May 7, 2023
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Lil Uzi Vert, Pete Davidson, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48
Strike! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
The 19th episode of the 48th season of Saturday Night Live was supposed to air on May 6, 2023, with host Pete Davidson and musical guest Lil Uzi Vert. But alas it’s been canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike. I would’ve been using this space to review that episode, so instead I’ll voice my support for the writers, who as far as I can tell just want to be compensated fairly.
Two other episodes were also booked for later this May, with hosts Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge, and musical guests Foo Fighters and Labrinth. Those look like they’ve been canceled as well, so the Ana de Armas/Karol G episode appears to now be the de facto season finale.
I’ll have more to say about the best of the entire season soon. But in the meantime, here’s my message for the showbiz industry: please don’t make any more new SNL (or any new TV in general) until the writers are treated with a little more respect!
May 5, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Comedy, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Atmosphere, Brian Eno and Fred Again.., Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, Hannah Gadsby, Hannah Gadsby: Something Special, Jeopardy! Masters, Kentucky Derby, MTV Movie & TV Awards, SBTRKT, Secret Life, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously, The Game Show Show, The Muppets Mayhem, The Rat Road
Much Mayhem, Many Muppets (CREDIT: Mitch Haaseth/Disney)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 (Theaters)
TV
-2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards (May 7 on MTV) – Hosted by Drew Barrymore!
–Jeopardy! Masters (Premieres May 8 on ABC) – Some recent great champs offer some more questions.
–The Game Show Show Docuseries Premiere (May 10 on ABC) – A 4-part series chronicling quizzes and challenges.
–The Muppets Mayhem Series Premiere (May 10 on Disney+) – Dr. Teeth is front and center.
Comedy
–Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (May 9 on Netflix)
Music
-Atmosphere, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously
-Brian Eno and Fred Again.., Secret Life
-SBTRKT, The Rat Road
Sports
-Kentucky Derby (May 6 on NBC)
April 28, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Bebe, Bebe Rexha, Big George Foreman, Bupkis, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Jessie Ware, Neil Gaiman, Peter Pan & Wendy, Polite Society, Return of the Jedi, Signs of Life, That! Feels Good!, The Goldbergs, The National, The Other Two
CREDIT: Peacock/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
–Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Theaters)
–Big George Foreman (Theaters) – I like sports, and I don’t care who knows.
–Peter Pan & Wendy (April 28 on Disney+) – I wish this were coming out in theaters, though.
–Polite Society (Theaters)
–Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Re-Release (April 28-May 4 in Theaters)
TV
–The Goldbergs Series Finale (May 3 on ABC)
–Bupkis Series Premiere (May 4 on Peacock) – Joe Pesci plays Pete Davidson’s grandfather.
–The Other Two Season 3 Premiere (May 4 on HBO Max)
Music
-Neil Gaiman, Signs of Life
-The National, First Two Pages of Frankenstein
-Bebe Rexha, Bebe
-Jessie Ware, That! Feels Good!
April 21, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Atum, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, Chevalier, Dead Ringers, Evil Dead Rise, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, In Between Thoughts…A New World, Judy Blume Forever, Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Smashing Pumpkins, The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Mars Volta
Ring Ring! Ring Ring! (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.
Movies
–Chevalier (Theaters)
–Evil Dead Rise (Theaters)
–Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (Theaters)
–Judy Blume Forever (April 21 on Amazon Prime)
TV
–Dead Ringers Miniseries Premiere (April 21 on Amazon Prime) – Based on a movie, based on real doctors.
–The Late Late Show with James Corden Series Finale (April 27 on CBS) – Technically it will be early Friday morning when the finale starts airing. A primetime special will also air a few hours earlier.
Music
-The Mars Volta, Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
-Rodrigo y Gabriela, In Between Thoughts…A New World
-The Smashing Pumpkins, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts
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.
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