The Featured Players: An SNL Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Timothée Chalamet has a famous aunt and uncle who got him into LaGuardia Airport but this week's guest, Nick Bihm of the "Dan4Lyfe" podcast, joins us entirely based on merit. Listen as Nick shows the gang his SNL Google doc which includes his favourite Kenan Thompson sketches. Generally everyone liked this episode of SNL which means no one knows quite what to do with themselves. Along the way there's a big digression about All That and The Amanda Show, as well as speculation as to whether or not Max Weinberg and Questlove chatted during the goodnights about what it was like to be the bandleader for the 12:37 NBC "Late Night" franchise. All the featured players got some solid roles last night, including Andrew and Punkie who have been gasping for airtime, if you will. So that was nice. We wish all our listeners a Happy Hanukkah and hope you join us again next week for our farewell to 2020 episode!

Did you miss us? Yeah didn't think so. The Featured Players return to talk Jason Bateman with special guest Sean Patrick O'Brien of Seltzercast and the new documentary 'Introducing...Juan Wauters'. Everyone has some choice 4 letter words for Morgan Wallen, Sean reminisces about how things on SNL were just a little bit simpler back in his day, and Brendan makes an embarrassing confession about laughing at one of Michael Che's Update jokes. But what you'll REALLY want to know is which Jason Bateman movie young Bram attended the world premiere of. It wasn't Office Christmas Party, but we sure talked a lot about that movie considered JB was not on the show to promote it. No one mentions Ozark. See ya next week!

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Original Airdate: November 5, 2017

Brendan & Bram proper return to chat the 2nd Larry David episode of SNL. We waste no time turning the show into a shrine to Showtime’s new comedy SMILF, followed by all the goodness you know and love. This ended up being a banner show for new Featured Player Heidi Gardner and we’re pretty excited about it.

0:30 – SMILF 5:30 – Me, Myself and I Pulled and CBSTalk 14:00 – Larry SNL Talk Begins 15:05 – Paul Manafort Cold Open 19:00 – Alec Baldwin’s Week 20:30 – Monologue 25:20 – The Price is Right 30:00 – Argument Regarding using Alec in Sketches 33:50 – White House Press Conference – Confident 38:20 – Career Retrospective 42:00 – Baby Steps 45:30 – Weekend Update 51:00 – Listener of the WeekL Justin Gardner 52:10 – Fresh Takes ?? – Luke Null Update 57:50 – New Wife 1:01:00 – Beers 1:06:00 – Looking Ahead to Tiffany Haddish and Chance the Rapper 1:12:20 – Can Seth Meyers Host Soon? 1:15:30 – Jim Jefferies, Jordan Klepper Check-ins and Late Night Ratings

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Original Airdate: October 17, 2017

Brendan & fan favorite Taylor Cotter (host of the podcast Reese's Pieces, about the works of Reese Witherspoon) review the Kumail Nanjiani hosted episode of SNL. It was a banner showing for Luke Null, or was it just a random white guy extra?

1:20 - What Happened to #30?
2:20 - Gal Gadot Episode Thoughts
7:00 - Taylor Promotes her Podcast - Reese's Pieces
14:50 - Kumail & Silicon Valley Opinions
22:15 - Trump Trucker Rally
33:30 - Monologue
38:30 - Bank Breakers
42:00 - Pete Davidson
44:40 - Kellyanne Conway It Parody
50:15 - Office Halloween Party
56:50 - Film Panel with Debette Goldry / SNL's Weinstein Sketch
1:05:45 - Weekend Update
1:09:45 - Hotel Check-In
1:13:15 - Nursing Home
1:15:25 - Listener of the Week: Justin Gardner (Heidi's brother)
1:18:30 - Call Center
1:20:00 - David S. Pumpkins Special
1:25:00 - Host Predictions

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Original Airdate: October 2, 2017

Bram & Brendan return for Season 43 of SNL, or Season 3 of The Featured Players: An SNL Podcast. Bram's first episode recording with a dog in the room. He got a dog! Ryan Gosling is the host of the premiere, all for the purpose of unveiling 3 new Featured performers: Luke Null, Heidi Gardner & Chris Redd, joining still Featured Players Alex Moffat, Mikey Day and Melissa Villasenor.

It's Fall TV time and that makes a good episode of Podcast Television. That's right, podcasts are TV too.

3:00 - General Premiere DIscussion 7:00 - The Deuce/Disaster Artist 11:30 - Bram's New Dog Casper 17:00 - Cast Member Memorial: Bobby, Sasheer, & Vanessa 19:00 - Me, Myself & I vs. Other Post SNL Careers 31:00 - Darrell Hammond - Chicago Tribune piece 38:00 - Sasheer 43:00 - Mikey and Alex Domination / New Featured Players Discussion 1:01:00 - SNL at the Emmys 1:08:00 - Jordan Klepper's New Show 1:11:30 - Show Coverage Begins

1:12:00 - Cold Open - Alec Baldwin in the Chaos President 1:17:50 - Monologue 1:23:00 - Alien Encounter Return 1:28:30 - The Fliplets 1:30:00 - Weekend Update

1:34:00 - Brendan reviews It and Kingsman 2 1:42:00 - Bram reviews American Vandal  1:44;00 - Beth shows up

1:46:00 - Henrietta and the Fugitive 1:50:00 - Italian Restaurant / Pizza Hut Casper sits in 1:53:00 - Papyrus 1:56:30 - Dive Bar 2:01:30 - Wrapup and Future Hosts

The Darrell Hammond piece in the Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-darrell-hammond-snl-donald-trump-20170930-story.html

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Original Airdate: May 16, 2017

Melissa McCarthy get inducted into the 5-Timer's Club. Bram and Brendan do SNL business for the first hour of the podcast and then Beth showed up to talk about the breaking news stories of NBC's Fall schedule and a broad conversation on the new shows for the second hour.

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Original Airdate: May 9, 2017

We're back after a long 2 month absence, which for some reason was only 3 episodes? The first ever Featured Players situation of a guest recording in the same location as a host! Beth Ann Benderoff (formerly Goodin) rejoins the podcast in a worthy earning of a 5-timer title. We pretty much forget that Chris Pine hosted and talk about Gong Show's Tommy Maitland for hours and hours.

Original Airdate: March 7, 2017

We are back after a month! Episode 25 got lost in the 'This Is Us' crock pot fire (thank you Taylor Cotter for participating). It will be lost forever, and now we have 26. Hosted by Octavia, of the Spencer's Gifts empire. We invite Melynda Malley back to the show, after a 51-week absence to talk Chris Kattan, conspiracies featuring the cast of Making History, Detroiters, Maya & Marty, and that sweet sweet SNL. Have a listen.

0:00 - Basically a Cold Open
5:00 - Real Start of the Show
15:00 - Episode Thoughts
16:00 - Jeff Sessions Gump
23:00 - Monologue, Octavia & Cast Chemistry, Taran/Jay/Mikey Day, Melynda's 30 Rock Origins
39:30 - Fallon as Chris Rock, Trump Hosting SNL backlash
48:20 - Drug Company
49:00 - Girl At a Bar
54:30 - Zoo-opolis
56:00 - Melissa Villasenor Status
1:01:00 - Melissa Continued
1:10:30 - Maya and Marty Status
1:26:00 - Sticky Bun sketch

End of Show Recap
1:48:40 - Detroiters
1:56:00 - News Drops: Talking with Chris Hardwick, Bobby Moynihan probably leaving for a Pilot, Chris Kattan joins Dancing with the Stars and Melynda's Kattan Bro story, Jon Rudnitsky pilot

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Original Airdate: February 7, 2017

It's been over 8 years since Twilight has been available on iTunes, and somehow Kristen Stewart is just now hosting. Bram and Brendan break down this Roller Coaster of a show. Is this a Donald Trump episode? You bet. It's a short one for us too because we had recorded a half hour before my recording software decided to crash.

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Original Airdate: January 22, 2017

Beth's back, Aziz Ansari's finally hosting the show, making him the first South Asian to do so. It's a real good show.

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