That Week In SNL (A Vintage Saturday Night Live Podcast)

This week, we steel ourselves with eggnog to do battle against the Christmas episode from 1995 with Madeline Kahn and musical guest Bush. We discuss the two previous times Madeline hosted the show back in the 70's before diving headlong into the dour reality of the episode before us. Tangents include eggnog, David Spade's short lived animated show Sammy and eggnog related tangents.

Fresh from his run on In Living Color, it's David Alan Grier and musical guest Silverchair! Includes an Adam McKay classic, JACKO ON HIS BACKO and a Weekend Update that damn near breaks us. Tangents include In Living Color (of course), random boxing memories and more!

SNL kicks off it's three episode December '95 run with ER's Anthony Edwards and the Foo Fighters. We get the first (and last) appearance of Swabby, Anthony does a shockingly good Princess Di, and the debut of both the Joe Pesci show and Gary MacDonald! Tangents include holiday cheer in non-holiday times, Goodfellas V.S. Casino, and more! Join us, won't you?

Melrose Place star Laura Leighton and punk band Rancid stop by for a strange one. Includes an all-time classic sketch and a whole lot of Fred Wolf. Tangents include the history of the Dandy Fops, theories on Norm MacDonald and more!

This time around, Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino stops by the show to infuse it with his own special brand of awkward energy. Includes the debuts of both the Spartan Cheerleaders and the Dandy Fops!

Side Note: This episode was recorded a week or two before the Harvey Weinstein incident blew up so don't expect any references to it here. It certainly does put some sketches in a different light, though...especially "Directors On Directing". Did you jam her, indeed.

This week, we get a little loose and utilize the Kumail Nanjiani episode to discuss the critical perception of season 43 as it stands now. We also talk a bit about the David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special and the recent documentary, Too Funny To Fail.