The M&M Report

Episode 125: "SNL" Therapy


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Devin walks Mark through a therapy session as they unpack the current state of Saturday Night Live.

Topics:

  • Political satire (0:00 - 19:30)
  • Alec Baldwin (19:30 - 27:00)
  • Weekend Update (27:00 - 38:00)
  • Pete Davidson (38:00 - 46:00)
  • Mark's theory on hosts (46:00 - 50:00)
  • Why we keep watching (50:00 - End)

Some sketches we discussed:

  • Robert Mueller/"The Bachelorette"
  • #resistance bros at the bar
  • Watching the presidential election returns
  • Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer
  • Adam Driver as a despicable oil baron
  • "The Sink"
  • "Wells For Boys"
  • "Black Jeopardy" with Tom Hanks
  • Killer ceiling fan
  • Adam Driver monologue
  • Cast jealousy over Pete Davidson's new stardom
  • Pete Davidson talking Ariana on Weekend Update
  • Pete Davidson proposing to Maggie Rogers
  • Pete Davidson's Dan Crenshaw joke

Other stuff:

  • Taran Killam, ousted cast member, discusses the show's relationship with Trump
  • Alec Baldwin's "retirement from public life"
  • Mark's Vox list of non-political "SNL" sketches
  • The M&M Report on Don't Think Twice
  • Ariana Grande, "Pete"
  • Dan Crenshaw in the Washington Post
...more
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