Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/21/25

November 21, 2025

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Rental Family (Theaters)
–Sisu: Road to Revenge (Theaters)
–Wicked: For Good (Theaters)
–Jingle Bell Heist (November 26 on Netflix) – Starring Olivia Holt and Sex Education‘s Connor Swindells.

TV
–Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story (November 22 on Hallmark) – I watched the Chiefs version of this last year (which starred Hunter King, sister of Joey), so now I’ll watch the Bills version (which stars Matthew Daddario, brother of Alexandra).
–A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (November 26 on NBC)
-National Dog Show (November 27 on NBC) – Which breed do you think will win this year?!

Music
-De La Soul, Cabin in the Sky

Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Glen Powell/Olivia Dean

November 16, 2025

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November in New York! (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.

Since this is my last time reviewing SNL before November 27, 2025, I shall now say: Happy Thanksgiving! I know my fans expect me to wish them a festive Turkey Day, and I simply can’t disappoint.

Back to the sketches and the variety, this particular episode that I’m reviewing right now boasts host Glen Powell and musical guest Olivia Dean. This represents the first time for both of them in those official capacities, marking the second episode in a row in which that was the case. I’m pretty sure that’s not the first time that has happened in the show’s history.

Since Glen is currently starring in The Running Man, and I’ve been known for plenty of running myself, the reviewing gimmick for this episode will involve me incorporating Running into my thoughts on each sketch and segment. So for example, I might say, “Run, don’t walk, to YouTube to watch this sketch”, or “This sketch really had my motor running.”

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Nikki Glaser/sombr

November 9, 2025

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Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.

Did everyone survive Halloween okay? Well, you must have, if you’re conscious enough to read these words! Lol. Anyway, thank you once again for visiting this little corner of the Internet where I review episodes of Saturday Night Live. This particular review is focusing on the fifth episode of the fifty-fifth season, with a couple of first-time guests in the form of host Nikki Glaser and musical guest sombr. She’s been active in the comedy community for about two decades, while he’s been active on the Earth for less time than she’s been alive. So there should be something in here for everybody!

For the review gimmick for this episode, I shall return to an old favorite and transcribe the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching.

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Miles Teller/Brandi Carlile

November 2, 2025

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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 November, readers of my Saturday Night Live reviews! For this edition, we’ve got a couple of mainstays of 2020s SNL for our guest lineup, with Miles Teller making his second hosting appearance since 2022 and Brandi Carlile hitting her fourth time as musical g., just a little over four years since her first.

Since this episode began airing the evening after Halloween, I would imagine that plenty of us were still in a spooky mood. Ergo, I shall be reviewing this episode by declaring what The Scariest Part of each sketch was.

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Sabrina Carpenter/Sabrina Carpenter

October 19, 2025

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That’s that her, SNL host-o (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.

Chop, chop, chop!

I said that because Sabrina Carpenter just fulfilled Double Duty on Saturday Night Live! (We would have also accepted a reference to Jesus Christ.) Anyway, she seems to have gotten really comfortable at Studio 8H the last few years. And I’m perfectly okay with that!

Since Sabrina is from the same county in Pennsylvania as me, the theme of this episode review is going to be “The Keystone.” Pennsylvania is nicknamed the Keystone State, ergo I shall identify the most key(stone) aspect of each sketch.

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Amy Poehler/Role Model

October 12, 2025

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It’s Saturday 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.

If you’ll indulge me for a second, I’d like to share with you my Don Pardo impression: A-MY POEHL-ER!!! No doubt about it, that’s got to be my favorite ever SNL cast member declaration from the show’s former announcer.

As fate would have it, the first time that Amy P. returned to host her old stomping grounds was also my first time reviewing SNL episodically. Maybe perhaps one day you’ll grow up to follow my example and I can be your role model. Speaking of, the musical guest for Amy’s third venture as host is a fellow who goes by the stage name of Role Model.

As for the reviewing gimmick for this episode, since our host’s last name is “Poehler” and that’s a homophone of “polar,” I’ll try to incorporate the concepts of North and/or South into my take on each sketch.

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Season 51 Premiere Review: Bad Bunny/Doja Cat

October 5, 2025

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Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.

What’s up, brosephuses and sistras?! Wow, after 50 years of all that, they’re still going. That’s right, I’m talking about the Season 51 Premiere of Saturday Night Live.

The guest lineup is host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat, so there was really no way around it: I’m going to review each sketch animalistically. So that means I might give them 4 out of 5 Buffaloes, or I might say they’re Clucking like a Chicken. Let’s get into it!

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/3/25

October 3, 2025

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Happy Halloween, and also with you! (CREDIT: Hulu)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Anemone (Theaters)
–Bone Lake (Theaters)
–Good Boy (Theaters)
–Orwell 2+2=5 (Theaters)
–The Smashing Machine (Theaters)

TV
–Saturday Night Live Season 51 Premiere (October 4 on NBC) – Kicking it off with Bad Bunny and Doja Cat.
-Family Guy: “A Little Fright Music” (October 6 on Hulu) – Another holiday special.

Music
-AFI, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…
-Sparks, MADDER!
-Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl

Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 3, on ESPN and ABC)

SNL50 Checks Out

May 23, 2025

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Oh wow, did you notice that Saturday Night Live Season 50 recently ended? Whenever that happens, I like to reflect upon the goings-on at Studio 8H from the past several months. What sketches stuck with me the most? What Weekend Update lunatics are most worthy of discussion? Was the music any good?

So here’s how that’s going to go down this time: First I’m going to consult The SNL Archives and my own weekly reviews, and maybe re-watch a few sketches if I have time. Then I’m going to report to you, dear readers, what made the most lasting impressions on me. And please let me know how SNL50 made you feel as well! (And keep your eye on this space in the months to come in case I realize later that there was something that I forgot to mention.)

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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.”

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