Ep 195: Saturday Night

Live from wherever the heck you are, it's Saturday Night! One of last year's surprising (and underrated) hits of 2024, Saturday Night tells the (mostly) true story of getting the first SNL show off the ground in a brilliant way! We have so much fun laughing our rear ends off and walking thru this fun film. We also dissect our top 5 movies with SNL cast members in them as well. So grab your bee costumes, sign those contracts, and be sure to feed your fingertips to the wolverines... it's time for Saturday Night on The Movie Defenders podcast! Click here to listen and connect anywhere: https://linktr.ee/moviedefenders 00:00:00 A Special Cold Open! 00:38:53 Top 5 Movies with SNL Cast Members 01:09:38 Saturday Night Discussion Begins 01:33:00 The Chaos Begins 01:55:21 Kissing Up to Affiliates 02:09:05 Facing Down the Censors 02:22:39 Enter George Carlin 02:35:20 Milton Berle, Belushi, and Carson 02:51:25 Chevy vs Berle 02:58:05 Lorne Gets Real Talk 03:14:13 Show Me Saturday Night 03:27:20 Go Live! Special thanks to our amazing Patreon supporters! Alex Kirkby  Alexis Helman Barrett Young Bart German Brett Bowen Daryl Ewry Doug Robertson Ena Haynes Eric Blattberg Jason Chastain Josh Evans Joshua Loy Katherine Boulware Kevin Athey Mark Nattress Mark Martin Megan Bush Michael Puckett Nick Nagher Randal Silver Sean Masters Stephanie Ewry Attack of the Killer Podcast