SNL Struggles

Playing catch up, literally. In this episode, we bring Cristina Arguelles back to talk about the new show announcements before diving into John Mulaney's fifth time hosting Saturday Night Live. We get into struggles from dress rehearsal including Kenan Thompson and Michael Che making some fumbles, the love-hate relationship we have with Please Don't Destroy, and sketches that made us cry. We're always gonna be sappy about Mulaney, it's just like death and taxes!

 

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This week's crew:

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Strap in boys, we got struggles! This week, we chat about another miserable cold open written by Colin Jost, Paul Dano, the train crash of a monologue, Paul Dano, Chris Redd's busy schedule, Paul Dano, how Rosalia left us confused, Paul Dano, and how Alex, Bowen, and Andrew saved the episode. You guys like There Will Be Blood? For your sake, we hope you do. Tune in to hear our Dano movie recs and the best struggles of the week, including reactions to the birth of a new SNL baby!

 

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This week's crew:

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Oh, how it's been so long, we're so sorry we've been gone, we were busy writing songs for- SORRY. We're back! This episode we get into the sheer see-you-en-tea Oscar Isaac served in Studio 8H, how the show's been adapting for the modern era, the unendingly frustrating lack of Aristotle, and Michael Che and Ego Nwodim's struggles from dress rehearsal. Plus, tune in to hear the best struggles of the week, featuring some drama at the NBC Store!   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @strugglespod to keep up with the show, or email us at [email protected]!

This week's crew:

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Buckle up folks, because seasonal depression has hit 30 Rock! Despite our high hopes for Willem Dafoe's debut on Saturday Night Live, this episode don't impress-a us much. Nevertheless, we're gonna break it down for you because we're PROFESSIONALS, god damn it! We get into writing staff issues, men in crisis, stupid little dogs, and d!cks and balls, of course. Thanks, Katy Perry.

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This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Well, that was an episode. We get into how they misused veteran cast member Will Forte and how they made up for it with a star-studded Weekend Update. Between Q-Anon MacGruber, post-House of Gucci Chen Biao, Sarah Sherman introducing the phrase queerbaiting to Saturday Night Live, and Gay Who - sorry, Guy Who Just Bought a Boat, we're having some high-highs and low-lows this week. Someone get us a mood stabilizer stat!

 

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This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Don't call. Don't text. We are in mourning. This week, we say goodbye to our beloved writer Steven Castillo in the dumbest way possible. We also get into Streeter Seidell and Alison Gates' promotions to head writers, how the show finally cracked President Joe Biden, Ariana Debose and Jack Antonoff's amazing stage presence, Chris Redd's killer new impression of New York City mayor Eric Adams, and why Weekend Update was good...until it wasn't. Never thought we would have to say the phrase: Elmo got ratioed. 

 

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This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Let's ring in the new year with some regression! In the first episode of our new off-week series, we revisit the top struggles of our beloved Season 42, including Kate McKinnon's painfully neoliberal rendition of "Hallelujah," Leslie Jones thirsting over Colin Jost, and Mikey Day striking out with none other than Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. Plus, hear the best struggles of the week including drama over Gilda Radner that would put the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City to shame, and Melissa Villaseñor letting the gays down once again.

 

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This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Saturday Night Live wasn't the only thing hit with crippling issues in December! Forgive the hiatus, technical difficulties happen. In this episode, we're joined by Daniela (@daygardners) to discuss the nightmare that was the Season 47 Christmas Show. We get into the drama leading up to what eventually aired, the flop itself, our goodbyes to Paul Briganti, Jasmine Pierce, and Anna Drezen, and stupidly, our predictions for the show moving forward. Why are we still trying to guess the whims of Pete Davidson at this point? Only God knows.

 

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This week's crew:

Daniela (@daygardners)

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Wooo boy. This is a big one. Forgive us for running a little long this week as we had a ton to unpack with Billie Eilish's return to Saturday Night Live. Avery talks about seeing the show live on the Studio 8H floor and Alexei has a shocking revelation about his feelings towards Andrew Dismukes. We chat about some truly great sketches like Please Don't Destroy's ode to Tik Tok, Heidi Gardner's star moment in Hip Hop Nativity, and Kate McKinnon and Anna Drezen's amazingly awkward advertisement for generic hotels everywhere. Plus, we discuss the rumblings about a UK version of SNL and the inexplicable presence of British "people" around this very American show.

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This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Have you ever thought about watching a two-hour-long feature film of questionable quality just because you thought one of the actors with a single minute of screen time was funny? Well, this week, we've done that for you! To spare you the cost of your time and wellbeing, Avery and Alexei talk about the worst of the worst Christmas movies that feature SNL cast members in some way or fashion: Holidate (2020), Noelle (2019), and Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) [cause we the big three-]. They get into why these movies suck, who they watched them for in the first place, and why they still resonate enough with viewers that they warrant a discussion in the first place. The pair also chat about Elf (2003), because they needed an excuse to not lose all faith in humanity. Plus, tune in to hear about Pete Davidson's bizarrely queer Calvin Klein ad, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's divorce, and the best struggles of the week.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @strugglespod to keep up with the show, or email us at [email protected]!

 

This week's crew:

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)