November 1, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
SNL, Saturday Night Live, Gracie Abrams, Inde Navarrette, Saturday Night Live Season 52, SNL Season 52
Inde Television (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
For the Halloween* episode of 2026, SNL opted for an appreciably spooky booking. (*-Well, to be fully accurate, most of the episode aired on November 1 local time. But of course, SNL episodes are always identified by the date of their first 30 minutes.) Inde Naverrette is the breakout star of the buzziest horror hit of the year, so this episode is reminiscent of another outing from way back in Season 7 that started airing on October 31. Unlike Donald Pleasance, Inde isn’t in a movie literally called “Halloween”, but it’s close enough to get us in the mood.
Gracie Abrams completes the bill as the musical guest. As far as I know, she doesn’t have anything particularly horrifying in her discography.
In honor of the airdate, my Review Gimmick for this episode will consist of declaring if each segment is more of a Trick or a Treat. That’s not to say that one verdict is necessarily better than the other: there can be good, bad, or neutral versions of both. Here we go:
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October 30, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Hate to Go – Take Out or Delivery, Ministry, MP3, New York City Marathon, NYC Marathon, Perfecth, Queens of the Stone Age, SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of, St. Denis Medical, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
You gotta laugh! (CREDIT: Netflix/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of (October 30 on Netflix) – But I have heard of it!
TV
–The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Season 2 Premiere (November 2 on NBC)
–St. Denis Medical Season 3 Premiere (November 2 on NBC)
–MP3 Series Premiere (November 4 on Dropout) – Satire of music video countdowns; Jeremy Culhane stars.
Music
-Ministry, Hate to Go – Take Out or Delivery
-Queens of the Stone Age, Perfecth
Sports
-New York City Marathon (November 1 on ESPN and WABC Locally)
October 23, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A Talent for Murder, Ali G: Who Iz I?, Anderson .Paak, Anderson .Paak and Cordae, Bernie Taupin, Clayface, Cordae, Fatherland, From the Dark, FUDGE, Heavy Is the Crown, It's a Style Sport, Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! YouTube Edition, John Legend, Michael Kiwanuka, Muse, Muse John Legend album, Newlyweds, Shabazz Palaces, The Only Living Pickpocket in New Yorker, The Sea Has No Mercy, Tony Iommi, Wicker, Wildwood, World Series
Tuning in (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Ali G: Who Iz I? (Theaters)
–Clayface (Theaters)
–Fatherland (Theaters)
–The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (Theaters)
–A Talent for Murder (Theaters)
–Wicker (Theaters)
–Wildwood (Theaters)
TV
–Jeopardy! YouTube Edition Volume 2 (Premiered October 22 on YouTube) – Michelle Khare, Angela Giarratana, Josh Scherer are the contestants.
–Newlyweds Series Premiere (October 23 on NBC) – Sitcom with a real-life married couple playing a TV couple.
–Ghosts Season 6 Halloween Special (October 29 on CBS) – The rest of Season 6 arrives later.
Music
-Tony Iommi, From the Dark
-Michael Kiwanuka, FUDGE
-John Legend, Muse
-Anderson .Paak and Cordae, Heavy Is the Crown
-Shabazz Palaces, It’s a Style Sport
-Bernie Taupin, The Sea Has No Mercy
Sports
-World Series (Begins October 23 on FOX) – A first-time champion will be crowned.
October 17, 2026
jmunney
Television, Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live, SNL
CREDIT: NBC/Screenshots
For the second summer in a row, I made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Network podcast during a countdown of the best of SNL. Last year, it was the 50 greatest episodes of all time, and for 2026, it was the 100 greatest sketches of all time. I eventually unveiled my picks for the top episodes, and now I’m presenting my submissions for the most commendable sketches.
The biggest challenge with my episode ranking was managing to stretch it out to 50, but with sketches, the struggle was the exact opposite. I could have easily kept going to make it a top 200 or even 300 and not have to worry about there being any duds. So it was perhaps inevitable that almost instantly after submitting my list, I remembered some terrific sketches that I had neglected to include. In the interest of time, I won’t go too deep into any honorable mentions, save for a quick mention of my 2017 Halloween costume inspiration, Kevin Roberts.
A couple ground rules set by Saturday Night Network that I also followed: monologues, Weekend Update segments, and musical guest performances do not count as sketches; individual instances of recurring sketches are considered separately and only the top-ranking instance of a recurring sketch can make the countdown.
In case the sketch titles don’t sound familiar to you, I’ve also provided the season and episode numbers that they appeared in, so you can look them up on the SNL Archives.
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October 16, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Dopamine Chamber, Fontaines D.C., Holiday Touchdown, Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story, Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Sense and Sensibility, Street Fighter, Whalefall, WNBA Finals
CREDIT: Netflix
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (October 16 on Netflix) – Directed by Judd Apatow.
–Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Theaters)
–Sense and Sensibility (Theaters)
–Street Fighter (Theaters)
–Whalefall (Theaters)
–You Can See Everything (Theaters)
TV
–Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (October 17 on Hallmark) – Will there be a tribute to Ditka?
Music
-Fontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber
Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 17, on NBC, USA, CNBC, and Peacock) – The Dream of Atlanta is alive versus the Valkyries.
October 11, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Rosalía, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 52, Shane Gillis, SNL, SNL Season 52
This episode was packed to the Gillis! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
Welcome to a review of the 3rd episode of the 52nd season of Saturday Night Live. I went on a little getaway for the holiday weekend, so I’m just gonna kind of wing it. Shane Gillis was the host, while Rosalía was the musical guest. They’ve both been here before. You guys know how this goes.
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October 9, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games
A Man from the Future, André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever, Ann Wilson, Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, Beavis and Butt-Head, Consecrated Ground, Fjord, Greta van Fleet, Jackbox Party Pack 12, Misty Green, MST3K: The Rifftrax Experiments, Mud, Other Mommy, Palace for the People, Pet Shop Boys, Pick You Up, Remi Wolf, She's the Best, Sheryl Crow, The Lowdown, The Social Reckoning, Tripsitter, Troye Sivan, VisionQuest
What a Vision! (CREDIT: Marvel Entertainment/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever (Theaters)
–Fjord (Theaters)
–Misty Green (Theaters)
–Other Mommy (Theaters)
–The Social Reckoning (Theaters)
TV
–MST3K: The Rifftrax Experiments Premiere (October 9 on Rifftrax) – The robots are back.
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 12 Premiere (October 14 on Comedy Central)
–The Lowdown Season 2 Premiere (October 14 on FX)
–VisionQuest Series Premiere (October 14 on Disney+) – WandaVision spinoff.
Music
-Sheryl Crow, Pick You Up
-Greta Van Fleet, Palace for the People
-Pet Shop Boys, A Man from the Future
-Troye Sivan, She’s the Best
-Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, Consecrated Ground
-Remi Wolf, Mud
Video Games
–Jackbox Party Pack 12 (October 15 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Apple TV, iPad, Amazon Fire TV, Nvidia Shield TV, and Xfinity X1)
October 4, 2026
jmunney
Television, Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps
Dakota Johnson, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 52, SNL, SNL Season 52, Turnstile
Turning over a new stile (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
Hello! And happy birthday to Dakota Mayi Johnson. Because the date that this review is posting (October 4) is in fact her birthday. Whereas, when she began hosting SNL for the third time, it was not quite her birthday (unless you were in Australia, I guess). But because SNL episodes typically extend beyond the stroke of midnight, it became her birthday at some point during the show.
I was not involved in any birthday celebrations this weekend, though I did have plenty of excitement by running a 5K on Sunday morning. I suppose that was about as exciting as watching the band Turnstile be hardcore on stage, which I mention of course because they were the musical guest on this episode.
As for my Review Gimmick, I shall once again Transcribe the Notes I Took While Watching the Episode.
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October 2, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Abbott Elementary, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Cupertino, Elsbeth, Eternally Yours, Family Guy, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Johnny Marr, Make Some Noise, Meshell Ndegeocello, Synonym, The Age of Everything, The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Verity
I’ll try a Cuppa (CREDIT: CBS/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Verity (Theaters)
TV
–Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (October 2 on ABC)
–The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd Season 4 Premiere (October 2 on History)
–Family Guy: “Happy Hell-o-ween” (October 5 on Hulu) – Streaming-exclusive holiday special.
–Make Some Noise Season 4 Premiere (October 5 on Dropout)
–Abbott Elementary Season 6 Premiere (October 7 on ABC)
–Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 3 Premiere (October 8 on CBS)
–Eternally Yours Series Premiere (October 8 on CBS) – Vampire sitcom.
–Elsbeth Season 4 Premiere (October 8 on CBS)
–Cupertino Series Premiere (October 8 on CBS) – Created by the Kings; starring Mike Colter and Rachel Keller.
Music
-Meshell Ndegeocello, Synonym
-Johnny Marr, The Age of Everything
September 27, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Jalen Brunson, KATSEYE, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 52, SNL, SNL Season 52
SNL in 5 (-ty 2)! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
Let me let you in on a little secret (which is in fact not a secret at all, but rather publicly available information): reigning NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson was the official host of the Season 52 premiere of Saturday Night Live. It was an understandable booking, considering that 2026 was the first time that the New York Knickerbockers won the NBA championship since SNL has been on the air.
As for the musical guest that Brunson introduced, that’d be internationally flavored girl group KATSEYE. They don’t have any particular affiliation with the Knicks that I’m aware of, but they do seem to have achieved a noteworthy level of popularity.
Regarding the Review Gimmick for this episode, it will of course be Basketball-themed, so I’ll say things like “Baller,” “Slam Dunk”, or “4 out of 5 Basketballs.”
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