Jive From New York!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review a 1984 episode of Saturday Night Live from Season 9, with host Robin Williams and musical guest Adam Ant! A lot of ground was covered on this particular Saturday night, and there's a little bit of everything spread out over 17 segments that somehow still manages to wrap a few minutes early. We have pets, The Beatles. the Olympics, Paula Poundstone, Eddie Murphy, and much more, so tune in and check it out!

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After hearing the recent news about the latest SNL cast departures (and because Heather just saw John Mulaney live), Michael and Heather decided to review another season 50 episode of SNL, where all of these people can be discussed and celebrated! The host is, of course, John Mulaney, and the musical guest is Chappell Roan. Check it out!

On this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review a pretty forgettable episode of Saturday Night Live from the second golden era of the show, with host Rosanna Arquette and musical guest Ric Ocasek. But hey just because this SNL episode is forgettable, that doesn't mean this episode of Jive From New York is forgettable! When they talk about making lemonade out of lemons, they were clearly talking about this episode!

On this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael discuss an SNL episode from season 29, where Janet Jackson performs double duty as host and musical guest! At this time in 2004, Janet is only two months removed from her infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during the Superbowl halftime show, and SNL does a great job of constantly reminding us of that, lest we already forgot. But don't worry, because overall this episode is a lot of fun, even if Janet IS lip syncing her vocal performances.

In this episode of Jjve From New York, Heather and Michael talk about the first SNL to be broadcast during Michael's life, from when he was a mere two days old! The host is Carrie Fisher, and the musical guest is The Blues Brothers! Come for the fan-servicey Star Wars monologue and the great Blues Brothers performances, but stay for all the fun stuff that happens in-between!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael discuss a season 8 episode of Saturday Night Live from 1982, featuring host Michael Keaton and musical guest The New Joe Jackson Band. As far as hosts go, Michael Keaton isn't in much of this particular SNL episode, but thankfully Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is in just about every sketch. There's also a set of electrifying performances by Joe Jackson and his New Band which pretty much steal the whole episode. Tune in to find out why!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Charties-In-Charge Heather and Michael review a season 14 episode of Saturday Night Live from 1989 with host Mary Tyler Moore and musical guest Elvis Costello. Maybe not the best or the worst episode, but there are a few solid sketches and both Mary Tyler Moore and Elvis Costello are having a great time. We love to see it!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review a delightful recent episode of Saturday Night Live, from Ye Olden Times of 2024. with host Ryan Gosling and musical guest Chris Stapleton. According to the stats, literally every human alive has seen this episode because of the Beavis and Butthead sketch. And whether or not you're in that camp, hopefully you'll find our review of the episode just as fun and entertaining!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael mostly complain about a 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live, with host Rob Lowe and musical guest The Spice Girls. There are a few fun things in this episode but overall it's mostly just filled with all the homophobia, transphobia, anti-Semitism, racism, and misogyny that we've come to expect from late 90s SNL. We also talk a lot about the Heaven's Gate cult and the jokes made about them.

If you're sensitive or easily triggered by content that deals with people taking their own lives or any of the other above mentioned stuff, it's totally ok if you skip this one.

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review a classic episode of Saturday Night Live. the season finale of season 36. with host Justin Timberlake and musical guest Lady Gaga! It's bangers all the way down in this episode, which includes a great Digital Short, some classic Bill Hader, and perhaps most importantly- the Barry Gibb Talk Show.