Tag: Satire/Humor Magnification
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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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S51E02: Amy Poehler
We talk about Emo Mom through the lens of liminality on both ends of adulthood, in adolescence and menopause, as well as gendered differences in aging, and representations of grief.
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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 E14: Lady Gaga
We discuss the power of satire in the Trump, Musk and Rubio Meeting Cold Open, satirizing masculinity and power in Weekend Update: Lord Gaga on His Unwavering Support for His Wife Lady Gaga, the manic pixie dream girl and commodity feminism in Mascara Commercial, and language and power in No More Slay.
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S50 E06: Bill Burr
We talk about the complicated nature of satire and power in SNL for Trump Cold Open, and the complicated nature of meaning and commercial representation in Calling Dad, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Sex Rock CD. We also take time to appreciate Michael Che’s frustration with the election on Weekend Update.
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S50 E03: Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande already looks like a 5-timer in her second time hosting. We discuss the struggle for unionization with Monica: A Happy Amazon Employee and magnifying the absurdities of history in Castrati, as well learning and to lose and the relationship between competition and cooperation in Charades with Mom.
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S49 E14: Josh Brolin
We discuss Scarlett Johansson’s horror-humor takedown of Katie Britt in the State of the Union Cold Open, the history of tabloid talk shows in Shonda Talk Show, and the structure of insult comedy in Weekend Update.
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S49 E12: Shane Gillis
In Shane Gillis’ first time on the SNL stage after his very public firing before he ever appeared onscreen in 2019, we discuss satirizing fact, fiction, and fraud across Trump Victory Party Cold Open and Trump Sneakers, as well as stereotype threat and racial anxiety in The Floor.
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S49 E7: Adam Driver
We talk about the congressional hearings on antisemitism, magnification of the conflict between academic expectations and popular discourse in the College Presidents Cold Open, racial and gendered differences in politeness and threat in Beep Beep showcases , the dehumanization of the elderly in Elder PSA, and the tendency to embellish and its impact on the…
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