because she had a slow start and she was, I think this season she really blossomed

[00:28:13] and this was the season I think that we really realized like you've said many times before, she's got Anna Gosteyer energy about her. Is this her second year? Is this her first? Yeah, it's her first year. Okay, so how she's most improved? He, what do you mean? Because when she started- Like the most improved NBA player can't be the one that just is a rookie. The first- You have to have an established presence in the league to be the most improved. Like in any sports league, the most improved player has to have a second, this is a second season. First of all, this isn't sports.

[00:28:40] Second of all, the first half of the season, she wasn't doing a lot. And I think that she really came into her own in the second half of the season. That's when she started to stand out more as far as doing characters that were her own. Actually, I'm sorry that Brad feels like this. Doing characters that were her own, both at the Weekend Update desk and in live sketches. I think you had a great first season, actually. She was a great- Rookie of the year? Yeah, sure. Yeah, so she improved. Huh. From starting, not having a strong start, and getting better by the end of the season. Okay. What's yours?

[00:29:09] I thought most improved was based on where they were last year to where they are in the Exactly! That's what it is! I didn't think so. Well, we've got to train you up a little bit on what words mean, but other than that, great job. Actually, who I would pick- You want to train me up on words means trepidatious? All right, I'm going to pick- Yeah, I do. This might be controversial. Okay. Ego Wodum. I think Ego actually stood out this year.

[00:29:34] I think she made- I don't know if before this year, she certainly had a couple sketches, but this year, she became for me, somebody that I was looking to in sketches. She had some standout moments that were just fantastic. And so, I think she improved this year. Even though it seems silly, right? She's been in the league for seven or eight years. Right.

[00:30:01] But I feel like she really improved this year, in a way. A bit of a reinvention. Honestly. I honestly think that. And so, like, I'm excited to see where she goes next year. Yeah. Because, you know, to recreate yourself in a way- I don't know if it's recreate, but like, to add a dimension and a layer to yourself, as she did this season with some of her characters, Miss Aggie, for example, is pretty amazing.

[00:30:26] And I just love that she brought that, and I was just really impressed with her performances this year. Yeah. That's how I feel about Ashley Padilla, too. Ben, who would you pick? He didn't write anybody down, so he's trying to think of it right now. No, I mean- He forgot about it. I didn't think you were going to ask this question. It was on the list that we shared. Yeah, we talked about it. I don't know what we did. Yeah, we listed it, and it's one of the main things we were going to talk about.

[00:30:56] One you could pick is maybe Marcelo. Hey, but you know what you could do is even though you didn't do it, you could criticize our choices, even though you didn't do the assignment. No, no. I mean, Devin Walker was better this year, I think. Punky Johnson, I think, stood out to me as somebody who really improved by not being on the show. Just kidding. I do think Marcelo Hernandez would also be a good pick. I think he got even better this year. If I'm stealing from you a little, Nate, I think that James Austin Johnson, I think I'll take what I said about his impressions of Trump

[00:31:26] and having it being a live impression and growing. I think that it's really hard to take an impression and improve upon it, but he does it so well that I think this year, as impersonating Donald Trump, is even tremendously better than it was last year. Last year was awesome. So I think I'll give it to James Austin Johnson. All right. It's a hell of a last minute tap dance, but sure. Did it work? Not really. Do you disagree? No, I just don't believe you. All right.

[00:31:56] Top three sketches from season 15. What? I didn't... Guys, I must have missed the memo. I didn't do any of this. Are you serious? What did you... I'm joking. Jesus, what a piece of shit. Vulture.com. All right. Let's go with... Should we do sketch... I think we should save sketches. Let's do weekend update features next. Ooh, changing it up. I'm not doing that, but go ahead. Oh, he's just gonna do the other one. That's the one he didn't do. Yeah, okay.

[00:32:24] Top three weekend update features. My... My, my. My number three... Yep. Is Sarah Sherman on the Victoria's Secret fashion show. My number three is Sarah Sherman as Nosferatu. My number three is Marcelo Hernandez's movie guy. Really? Gosh, that was funny. It's pretty good, but... I like his movie guy stuff. It didn't stand up to the other ones that I was thinking of when I went back. I actually...

[00:32:53] It was hard for me because I thought we were gonna allow season 50 episodes. And the weekend update for season 50 had some... Well, of course. Frickin' great ones. Yeah. But it's fine. Yeah, that would've been cheating. But no, I went back and I watched all the Sarah Sherman ones because I knew one of Sarah Sherman's would make it. And the Victoria's Secret one just really stood out to me because like she's so... Like she...

[00:33:18] The way she talks about like stuff is like just so gross and funny, but like it's so her too. Like it's just... Absolutely just her identity and just the way she does stuff. The other one I could've picked too, because I have like a list is... Now I'm thinking about it and I think maybe I would pick this now if I redid this list. Is one of the other ones I want to give is Emile Walken's How Hard It Is Being From This Country segment. Yeah. That was really good. I almost did too. Yeah, that was really, really good.

[00:33:46] But at the end of the day, I thought these other three were just much funnier, so... All right, number two. My number two is Miss Eggie on the White House Correspondents. Me too! You missed the mark here. Number two is by far and away Mikey Day's Spider. Okay, Mikey Day's Spider was... Is the funniest thing I've seen in forever other than my number one. Honestly, that's a good one. That's a good one. Absolutely fantastic. That's a great pick and that's why it's my number one pick. Me too! And my number one pick is Miss Eggie. Oh! We did it!

[00:34:16] Is it really? Yeah, it is. No, he's the Spider one for number one. No, Miss Eggie was my number two. Yeah. We had the same top two. All of us had the same top two. Correct. Except you were wrong with your order. The Spider thing was so funny, so out there, so unexpected. And it's such a unique short thing too, like such a simple premise that was executed flawlessly. It was just perfect. It was so unexpected.

[00:34:44] I cannot remember the last time I laughed that hard, but for me, the thing that set Miss Eggie over the top was it spoke to the moment in the show where it was more meta, right? Because of everything that happened. I think it was more important and therefore I put it at number one. So I didn't put it at number one kind of for that reason because it wasn't funny. It was the funny part. It was what it did for the show. Yeah, it was an accident, you know? And so it was hilarious that it happened, but that bit by itself was still very funny even without it. I still think though everything counts.

[00:35:14] I don't think you dismiss that because it wasn't scripted. Funny is funny. If the dog interrupts the sketch and it's funnier because of it, I don't discount it because it shouldn't have happened. I think it just happened, so that's why it's so funny. But I think you can also recognize that when a sketch is very funny because everyone is breaking and not because the sketch is all that funny. I still look at it at how hard did I laugh. Sure, but like it depends on whether it's accidental or it's because the sketch is actually funny. I mean you're just being a little pompous about that. That's okay. No, I just like to know where comedy comes from. Okay.

[00:35:42] It comes from your soul and your laughter. Comedy comes from laughter? Your soul and your laughter make the comedy. Why don't you put that on like a fucking wood thing? I did. Hang up in your kitchen. You know that it's up there right now. Live, love, laugh. You know it's up there right now, you mother. Is it Tuesday? Mikey Day. Must have wine. So gather. And I don't know where that came from. I don't know the evolution of that.

[00:36:10] I wonder if like one of the writers had like a spider on him and freaked out a little bit. That is exactly how I would respond if I had a spider on him. Oh, 100%. I cannot stand it. Yeah, it's so funny. That was really good. Thanks, Mikey Day. No, thank you. All right. What are we doing? Top three sketches? Top three sketches. Did you guys have any honorable mentions that you want to shout out before you get your top three? I do. I've got two. Go ahead. Andrew Jusmeach singing Soul Sister. Okay. That was a good one.

[00:36:40] I just laughed so hard. I watched it again. That is a great one. I honestly almost the one picked in my top three. Watching Keenan Thompson and Devin Walker just shake their head like, nope. And then just realizing the lyrics. Like what? What? And his commitment. That that song existed and nobody was like... Nobody called that out. And the fact that they did then call it out whatever years later. Anyway, that was one for me. And then the Halloween cookies. The boob cookie. Oh, those are pretty good. That's really, really funny.

[00:37:09] I didn't remember either one. Yeah, that was a solid one. Some of my honorable mentions were Dad's House, the Shane Gillis sketch, because I love that one. The two SNL Digital Shorts, just because it was so great having them back. And they were good. They were bangers. Evacuation Alert in the Dave Chappelle episode. I really dug that one. Which one was it? That's the one where the fires are happening in LA. And so they're evacuating and Dave Chappelle freaks out. And so he's like starts opening up like his secret safes and stuff like that.

[00:37:38] And his family is like, what the fuck? That's right. Yeah, that was good. Yeah, you're right. And blacked that up from my memory. And then Beppo. Beppo. Yep. And First Play with Jack Black. I really like that one. Oh, yeah. That was good. Yeah. What about you, buddy? First Play was in my top three, because I love that one. Spoiler! Yeah, just honorable mentions right now. Honorable mentions. All right.

[00:38:10] I thought... Is this your first show? Is this the first time you're doing it? I didn't know we were doing this show. We just talked about it. Like, I didn't know the mics were on. I didn't know... When Brad says that he's like, it's my honor of lunch, and you go, that's actually in my top three. What are you doing? I just, I thought we were like doing a thing. Fast. Sorry, we're back. I really liked, I thought Bowen Still Straight 2 was really good. Yeah. I thought it was really funny. I thought Domingo was very funny. First time I heard it.

[00:38:41] Not the 300th time I heard it. Wow. Harsh. Diminishing Domingo. Can I say this though? Because I do want... Domingishing. I want to honor something that happened in the 50 year sketch. Or 50 year. I loved Adam Sandler's song in the 50 years. Well, of course. And so, if we're talking about sketches as a whole, I thought that was a beautiful sketch or a beautiful segment. Is it a sketch or a segment, do you think?

[00:39:09] Yeah, because it's not really a sketch, but it would be something that would be like at the weekend update desk, kind of. Yeah. So, yeah, there was a lot of good one. I liked Please Don't... There's a lot of Please Don't Destroy I liked. The... Was it Luxury Flight to Newark? Mm-hmm. That was fantastic. The one Please Don't Destroy that almost made the list, but I just... I couldn't do it past the three that made it were the missing person one with Jon Hamm. Yep. That one cracked my shirt.

[00:39:39] Mother's Day Brunch with Walton Goggins. That was dumb. But yeah, there's some really, really good ones. I thought as a whole, again, as we're going through all this season, there's some just great sketches in this. Yeah, 100%. So what is your three, Ben? My number three was Charades with Mom. That's a very good... I think it's actually Charades. Ha ha! Got it. It's a very good sketch.

[00:40:06] One of the ones I re-watched a few from the season, I couldn't watch them all, but I did remember that Ariana Grande's episode had quite a few, so I went back and just looked at it. Oh yeah, Charades with One was pretty good. The fake doll thing when they whip it around, like it just... Mm-hmm. And the fact that Bowen is playing gay, and like, I'm about to fight you. It just... The juxtaposition there was great. Yeah. It wasn't just about like, Mom gets overly competitive. It's like, it got mean, and it got real, and I laughed very hard.

[00:40:35] No, it's a good sketch. I totally agree with that. Nate, how about you? What's your number three? Beppo. Beppo. It's a good pick. I love Beppo. John Mulaney is an astronaut. Well, he's not. Or well, he's a puppet. Well, John Mulaney is not the puppet. Well, John Mulaney is not the puppet or the astronaut. He's mission control. Sorry, he's mission control. Listen, it's okay. Beppo's the puppet. Did you see Beppo? Did you see the thing you're talking about? Did you see this sketch? I can't believe I'm giving you so much shit. I'm sorry, man. I love you. It is... It's a dumb mistake, though.

[00:41:05] It is... It's also a dumb sketch that turns out to be really, really, really good. It's really, really funny. So... I was so shocked when I watched this. It's a damn bullet sketch, right? Mm-hmm. I just couldn't believe how hard they went on this, right? Yeah. Yeah. It's so Project X. It is. Did you guys ever see that? Yeah, of course. Oh, yeah. I don't know. I mean, viewers, if you are listeners, if you haven't seen Project X, don't. It's so emotionally manipulative and hard to watch. Matthew Broderick and Chimps in Space.

[00:41:33] Oh, I was talking about the Miles Teller found footage party movie. It's also one of those where, like, I've never watched a sketch where I got emotional going. Yeah. No, for sure. It got me. You know? It was weird. But yeah, it's so good. I respect that choice very much. Beppo. Brad, what about you? Yeah. I laugh so hard every time, too, when the ship is, like, freaking out and it's going, help, help, help, help, help, help. So you guys didn't like it, though? No, no. I hated it. No, it just barely made it.

[00:42:02] And honestly, I will tell you that part of the reason I didn't include it is because I felt bad because a few of my, like, favorite sketches were pre-taped and I wanted to make sure that there were some live sketches on my... There's no rule for that, though. Like, we're not having a rule for that. No, no, I know. I set a rule for myself. So I did as well. I tried very hard not to make all of them pre-tapes. I only chose one pre-tape and two live sketches. Okay. So sorry, I didn't. Did you choose all three pre-tapes? Maybe.

[00:42:32] All right, Brad, what's your number two? My number two is Waterpark with Nate Bergazzi. So that was another one that I should have had on my honorable mention because it's fucking hilarious, obviously. Yeah. I love how dry it is. It's so great. Michael Longfellow is so funny in it. Just the way it progresses is hilarious. Yeah, it's one of my favorite sketches of the year. Mine is My Best Friend's House. Great sketch. I just... The song is good, too. Sure. So that also adds to it.

[00:43:00] And you know me, I'm not really a huge musical guy, but like when the song makes sense and it's fun, but also Artie Underground, obviously she's very talented, she can sing. All of the stuff though... What? The reveal is crazy. The VHS tapes, just like the how did I miss all this as a kid? Yeah, of course. Just such... And then of course, on top of all that, you know me, any anthropomorphized furniture or dolls or whatever, that's always going to be funny in a sketch to me. So like the fact that the house is singing itself, all of it worked so well, they did such a great job.

[00:43:29] This, it was either this or the Shane Gillis, or sorry, the Jon Hamm... Please don't destroy. Yeah, those were the two pre-tapes that I was really struggling which one do I include. Nate, what's your number two? My number two is... This is going to be controversial, I think. I don't think you guys are going to agree on any of this, but I was just so happy to see them back that I had to put them in here. Sushi Glory Hole. I don't hate it.

[00:43:56] I really thought this was hilarious. I just... I love absurd comedy and this was incredibly absurd. It was a banger of a song, just loved it. It was a pre-tap though, sorry. But it's worth it because of the quality of fish. I love that song. Andy Samberg is a favorite of mine, so... I love it. I don't disagree with that whatsoever. It is...

[00:44:23] And just, by the way, just to say, how crazy talented are those guys that they can come back and do something like that, and they haven't done it for a while, right? Come back and do it, and it's your number two of the whole year. Yeah. Like that says something about how truly special those guys really are. Hear us out. Hear us out. Hear us out. Hear us out. Yeah, it's a good pick. It's a good pick. Can't argue with it. Number two for you. I already said my number two, it was Waterpark. Thanks for listening. Yep. I said my best friend's house. Yep.

[00:44:52] Number one. My number one... Mine will be controversial. My number one is my best friend's house. I've rewatched the sketch so many times. I've shown it to so many people. You say same? Same. Yep. I love this sketch so much. It's brilliant. There's layers to it. When you watch the first time and it's funny, the twist is, it's like, oh my God. You watch it the second time, there are hints as to where it's going and you pick up new details.

[00:45:17] It's just such a finely tuned, tight story done in such a clever, unique, impressive way. It's great. Yeah. It's phenomenal. I agree. This is the one you're going to hate me for? No, I hate you before this. So just as a... I did pick Dad's house. I don't hate you for that. I think that's a fantastic sketch. It's a great sketch. It's a great sketch, but I can see where you guys would be like, that can't be your number one though. No, I think it can't be.

[00:45:43] But I think that the thing that sets it apart for me is that sketch would have been perfectly good, even great, if there were no Muppets in it. But the fact that they chose just to make one of them felt, and it's the hookup. And it's like, what, we did the meeting last night? What are you doing here? You're not staying. He's perfect in it, because he really does deliver those lines. Like... He feels like a shitty dad. He's a real shitty dad. It's so believable.

[00:46:09] And maybe it's because Jenkins might not be the best person, but he comes across so authentic and it's so believable. I mean, I was right there. They built that universe and I'm all in and I'm laughing my butt off. I remember just watching it for the first time laughing and then going back and rewatching it. And that line about like, after what you did, after what you did last night? What are you doing? It was amazing. Like, I laugh so hard. Yeah. So that's why it's my number one. I'm not mad about it. I'm not mad at you. Okay. Thanks guys. I appreciate your support. I'm mad at you for other things, but not that one. Okay, good. I appreciate that.

[00:46:37] You said some other stupid stuff earlier, but this was not the dumbest thing you said today. Well, I'm sorry that you don't like that James Austin Johnson had a better year. Than who? Than James Austin Johnson the year before. I don't know. All right. Top three episodes slash hosts. Who do you think had the best episode? Hey, hey, hey, hey.

[00:47:04] I think my number three was Martin Short. Oh, really? My number three. I love him so much. I want him to act every year. I just, I love him. What? What's wrong with that? Hmm. Fuck you guys. No, it's a good episode. He's a great episode. He was great in it. It's Christmas episodes. A lot of fun. It was. Had the five timer sketch with everybody in it. I mean, no, I think shit on me for that pick is good pick.

[00:47:34] I thought for a second. It's the hard thing about putting yourself out of the frugger. In my head, I'm like, did I fuck up? Like, I remember that was pretty good, right? Like, because again, I made the joke about. That's the hard thing about being so vulnerable. Where are you going first? I made the joke about being like going on vultures. I didn't do any research here at all to see like what. No, we know. No, no. What other people thought? Is it just me? I think my one hesitation with Martin Short is. Oh, fuck you. No, no. And it's because I did. What are the decisions? It wasn't that funny.

[00:48:03] We're giving you shit. And actually, no, here's why you are a piece of shit. No, no. It's because I did consider it. But the one reason that I couldn't put it in the top three is. None of the sketches made your top three. No, he wasn't in it as much as I wanted to be. Yeah, that's fair. Because he wasn't in the second Sabado Higante they did because they had Paul Rudd do it instead. He wasn't in the Christmas pre-tape which was the one with Heidi Gardner and Kenan Thompson. Okay, so I feel like that. Preach. Preach.

[00:48:29] I feel like maybe, and this is just maybe, the fact that the whole season went by and my nostalgia got the best of me here. Sure. Because just thinking about how much it means to me when he's on the show and how it brings me joy. Yeah. That really does supersede a lot of things for me. Like how I feel when I watch an episode, to me, will impact how I feel about it for the rest of my life. And this is why the box office is in shambles. Well, I really like that new Jim Carrey movie. He's not really in it.

[00:48:57] But I just remember how much I liked Jim Carrey and so that movie's great. Yeah. Cool. What was your third? Number three was me. I'm not doing my next two. Number three was Ariana Grande for me. That was my number three, Nate. Brady Barrett. Brady Barrett, we get each other. Like on a soul level. That was my number two. No, Ariana Grande's episode is fantastic. Almost top to bottom. There's a couple of sketches where I'm like, I don't know. She's so good in it. She's a phenomenal host. That's why it's my number two. Yeah. And the sketches are great.

[00:49:26] Should I be for me in number two? No, it's a great pick for number two. It's definitely better than Martin Short. What's your number two? My number two is Jack Black. Really? Yeah. That is interesting. I dug his episode a lot. I went back and looked at the sketches. First of all, just him with his energy and everything. It feels like he elevates everything. Totally fair. Even the sketches that I didn't think were great, I thought he made them better just because of the energy and enthusiasm he brought down.

[00:49:54] I still think, and this is maybe just me, but I still think that Scarlett Johansson, Quinta Brunson, and Jon Hamm had slightly better episodes than Jack Black's episode. And you know what? I can't argue with that. They were all in consideration. Are you saying this, and I'm not doing it here, are you saying this because truly his performance, his energy did set it apart? Yeah, absolutely. There's just something about what he brought to the table as Jack Black. That's fair. Especially since it's been 20 years since he did it. And again, that is-

[00:50:23] And that's also why Hamm was almost in the consideration too. Exactly. That's nuts to me that you just dust it off and it's like, yeah, I'm like, I never left. Yeah. Like that monologue alone is just like- And I give Jack Black so much more credit even than Jon Hamm because Jon Hamm has popped up 15 times since then. Right, exactly. Jack Black's never even been near the show in 20 years or whatever. So kudos. Yeah, absolutely. How about you, Nate? I actually went with Nate Bergett's second episode.

[00:50:46] I really, really liked this episode and I'm such a big fan of Nate Bergett's that I just felt like he brought it again. They did the George Washington thing again. I thought it worked really well again. It wasn't as good as it was the first but it's hard sometimes to do a second time and get like as many laughs. Lightning in a bottle, right? Exactly. And it was still so funny. So funny.

[00:51:15] Do you think, I mean when he hosts again because he will, they have to do a third one, right? You would think so. You would think that they would. Yeah. They did water slide that episode. Sabado. Gigante. Gigante. I just thought it was really good. That episode was really good. Really solid. And that's why it was Brad's number one. That's actually 100% correct. Me too. Nate Bergett is my number one. My number one. I love that episode. Front to back. Went back and looked at it and there was just, there's so much great stuff in there.

[00:51:42] And Nate Bergett, so many of them, they only work as well I think because of his dry personality. Because of them. And it's so, it's surprising too because you would think someone like that because his range is limited but they just know how to use him and he works so well in every sketch. Also, it is, he doesn't nail every line perfectly, right? No. It doesn't. But by nature of who he is as a person and the character he's playing, you almost feel like the character wouldn't nail the line. Yeah.

[00:52:12] Like when he's in the water park episode, because that's, that's interesting. Yeah. And it's like, he didn't deliver that perfectly but I think the guy in real life would stutter as well. Yeah. Like, so that's why he gets a pass. Yeah. And the, the, the water slide up sketch is a perfect example of why it works with him and it may, I don't, you put Jack Black in that sketch, it just doesn't hit the same way. It's still probably pretty funny but like, watching Jack Black go, huh, interesting compared

[00:52:40] to what Bregazzi does, it does change the game. Jane Wickline is wonderful in that sketch as well but you're exactly right, it's the whole pausing. Yeah. And as a talented comedian he can pause and let it sit and be fine. Similarly, one that I always think about that is hilarious to me, and this just goes to show you of how someone with like the unique range and personality and delivery of Nate Bregazzi can make a sketch work better than someone else, is the first Sabado Gante

[00:53:10] say, is much funnier than the version with Paul Rudd. It's not because Paul Rudd is bad, it's just because Nate Bregazzi fits so much better into that environment. Yeah, I agree. The fish out of water part of it. The one line that is awkwardness. Like, the one that I love and you, I glad you talked about the pausing because there's, it's such a key pause. It's when he, he asks the host, he was like, what channel is this on? And he says like the, the number in Spanish. And he like, pauses for a second and he goes, yeah, I don't think he knows.

[00:53:38] No, he's, he's going to be an all time host if he keeps being able to do it. He's another guy that if you brought him in every season, I wouldn't be. Yeah. Chris Hemsworth fits that bill for me. Like bring him in every year. Martin Short. Short, Steve Martin, Ariana Grande, Quinta Brunson, bring him in every year. I'm fine. Again, if we just saw who's who over the past three years of our favorites just repeated next year, I'd be fine with it. It's awesome. They're so good at their jobs. What's your number one name? My number one is actually John Mulaney.

[00:54:07] I'm surprised you guys didn't like this episode. This episode actually, if you remember right at the beginning had the cold open with Kamala Harris where Maya Rudolph came back and she did the mirror thing, which was, I thought very funny. John Mulaney did, he did the what's that name with Tim Kaine. Do you remember? Yep. Which is hilarious because Tim Kaine played Tim Kaine.

[00:54:36] Beppo was in this episode. Bus Milk, the musical, which I thought was super funny. Sitcom Pioneers, Family Bonds. I thought that was a really good. I thought that was a really good. And then Harvey Epstein for city council. Yeah. I think the one thing that held me back from including Mulaney is you don't like John Mulaney comedy though. Like that, that you've been very, he's been very clear. No.

[00:55:02] So, um, when I looked at the roster of sketches, even though there wasn't, I didn't think there was a bad one. Um, because some great, because the, uh, cold open and the monologue were so long, there were a lot fewer sketches. And so I went for the ones that like, I felt like they had a lot of sketches and they kept the quality up, you know, in spite of that. But why don't you like John Mulaney? I love John Mulaney. He's one of my favorite comedians. But it feels like since he came out like as trying to get like, I guess somebody that's going through recovery, you don't like him as much.

[00:55:31] Hell, the words, I don't respect anybody who's ever struggled. It's not really about the show. I mean, if you think about it, the two podcasts that I have, one third of the host is an alcoholic. So I love alcoholics. So I don't have a problem with that. Maybe we do have to talk about your beer drinking. It's getting a little out of hand. Uh, so yeah, no, I, Mulaney is, is a great pick. Like, he was definitely in consideration. Real quick. Um, I have started doing coke. Oh, that's fine. So yeah. How is that? Cause I've been wondering like, it's great.

[00:55:59] Just as long as you have the will squared away and like, I'm fine. Cause I'm feeling like going for, I don't have the money you do. So like the Meyer, the Meyer brand coke, which is like meth. Just no, no, it's just stepped on. Like you just get a bunch of baby powder in there. It's just, it's good. It's great. It's great. Uh, well that's it. We did it for SNL season 50 guys. We love you guys. What did we get wrong? Who, uh, who do you want to see? Like, give me a, give me one or two next year.

[00:56:29] Who do you want to see host? I mean, well, I have two big, who do we need to see? I have two big dream. Sure. Go for it. That Scott step. And then middle of the year, Scott step again. Tom Cruise. I mean, he'll never do it. It'll never happen. Uh, Leonardo DiCaprio. Oh yeah. Of course. Yeah. I would love to see it. Uh, Bill Hader will never do it. He did it. He hosted.

[00:56:57] I would, but he'll never do it again because of his anxiety. That's the thing is like, I would, I hope that maybe he'll come back every like few years at least, you know, if he's got to recharge and come back into it. Uh, who else has, uh, Oh yeah. Chris Evans. He has such anxiety. Yeah. He'll never do it. I would love to see him do it though. He's so talented. Yeah. Um, I wish Robert Downey Jr. Would come back. He's not a definite. He's never said like, fuck that place. I'm never coming back. Right. It's just as far as I know, he just hasn't done it. Yeah. I wonder if he even has any. Yeah.

[00:57:28] Can I say, uh, somebody that I would love to see do it that I, I don't know if he's ever done it. Steve Carell. He has. Yeah. Okay. I would love to see him do it again. He did it at like the height of the office fame. And I mean, of course, I think he's done it twice actually. Okay. Now that Amy Poehler's podcast is, is big, I would love to see her come back and do it. You know, that'd be fantastic. Again, Vanessa Bayer. That's just for me personally. Bobby Moynihan. There are so many great things that she did on the show that I just miss. Yeah.

[00:57:55] And so even if she's not going to host, if she could come back next year and pop up as the weather person or, or Jacob reading the Torah or there, she did have so many good, good, good things there, man. Has Zendaya ever hosted? What? I don't think she has. Zendaya? No, I know. She did. Did she really? Yeah. I'm pretty sure she was in like the- Zendaya after tomorrow? The first season that we did it. I think that she was- Season four. No, she has not done it by the way. Really? No.

[00:58:24] Way to go, Brad. I could've, oh maybe- Was it because Tom Holland did it? I don't know. Has Tom Holland ever done it? I don't think Tom Holland's hosted either. No, that's another one. I'd love to see Tom Holland. Yeah, exactly. Because Tom Holland has theater experience. Yeah. I think he could do- He's got that theater kid energy. I wonder why I thought that guy did it. I bet Tom Holland is funny as well. Oh, well, here's the thing about a guy like that. I feel, honestly, that he's a good person and he's affable enough where it's just, it would be, he'd be earnest. Yeah. And you know, we just talked about that.

[00:58:54] I love when somebody comes out on the monologue and just honestly you believe that they do want to be there. Yeah. That's huge. And Tom Holland fits that bill all day long. Yeah. And he is like multi-talented. Oh yeah, I have no problem. He could probably sing, dance, everything, right? Have you not seen his lip sync battle? Oh yeah, no. Oh, it's so funny. So, yeah, I mean we've listed quite a few here. I would love to see all of them. Any four timers that could be five timers that we would think of? Oh, I don't know off the top of my head.

[00:59:23] Charles Barkley. Okay. Honestly, would be a five timer, would be amazing. Oh, I would love. One more time. Mike Myers to come back and host actually. Yeah. Yeah, that'd be great. Yeah. So Lauren, we know you're listening. Make it happen. Appreciate it. Convince Bill Hader. I would not hate it if she's going to potentially take over the show again. Tina Fey? I wouldn't hate a Tina Fey hosted show either. One more time. You know what?

[00:59:52] Just bring Seth Meyers back and let him host. I'd love to watch that. I actually really have enjoyed bringing old cast members back. I don't care what they're doing. Give me a Bobby Moynihan episode and I will not be sad. Mm-hmm. I know that Brad, and this is going to sound like I'm doing it a bit, but I'm not. I know you think the train's left the station a bit on these guys, but do you think that there's a world in which the three hosts of Smartless, all three of them would do it? Oh, that'd be really interesting. Is that a...

[01:00:20] I think that the only time that they've ever had three people host SNL was Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short when Three Amigos came out. It's not impossible. It's not impossible. Right? I don't know. Would you like to see it though? I think I would have liked to have seen it two years ago. Sure. Now that they came out with their own fucking mobile thing, I'm kind of like... That really did kind of sour me a little bit. It's like, oh. You guys kind of suck. So have you done any... And I haven't, but have you done any research? Are they actually trying to aim it to be like, hey, we're going to help?

[01:00:49] Or is this just a cash grab? Help what? Like, create a low cost option for people that don't have options. No, I mean... Lots of those options. No, no. I'm sure it's a low cost option. Isn't that what Mint Mobile is? Yeah. It just feels lame. It just feels like they're using their brand to be like, oh, let's come out with a mobile service. Ryan Reynolds has made millions of this. So you guys don't know. You're just judging. Yeah. Yeah, but that's what we do. That's what we do. All right. Hey, listen.

[01:01:15] Like, are they really filling in a gap where there's no service? Like, it's not as if there aren't tons of mobile service out there. I feel like they're just trying to... I'm just asking questions. I feel like they're just trying to make money. Okay, Joe Rogan. What? I'm just asking questions. I would love to see Will Arnett host. That'd be a good one. That'd be a good one. I think, personally, I'd like to see Sean Hayes host more than any of the other teams. He has hosted. No, no, but again, I want to see him now after Good Night Oscar, and he's got more confidence now that he's on this podcast and everything. I think he's a different person now.

[01:01:46] No. There's a lot of potential good hosts. Of course, yeah. I'm looking forward to it. We're not... There's no drought in people that would be amazing to watch host SNL. And we are lucky that a lot of people still... It's still relevant. People want to do it. It's still an achievement. Season 50 drew an average of 8.1 million users per episode. And that's like live users, right? For live TV anymore, that is astonishing. Yeah, it's crazy.

[01:02:14] The idea of getting 30 million viewers, 25 million viewers per episode is way down. You can't do that. So the idea of SNL struggling is not even... The Super Bowl is still the number one thing. Yeah. And it gets how many? Is it 100 million? 100 million. Right? Yeah. Maybe more. The series finale of MASH had like 80 million. Yeah. Seinfeld, 50 million. Whatever. These are the... Friends episodes used to get like 20 million. 20 million. Yeah. But that's not... That's the 90s. That's nice.

[01:02:44] That's not anymore. To get three or four million an episode now is a big deal. SNL gets 8.1. People are still watching SNL. Yeah. It's still very relevant. And this does not even like count the amount of YouTube interaction they get, which is significant in the Instagram and the TikTok. Like they've got a significant online following. And we found out it costs about $3 million an episode to produce SNL. It isn't that much comparatively. Well, they have a staff of 300 people, right? That's just crazy.

[01:03:13] And again, if we're gonna end it on anything, the respect that we three have for not only the writers and everything, but everybody that goes into that show by... I'm so happy that the 50th stuff happened to see those documentaries. I know we've said this already, but watching the true passion that like even the prop guys, well, you know, she said she wants a hole in the head. So we created five to pick from. And if it's last minute you need to change, yes, ma'am, we're on it. Like everybody's bought in. You don't get too many shows anymore.

[01:03:43] And I'm sure there's of course politics and infighting like everything, but it seems like everybody's on the same page for just trying to produce good comedy. And that's so rare these days. We are very fortunate. We're very fortunate for these listeners. I'm very fortunate for you too. Even you, Brad, I love you very much. And I just, my final words, the State of the Union is strong here, right? I think SNL is strong. Yeah. I think this cast was incredibly strong this year. I think the writing was good. There's some really great episodes. And I think that it's in good hands moving forward, even if Lauren isn't going to be a mainstay anymore.

[01:04:13] And who knows? But I feel like the show will continue in a strong fashion without him. Yeah, I agree. Brad, what's your final thoughts? Yeah, this was a fantastic season. The anniversary really made it feel special. It's just, it's nice to have something to look forward to. It's something that is fresh and new and so uniquely produced. I'm glad it's still doing what it's doing. Very few water cooler shows anymore. Yeah. It was interesting.

[01:04:41] And I, you know, again, my two oldest are on Instagram now. They're 15 and 17. And I noticed that both of them follow SNL on Instagram. And so they're not watching the show. They're not as dedicated as I am, but they're seeing enough of it. I love it. Right? Just sow those seeds, baby. And so they're still watching some sketches. Finn still shares some stuff with me. Well, and again, we're, you know, I'm in my forties. Brad, you're near your late thirties.

[01:05:10] I'm, I'm roughly the brides age. Nate's 117. It's relevant for us, but these writers and everything that come on are in their early twenties. Jane Wickline is 25, right? This is not for us necessarily anymore, but it is. They're, they're able to do both. And that's a show that is a, it's so crazy to me that you can reach so many different demographics that forever 31 was in the top five most watched. Yeah. That's of course not made for us. Right.

[01:05:35] But clearly that demographic, it's not like, oh, it's, I don't watch SNL because I'm a woman in my thirties. Clearly they're finding it online. Yeah. Right. So be like to your point, Nate, just cause you're not watching it live doesn't mean that your friend's not sending you that virally later. Yeah. So it's kind of the SNL is, is kind of handpicked for this kind of YouTube thing that we're doing. And it has been since the seventies. They just didn't know it. Yep. Well, thanks so much for the same with us this season.

[01:06:01] We're going to still be here this summer, figuring out some stuff to do. I don't think we have a firm plan yet, but we will. Well, one thing we're definitely going to do is we're going to finish that. Tell me what I'm going to do. The SNL movies. No, we're not. I don't want to do that. Well, you have to. It just sounds like a, we have like three listeners. One very specific listener. Hey, do you guys promise to listen? No one's going to listen. One very specific listener said they, well, we needed to finish the movie. Tell your mom to stop commenting. Simply because we want to, they want to get to McGruber. Oh, that's fair. That's fair.

[01:06:30] But McGruber isn't included. We're going to do everything but McGruber. Lauren Michaels didn't produce it. It's a real blue ball situation. Lauren Michaels didn't produce it. Sorry, he's right. When he's right, he's right. That's not even the definition. It's based on an SNL sketch. Nope, it's Lauren Michaels produced. It's not the list. You're a sack of balls. Whoa. Uh, diseased ones. Okay, that's a great way to end the show. Good job. Goopy balls. Stop it. It's a fun sketch. Goopy balls. That's sweaty balls. Completely different.

[01:07:00] Happy fun ball. Okay, bag of glass. See a second. Um, and uh, yeah, we're going to, so we're going to finish the movies. The next one we're supposed to do is Superstar. So get ready for Jesus. Um, and we're going to just work our way right through it. I'm sorry, you guys made it through Blues Brothers 2000 and it's Pat. That's why we want to stop. They're not going to get worse. So, um. You say that. I do because I know what's coming. It's not. All right. Superstar. We gotta go. Ladies Man.

[01:07:28] By the way, also watch Stewart Save His Family. Not as bad as you can say. Honestly, not as bad as you can say. Yeah, they're there now. We talked about it before. I know, but. If you're new to the podcast, watch this. That's good. And then maybe we'll dig into some older episodes. Maybe we'll do some, uh, some themed like rankings or something like that. We're not going to get that far. Um, but. We only have like three movies left, so. I know. Yeah, but we record once a month. Exactly. We record once a month right now. That's your fault. We have to smooth ourselves. Hey, listen, uh. We're busy. If you guys are still listening right now, I, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

[01:07:59] No, we love you guys. We love you. We genuinely do. Um. Apologize. You should. To the listener. It's too late to apologize. I'm sorry for Brad. It's too late. It's too late. All right. Thanks so much for listening. We'll be back in a new episode pretty soon. Let us know what you think in the comments. Thanks so much for listening. Uh, whether you're on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, we appreciate you so much. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter or X, whatever you call it these days. We appreciate you. Be good to yourself.

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