Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
December 4, 2022
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Keke and Her Friends (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Score! The host of this particular Saturday Night Live episode is Keke Palmer. Sounds like we’re in for a treat. And the musical guest is SZA. That’s pronounced “SIZZ-uh.” She makes songs that are sizzling.
Since this is the first new episode of SNL after Thanksgiving 2022, I’m going to review each sketch by revealing what I’m thankful for from each of them.
November 13, 2022
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We can’t see Yasiin’s face (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
It’s November 2022, and it’s time to talk about an SNL episode hosted by Dave Chappelle with musical guest Black Star. The latter is a hip-hop duo made up of Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, while the former is an oft-funny comedian who’s unfortunately now more often nowadays making headlines for making transphobic jokes on his comedy specials. So it feels a little tone-deaf to book him now, even though he’s been a perfectly hilarious SNL host in the past. We’re not going to be able to figure all that out right here right now, obviously (although it would be nice if Dave came out and said something along the lines of “Maybe I missed the mark”!), but it feels weird not to at least acknowledge it.
Anyway, for this review, I’m going to provide a simple description of my emotional response to each sketch.
November 6, 2022
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CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot
For my review of last week’s SNL, I simply transcribed the notes I took while watching the episode. And I liked that method so much that I’m doing it again for this episode! What do you think, Host Amy Schumer and Musical Guest Steve Lacy?
October 30, 2022
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Har-low! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Good morning*, dear readers! (*Or afternoon/evening/midnight/apocalypse depending on when you’re reading this.) For my review of the episode of Saturday Night Live with host and musical guest Jack Harlow that originally began airing on October 29, 2022 (but seeped into the early morning hours of October 30), I will simply transcribe the notes I wrote in my “Greendale Community College E Pluribus Anus” notebook while watching.
October 16, 2022
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2 Stallions, 1 Promo (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Okay, folks, here’s what’s going to happen: Megan Thee Stallion just hosted SNL, and she was also the musical guest. Now I’m going to review that episode, sketch-by-sketch. And those reviewlets will go by the following format, in honor of the guest: a quick little word or phrase, followed by “Thee Stallion.”
October 9, 2022
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Brendan Gleeson and then two people who have a combined 2 Ws in their names (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
This season I’m ripping it up by experimenting with how I dive into SNL episodes. This time I’m going to review each sketch with a single emoji. Will host Brendan Gleeson and musical guest WILLOW be okay with that? I hope so, because they’re cool people. Anyway, let’s see how this goes…
October 2, 2022
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The combined ages of these people is 48 (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Last season I kept my SNL review routine fresh by mixing up the order of the sketches. This season, I’m going even deeper by experimenting with how I review each particular sketch. For this here Season 48 premiere (host Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar), I’m using only ONE WORD per sketch. Check it out:
September 30, 2022
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Hey, Reg. (CREDIT: SYFY/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
–Bros (Theaters)
–The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Theaters and Apple TV+)
–Smile (Theaters)
TV
–Saturday Night Live Season 48 Premiere (October 1 on NBC) – Don’t Miles Teller Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, because the Babysitter’s NOT dead, but do Miles Teller Mom that Miles Teller is Hosting the SNL season premiere (Kendrick Lamar musical guest).
-“A Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special” (October 3 on Hulu)
–Chucky Season 2 Premiere (October 5 on Syfy and USA)
–Reginald the Vampire Series Premiere (October 5 on Syfy) – Starring one of Peter Parker’s best friends.
Music
-Björk, Fossora
-Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cool It Down
June 10, 2022
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CREDIT: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC
All season long, I’ve been reviewing each SNL episode in a self-professed “wacky” manner. So I decided to keep that up for the season recap by alternating the text color for each of my selections. (And make sure you don’t miss my wacky list of the Best Sketches of the Season that I posted yesterday!)
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21-Tie for First Place!
June 9, 2022
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In the interest of keeping it wacky, I’ve come up with a food pairing for each of my favorite sketches of Saturday Night Live Season 47. Bon appétit!
The Jockey: For Kieran Culkin’s turn as an unlikely jockey, I think we’re going to have to go with a Carrot. As well as some Flamin’ Hot Cheetos garnished with Azaleas!
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