November 17, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Charli XCX, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
How many Brats does it take to screw in an episode of SNL? (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.
Happy Brat, everyone!
Yes, it’s true, Ms. Charlotte Emma Aitchison was both the host and THE musical guest of Season 50, Episode 7 of Saturday Night Live. You may have noticed that she released an album called Brat earlier this year. Brat isn’t just a collection of songs, it’s also a meme, and a lifestyle, and perhaps a revolution. So of course I’m going to review each sketch of this episode in terms of its Brat-ness.
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November 15, 2024
jmunney
Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Beethoven Blues, Bouquet, Brighter Days, Dwight Yoakam, From Zero, Gratitude, Gwen Stefani, Jon Batiste, Kid Cinema, Linkin Park, Mary J. Blige, Night Court, Podcasts, St. Vincent, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Todos Nacen Gritando, Wish List Games
“wish splash” (CREDIT: Prime Video/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
TV
–The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd Season 2 Premiere (November 15 on History)
–Night Court Season 3 Premiere (November 19 on NBC)
–Wish List Games Series Premiere (November 20 on Amazon Prime Video) – New streaming game show.
–The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3 Premiere (November 21 on Max)
Music
-Jon Batiste, Beethoven Blues
-Mary J. Blige, Gratitude
-Linkin Park, From Zero
-St. Vincent, Todos Nacen Gritando – Spanish-language version of All Born Screaming.
-Gwen Stefani, Bouquet
-Dwight Yoakam, Brighter Days
Podcasts
–Kid Cinema – A podcast that debuted last year in which a dad reviews movies with his son.
November 10, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Bill Burr, Mk.gee, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
A moment from SNL that makes you go “gee” (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.
Here we are in November 2024, hopefully enjoying Saturday Night Live, or at least watching it. Although I suppose it’s possible that some of you are reading this review without having watched the episode. Which is an interesting decision.
Anyway, the sixth episode of Season 50 was hosted by Bill Burr with musical guest Mk.gee. Bill’s done this whole thing before – he hosted back in the fall of 2020. This is Mk.gee’s first time on the Studio 8H stage, however. If you’re wondering, his name appears to be Michael Todd Gordon, or at least that’s what I’ve gleaned from consulting his Wikipedia page.
For my reviewing strategy for this episode, I will point out the one thing that I think will stick with me the most in the long run from each sketch.
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November 8, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
Heretic, St. Denis Medical, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
A new show to flip for? (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
–The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Theaters)
–Heretic (Theaters)
TV
–St. Denis Medical Series Premiere (November 12 on NBC) – Hospital-set mockumentary.
November 3, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Chappell Roan, John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
The musical guest’s first name makes me hungry (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.
John Mulaney has the unique distinction of being more famous as an SNL host than as an SNL employee. That probably has to do with the fact that he was a writer during his tenure on the show, rather than a cast member. Although he certainly appeared on camera a few times during his stint on the staff. I mention all this because he just hosted for the SIXTH time.
And then there’s Chappell Roan, who holds the not-entirely-unique distinction of seemingly being the new obsession of everybody I know.* (*-Hyperbole.) I mention that because she was just the musical guest on SNL for the very FIRST time.
Because Mulaney earlier this year hosted a talk show on Netflix called Everybody’s in LA, I’m going to start my review of each sketch with the word “Everybody’s.”
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November 1, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games
A Real Pain, American Dad!, American Dad!: Greatest Hits, Bishop Briggs, Blitz, Doc of Chucky, Emilia Perez, Here, Juror #2, Music by John Williams, Saturday Night Live, SNL, SNL Election Special, Songs of a Lost World, Tell My Therapist I'm Fine, The Cure, The Legend of Santa
Talkin’ bout Chuck (CREDIT: Michael Perez Entertainment LLC/Shudder Release)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Blitz (November 1 in Theaters and November 22 on Apple TV+)
–Doc of Chucky (November 1 on Shudder) – Diving into the Child’s Play franchise.
–Emilia Perez (November 1 in Theaters and November 13 on Netflix)
–Here (Theaters) – This one’s got a gimmick.
–Juror #2 (Theaters)
–Music by John Williams (Limited Theaters and Disney+)
–A Real Pain (Theaters)
TV
-2024 SNL Election Special (November 4 on NBC)
Music
–American Dad!: Greatest Hits – “Iconic songs performed by the cast throughout the show’ s extensive run, capturing many of the quirky, musical moments that have made it a fan favorite.”
-Bishop Briggs, Tell My Therapist I’m Fine – This came out a few weeks ago, but somehow I missed it.
-The Cure, Songs of a Lost World
Video Games
–The Legend of Santa (Nintendo Switch, PS5, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android) – A simple platformer that might be fun for the holiday season.
October 25, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Album of the Year #1 Funkateer, American Dad!, Ben Folds, Bootsy Collins, Conclave, Evergreen, Halsey, JC Chasez, Pixies, Playing with Fire, Sleigher, Soccer Mommy, The Great Impersonator, The Night the Zombies Came, World Series, Your Monster
It turns out that this album isn’t coming out this week
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Conclave (Theaters)
–Your Monster (Theaters)
TV
–American Dad! Season 21 Premiere (October 28 on TBS)
Music
-JC Chasez, Playing with Fire
-Bootsy Collins, Album of the Year #1 Funkateer (Rescheduled for April 2025)
-Ben Folds, Sleigher – Christmas Album
-Halsey, The Great Impersonator
-Pixies, The Night the Zombies Came – Lol.
-Soccer Mommy, Evergreen
Sports
-World Series (Begins October 25 on FOX) – Yankees v. Dodgers
October 20, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Billie Eilish, Michael Keaton, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
A screenshot for the promo of this episode (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.
Hellooooo, my SNL family! Well, it’s time to talk about the October 19, 2024 episode of this here sketch comedy program that we all love to laugh at. The guest lineup, in case you weren’t paying attention, consisted of Michael Keaton and Billie Eilish. Interestingly enough, this was both his fourth time as host AND her fourth time as musical guest. But there was much more time elapsed in his case, as he first stopped by in 1982, while she made her Studio 8H debut in 2019.
As for my reviewing style this week, I’m going to stick with a classic, as I transcribe the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching the episode.
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October 18, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Anora, Fate & Alcohol, Goodrich, Happy's Place, Heavy Lifting, Japandroids, Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue, MC5, Poppa's House, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Slipping Away, Smile 2, Tension II, The Gift of Love, Tim Heidecker, What We Do in the Shadows, Woman of the Hour
Keepin’ it poppin’ (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
–Anora (Theaters)
–Goodrich (Theaters)
–Smile 2 (Theaters)
–Woman of the Hour (October 18 on Netflix) – Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut.
TV
–Happy’s Place Series Premiere (October 18 on NBC) – It’ssssssssssssssss Reba!
-2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (October 19 on Disney+) – An edited version of this event will also just so happen to air on ABC later this year.
–Poppa’s House Series Premiere (October 21 on CBS) – Starring Wayans Sr. and Jr.
–What We Do in the Shadows Season 6 Premiere (October 21 on FX) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Tim Heidecker, Slipping Away
-Jennifer Hudson, The Gift of Love
-Japandroids, Fate & Alcohol
-MC5, Heavy Lifting
-Kylie Minogue, Tension II
October 14, 2024
jmunney
Television, Whose Line is it Anyway?
Aisha Tyler, Clive Anderson, Colin Mochrie, Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, The CW, Wayne Brady, Whose Line, Whose Line is it Anyway?, WLiiA
Still wondering whose line it is after all these years… (CREDIT: The CW/Screenshot)
It’s no secret that one of my favorite TV shows of all time is the comedy improv “game” show Whose Line Is It Anyway? I’ve podcasted about it. I’ve written about it here on this very website. I’ve quoted it incessantly in real life. So having proselytized about the Gospel According to Clive, Drew, & Aisha so much already, why do I suddenly feel the need to talk about it at length once more?
Well, I’ve had multiple conversations recently with people who aren’t even aware that new episodes are still airing. And I’m not surprised about that! They’re not being advertised very heavily, after all. But if you do want to watch, all you have to do is turn on The CW on Friday nights at 8:00 PM Eastern! Or stream the next day on The CW’s app or website.
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