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S49 E5: Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa’s second time hosting SNL was a feel good experience as advertised. We discuss the Biden Panda Cold Open and the politics of distraction, Old Timey Movies and the psychology of photography, Remember Lizards and the commodification and production of art, and a few classic Momoa moments like Cast Away and GE Big Boys…
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S49 E4: Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet’s second time hosting SNL was a mix of classic and new characters. We discuss how audiences respond to impersonations with respect James Austin Johnson’s amazing turn as Donald Trump in the Republican Debate Cold Open, flipping the gaze and the pleasure experienced by straight when women when watching gay men in Troye Sivan…
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S49 E3: Nate Bargatze
Nate Bargatze is “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” and it shows in his SNL debut. We discuss cultural ownership and authentic Blackness in “Chef’s Show,” Liberty, Logic, and American Exceptionalism in “Washington’s Dream,” and commodifying masculinity in Dawg Food: A film by Please Don’t Destroy.
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S49 E2: Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny makes the show his own in his hosting debut. We discuss dynamic and robust representations of Latino-ness in the opening monologue and throughout the episode, the complexity of satirizing cultural clashes in Protective Mom 2 and Telenovela, and disrupting stereotypes through normalization in Enrique’s Daughter.
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S49 E1: Pete Davidson
Season 49 kicks off with Pete Davidson’s hosting debut. We talk about parody in I’m Just Pete, commodity feminism in Glamgina, and misinterpretations of Blackness in The Original Princes of Comedy: A film by Please Don’t Destroy.
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