CREDIT: ABC/Screenshot
Jimmy Kimmel Live! celebrated Take Your Kids to Work Day by having some of the writers’ kids craft monologue jokes. I especially liked the part when four-year-old Hannah said, “Unh-unh!”
Watch And/Or Listen to This: Jimmy Kimmel’s Writers Take Their Kids to Work
May 19, 2025
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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Scarlett Johansson/Bad Bunny
May 18, 2025
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What is the 50th best things about these people? (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.
Congratulations to all those 50s out there! Yes, the rumors are true, Saturday Night Live has now fully and undeniably completed its 50th season. In the course of doing so, it featured a finale guest lineup of 7-time host Scarlett Johansson and three-time musical guest Bad Bunny. So in honor of ScarJo, I’ll be reviewing each sketch and segment by metrics of seven. So for example, I might convey a grade of “3 out of 5 Seven Deadly Sins.”
Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Walton Goggins/Arcade Fire
May 11, 2025
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Arcade Goggins (also Ego) (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 Mother’s Day to all the mothers in the universe! Did you spend part of the holiday watching the newest Saturday Night Live? I sure did! It’s a great idea if Mom loves to laugh.
The 2025 Mother’s Day edition of SNL was hosted by Walton Goggins, whom you might recognize in recent months from The White Lotus or The Righteous Gemstones. He was also in a pretty entertaining movie called The Luckiest Man in America! Or perhaps you remember him from back when as the primary antagonist on Justified. But I think I like him best for the short-lived sitcom The Unicorn.
The musical guest was the rock ‘n’ roll band Arcade Fire, whom you might remember from their five previous appearances on the show, dating all the way back to 2007. I wonder what 18-year-olds who weren’t alive at that time think of them?
Seeing as it is Mother’s Day, I’m going to review each sketch and segment by asking: Would Mom like this sketch? Now, of course, there are many different moms out there, and not all of them have the same sensibilities. So one mom might love a sketch that another absolutely hates. But I’ll do my best anyway.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/9/25
May 9, 2025
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getting her first real six string (CREDIT: Hulu/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
–Clown in a Cornfield (Theaters)
–Fight or Flight (Theaters)
–Friendship (Theaters)
–Summer of 69 (May 9 on Hulu) – Chloe Fineman offers sex tips; Jillian Bell’s directorial debut.
TV
–RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Premiere (May 9 on Paramount+) – They’re doing a bracket-style tournament this year.
Music
-Arcade Fire, Pink Elephant
-The Head and the Heart, Aperture
-Kali Uchis, Sincerely
-Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard, Tall Tales
Sports
-PGA Championship (May 15-18 on ESPN and CBS)
Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Quinta Brunson/Benson Boone
May 4, 2025
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When Benson met Quinta, and also Sarah (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.
May the 4th be with Quinta Brunson and Benson Boone. Or more technically, May the 3rd be with them. But May the 4th be with me, and with all my readers, because I watch SNL and write my reviews on Sundays instead of Saturdays.
This is Quinta B’s second time hosting, and wackily enough, her main gig of Abbott Elementary is currently on summer vacation, although I suppose she can promote getting caught up on her show streaming. As for Benson B, he’s one of those newly minted pop hitmakers that you’ve probably encountered even if you don’t follow the Top 40, since he really goes after that high note on his big hit.
This is one of those weekends when I annually run a 10-mile race, so based on that theme of speed, I’ll be reviewing the sketches and segments in this episode with one word each.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/2/25
May 2, 2025
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Conan! (CREDIT: Clifton Prescod for 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
–Rosario (Theaters)
–The Surfer (Theaters)
–Thunderbolts* (Theaters)
TV
-Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (May 4 on Netflix) – Honoring Conan.
–Conan O’Brien Must Go Season 2 (May 8 on Max) – More of Conan.
–Poker Face Season 2 Premiere (May 8 on Peacock)
Music
-Eric Church, Evangeline vs. the Machine
-Suzanne Vega, Flying with Angels
Sports
-Kentucky Derby (May 3 on NBC)
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/25/25
April 25, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Another Simple Favor, Billy Idol, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Cheech and Chong's Last Movie, Dream Into It, Jeopardy! Masters, Oh What a Beautiful World, Smokey Robinson, The Legend of Ochi, Until Dawn, What the World Needs Now, Willie Nelson Leave a comment
Keep it Simple, stupid (CREDIT: Amazon MGM Studios)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie (Theaters)
–The Legend of Ochi (Theaters)
–Until Dawn (Theaters)
–Another Simple Favor (May 1 on Amazon Prime)
TV
–Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (April 30 on ABC)
–Jeopardy! Masters Season 3 Premiere (April 30 on ABC)
Music
-Billy Idol, Dream Into It – Featuring the single “Still Dancing.”
-Willie Nelson, Oh What a Beautiful World
-Smokey Robinson, What the World Needs Now
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/18/25
April 18, 2025
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I’m Boltz-ing to wherever great new music can be heard
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 Shrouds (Theaters)
–Sinners (Theaters) – …and twins?!
–Sneaks (Theaters) – A movie about sneakers.
–The Wedding Banquet (Theaters)
–Sneak Peek Showcase (April 22 and April 24 in Theaters) – A collection of trailers, clips and BTS footage from CinemaCon.
TV
–The Rehearsal Season 2 Premiere (April 20 on HBO) – Air travel prep.
–Andor Season 2 Premiere (April 22 on Disney+)
Music
-Tunde Adebimpe, Thee Black Boltz – Solo debut.
-Julien Baker & Torres, Send a Prayer My Way
-Melvins, Thunderball
Sports
-Boston Marathon (April 21 on ESPN2)
Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Jon Hamm/Lizzo
April 13, 2025
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About last night… (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 go, it’s time to review another episode of Saturday Night Live! And just like last week’s edition, we’ve got a dude hosting for the fourth time after more than a decade since his third. But unlike Thomas Jacob Black, Jonathan Daniel Hamm has made plenty of cameo appearances in the intervening period. And as for the songs, well, fourth time’s clearly the charm, because Melissa Jefferson (better known as Lizzo) is also making her fourth appearance as musical guest.
In honor of one of Jon Hamm’s most classic SNL sketches, I’m going to review each segment of this episode by declaring if it’s More Hammy or More Bubbly. One isn’t necessarily better than the other, it all depends on the context!
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/11/25
April 11, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television And the Adjacent Possible, Bon Iver, Doctor Who, Drop, OK Go, One to One: John & Yoko, Röyksopp, SABLE fABLE, Sacrameto, The Amateur, True Electric, Warfare, WNBA Draft Leave a comment
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 Amateur (Theaters)
–Drop (Theaters)
–One to One: John & Yoko (IMAX Theaters)
–Sacramento (Theaters)
–Warfare (Theaters)
TV
–Doctor Who Season 15 Premiere (April 12 on Disney+)
Music
-Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE
-OK Go, And the Adjacent Possible
-Röyksopp, True Electric – Oh man, remember these guys back in the day?
Sports
-WNBA Draft (April 14 on ESPN) – Checking out who’s going to be picked.
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