April 16, 2023
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Ana de Armas, Karol G, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL
Captura de pantalla de la promoción de SNL (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
I am writing to you in the midst of an unusually hot April stretch for New York City. It started out dry, but at the moment the humidity’s been trending up. And I just cannot abide that. Spring weather is famously pleasant for its lack of humidity! Ay-yi-yi!
Nonetheless, I shall plow ahead and review the April 15, 2023 episode of Saturday Night Live. Since the host was Cuban-born Ana de Armas and the musical guest was Colombian-born Karol G, I shall translate the names of each sketch and musical performance into Spanish. (Although in some cases, translation won’t be necessary!)
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April 14, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
72 Seasons, Ann-Margret, Barry, Beau Is Afraid, Beavis and Butt-Head, Born to Be Wild, Boston Marathon, Feist, Metallica, Multitudes, Renfield, Rugrats, The Pope's Exorcist
This looks cool. (CREDIT: Paramount Plus/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
–Beau Is Afraid (Limited Theaters, Expands April 21)
–The Pope’s Exorcist (Theaters) – Horror Completism
–Renfield (Theaters) – Cage & Hoult
TV
–Rugrats Reboot Season 2 (April 14 on Paramount+)
–Barry Season 4 Premiere (April 16 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 10 (or Reboot Season 2) Premiere (April 20 on Paramount+) – This DOESN’T suck!
Music
-Ann-Margret, Born to Be Wild
-Feist, Multitudes
-Metallica, 72 Seasons
Sports
-Boston Marathon (April 17 on ESPN)
April 9, 2023
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Jonas Brothers, Molly Shannon, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48
She’s more than 50! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Here’s the good word: in April 2023, Molly Shannon returned to her Saturday Night Live stomping grounds to host the show. She’s done this before, and we’re glad to have her back. Unlike Molly, the Jonas Brothers were never SNL cast members, but like Molly, they have previously appeared on the show prior to this episode.
Since this episode aired on Easter Weekend, I will be resurrecting my reviewing method for the first episode of this season, in which I used one (1) word per sketch.
I watched much of this episode with my family – it was Easter, after all!
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April 7, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Air, Ellie Goulding, Higher Than Heaven, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Mythologies, Single Drunk Female, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Thomas Bangalter
HOW Single, Drunk, and Female is she?! (CREDIT: Sami Drasin/Freeform)
SOFIA BLACK-D’ELIA
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Air (Theaters)
–How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Theaters)
–The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Theaters)
TV
–Single Drunk Female Season 2 Premiere (April 12 on Freeform) – I really liked the first season of this show!
Music
-Ellie Goulding, Higher Than Heaven
-Thomas Bangalter, Mythologies – A soundtrack to a ballet.
April 2, 2023
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Diana Gordon, Lil Yachty, Quinta Brunson, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48
Say “Broccoli!” (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Happy April! And I mean that.
It’s officially on the record that the 16th episode of the 48th season of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Abbott Elementary creator-star Quinta Brunson, with musical guest Miles Parks McCollum, who of course goes by the stage name “Lil Yachty.”
Since this episode began airing on April 1, I will review each sketch by saying something UNTRUE about how I felt and then follow that up with a declaration of “April Fools!” Practical jokes can be cruel if not everyone is in on the joke, so I wanted to be fully transparent.
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March 31, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Sports, Television
A Thousand and One, Boygenius, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Plays Well with Others, Podcasts, Schmigadoon!, The Masters, The Record, This is Jeopardy, This is Jeopardy! The Story of America's Favorite Quiz Show
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Theaters)
–A Thousand and One (Theaters)
TV
–Schmigadoon! Season 2 Premiere (April 5 on Apple TV+)
Music
-Boygenius, The Record
-Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Plays Well with Others – This came out last week.
Sports
-The Masters (April 6-9 on ESPN and CBS)
Podcasts
–This is Jeopardy! The Story of America’s Favorite Quiz Show – A historical look back.
March 24, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
A Good Person, American Dad!, Depeche Mode, Did you know that there's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, John Wick: Chapter 4, Lana del Rey, Memento Mori, RIverdale, Succession
Still Daddy after all these years (CREDIT: TBS/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
–A Good Person (Theaters)
–John Wick: Chapter 4 (Theaters)
TV
–Succession Season 4 Premiere (March 26 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
–American Dad! Season 20 Premiere (March 27 on TBS) – This show is such a blessing.
–Riverdale Season 7 Premiere (March 29 on The CW) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Depeche Mode, Memento Mori
-Lana Del Rey, Did you know that there’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
March 17, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Digman!, Forever, Lucky Hank, M83, Moving On, On Top of the Covers, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Songs of Surrender, T-Pain, U2
Just look at how lucky Hank is! (CREDIT: Sergei Bachlakov/AMC)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Moving On (Theaters) – The latest from Tomlin and Fonda!
–Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Theaters)
TV
–Lucky Hank Series Premiere (March 19 on AMC) – Bob Odenkirk is stuck in AMC… and I like it.
–Digman! Series Premiere (March 22 on Comedy Central) – Animated show starring Andy Samberg, and it sounds like he’s using his Nicolas Cage voice.
Music
-M83, Forever
-T-Pain, On Top of the Covers
-U2, Songs of Surrender – Re-recorded songs.
March 12, 2023
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Jenna Ortega, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48, The 1975
One Thousand, Nine Hundred, Seventy-Five Musical Guests! How do you measure music in an episode? (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
The fifteenth episode of the forty-eighth season of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Jenna Ortega with musical guest The 1975. This occurred on my post-birthday weekend, which is good, because I enjoy watching new SNL this time of year. Indeed, I love watching new SNL at any time of the year, including around the anniversary of my birth.
Since Jenna Ortega is one of the current stars of the Scream franchise, I will be reviewing each sketch of this episode in ALL CAPS.
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