SN-HELL: A Look Back At Saturday Night Live
by Lions Den Audio
Welcome To SN HELL! Keith and Matt take an in depth dive into the laughs, bombs, controversies and music of Saturday Night Live. Each week, we separate the truth from the lore with an applicable mix of reverence and scorn. Here.... in SN Hell.
Episodes
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SNL Review: Margot Kidder & The Chieftains S04E15
Top o' the late night to ye! It's St. Patrick's Day, 1979 and Matt, Keith and Kevin are checking out Margot Kidder and The Chieftains in their sole SNL appearances. Sketches include: St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus, Lois Lane, Fred Garvin, Men's Problems, Chicago and Franken and Davis. The...
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SNL Review: Gary Busey and Gregory Hines & Eubie Blake S04E14
Keith, Matt and Chilly look at this wild episode of SNL featuring Gary Busey. Gregory Hines and Eubie Blake treat us to some of Blake's standards and Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield join Busey for an energetic blast of music. Sketches include: Billy Carter, Muckjumpers, Women's Problems…
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SNL Review: Kate Jackson & Delbert McClinton S04E13
Keith, Matt and Jenn dive into this mid Season 4 episode featuring Charlie's Angels star Kate Jackson. Kate's musical guest is Delbert McClinton. Sketches include: Charlie's Angels, Nerds And The Nurse, Fred Silverman's Office, Bad Cabaret For Children, Child Psychiatrist, The Coneheads At The...
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SNL Review: Rick Nelson & Judy Collins: S04E12
Keith, Matt and Rebecca re-visit season 4's episode hosted by Ricky Nelson and featuring musical guest Judy Collins. Sketches Include: WGN Radio, The Twilight Zone, Rock Against Yeast '79, Helium, Quien Es Mas Macho and PIcasso: The New York Years. Nelson performs "Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart,"...
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SNL Review: Cicely Tyson & Talking Heads S04E11
Keith, Matt and Adrienne take a look at the highest rated episode in Saturday Night Live history hosted by the great Cicely Tyson with musical guests Talking Heads. Sketches Include: Nick Rails, Frontier Midwife, Litellavision, Black Perspectives, The Shah's Final Days, The Widettes, World At…
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SNL Review: Michael Palin & The Doobie Brothers S04E10
Saturday Night Live rings in the new year of 1979 as Shawn pops in to join Keith as Matt as they look at Season 4's wacky episode of SNL featuring Michael Palin in his second hosting gig and musical guests The Doobie Brothers. Sketches Include: Uber-man, Name The Bat, Myles Cowperthwaite Part I,...
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SNL Review: Elliot Gould & Peter Tosh w/ Mick Jagger S04E09
Adrienne joins Keith and Matt again for this look at SNL's 1978 Christmas episode featuring Elliot Gould and musical guest Peter Tosh. Sketches Include: Yuletide Energy Alert, Baby Norway All Flammable Christmas Tree, Mommie Dearest, Alcoholic's Christmas, St. Mickey's KOC and Dubb's Trees. Peter...
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SNL Review: Eric Idle & Kate Bush S04E08
Keith, Matt and Adrienne review English comic legend and Monty Python member Eric Idle's 3rd foray into hosting with this episode from November 1978. Kate Bush makes her sole US television appearance as musical guest. Sketches Include: Telepsychic, French Chef, Consumer Probe, What Do You ____,...
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SNL Review: Walter Matthau & Garrett Morris S04E07
Keith, Matt and Shawn take a look at Season 4, Episode 7 featuring the prolific Walter Matthau in his sole hosting gig. While the history doesn't always list it as such, Garret Morris is the night's musical guest. Sketches Include: Epoxy Dent, Bad News Bees, Woman To Man, The Olympia Cafe, The...
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SNL Review: Carrie Fisher and The Blues Brothers S04E06
Still riding the wave of the white heat that was Star Wars, Carrie Fisher hosted SNL in November of 1978 with musical guests The Blues Brothers. Keith, Matt and Kevin give our reaction to this much loved episode of Season 4. Sketches Include: Beach Blanket Bimbo From Outer Space, Loud Family, The...
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SNL Review: Buck Henry and The Grateful Dead S04E05
The hilarious Buck Henry returns for his 7th hosting gig and beloved The Grateful Dead grace the stage on this retro episode from November of 1978. Keith and Matt are joined by Mark to break down the sketches and characters and to enjoy some "dead." Sketches Include: Hunkler Headquarters, Chinch...
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SNL Review: Steve Martin and Van Morrison S04E04
The great Steve Martin returns for his sixth hosting gig in this episode from the fall of 1978. The musical guest is Irish legend Van Morrison. Keith and Matt are joined by new third chair and long time fan Harris for a fun look at this well remembered episode. Sketches Include: Elvis' Coat,...
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SNL Review: Frank Zappa S04E03
This episode takes a look one of the most memorable / infamous / episodes in the show's history as the Frank Zappa joins the show as host and musical guest. Keith and Matt run down the episode and are joined by Kevin for some end of episode thoughts on this notable moment in TV. Sketches Include:...
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SCTV Review: Episode 101: Back Stage (1976)
Welcome to Melonville: A Look Back At SCTV After some requests from some listeners and third-chairs from our SNHell Podcast, a few of us have decided to go north of the border and review a few episodes of SCTV. Let us know what you think. The SCTV Season 1 cast features: John Candy, Joe Flaherty,...
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SNL Review: Fred Willard and Devo S04E02
This episode takes a look at Season 4's second episode hosted by the incomparable Fred Willard and New Wave super-gods Devo. Chilly sits in with Keith and Matt for this unique piece of television history from October 14, 1978. Sketches Include: Two Guys Who Are Lawyers, Scotch Tape Emporium, Mr....
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SNL Review: The Rolling Stones S04E01
Saturday Day Night Live kicked off their 4th season with the legendary Rolling Stones serving as hosts and musical guests. Keith, Matt and Mark give their thoughts and reactions to this historic episode of SNL from October 7, 1978. Sketches include: Auto Scent, The Nerds' Fridge, Olympia Cafe,...
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SNL Review: Things We Did Last Summer (1978)
The summer of 1978 was a busy one for the folks at SNL, but not so busy that they didn't have time to make a television special to air in October of 1978. Keith and Matt take one more stop before heading into Season 4 and take a look at this widely forgotten piece of Saturday Night Live history....
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SNL Review: Top 3 Episodes of Season 3
In this mini-episode of SN Hell, Keith and Matt chat about their highest rated SNL episodes from Season 3.
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SNL Review: Top 5 Hosts of Season 3
In this mini-episode, Keith and Matt choose their favorite hosts from Season 3 of SNL. Hope you all enjoy.
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SNL Review: American Hot Wax
Keith is flying solo for this one - 90 minutes of Doo-wop is way too much to ask of Matt - as he takes a look at 1978's American Hot Wax featuring SNL's Laraine Newman in a supporting role. The film is a semi-fictional look at a segment of the life of pioneer rock DJ Alan Freed as he promotes an...
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SNL Review: The Animal House Special
In the midst our season break, Keith and Matt take a bit of a detour and cover the phenomenon that is National Lampoon's Animal House. Animal House was the rocket that turned John Belushi from a television favorite to a bon fide movie star. More than that, its popularity was the catalyst for so...
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SNL Review: Ranking The Season 3 Cast
As we wrap up SNL Season 3, Matt and Keith tally up the numbers of our Star of the Night winners to reveal which Not Ready For Prime Time Player finished at the top of the list. A mixed bag of sure things and surprises to be sure. Here... in SN Hell.
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SNL Review: The Gary Weis Special
Filmmaker Gary Weis was a staple of the first three seasons of SNL. His highlighted works ranged from artistic experimental films to filmed sketches to slice of life profiles. Weis' works have been polarizing segments amongst our panel. In this special episode of SN Hell we are reviewing all...
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SNL: Top 10 Sketches of Season 3
In our mid-season break, Matt and Keith are summing up their Top 10 Favorite sketches of Season 3 of Saturday Night Live. We'd love to hear your thoughts. What did we miss? What were we too kind to?
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SNL Top 5 Musical Guests of Season 3
Welcome to SN-Hell Keith and Matt reveal their Top 5 Musical Guests from Saturday Night Live Season 3. Overall, season 3 gives viewers a slightly broader selection to choose from. Will Keith be able to narrow it down to five and can Matt find five he enjoyed enough to give ample kudos?
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SNL Review: Best Sketch of Season 1 Third Chair Summit
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 :) Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow. This Podcast Is Not Suitable for All...
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SNL Review: Buck Henry & Sun Ra S03E20
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...
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SNL Review: Richard Dreyfus, Jimmy Buffett & Gary Tigerman S03E19
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…
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SNL Review: Steve Martin & The Blues Brothers S03E18
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…
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SNL Review: Michael Sarrazin & Keith Jarrett / Gravity S03E17
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...
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SNL Review: Michael Palin & Eugene Record S03E16
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...
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SNL Review: Christopher Lee and Meat Loaf S03E15
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....
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SNL Review: Jill Clayburgh and Eddie Money S03E14
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,...
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SNL Review: Art Garfunkel and Stephen Bishop S03E13
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…
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SNL Review: OJ Simpson & Ashford and Simpson S03E12
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…
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SNL Review: Chevy Chase & Billy Joel S03E11
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…
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SNL Review: Robert Klein & Bonnie Raitt S03E10
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...
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SNL Review: Steve Martin, Randy Newman & The Dirt Band S03E09
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...
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SNL Review: Miskell Spillman & Elvis Costello S03E08
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...
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SNL Review: Mary Kay Place & Willie Nelson S03E07
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...
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SNL Review: Buck Henry & Leon Redbone S03E06
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...
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SNL Review: Ray Charles S03E05
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...
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SNL Review: Charles Grodin and Paul Simon S03E04
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...
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SNL Review: Hugh Hefner & Libby Titus S03E03
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…
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SNL Review: Madeline Kahn & Taj Mahal S03E02
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...
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SNL Review: Steve Martin & Jackson Browne S03E01
Keith, Matt and guest third chair Kevin ring in Season 3 with a look at the September 1977 season premiere. Steve Martin hosts and is joined by Jackson Browne. Sketches include: The debut of the Festrunk Brothers, Mike McMack, Franken and Davis' Mr. U.S.A. Pageant, Great Moments In Rock N Roll,...
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SNL Ranking The Season 2 Cast
Welcome to SN Hell! Keith and Matt talk about the Season 2 Cast and go over the results of our "weekly" Star of the Night results and chat about how the cast fared. Hope you enjoy :) Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date with future SN Hell and Lions Den Audio releases. Music Credits: SUNDANCE...
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SNL Top 15 Sketches of Season 2
Welcome to SN Hell! Matt and Keith go through their Top 15 sketches from Season 2. We've gone rogue from the lore and made our own lists of what we saw as the best sketches of SNL's second season. Some we all love, some we know are dark horses, some are indefinable and some just stuck with us for...
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Top 3 SNL Impressions and Recurring Characters So Far...
Welcome to SN Hell It's the end of Season 2 and Matt and Keith have made their list of their Top 3 Favorite Impressions and Recurring Characters up to the end of the second season. We've got a long way to go, but who/what is really standing out in these early days. Which go on to be lauded…
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Top 5 SNL Hosts of Season 2
Welcome to SN Hell Season 2 is in the can and Matt and Keith are listing their favorite hosts from the historic season. There are so many greats to choose from, but each are barely able to narrow it down to 5. Agree with the lists? Let us know. Who'd we miss? Who should have been higher or lower....
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Welcome To SN HELL! Keith and Matt take an in depth dive into the laughs, bombs, controversies and music of Saturday Night Live. Each week, we separate the truth from the lore with an applicable mix of reverence and scorn. Here.... in SN Hell.
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