October 17, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, Television
Saturday Night Live, SNL
CREDIT: NBC/Screenshots
For the second summer in a row, I made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Network podcast during a countdown of the best of SNL. Last year, it was the 50 greatest episodes of all time, and for 2026, it was the 100 greatest sketches of all time. I eventually unveiled my picks for the top episodes, and now I’m presenting my submissions for the most commendable sketches.
The biggest challenge with my episode ranking was managing to stretch it out to 50, but with sketches, the struggle was the exact opposite. I could have easily kept going to make it a top 200 or even 300 and not have to worry about there being any duds. So it was perhaps inevitable that almost instantly after submitting my list, I remembered some terrific sketches that I had neglected to include. In the interest of time, I won’t go too deep into any honorable mentions, save for a quick mention of my 2017 Halloween costume inspiration, Kevin Roberts.
A couple ground rules set by Saturday Night Network that I also followed: monologues, Weekend Update segments, and musical guest performances do not count as sketches; individual instances of recurring sketches are considered separately and only the top-ranking instance of a recurring sketch can make the countdown.
In case the sketch titles don’t sound familiar to you, I’ve also provided the season and episode numbers that they appeared in, so you can look them up on the SNL Archives.
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October 11, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Rosalía, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 52, Shane Gillis, SNL, SNL Season 52
This episode was packed to the Gillis! (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.
Welcome to a review of the 3rd episode of the 52nd season of Saturday Night Live. I went on a little getaway for the holiday weekend, so I’m just gonna kind of wing it. Shane Gillis was the host, while Rosalía was the musical guest. They’ve both been here before. You guys know how this goes.
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October 4, 2026
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Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Dakota Johnson, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 52, SNL, SNL Season 52, Turnstile
Turning over a new stile (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.
Hello! And happy birthday to Dakota Mayi Johnson. Because the date that this review is posting (October 4) is in fact her birthday. Whereas, when she began hosting SNL for the third time, it was not quite her birthday (unless you were in Australia, I guess). But because SNL episodes typically extend beyond the stroke of midnight, it became her birthday at some point during the show.
I was not involved in any birthday celebrations this weekend, though I did have plenty of excitement by running a 5K on Sunday morning. I suppose that was about as exciting as watching the band Turnstile be hardcore on stage, which I mention of course because they were the musical guest on this episode.
As for my Review Gimmick, I shall once again Transcribe the Notes I Took While Watching the Episode.
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September 27, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Jalen Brunson, KATSEYE, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 52, SNL, SNL Season 52
SNL in 5 (-ty 2)! (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.
Let me let you in on a little secret (which is in fact not a secret at all, but rather publicly available information): reigning NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson was the official host of the Season 52 premiere of Saturday Night Live. It was an understandable booking, considering that 2026 was the first time that the New York Knickerbockers won the NBA championship since SNL has been on the air.
As for the musical guest that Brunson introduced, that’d be internationally flavored girl group KATSEYE. They don’t have any particular affiliation with the Knicks that I’m aware of, but they do seem to have achieved a noteworthy level of popularity.
Regarding the Review Gimmick for this episode, it will of course be Basketball-themed, so I’ll say things like “Baller,” “Slam Dunk”, or “4 out of 5 Basketballs.”
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May 23, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Season Recaps, Television
Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
CREDIT: NBC/Screenshots
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to remember the very best that Saturday Night Live Season 51 had to offer. Here’s how I’m making it happen: I’m reminding myself of every new episode that aired between October 4, 2025 and May 16, 2026, and then I will enthusiastically detail the sketches, monologues, Weekend Update bits, and musical performances that I believe ought to be remembered among the most wonderful things about life in the 21st century.
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May 17, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Paul McCartney, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51, Will Ferrell
Where’s there a Will, there’s a Ferrell (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, we’ve made it to the very end of Saturday Night Live Season 51. And for the finale, it’s quite a lineup, with host Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney. They’ve both been part of multiple previous SNL episodes, and they also both boast sizable fanbases, myself included among them. So I think it’s reasonable to expect that this should be an enjoyable hour and a half of television. Let’s proceed into my review and discover if that indeed turned out to be the case.
For my Review Gimmick for this episode, I shall be taking inspiration from my favorite thing that Will Ferrell has ever done by saying “You stay classy” to a particular element of each sketch and segment.
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May 10, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Matt Damon, Noah Kahan, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
It’s Ben a good time (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.
When Matthew Paige Damon hosts Saturday Night Live, it’s a relatively rare occurrence but generally worth tuning into. So that’s what I’ve done for his third outing as SNL Host. (Of course, I watch all new SNL episodes anyway, so you can’t reasonably claim that you’re surprised that I’m doing this.)
During the previous two times that Damon hosted, the musical guests were Bruce Springsteen & the E Street and Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus, respectively. This time around, however, it’s Noah Kahan, which honestly isn’t a huge shift in terms of tempo and genre.
For my Review Gimmick for this episode, I shall take inspiration from my favorite thing that Matt Damon has ever done (i.e., his lead turn in the film The Talented Mr. Ripley) and examine how each sketch and segment demonstrated the ways in which the performers are Talented.
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May 3, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Olivia Rodrigo, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
A still from a funny promo for 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.
May you enjoy reading a review of a Saturday Night Live episode? I hope you may, because I am about to share my thoughts on the May 2, 2026 outing that featured Olivia Rodrigo pulling double duty as both host and musical guest. For my Review Gimmick this time, I shall draw inspiration from my favorite part of her artistic output, which is the song “Good 4 U.” So I shall analyze each sketch and segment by including a sentiment that begins “Good 4.”
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April 12, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Anitta, Colman Domingo, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
That’s that episode, Domingo (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.
‘Sup, everybody? Today, we shall be covering the 17th episode of SNL Season 51, with host Colman Domingo and musical guest Anitta. How many times has it been in the history of this show that a host’s last name has also been the name of a popular recurring character? As for Anitta, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard her music before this episode (maybe in passing), though I do recognize her name.
Last night, I was celebrating with friends, so for this review, my gimmick will be an old reliable standby of Transcribing the Notes I took while watching the episode.
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April 5, 2026
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Jack Black, Jack White, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
A Jack Snack: time to lap it up! (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 whom, you may ask? Why, to the universe, for finally allowing Jack Black and Jack White to share the bill on the same Saturday Night Live, specifically the April 4, 2026 episode. This also happens to be Mr. Black’s fifth time hosting, as well as Mr. White’s fifth time as solo musical guest (sixth time as MG when you include his stint as a member of The White Stripes).
Because of this yin/yang-style pairing, my Review Gimmick for this episode will involve determining a Pair of Opposites to represent each sketch and segment.
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