That Show – SNL Adjacent Movies

Nick tackles another listener request and spends the show digging into what he calls “SNL adjacent” movies. These aren’t the obvious ones based on sketches like Wayne’s World or The Blues Brothers. Instead, they’re films connected to Saturday Night Live through the people involved, the history of the show, or the overall spirit of it. Among the movies discussed are Wired, the controversial film about John Belushi, Saturday Night from director Jason Reitman, Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video created by Michael O’Donoghue, and the film version of Gilda Live starring Gilda Radner. Nick plays clips, shares behind-the-scenes stories, and offers some very strong opinions about which of these movies work and which absolutely do not. You’ll even hear thoughts from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert along the way. It’s a fun trip through a strange corner of SNL history filled with forgotten, fascinating, and sometimes very questionable movies. [Ep 168]