Tag: Race/Ethnicity Blackness
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S49 E11: Ayo Edebiri
We discuss the importance of civic engagement and accountability in Why’d You Say It, the ironic inclusion of power in satire in the CNN Town Hall South Carolina Cold Open, and the absurdities of (and opportunities associated with disrupting) white supremacy and normativity in Trivia Quest and People’s Court – Bad Hair Day.
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S49 E10: Dakota Johnson
In Dakota Johnson’s second crack at hosting SNL, we talk about socioeconomic- and race-based othering in Home Movies, black friends and black-up bands with Justin Timberlake’s musical performance of Sanctified, and the long history of the Dozens in Roast, a film by Please Don’t Destroy.
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S49 E9: Jacob Elordi
We discuss the attention economy and the Society of the Spectacle with Katt Williams/Club Shay Shay Extended Cut and the historical case studies of crisis communication in the new media environment with the Alaska Airlines Ad, as well as the relevance – and irrelevance – of laughter in satire in Weekend Update.
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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 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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