Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Shane Gillis/Tate McRae

March 2, 2025

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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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Jeff’s Wacky SNL50: The Anniversary Special Review

February 16, 2025

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Thank you, 50 SNLs (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…

…but this time I’m liveblogging the 50th Anniversary Special! I’ll be tossing off some thoughts for each segment as they arrive. Please join me and watch and read along, if you please.

For context, in the past several weeks, I’ve also been consuming some other 50th Anniversary coverage, like the series of documentaries on Peacock; the SNL music documentary directed by Questlove; the concert special at Radio City Music Hall; and plenty of articles on various websites, newspapers, and magazines. I haven’t finished all of that yet – it may just be enough to last me another 50 years!

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/14/25

February 14, 2025

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I’ll watch anything with Leighton Meester in it (CREDIT: The CW Network/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
–Captain America: Brave New World (Theaters)
–Oscar-Nominated Short Films (Theaters)
–Paddington in Peru (Theaters)

TV
–SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (February 14 on Peacock) – Live from Radio City Music Hall
–Family Guy Season 23 Premiere (February 16 on FOX)
–The Great North Season 5 Premiere* (February 16 on FOX) – *-Or the second episode. There was also an episode that aired right before Christmas.
–Grimsburg Season 2 Premiere (February 16 on FOX)
–Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special (February 16 on NBC) – There will also be a red carpet show immediately preceding.
–Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 12 Premiere (February 16 on HBO)
–Court of Gold (February 18 on Netflix) – Paris Olympic basketball documentary.
–Good Cop/Bad Cop Series Premiere (February 19 on The CW) – Starring Leighton Meester and Clancy Brown

Music
-Alessia Cara, Love & Hyperbole
-Bartees Strange, Horror
-Neil Young, Oceanside Countryside – Previously unreleased from 1977.

Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Timothée Chalamet/Timothée Chalamet

January 26, 2025

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Chal-a-met & Squirm-a-shay! (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.

Well, here’s something. Timothée Chalamet is known for being an actor, and he’s also known for occasionally hosting Saturday Night Live. One thing he’s not really known for, though, is singing songs. But he’s nevertheless been booked as the host and musical guest of the latest episode of SNL. He recently played a famous singer-songwriter on the big screen, and I guess he enjoyed that experience, because now he’s performing Robert Zimmerman songs on the Studio 8H stage.

For my review of this episode, I’m going to take a cue from Nikki Glaser and adopt an Adam Sandler voice.

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/24/25

January 24, 2025

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Thanx for the invite! (CREDIT: Prime Video/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
–The Colors Within (Theaters)
–Flight Risk (Theaters)
–Presence (Theaters)
–You’re Cordially Invited (January 30 on Prime Video) – Starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon; directed by Nicholas Stoller.

TV
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins January 27; check local listings)
–Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music (January 27 on NBC) – Directed by Questlove.

Music
-FKA Twigs, Eusexua
-Mogwai, The Bad Fire

Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Dave Chappelle/GloRilla

January 19, 2025

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Glo 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.

OMG, it’s 2025 already? Indeed, we’re more than halfway through January. Well, with that in mind, I’m gonna go ahead and talk about the first new SNL of the calendar year, which undeniably had the guest lineup of Dave Chappelle and GloRilla.

For the theme of this review, I’m going to A to B to C things. As you may know, another famous guy with a similar name as our host is photographer-director David LaChapelle, who has his own connection to this late night institution, having recently shot the recent SNL-centric cover story for New York Magazine. So I’ll analyze each sketch and segment by asking the question: Would David LaChapelle Like This? (For reference, LaChappelle is known for his colorful music videos like Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty,” as well as the krumping documentary Rize.)

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/10/25

January 10, 2025

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You’re traveling through another sketch show dimension… (CREDIT: Peacock/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
–Better Man (Theaters)
–Hard Truths (Theaters)
–The Last Showgirl (Theaters)

TV
–Goosebumps Season 2 (January 10 on Disney+ and Hulu) – David Schwimmer leads the cast this time.
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (January 16 on NBC) – Docuseries coinciding with the show’s 50th Season; Morgan Neville directs.
–Hollywood Squares Reboot Series Premiere (January 16 on CBS) – Rescheduled from 1/9.

Music
-Franz Ferdinand, The Human Fear
-Ringo Starr, Look Up

Sports
-Australian Open (January 11-26 on the ESPN Family of Networks) – Although in Australia, it will already be January 12 by the time it starts.

Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Martin Short/Hozier

December 22, 2024

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Should Hozier be called “Hoser” when he’s standing next to a Canadian? (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’re a fan of Saturday Night Live, you might already know that Canada-born Martin Short joined the cast of SNL back in the fall of 1984 and remained for just that one season. He’s since made plenty of guest appearances, including four hosting gigs between 1986 and 2022. And now he’s back in front for the Christmas 2024 episode. That makes for #5, which is kind of a big deal.

Another thing you might know if you’re a devoted SNL fan: Irish-born Andrew John Hozier-Byrne – who goes mononymously by “Hozier” – made his Studio 8H debut a full ten years ago. So this episode pairing him with Marty is in fact his second.

Since this episode is the last before Christmas this year, I’ll be reviewing each sketch by answering the following question: How nice and/or naughty was it?

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Chris Rock/Gracie Abrams

December 15, 2024

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Like a Rock! (and also Like a Gardener and Like a Nepo Baby) (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.

Did this episode of Saturday Night Live have you feeling like a hurricane? Well, maybe that’s because it was hosted by Chris Rock. Yep, the guy who was born in Andrews, South Carolina and an SNL cast member from 1990-93 and came back to host in 1996, 2014, and 2020 has now come back to host once again in 2024. Clearly, he’s a veteran of comedy.

As for the musical guest, that’ll be a first-timer in the form of Gracie Abrams. Hopefully she goes on to have a full and satisfying career.

Regarding my review strategy for this episode, I’ll be deploying that old standby of transcribing the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching.

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 12/13/24

December 13, 2024

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That’s that me peppermint espresso (CREDIT: Alfredo Flores/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
–Kraven the Hunter (Theaters)
–The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Theaters)
–Nickel Boys (Theaters)

TV
–A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (Streaming on Netflix) – This came out last week; I want to make sure I watch it before the end of 2024, partly because Kyle Mooney stops by at some point.
–The Simpsons: O C’mon All Ye Faithful (December 17 on Disney+) – Streaming-exclusive Christmas special.
-A Saturday Night Live Christmas (December 18 on NBC)
–Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas (December 19 on CBS) – Nate’s a funny guy, so this might be funny too.

Music
-The National, Rome – First live album
-Saint Etienne, The Night
-Snoop Dogg, Missionary

Sports
-College Football Bowl Season (December 14-January 4 on Various Networks) – I’m most concerned about the Rate Bowl on December 26 between Rutgers and Kansas State.
-College Football Playoff (December 20-January 20 on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and Max) – I’m rooting for Indiana or Oregon.

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