The Story of SNL Season 48

June 16, 2023

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I’ve been reviewing every episode of Saturday Night Live since Season 36 debuted in 2010, and my season recaps go back even farther when I was posting them on my MySpace and Facebook blogs! So I often find myself in the mood to switch up my reviewing formats. With that in mind, as I look back at Season 48, I decided I would peruse each episode on the SNL Archives website to remind myself what made an impression and then share that with you all in a bit of a freewheelin’ approach.

So Live from jmunney.com, It’s Saturday Night Season 48!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Non-Review: Pete Davidson/Lil Uzi Vert

May 7, 2023

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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!

Revisión de SNL loco de Jeff: Ana de Armas/Karol G

April 16, 2023

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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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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Molly Shannon/Jonas Brothers

April 9, 2023

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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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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Quinta Brunson/Lil Yachty

April 2, 2023

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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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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Jenna Ortega/The 1975

March 12, 2023

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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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Jeff’s Wacky Homophonic SNL Review: Travis Kelce/Kelsea Ballerini

March 5, 2023

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Kelce, meet Kelsea. Kelsea, meet Kelce. (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)

The March 4, 2023 edition of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Super Bowl-winning football professional Travis Kelce, with the musical guest being country performer Kelsea Ballerini. It was the first time on the venerable sketch institution for both of them, a huge departure from last week’s episode.

In case you were wondering, yes, “Kelce” and “Kelsea” are pronounced the same, so therefore I just had to include homophones in my thoughts on every one of this episode’s sketches.

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Woody Harrelson/Jack White

February 26, 2023

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Five! Five-Timer SNL! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)

Woo-hoo! This is Woody Harrelson’s fifth time hosting Saturday Night Live. His first was all the way back on November 18, 1989. And guess what? It’s also musical guest Jack White’s fifth time! (That does include his appearance with ex-wife Meg when the White Stripes were the MG back in October 2002.) So there’s really no other option for me besides reviewing the sketches of this episode with five (5) words each!

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Pedro Pascal/Coldplay

February 5, 2023

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Brr! This episode was very Chile. (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)

I’ve seen Pedro Pascal on my TV more than once. And now I’m seeing him again! That exclamation point is because as of February 4, 2023, he’s an SNL host. And nobody can ever take that away from him!

Coldplay’s the musical guest, but that’s nothing new.

This is the first episode of February, so to celebrate, I’m going to review each sketch according to the format “I ❤️ (something).”

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Michael B. Jordan/Lil Baby

January 29, 2023

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Lil B. Gardner (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)

Nom nom nom nom nom! That’s the sound of being hungry for new SNL. I’m never not hungry. Luckily, this weekend Michael B. Jordan and Lil Baby both made their debuts, so there was plenty of fresh comedy and music to check out.

Earlier this season, I reviewed an episode by simply transcribing the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching the episode (which I was able to do after clicking “Play” on my DVR). And I loved that so much that I decided to do it again!

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