Tag: Politics
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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.
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S51 E12: Alex Skarsgård
We discuss cognitive dissonance, political reconciliation, and forgiveness, face-saving in “Mom’s Confession” and themes of belonging, friendship, power dynamics, and psychosocial needs in “Viking Raid.”
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S51 E06 Glen Powell
Luvell explores how “AI Photos” taps into concerns about AI ethics, memory, and “enshittification,” Charisse praises “Norwegian Movie” for illustrating cultivation theory and how media shapes perceptions of entire cultures, and Chuck highlights “Bob Army” for its choreography, queer slang, and playful stereotypes.
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S51 E01: Bad Bunny
In this season premiere episode hosted by Bad Bunny on October 4, 2025, we discuss the Pete Hegseth Cold Open and satirizing authoritarianism.
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S50 E0: PREGAME
Charisse, Luvell, and Chuck get together before the premiere of SNL Season 50 to talk about hopes, dreams, and fears for the new season.
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S50 E19: Walton Goggins
We discuss the construction of slapstick with A Guy Who Just Walked into a Spiderweb on Trump’s Tariffs and the complexity of racial representation in The Movie Guy on Upcoming Summer Blockbusters, as well as the humor potential of revealing intimate spaces in Boss’s Bathroom, A Dan Bulla Short.
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S50 E17: Jon Hamm
We discuss satirizing socioeconomic inequality in Check to Check Business News, civil disobedience with Emil Wakim on American Patriotism, and the complexity of roasting and comedy writing via Guess! The Correct! Answer!, Gay Parents, and The White Potus.
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S50 E16: Jack Black
We discuss the implications of the call-and-response-gone-wrong in Ego Nwodim on the WHCD, ethical non-monogamy in Making Love, the potential of framing to disrupt collective memory in Times Square Kiss, and The First Play through multiple lens.
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S50 E15: Mikey Madison
We discuss punching down and missed opportunities as well as the art of waiting in Big Dumb Line, reboot culture in Please Don’t Destroy – Mikey Madison is Squidward, and the dynamics of inside jokes with Devon Walker Shares His Morning Routine.
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S50 E12: Timothée Chalamet
Fan favorites like SmokeCheddaThaAssGetta and Tiny Horse were absent In Chalamet’s third time hosting. We discuss Johnson’s ability to impersonate Trump’s haughty cruelty in Founding Fathers Cold Open, the role of AI in interpersonal relationships in AI Software, and the power of intra Black conversations in Giselle, A Concerned Businesswoman.
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