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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.
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.
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.

S49 E3: Nate Bargatze