SN-HELL: A Look Back At Saturday Night Live

Welcome to SN-Hell! SN-Hell is a chronological look at the episodes of Saturday Night Live. Keith, Matt and guests take a critical look at the sketches, cast members, hosts and musical guests. We adore the greatness, scoff at the misfires and challenge the lore. We hope you enjoy.

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Episodes

Wednesday Nov 29, 2023

Keith and Matt are joined by 9 of our third chair co-hosts as we chat about our favorite sketches from Season 1.  We wrap up by picking the panel's top 3 faves from SNL's inaugural season.  A unique and fun episode for all :)
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Monday Nov 13, 2023

Keith, Matt and Mark bid adieu to Season 3 with Buck Henry's 6th time out as host. Jazz fusion artist Sun Ra makes a unique and memorable performance as musical guest.
Sketches include: Nixon's Book, Olympia Cafe, Stunt Puppy, Samurai TV Repair Man, Nerd Prom, Sodom Chamber of Commerce and More Insects To Worry About. Mr. Mike, in his last performance before departing the show for the first time, sings Baby Ghouls. Sun Ra plays "Space is the Place" and "Space Loneliness." All this and Weekend Update are here in SNHell.
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Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ / sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Friday Oct 27, 2023

Keith, Matt and (eventually) Kev peek in on the penultimate episode of Season 3. It's recent Oscar Winner Richard Dreyfus and musical guests Jimmy Buffett and Gary Tigerman. Join us for this sleeper hit of 1978.
Sketches include: Sex Test, Cone Encounters of the Third Kind, Paraquat, Nick Springs, Pet Peeves, The David Susskind Show and the debut of Father Guido Sarducci. Buffett performs "Son of a Sailor," Tigerman sings "White Oxacan Moon" and Dreyfus sings "Seduced. All this and Weekend Update are here in SNHell.
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Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Saturday Sep 23, 2023

Keith, Matt and Rebecca take a look into one of the most memorable episodes of Saturday Night Live. Steve Martin becomes the second member of the famed Five Timers Club as The Blues Brothers make their official public debut. Sketches include: The Festrunk Brothers, Theodoric of York, Dancing In The Dark, Love Story, King Tut, Troff and Brew, Nerds Science Fair, Next Week In Review. The Blues Brothers perform "Hey, Bartender" and "I Don't Know." Gary Weis' final film "Swan Lake." All this and Weekend Update are here in SNHell. Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow. This Podcast Is Not Suitable for All Listeners. Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic
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A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Saturday Aug 12, 2023

Keith, Matt and Kevin delve into this late Season 3 episode featuring Michael Sarrazin with musical guests piano virtuoso Keith Jarrett and the all-tuba sextet Gravity.
Sketches include: Josh Ramsey, VD Caseworker, E Buzz Miller's Exercise World, Tom Schiller's La Dolce Gilda, The Penalty Box and Archaelogicus.  Jarrett performs "Country" and "My Song" and Gravity treats us to a dose of "Tuba City Gitback." All this and Weekend Update are here in SNHell.
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023

Monty Python's Michael Palin hosts this season 3 episode of SNL. Adrienne joins Keith and Matt for a look at this unique sort of Python-SNL hybrid from 1978.
Tonight's musical guest is former and future Chi-Lite Eugene Record.
Sketches include: This Oscars, Confession, H&L Brock, The Forgotten Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Party Argument, Danger Probe, Nerd Music Lesson, The Seagull. An extremely dapper Eugene Record performs Have You Seen Her and Trying To Get To You." All this and Weekend Update are here in SNHell.
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Sunday Jul 16, 2023

Welcome to SN Hell!!!
It's Season 3 Episode 15 with Christopher Lee and Meat Loaf. Keith, Matt and Chilly look at one of the more talked about episodes from Season 3.
Segments Include: Mr. Death, Speech Therapy, Suggestions for Sadat, Del Stater's Rabbit Hut, Vampire Nixon, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Rogers, Stand Up From Richard Belzer. Meat Loaf performs No Place To Go and Two Out of Three Ain't Bad. All this and Weekend Update are here... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow.
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Saturday Jul 08, 2023

Matt and Keith check out Jill Clayburgh's second Saturday Night Live hosting gig. Joining Clayburgh as musical guest is Eddie Money. Last minute issues kept us from having a third chair for the episode, but our Gen Z rep Daniel pops in for a bit to give his thoughts.
Sketches Include: Danny Boy, Nutrafix, Celebrity Crack Up, The Coneheads Affair, Olympia Cafe, Shower Mic, Blurry and Sybil 3. Eddie Money sings Two Tickets To Paradise and Baby, Hold On.
All of this and Weekend Update are here... in SN Hell.
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Sunday Jul 02, 2023

Welcome to SN Hell!!!
Keith, Matt and Mark take a look at Art Garfunkel's turn as Saturday Night Live host. Art's musical guest for the evening is Stephen Bishop.
Segments Include: Tomorrow Show, Modern Crimes, The Nerds visit Looks at Books, The Looking for Mr. Goodbar Playset, Don't Look Back In Anger, Kiss Concert, Miracle In Chicago and Andy Kaufman reads The Great Gatsby. Garfunkel sings "Wonderful World," "All I Know," "Scarborough Fair," and "Crying In My Sleep". Stephen Bishop sings "On and On." All this and Weekend Update are here... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow.
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Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 

Monday Jun 26, 2023

Welcome to SN Hell!!!
It's a different trip through SN Hell tonight as Keith, Matt and Chilly take a look at the Season 3 episode hosted by OJ Simpson. The musical guests are the multi-talented husband and wife singer -song writers Nikolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson.
Segments Include: Gilda Answers Viewer Mail, Great Moments In Sports, Mandingo 2, OJ's Records, Samurai Night Fever, Mohawk Master, Hertz, The Raid on Nicocea and E Buzz Miller's Animal Kingdom. Ashford and Simpson perform "So, So Satisfied" and "Don't Cost You Nothing." All this and Weekend Update are here... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE:  

Friday Jun 23, 2023

Chevy Chase is back and so are Keith, Matt and guest third chair Rebecca. This 1978 episode marks the first time a former SNL Host takes on the hosting role. In this episode of SN Hell, we look at Chase's return, his "scrap" with Bill Murray and the continuously evolving nature of Saturday night's most loved entertainment franchise. Rising star Billy Joel skipped his high school reunion to perform a pair of his classics. Segments Include: Gerald Ford explains the Panama Canal, After Love, Moth Masher, Gary Weis' The Voice, King, The Sermonette and The Sketch With No Ending,. Keep your doors locked, there may be a landshark in the area. Billy Joel performs "Only The Good Die Young" and "Just The Way You Are." All this and Weekend Update are here... in SN Hell! Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow. This Podcast Is Not Suitable for All Listeners. Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023

Keith and Matt are joined by Chilly for Robert Klein's second SNL hosting gig.  The great Bonnie Raitt is on hand as musical guest.
Segments Include: Nick The Lounge Singer, Frogs Love Films, Olympia Cafe, Giant Killer Lobsters, Ex-Police, Nerd Rock, Rhonda and Barbara. Bonnie Raitt plays her much loved cover of Del Shannon's Runaway and Give it all Up or Let Me Go.  All this and Weekend Update are here... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Monday May 29, 2023

Adrienne rejoins Keith and Matt for Steve Martin's fourth hosting appearance. This episode of SNL has more than its fair share of classic laughs. Martin's musical guests are The (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band and Randy Newman. Segments Include: Coneheads Family Feud, Big Foot Hunt, Roseanne Roseannadanna's official debut, The 1978 State of the Union, Festrunk Brothers, Body Floss and What If. Randy Newman sings Short People and Riders in the Rain and The Dirty Band perform On The Loose and White Russia. All of this and Weekend Update are here... in SNHell. Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow. This Podcast Is Not Suitable for All Listeners. Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Monday Mar 27, 2023

Matt and Keith are joined by new temporary third chair Daniel to take a look at the historic epsiode hosted by Anyone Can Host Winner Miskell Spillman and featuring musical guest the soon to be banned Elvis Costello.  
Sketches Include:  E Buzz Miller's Art Classics, Sartresky and Hutch, The Girlfriend, Babe Ruth, Gift of the Magi.  Elvis Costello performs Watching the Detectives and Less Than...... er.... Radio, Radio. All this and Weekend Update are here.... in SN Hell.
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sundancemusic The SUNDANCE Official Website is HERE - http://lefthandmusic.fr/ License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ A NIGHT ALONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKZd...

Friday Mar 17, 2023

Chilly rejoins Keith & Matt for this Season 3 classic from December 1977 featuring host Mary Kay Place and legendary country outlaw Willie Nelson. 
Sketches include:  Pep Rally, Hey You! Perfume, More Insects To Worry About, Farber's Chanukah, Married In A Minute and Total Woman. Willie Nelson peforms "Whiskey River," "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and duets with the host for "Something To Brag About."  All this and Weekend Update is here... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Friday Mar 10, 2023

Keith, Matt and Adrienne take a look at 1977's SNL Season 3 Episode Six featuring SNL favorites Buck Henry and musical guest Leon Redbone.
Sketches include:  Anyone Can Host Finalists, Little Chocolate Donuts, Stunt Baby, Samurai Psychiatrist, Ricky Rat Club, A Schiller's Reel, a film by Gary Weis and The Franken and Davis Show.  Leon Redbone performs "Champagne Charlie" and "Please, Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone."  All this and Weekend Update is here... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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SNL Review: Ray Charles S03E05

Thursday Mar 02, 2023

Thursday Mar 02, 2023

Matt, Keith and guest third chair Mark delve into this classic musical episode featuring Ray Charles as dual host and musical guest. 
Sketches include:  Carter's Energy Program, Mamorex, The Doody Girls, The Tomorrow Show, Evelyn Woodski Slow Reading, Blackout, and What'd I Say. Charles performs a number of songs from his legendary catalogue including What'd I Say, Georgia On My Mind, I Can't Stop Loving You and Hit the Road Jack. All of this and Weekend Update are here.... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Saturday Feb 11, 2023

Matt, Keith and guest third chair Ron take a look at SNL's classic 50th episode starring Charles Grodin with musical guest Paul Simon. Does this conceptual episode work or is Grodin's unique brand of humor run thin.
Sketches include:  Coneheads Halloween, Consumer Probe, The Killer Bees Trick or Treat, Samurai Dry Cleaner, The Brownie. Paul Simon sings "Slip Slidin' Away" and takes a comic attempt at forming a new duo. All of this and Weekend Update are here.... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Thursday Dec 15, 2022

Chilly joins Keith and Matt for Season 3 Episode 3 featuring guest host, Playboy Founder, Hugh Hefner.  Hefner makes for a very controversial host.  Musical Guest Libby Titus sings "The Fool That I Am."
Sketches include:  Planet of the Men Vs. Planet of the Women, Angora Bouquet, Funeral Magician, The Playboy Philosophy and The Farbers At The Playboy Club.  All this and Weekend Update are here.... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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Saturday Nov 12, 2022

Mark sits in with Keith and Matt for the second Episode of Season 3.  It's the tremendous Madeline Kahn and her musical guest Taj Mahal.  
Sketches include:  The trial of Lee Harry Oswald, Swill, Bad Opera, The Acid Generation, Bianca Jagger and 3 or 4 of her Closest Friends, The Pink Box and Pocket Pal. All this and Weekend Update are here.... in SN Hell!
Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner
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