April 13, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Jon Hamm, Lizzo, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
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!
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April 11, 2025
jmunney
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
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.
April 6, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Jack Black, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
a group of April Foolz (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 April, everybody! And I’m not fooling when I say that.
The reason I’ve assembled you all here today is to convene in the wake of the April 5, 2025 episode of Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by Jack Black, along with the two-for-one musical guest combo of Elton John and Brandi Carlile. It’s been 19 years and 4 months since Mr. Black last hosted, and that was one of my favorite SNL episodes ever. As for Mr. John and Mrs. Carlile, they’ve both graced the 30 Rock stage with their presence before, but never yet combining forces! So there’s plenty worth getting excited about here.
Since this is the first episode of April this year, I’m going to take inspiration from that old axiom of “April showers bring May flowers” and review each sketch and segment by concluding whether they’re more like showers, or more like flowers. That’s not to say that one is good and the other is bad – instead, it all depends on all the context.
And, away… we… go:
Trump Tariff Speech: More than a shower, this is a steady rain that keeps on persisting.
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April 4, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
A Minecraft Movie, Black Mirror, Brandi Carlile, Bunky Becky Birthday Boy, David Longstreth, Dirty Projectors, Djo, Elton John, Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Sleigh Bells, Song of the Earth, stargaze, The Crux, The Handmaid's Tale, The Luckiest Man in America, The Masters, Who Believes in Angels?
I knew that one day I would look in the mirror and see Paul Giamatti looking back at me (CREDIT: John Wall/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
–The Luckiest Man in America (Theaters)
–A Minecraft Movie (Theaters)
TV
–The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 (April 8 on Hulu) – Final Season Alert!
–Black Mirror Season 7 (April 10 on Netflix) – I still haven’t finished Season 6, though!
Music
-Dirty Projectors, David Longstreth, & stargaze, Song of the Earth
-Djo, The Crux
-Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels?
-Sleigh Bells, Bunky Becky Birthday Boy
Sports
-The Masters (April 10-13 on ESPN, Paramount+, and CBS) – Will Rory McIlroy finally win this year?
March 30, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Mikey Madison, Morgan Wallen, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
three human beings standing on a TV stage looking at the camera (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.
March 2025 is almost March Twenty-Twenty-Goodbye, but there was still time for SNL to get one more new episode in this month. Serving as Mrs. The Host was Freshly Minted Academy Award Oscar Winner Mikaela Madison Rosberg (better known as Mikey), and checking in as the Music Dude was Morgan Wallen. This was her first time on Studio 8H, while he was previously there one time before, and almost there one other time before that.
I’m getting over what I believe is a cold, so I’m going to revisit a reliably reliable reviewing strategy and review this episode by transcribing the notes I took while watching.
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March 21, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Ash, Benny Blanco, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women), I Said I Love You First, Is, Japanese Breakfast, Lola Kirke, Misericordia, My Morning Jacket, Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Snow White, Snow White 2025, The Conners, Trailblazer
That depends on what the definition of the album “Is” is
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Ash (Theaters) – Trippy-looking space movie directed by Flying Lotus.
–Misericordia (Theaters)
–Snow White (Theaters) – Starring Rachel Zegler as Snow.
TV
–The Conners Season 7 Premiere (March 26 on ABC) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, I Said I Love You First
-Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)
-Lola Kirke, Trailblazer
-My Morning Jacket, Is
March 9, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Lady GaGa, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, SNL, SNL Season 50
Talkin’ ’bout the goo-goo, talkin’ ’bout the Gaga (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’s the deal: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (better known by her stage name Lady Gaga) has memorably appeared multiple times on the sketch and variety show Saturday Night Live. And she did it again on the episode that began airing on March 8, 2025. Indeed, she served as both the host and the musical guest. She can’t help but keep herself busy, I reckon.
Because this episode aired on the eve of my birthday, and I’m writing the review on my birthday, I will be reviewing it by determining what was the most *festive* part of each segment.
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March 7, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
$100000 Pyramid, Curious Ruminant, Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, In the Lost Lands, Jethro Tull, Lady GaGa, Mayhem, Mickey 17, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Queen of the Ring, The Righteous Gemstones
Good to know! (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
–In the Lost Lands (Theaters)
–Mickey 17 (Theaters)
–On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Theaters)
–Queen of the Ring (Theaters) – Starring Arrow alum Emily Bett Rickards.
TV
–The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (March 9 on ABC)
–The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 Premiere (March 9 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
–Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney Series Premiere (March 12 on Netflix) – Streaming each Wednesday for 12 weeks in a row.
Music
-Jethro Tull, Curious Ruminant
-Lady Gaga, Mayhem
March 2, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 50, Shane Gillis, SNL, SNL Season 50, Tate McRae
Something seems fishy* (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
*-That’s a pun based on the host’s last name
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
It’s a case of the Terrible Twos! Shane Gillis and Tate McRae are both in their SNL Toddler Era, as they simultaneously make their sophomore guest appearances on the March 1, 2025 episode.
Since this is the first episode after the 50th anniversary special, I’m going to review it by discussing whether or not I think each segment will end up being spotlighted in the 100th anniversary special.
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March 1, 2025
jmunney
Awards Shows, Cinema, Oscars, Television
97th Academy Awards, 97th Oscars, Academy Awards, Conclave, Oscar Predictions, Oscars
The votes haven been tabulated (CREDIT: Focus Features/Screenshot)
Okay, now I’m going to guess who and what I think will win at the 97th Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, and you’re in luck, because I’m also going to reveal who I would select if I had a ballot.
Best Picture
Prediction: Conclave
Preference: Conclave
Best Director
Prediction: Sean Baker
Preference: Coralie Fargeat
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