Saturday Night Live (SNL) Afterparty – Details, episodes & analysis

SNL's 48th season was sadly cut short due to the 2023 WGA writers strike. In solidarity with the writers--and with no new SNL to talk about--we've been enjoying an extended hiatus. However, earlier this summer we did manage to record this post-mortem for the truncated season.

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Katherine, Steve and Misha Kaz discuss SNL Season 48's January run of 3 episodes.

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Enjoy these selected highlights from the full-length "supporter only" version of our discussion of the April 16, 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live with host and musical guest, Lizzo.

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John and Steve—along with Andrew Dick of That Week in SNL—discuss Bill Hader as ringer, the theory of the "hot room", Chad vs. Cinematic Tropes, non-canonical cha cha slides, the cardinal sin of Thomas Rhett, "breaking" as a liability, and the long shadow of Diner Lobster.

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• Best moment: Kyle's malapropisms, Kate's expectorate delivery & Hader's verbal trap.
• Best sketch: What's That Name & Cha Cha Slide
• MVP: Bill Hader & John Mulaney
• Rating: 7 (decent/great/decent)

Mike Bloom and Mario Lanza discuss the highs and lows of Season 44's February 2-episode run, with hosts: Halsey and Don Cheadle.

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John and Steve discuss Halsey as double threat, cold-opens with bite, sexy valentine dinners with Steve's mom, mistimed hand-cast reveals, suspenseful musical performance art, smart impression-piece setups, realistic sorority pub-crawl dare-fests, and Pete as thespian corpse.

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• Best moment: Pete's corpse flopping & Melissa serenades Jost.
• Best sketch: Parents Call & Meet the Press Cold Open
• MVP: Kyle Mooney & Halsey
• Rating: 10 (classic)

Mike Bloom and Mario Lanza discuss the highs and lows of Season 44's January 2-episode run, with hosts: Rachel Brosnahan and James McAvoy.

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John and his guest, Andrew Dick—That Week in SNL—discuss featured player mid-term report cards, Mikey-Streeter recurring sketch templates, Aidy's inspired little "boomer" ditty, Greta Van Fleet's worst kind of heresy, manic Pete Davidson damage control, and Kool-Aid fuelled antics.

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• Best moment: Melanie's "Who are the boomers?" song.
• Best sketch: Millennial Millions
• MVP: Kenan Thompson & Leslie Jones
• Rating: 4 (weak)

Mike Bloom and Mario Lanza discuss the highs and lows of Season 44's December 3-episode run, with hosts: Claire Foy, Jason Momoa and Matt Damon.

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John and Steve discuss Pete Davidson Instagram drama, Momoa host intel, when monologues punch you right in the feels, Kenan as Daddy handler, macabre angel ornaments, Angel's passionate show of support, Weezer debate nuance, and emotionally mature ball-breaking.

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• Best moment: Kenan handles Tweedy Daddy & angel ornament face reveal.
• Best sketch: Christmas Ornaments & Colin Jost and Michael Che Swap Jokes
• MVP: Cecily Strong
• Rating: 7 (great/decent)