Author: charisselpree
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S52E03: Shane Gillis
We discuss Shane Gillis’s third turn hosting SNL on October 10, 2026. After reviewing the harsh critical response, including Dan Levy’s condemnation of Gillis’s gym monologue, the hosts debate whether Gillis is playing a self-aware version of “bro” comedy and how much nuance his sketches actually contain. Luvell examines how fans and critics alike respond…
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S52 E 02: Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson hosts for the third time on October 3 2026, and we are joined by writer, director, and educator Ashleigh Akilah Rucker. To put it nicely, the night was uneven; many sketches seemed to lack purpose, but there were high moments in the Weekend Update, including Che’s analysis of toxic masculinity in the wake…
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S52 E01: Jalen Brunson
We explore whether ridicule, contrasting Hobbes with Frederick Douglass, effectively counters “uncivil” public figures in Tucker Carlson Reviews the Summer’s Blockbuster Films, and North High, a High School Musical parody, to discuss whiteness in teen movies.
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S51 E20: Will Ferrell
We debate when Will Ferrell’s sixth hosting stint on May 16, 2026 felt nostalgic and when it felt dated. “Cast List 2,” a near-identical rerun of a 2019 cut sketch, demonstrates how humor around teacher misconduct hasn’t evolved since the Me Too movement.”Nudemans” sparks a discussion of public nudity laws, and “Bobbin’s Sacrifice” becomes a…
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S51 E19: Matt Damon
We highlight Damon’s versatility across sketches and praise his comic timing and professional presence. We unpack Godzilla Movie and the context of disgust, the psychology of time with Jane Wickline on Being Chronically Late, and the power of words in Auctioneers.
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S51 E18: Olivia Rodrigo
We gush over Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel in the Iran Press Briefing Cold Open before exploring Rasta Driver as a case study in white performers adopting Black cultural affect, the deployment of bedroom culture and the collapse of private spaces in My Room, as well as the absurdity of TikTok surveillance and “contentification” in Home…
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S51 E17: Colman Domingo
We unanimously declare this the best episode of the season and discuss Fashion District Robbery, a sharp, unapologetically queer sketch about fashion-world subculture and Prep School, an absurdist riff on inspirational teacher films that opens a philosophical discussion on the nature of knowledge.
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S51 E16: Jack Black
We unpack Kathy, which features Ashly Padilla as an awkward coworker desperately inserting herself into office conversations, to explore themes of social exclusion, belonging, and the psychology of prying.
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S51 E15: Harry Styles
Harry Styles’ second time as host and musical guest on March 14, 2026 was genuinely fun, and the final sketch of the night, “Harry For Him,” opened a broader conversation about masculinity, makeover culture, and style identity.
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S51 E14: Ryan Gosling
We explore late-stage capitalism and labor exploitation in Monty McTreats & the Pastry Bakery, a Willy Wonka parody, as well as Colin Jost’s Pete Hegseth in the Hegseth Iran Presser Cold Open as an example of sneering satire undermining authoritarian posturing.
