Saturday Night Jive Podcast

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're mourning democracy as we watch an episode of Saturday Night Live.  It's Season 45, an era of the show that George doesn't even enjoy and Ben really hates.  RuPaul hosts and Justin Bieber sings.  Don't worry, you'll get to hear George's opinions about Kitty Scott Claus as well as Ben's pleas to hunt down all Trump supporters.  This is not a good episode of SNL.  It's not a terrible episode, it's just kinda boring.  We get some Thirsty Cops, RuPaul reading some books, two random ladies screaming in a restaurant, two other random ladies sitting on a couch talking about shit, a family game of Charades going wrong, Chad gets dolled up like a drag queen, a debate cold open that Ben didn't even watch, and the immortal Beck Bennett ruining his life over a game of Boop-It (which is the only thing we liked in the whole episode).  Enjoy!  This episode was fan requested, if you'd like to request anything hit us up!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're gearing up for the 2024 election by watching a political comedy from 1995.  Canadian Bacon is the only non-documentary directed by Michael Moore and it's a cold war satire about a fake conflict with our neighbors to the north.  It's fine.  It's the last movie released to feature John Candy's as he died the year before.  It's got Rhea Pearlman obsessed with a building that looks like a penis.  It's got Rip Torn yelling and grunting.  It's got a pretty fun cast also featuring Alan Alda and Kevin Pollak.  But most importantly it features cameos from two SNL alums in Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.  This is our last podcast before the 2024 election but due to an uploading issue it's being released a week later so enjoy that brief moment of time where we still had some hope.  You can also watch this episode on YouTube (search Saturday Night Jive Podcast and you should be able to find it) as we recorded this live to YouTube when we thought we'd never be able to post a new podcast episode.  Anyway, Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Three To Tango for some reason.  A romantic comedy starring 3 one-time SNL hosts in Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, and Dylan McDermott where Chandler Bing has to pretend he's gay to appease his boss while romancing his boss's mistress.  We thought it would be more problematic than it turned out to be.  So as a bonus to a conversation on a mediocre and forgettable movie we also rank the Hottest SNL Cast Member by fan request.  So listen to us drool over some hunky and sexy Not Ready For Primetime Players then listen to us talk about Matthew Perry's hair.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

As you're gearing up for spooky season we watched the spookiest episode in Saturday Night Live history.  It's the infamous Season 7 episode hosted by Donald Pleasence with musical guest Fear.  This episode aired on Halloween night and the show took full advantage of that.  We get a British soldier sawing his own leg off, a woman cleaning up the mess from her recently murdered husband through song, a pumpkin committing seppuku, a family sitting down to a sugar breakfast, a random John Belushi cameo, a talk show ending in murder, Brian DePalma ripping off Hitchcock, body horror with joggers, a Jekyll & Hyde Jerry Lewis, and most terrifying of all a musical version of MacBeth.  This one's got a lot of blood, a lot of gore, and concludes in one of the most infamous musical performance of all time.  Grab your smashing pumpkin and don't forget to vomit for luck .  Enjoy!  This episode was fan requested, if you'd like to request anything hit us up!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

By popular demand we watched a "classic" episode of SNL from Season 4 hosted by Frank Zappa.  This episode is notorious for being terrible and Zappa has been on many Worst Host Ever lists.  Turns out it's all true.  This sucked.  Zappa doesn't give a shit during the whole episode, every sketch is way too long, and it's a pretty dismal affair all around.  George defends Zappa a little (at least musically) but Ben hates this man's guts.  Take a trip up to Freak Mountain and hang with us as we don't do drugs.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Thomas And The Magic Railroad from 2000 starring 17-time SNL host Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor.  So this was a huge mistake.  Turns out this movie isn't interested in helping you understand what the hell is going on so we spend the majority of the podcast simply confused by the lore of magical trains who don't move their mouths when they talk.  We also had no idea this was related to Shining Time Station starring George Carlin and Ringo Starr as Mr. Conductor, we thought that was a different thing.  It could be a totally different thing, this could have nothing to do with anything, we have no clue and the movie doesn't seem to either.  Help us construct this 1,000 shit puzzle as this is the most perplexing movie we've watched since Southland Tales.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with yet another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  This week we did something a little different.  Instead of watching a recurring character we watched a selection of SNL sketches where Jimmy Fallon adorably broke character and giggled.  We picked some doozies but surprisingly we don't put too much blame on Jimmy.  Don't get us wrong, he sucks and we don't like him, but these sketches were turds to begin with and Jimmy just turned them into giggly turds.  We got some recurring characters in the mix with Jeffrey's, The Leather Man, The Lovers, Debbie Downer, and of course his most recognizable impression Osama Bin Laden.  Hope you appreciate all we do for you.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeAquarium Repairman - Season 28, Episode 9 hosted by Jeff GordonCorksoakers - Season 29, Episode 17 hosted by Janet JacksonJeffrey's - Season 26, Episode 18 hosted by Pierce BrosnanThe Leather Man - Season 28, Episode 6 hosted by Brittany MurphyDebbie Downer - Season 29, Episode 18 hosted by Lindsay LohanSaddam & Osama - Season 29, Episode 9 hosted by Jennifer AnistonLovers - Season 27, Episode 3 hosted by Drew BarrymoreBehind The Music - Season 25, Episode 16 hosted by Christopher WalkenFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive (actually almost a year ago on Saturday Night Jive) we watched the 2004 comedy White Chicks starring SNL alum Damon Wayans.....'s brothers Shawn and Marlon as horrifying creatures that we are expected to believe can pass as rich white women.  This was intended to be a "lost episode" of the podcast just because I thought the movie was bad, I didn't enjoy talking about it, and why should I spend my time putting together something I don't want to work on.  But at long last you can hear our thoughts on this film that probably shouldn't have been made in the first place.  A ludicrous premise handled poorly, there could possibly be a good movie hiding somewhere in here but we couldn't find it.  We do get another sighting of Lochlyn Munro though who pops up way too frequently on this podcast.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with yet another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  This week we watched two characters from the same performer.  Kristen Wiig is an absolute delight as Shana, the hot lady who does weird things but befuddles us as Trina, a different lady who does weird things.  For some, neither may work or both my work.  For us, we definitely enjoyed one more than the other.  It is fascinating that two characters from the same performer with basically the same premise can have such wildly different outcomes.  In both, Kristen enters a scene, grosses out or annoys the people in the scene and they react in a way of "Wow, can you believe how crazy and annoying that character is?".  So what makes them so different?  Is it just because we are more attracted to one?  We'll dive in and find out on this week's episode of Saturday Night Jive.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeNew Girl - Season 34, Episode 10 hosted by John MalkovichMake-Up Counter - Season 34, Episode 14 hosted by Steve MartinCottage Cheese Ideas - Season 35, Episode 4 hosted by Gerard ButlerSki Retreat - Season 35, Episode 11 hosted by Charles BarkleyBasketball Game - Season 36, Episode 2 hosted by Bryan CranstonHalloween Party - Season 37, Episode 3 hosted by Ben StillerFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we finally watched B.A.P.S from 1997 starring one-time SNL host Halle Berry, Martin Landau, one-time SNL host Bernie Mac, and of course everyone's favorite white rapper/stand-up comic Barry Sobel.  At long last, Ben's dream came true and we watched this random 90's comedy.  Surprisingly it's not as cringy as one might expect, doesn't mean it's good, just not an abysmal and racist crap-fest.  We also open up our e-mail for the first time in almost 2 years and respond to some listener suggestions.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

We lost a legend recently and this week on Saturday Night Jive we watched the Bob Newhart episode of SNL from the disastrous Season 20.  In the height of SNL's "bad boy" era, they brought on the television icon to class up the joint a little bit.  What results is an all-around solid and fun show, while maybe not the downright classic that George remembered from his youth.  We get a cold open about the Colin Ferguson trial, a Bob Newhart monologue, Jay Mohr dressed as Ricki Lake, Chris Farley promoting his book of world records, Norm MacDonald anchoring Weekend Update, a very bad Baywatch parody, Bob giving an interview to a disgruntled postal employee, Farley and Chris Elliott playing "Hi, Bob", a manic depressive sports announcer, and the pleasant voice of Des'ree.  R.I.P. Bob, you were one of the greats.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with yet another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  This week we watched one of the earliest SNL recurring characters, that's right, Ben gets introduced to King Ploobis, Scred, Puuta, Vosh and the rest of The Land Of Gorch an early segment on the show featuring Jim Henson's Muppets.  Back in 1975, a counter culture variety show decided to include a live puppet segment and the result was something nobody wanted.  The writers hated it, the audience was befuddled, and you can quickly see the resentment held by all involved.  We watched almost every appearance, as we've previously established we can tap out whenever we want but this time we skipped some from the middle so we could watch their sad, dour, but in some ways beautiful ending.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 1 hosted by George CarlinThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 2 hosted by Paul SimonThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 3 hosted by Rob ReinerThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 4 hosted by Candice BergenThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 5 hosted by Robert KleinThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 6 hosted by Lily TomlinThe Land Of Gorch - Season 1, Episode 10 hosted by Buck HenryMuppets Spot - Season 1, Episode 16 hosted by Anthony PerkinsMuppet Trunk - Season 1, Episode 18 hosted by Raquel WelchMuppet Morgue - Season 2, Episode 1 hosted by Lily TomlinFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive We watched Meatballs Part 2 because Bill Murray was in the first Meatballs.  We've never seen the first Meatballs movie but that doesn't matter since this movie was never intended as a sequel to Meatballs.  It was just a movie that resembled Meatballs a lot (we suppose as we've never seen it) that featured a character named Meathead that they renamed Meatballs 2 after the fact.  Life's funny sometimes, but Meatballs 2 is not funny.  There's an alien in this movie, but that's not fun at all.  Richard Mulligan, Paul Reubens, and John Larroquette all waste their talent.  It's a real big bummer of a film but special thanks to Elayne Boosler for all you do.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched the illusive episode of SNL hosted by alleged murderer Robert Blake.  Was it worth the wait?  Absolutely not.  But could it ever live up to our expectations?  Let's talk about it.  Also, how frigging hot is Mary Gross?  This episode has Robert Blake punching Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a Little Rascals reunion, homophobia in space, and Robin Duke with a saddle on her back.  So, that's the name of that tune and you can take that to the bank.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week Ben had the option to pick anything he wanted to watch and he chose the Jeremy Irons episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest Fishbone.  Why did he do this?  Because he likes Fishbone.  So, what did we learn?  Maybe you shouldn't pick an old episode of SNL for the musical guest because this is one of the most forgettable episodes ever.  On the positive side we get some fun Deep Thoughts and two incredible performances from Fishbone, but nothing else brings the goods.  Jeremy Irons doesn't seem to want to be there, we get a bunch of recurring characters with visits from Wayne's World, Hans & Franz, and The Richmeister, not to mention a Dennis Miller Weekend Update, a cowboy song, a sketch where women love Jeremy's British accent, a sketch about Hannibal Lecter that doesn't mention cannibalism, and Sherlock Holmes's birthday party.  You'll be begging to see some G.E. Smith face.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with yet another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  This week we watched Goat Boy in all his glory.  As we established the last time we did this with Mango we are giving ourselves an out.  There are 10 SNL sketch appearances of Goat Boy and we're here to see how many we can stomach before calling it quits (spoiler alert, we don't make it to all 10).  We may one day revisit this one-note character from Jim Breuer but not today so sit back, relax, and listen to the madness that happens when two guys try to sit through 45 minutes of a man making goat noises for our amusement.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeGoat Boy Sings Popular Songs From The 80's - Season 21, Episode 19 hosted by Christine BaranskiHey, Remember The 80's - Season 22, Episode 1 hosted by Tom HanksHey, Remember The 80's - Season 22, Episode 4 hosted by Dana CarveyA Christmas Greeting From Goat Boy - Season 22, Episode 9 hosted by Rosie O'DonnellCharlie Rose - Season 22, Episode 13 hosted by Chevy ChaseFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

The Other Sister directed by our good friend Garry Marshall and starring Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi as two mentally challenged adults who find love is a movie that shouldn't have been made.  We shouldn't have watched it.  In fact, this movie killed the podcast for a little bit as it sent George down an existential rabbit hole where he questioned all reality.  We recorded this episode a while ago but decided not to release it for a variety of reasons (don't worry, it's not like it's terribly offensive or anything but that should explain why we talk about the lead singer of Smash Mouth dying several months after it happened).  What was originally going to be a lost episode is now available for you to listen and judge us for picking a movie like this to watch and then realize that we can't mock it without sounding like dickheads.  Just remember, we're good people who made a mistake.  There's not even an SNL alum to justify this so we should learn from this and stick to only watching movies starring Dan Aykroyd or Tim Kazurinsky on Saturday Night Jive.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

Ummmm, this movie exists.  It's about a bigfoot who plays basketball.  Ben is insane and liked it.  George is realistic and thinks it's a crappy TV movie starring a guy in a cheap looking monkey suit.  You can check it out on YouTube, don't watch the whole thing, or any of it.  No SNL cast members in Big And Hairy from 1998 but Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

Get ready for the most magical time of your life as Academy Award winner Javier Bardem dances with a CGI crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in the delightful Lyle Lyle Crocodile also featuring SNL alum Ego Nwodim.  While George thinks this is a wonder of modern cinema (possibly due to a dangerous amount of psychedelic substances), Ben can't enjoy things because he's dead inside.  Take a look at us now and Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're talking some television pilots that never got picked up to see a full season that feature some SNL alums.  We watched Norman's Corner starring the late, great Gilbert Gottfried and written by former SNL writer Larry David.  The also late and also great Charles Rocket stars as a spaceship captain in the sci-fi spoof Star Patrol.  There's also Supernerds starring Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and one-season SNL alum Sarah Silverman.  We watched the practically flawless pilot for The Grubbs starring Randy Quaid and a pre-Arrested Development Michael Cera.  Then we cheated and watched Where's Rodney? starring one-time SNL host Rodney Dangerfield because we were enchanted by the theme song.  Should any of these shows have gotten the chance to entertain the masses?  We think two of them should, the other three are probably right at home in history's dustbin.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

It's Hollywood's biggest night and Saturday Night Jive is celebrating.  In honor of Robert Downey Jr. becoming the first SNL alum to win an Oscar we're talking about all the Saturday Night Live cast members who have ever been nominated for acting awards.  This gives us an opportunity to talk about some actually good movies that we would otherwise never cover on this show dedicated to the absolute worst of an actor's career.  We talk Oppenheimer, Chaplin, and Tropic Thunder for RDJ, Joan Cusack's two Oscar nominations with Working Girl and In & Out, Randy Quaid's early nomination for The Last Detail, Bill Murray in Lost In Translation, Dan Aykroyd bizarrely getting an Oscar nod for Driving Miss Daisy, Eddie Murphy losing for Dreamgirls to Alan Arkin, and SNL cast member for one episode only Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird.  We also discuss the actual Oscar winners, the nominees, and who we would have voted for in each category.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

You know what's not fun?  Crank phone calls.  You know what's even less fun?  Staged crank phone calls.  Get out your ass cream and dust off your offensive accents, we watch The Jerky Boys: The Movie from 1995 starring The Jerky Boys, Alan Arkin, Big Pussy, William Hickey, and the guy from Frankenhooker.  No SNL alums this week, Ben picked some random shitty movie to watch, once again proving the truth that there are shitty movies that don't feature Rob Schneider.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

It's been said many times on this podcast, George loves him some Mary Gross.  For all you doubters out there, he proved why by forcing Ben to watch an episode of Saturday Night Live from Season 9 hosted by Michael Douglas.  Coffee infused blood, totally rad 80s music videos, busty 7 year olds, a town without feet, a host with an open headwound, and blackface.  This one has it all and we're in agreement that it's pretty solid.  You got a demonic Jim Belushi in an ice cream shop, Tim Kazurinsky blowing up cars, Gary Kroeger flying over desks, and a dude that looks kinda like Kenny Loggins.  Plus two bops from musical guest Deniece Williams.  Join us for a Mary Gross boner that you'll never forget.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

Do you like Twin Peaks?  Then you'll be utterly confused by Wild Palms almost as confused as SNL alum James Belushi who apparently didn't understand the script so just showed up on set and read his lines.  Can't blame you, Jim.  This is an indecipherable piece of nonsense.  So the story is that ABC wanted to have another weird show to replace Twin Peaks after they ruined that show with studio meddling.  They came up with this miniseries about a guy who is looking for the lost kid of his ex-lover and also has nightmares about rhinos and Robert Loggia squealing like a pig.  There's also virtual reality where a shitty sitcom can beam to your couch.  It's produced by Oliver Stone (who makes a cameo), it takes place in the future (watch for subtle hints because they do nothing with the fact that it's in the future), and it's a big old mess.  While I doubt we'll watch any other episodes to see how this story pans out, we watched the 90 minute pilot which is available on YouTube and try to make sense of it.  Stay tuned for next week to answer the ultimate question, will Ben get a boner from Mary Gross?  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

You want Oscars?  Get two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey on the phone.  Sweeten the deal with Academy Award winner Helen Hunt.  Throw in Academy Award nominee Haley Joel Osment.  But you really looking for Oscar gold?  Then you need Jon Bon Jovi and, more importantly, SNL alum Jay Mohr.  We watched Pay It Forward from 2000, a movie that is a failure on multiple levels.  Little Haley Joel Osment tries to change the world with kindness.  His mother's a drunk, his teacher has burns all over him, his best friend is a hobo junkie that looks like Jesus.  Jay Mohr is on the hunt for a big scoop.  Then most of the movie is devoted to trying to get Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt to bone burn victim style.  Stay for the last 3 minutes if you want to see a kid get stabbed for no thematic reason.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with yet another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  Last time we gathered we watched the first 10 appearances of Mango and surprisingly couldn't stay away so we're back for one more slice of that sweet, sweet Mango pie.  In this episode we watch the final 6 appearances of everyone's favorite male stripper and get some diminishing results.  Somewhere along the way, we lost sight of Mango.  Gone are everything we loved about the character and he eventually morphs into a stereotype.  But it took much longer than anyone expected as we get to number 13 before any sort of Mango malaise kicks in.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeMango - Season 25, Episode 13 hosted by Ben AffleckMango - Season 26, Episode 11 hosted by Jennifer LopezMango - Season 26, Episode 20 hosted by Christopher WalkenMango - Season 27, Episode 5 hosted by Gwyneth PaltrowMango - Season 27, Episode 9 hosted by Ellen DeGeneresMango - Season 27, Episode 20 hosted by Winona RyderFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

We're digging into the Rob Schneider bucket once again this week as we watched Necessary Roughness from 1991 featuring the Robmeister calling plays for a football team full of underdogs.  Let me ask you a question.  If I said I found a movie that features Scott Bakula, Kathy Ireland, Larry Miller, Robert Loggia, Sinbad, Senator Fred Thompson and of course Hector Elizondo would you think that it would be the greatest movie ever?  So did we, but we found ourselves another thoroughly mediocre sports comedy.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

We're finally here.  A podcast years in the making  We're finally going back for another taste of Ed's special sauce with Good Burger 2 starring Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson and featuring a cavalcade of SNL cameos like Leslie Jones, Pete Davidson, Ego Nwodim, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Andy Samberg, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, and Maya Rudolph.  We also get some cameos from All That alumni as well as some old lady who thinks she's got something on Abe Vigoda and apparently Sinbad (somewhere, I didn't see him).  Who wanted this, we do not know, but we got it.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  We're also back to doing episodes of Saturday Night Jive after a hiatus that is all Garry Marshall's fault.  This week we're talking Mango played by the inimitable Chris Kattan.  This character has more layers than we anticipated.  Since there are so many SNL appearances from Mango we decided to push ourselves to the limit and see how many we can watch before we tap out.  Surprisingly, we wanted to keep going but that would have resulted in a 4 hour podcast so consider this part 1 of the Mango saga.  We also track down the whereabouts of Chris Gaines and Greg from Dharma & Greg.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeMango - Season 23, Episode 14 hosted by Garth BrooksMango - Season 23, Episode 20 hosted by David DuchovnyMango & Kiwi - Season 24, Episode 5 hosted by David SpadeMango - Season 24, Episode 18 hosted by Cuba Gooding, Jr.Mango - Season 25, Episode 4 hosted by Dylan McDermottGarth Brooks Monologue - Season 25, Episode 5 hosted by Garth BrooksDressing Room - Season 25, Episode 5 hosted by Garth BrooksMango - Season 25, Episode 8 hosted by Danny DeVitoFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

It's Ben's pick this week on Saturday Night Jive and since he's not bound by the rules of picking movies that relate to SNL we watched the Don Ho classic Joe's Apartment from 1996.  A beautiful love story about a kid in the big city fighting against corporate greed and trying to make his way in a world that doesn't understand him.  Also there's animated roaches that annoy and ruin every scene with their sped up voices.  This movie stars Jerry O'Connell, Robert Vaughn, and the amazing thespians Don Ho and Pepa.  MTV's first foray into feature films is a big old mess.  It's also not that interesting to talk about so we spend the majority of the podcast talking about George driving his wife to an emergency room through a tornado and playing a new game based on the website Common Sense Media.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

You like hearing people talk about an old ass episode of SNL?  Well, this is the podcast for you!  This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Season 20 Episode 5 hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker with musical guest R.E.M..  It's one of the worst episodes in the show's history.  This was the week where Michael O'Donoghue died and the Republicans took control of congress and the whole show feels like a liberal wake.  We got some good old fashioned SNL racism with a sketch taking place in a Fortune Cookie Factory, bad Brooklyn accents, Adam Sandler and Michael McKean fighting over Sarah through song, some classic Norm MacDonald jokes, Robert Evans trying to rape young ladies, and quite possibly the worst SNL sketch ever in Munchkinland.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched another cheat pick.  Camp Nowhere from 1994 has no SNL alums in it but it does have Christopher Lloyd as a former drama teacher who lives in a van becoming the only adult supervision to a group of Lord Of The Flies wannabes.  A bunch of shitty kids decide to start their own summer camp with no rules.  It's the horniest movie starring children you'll ever watch (but you shouldn't watch it).  Also featuring Biff from Back To The Future, M. Emmett Walsh, the shy nun from Sister Act, and two kids who would later join weird sex cults.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive George's wet dreams become a reality as we finally watch Welcome To Mooseport starring two-time SNL host Ray Romano in his feature film debut and two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman in his final time on screen.  This 2004 comedy follows a small town handyman who runs for mayor against the former President of the United States.  It's a Frank Capra-esque movie filled with colorful locals and one naked man.  It's not very funny, it's not very entertaining, it's not very memorable, but we watched it so now you have to listen to us talk about it as well as a deep dive discussion on soft-core pornography.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched the John Leguizamo classic The Pest from 1997.  John stars as the most annoying character ever put on film who is hunted by a Nazi in a spoof of The Most Dangerous Game.  This film has a small SNL connection as the director of this also directed a Saturday Night Christmas Special.  It also features that little scamp Jeffrey Jones who has made numerous appearances on this podcast since he's been in a lot of bad movies.  Here he plays a part he's played before, the villain who you root for because you really want this Nazi to murder the main character.  This movie is so racist it makes you root for a Nazi played by a convicted sex predator.  We talk about the differences between a fat ass and a big butt, poop, vomit, birds eating vomit and then pooping out the vomit on a guy, it's a terribly gross movie.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're watching another old ass episode of SNL.  From Season 24 it's the episode hosted by Ray Romano with musical guest The Coors.  Why are we watching this one?  Well, because George is a big fan of Ray Romano and wants to watch Welcome To Mooseport so we're watching this to make that movie canonical (so stay tuned for that in 2 weeks).  Also, it's a really good episode.  Ray Romano plays Roberto Benigni, he shouts some racist catchphrases on SportsCenter, slaps around some fat hos on Pimp Chat, details his dying wish of hobo sex slaves in an army trench, listens to Saul Forrester's gibberish, and eases a Will Ferrell temper tantrum.  We also get The Coors doing an Irish jig, Barbara Walters having phone sex, and Monica Lewinsky on Weekend Update.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched the Ezio Greggio classic The Silence Of The Hams which features no SNL alum unless you count Dom Irrera who can be seen as an extra in Season 6.  We got former SNL host Charlene Tilton as well as a cavalcade of D-level celebrities we've seen in other movies like Stuart Pankin, Rip Taylor, and Eddie Deezen.  Until we finally get to see Jurassic Pork, this may be the greatest spoof movie of all time (not really).  A parody of Psycho, The Silence Of The Lambs, and other 90s thrillers written by, directed by, and starring a guy with a very heavy Italian accent.  Dom DeLuise plays Hannibal Cannibal Pizza and if that excites you then listen to all the fun we had watching it.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

And we're back with another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances.  This week we're covering a collection of recurring characters from Mr. Rob Schneider.  We could do The Richmeister, but instead we're gonna jump into the deep end and cover every installment of The Sensitive Naked Man, Out Of Africa, Hub's Gyros, and Orgasm Guy.  If that's not enough we also throw in a sketch where Schneider plays Hitler with three legs.  Is Sensitive Naked Man more naked than sensitive?  Where can I put my weed?  Do you really like-a the juice?  Where can I find a font that looks like jizz in Microsoft Office?  These questions and more all answered on this week's episode of Saturday Night Jive.  Enjoy!Sketches IncludeThe Sensitive Naked Man - Season 17, Episode 12 hosted by Susan DeyThe Sensitive Naked Man - Season 17, Episode 20 hosted by Woody HarrelsonOut Of Africa - Season 19, Episode 1 hosted by Charles BarkleyOut Of Africa - Season 19, Episode 5 hosted by Christian SlaterHub's Gyros - Season 18, Episode 17 hosted by Jason AlexanderThe Juice - Season 18, Episode 20 hosted by Kevin KlineOrgasm Guy - Season 18, Episode 9 hosted by Glenn CloseL'Homme d'Orgasme - Season 19, Episode 20 hosted by Heather LocklearBad News - Season 18, Episode 16 hosted by Miranda RichardsonFull archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we take another dip in the Rob Schneider pool and watched Surf Ninjas from 1993.  The story of two young boys and their 30 year old friend who discover that they are actually the heirs to a kingdom on a magical ninja island.  Only one thing stands in their way, cyborg Leslie Nielsen.  With the help of a magical SEGA Game Gear and Tone Loc they complete their quest to reclaim their throne.  There's not much surfing and the ninja stuff is boring.  This is pretty much a huge waste of time other than Rob Schneider in a Hitler mustache.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched a movie starring Bill Murray...'s brother, not the one you're thinking of.  No, not that one either.  It's the John Murray classic Moving Violations.  Also starring Stacy Keach's brother, Meg Tilly's sister and an Academy Award worthy performance from the 'Where's The Beef?' lady.  This movie has it all.  Car chases, montages, a puppet van crashing into a funeral home, Fred Willard inspecting a lady like an automobile, an old lady sitting on a urinal, sex in a space simulator, animated clothes getting it on, and more.  Where exactly was the beef?  And should we still be avoiding The Noid?  All this and more on this week's episode.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Harry And The Hendersons from 1987 starring 3-time SNL host John Lithgow and the immortal Kevin Peter Hall in a bigfoot costume.  This film left George in a world of wonder while Ben is too jaded and cynical to enjoy such whimsy.  Rick Baker won an Oscar for making a terrific character that for some reason the marketing department decided to hide from all advertisement.  You won't see Harry on the poster or in the trailers, you have to pay money to see this.  What happened?  The movie didn't do well commercially but it did inspire a TV sitcom that lasted 3 seasons (somehow) which we get into the weeds with.  Is John Lithgow our greatest living actor?  Did Harry just run out on his family?  These questions and more on this week's episode.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're watching another old ass episode of SNL.  From Season 20 it's the episode hosted by John Travolta with musical guest Seal.  Believe it or not, John Travolta is a heterosexual man but you'd be right to be confused when you see him singing as Barbra Streisand, playing gay Dracula, and wearing eyeliner as a mafia don.  This episode leads to a variety of topics including a rallying cry for human rights.  Sketches include a Staying Alive cold open, a monologue jam packed with Travolta references, Bathroom Monkey, Coffee Talk, Gay Dracula, a Norm MacDonald Weekend Update, Quentin Tarantino's Welcome Back Kotter, Chris Elliott getting kicked in the nards repeatedly, Marlon Brando feeding Larry King some shit cookies, Chris Farley screaming at Tim Meadows, a deaf mobster, and Seal.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Old Dogs a confounding film from 2009 starring SNL hosts Robin Williams and John Travolta as well as Matt Dillon, I realize I'm just clinging to the fact that our podcast is tangentially SNL related anymore but we'll get back to the show next week when we watch John Travolta host the show.  But first, Old Dogs.  How to describe this movie?  It's like The Cat In The Hat on steroids.  Nothing makes any logical sense and then you're at boy scout camp playing prison rules ultimate frisbee with Justin Long.  Then before you know it you're being controlled by master puppeteer Bernie Mac.  Then you may have facial paralysis and eat a dead lady's pie.  That's basically the plot of Old Dogs.  All this plus an eternal question about John Travolta's balls.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're watching a notorious episode of Saturday Night Live.  It's Season 35 Episode 6 hosted by January Jones with musical guest Black Eyed Peas.  The lovely Miss Jones was starring on an Emmy winning television show at the time so one would only assume she could hold her own on a live sketch comedy show.  All that hope died when she audibly asks what camera she should look at in her first sketch appearance.  What follows is a lot of farts, a lot of gay panic, and worst of all 3 songs from Black Eyed Peas.  Surprisingly, we're torn on this one.  George, a lifelong SNL fan, thinks it's the trainwreck it is historically perceived to be.  Ben on the other hand liked the farts, but maybe that's because he hates this long running show.  Sketches include a Joe Biden cold open, Kathie Lee Gifford getting beaten up by Black Eyed Peas, Grace Kelly farting during Rear Window, Kristen Wiig lezzing out over January Jones, A guide to throwing a 1960's dinner party, Dr. Jekyll explaining a gay Mr. Hyde, Andy Samberg sitting on a toilet, Jason Sudeikis and January looking at clouds, plus Lou Dobbs, Kim Kardashian, and Jon Bovi on Weekend Update.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Ed from 1996 starring Matt LeBlanc and a guy in a monkey suit.  No SNL alum in this piece of shit but there's nothing in the rule book that says an SNL podcast can't watch a movie about a monkey playing baseball that doesn't have an SNL cast member in it.  Matt LeBlanc is actually the only Friends star who never hosted SNL and there was an episode of SNL where Jim Breuer played Matt LeBlanc holding a monkey, so there's your SNL connections.  A dude in a monkey suit, Jack Warden coin flips, monkey farts, Bill Cobbs, monkeys using the bathroom, Jesus Christ himself getting cut from the team, cartoon dollar signs in eyeballs, monkey dress-up montage, this movie has it all.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched Tiptoes starring Gary Oldman as a dwarf.  It's a nonsensical film about Matthew McConaughey who is the only non-dwarf in a family of dwarves and he's about to get married to Kate Beckinsale (who sometimes wears a hat).  She doesn't know anything about his family and freaks out when she realizes her soon-to-be-born child might be a dwarf.  So she confronts him at fire fighting training camp, he brings two whores to a dwarf party, David Alan Grier fucks a dwarf, Peter Dinklage and Patricia Arquette fuck to some reggae music, a dad tells a limerick about farts, Jewish wedding.  It's a tale as old as time.  Oh yeah, and Gary Oldman plays McConaughey's dwarf brother so he's on his knees the whole film while he's surrounded by actual little person actors.  It's a big old plate of wrong with a salad of what the fuck on the side.  There are no SNL alums in this movie but David Alan Grier hosted SNL twice and by all accounts should have been a cast member.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we watched the 1989 classic No Holds Barred otherwise known as the single greatest movie ever made.  Starring one-time SNL host Hulk Hogan (check out episode 206 of our podcast for a full rundown of his Season 10 episode) and written by Hulk and WWF president Vince McMahon, this movie is either accidentally brilliant or intentionally brilliant (we can't tell) but it is without a doubt the greatest movie in film history.  Hulk plays Rip, the most popular wrestler in the world, and he's being hounded by a rival network president who wants him to wrestle on his network.  Featuring an Academy Award performance from the great Kurt Fuller, this movie has everything.  Panties that go from navel to knee, dwarves that don't look like Peter Dinklage, readily available assassins, feet that look like either butts or balls, pie fights, shabbily made American shirts, Jacob from Lost in traction, and of course, dookie.Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're talking about the 1995 family comedy Man Of The House starring SNL alum Chevy Chase.  After a string of flops (see our episodes on Nothing But Trouble and Cops And Robbersons) Chevy didn't want to do another film but eventually agreed to sign on because he liked the dramatic elements of the script.  One could argue that there shouldn't be dramatic elements in the script of a movie that has Chevy Chase and George Wendt doing a rain dance.  This is not the movie we expected.  We were looking forward to a crazy cat and mouse caper with a lot of Chevy falling down and Jonathan Taylor Thomas laying mousetraps all over the floor.  Instead we got a heartfelt family comedy about a kid learning to love his new stepdad with Enya on the soundtrack.  Of course there's a mafia subplot as well and we get Chevy Chase in a Native American headdress.  Should you talk about sex with your mommy?  What are the artistic values of Cirque du Soleil?  Why did George Wendt's character need to be played by a fat guy?  These questions and more on this week's episode of Saturday Night Jive.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're talking about the 1989 classic Second Sight starring two people who hosted SNL.  Bronson Pinchot and John Larroquette star in this comedy about a detective and a psychic trying to solve a case of a missing cardinal.  Don't worry, Stuart Pankin is in the film too.  It's a big old pile of crazy.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're watching Tremors 3: Back To Perfection.  Why?  Because SNL alum Mary Gross plays Tourist Mom, probably the most respected role in her filmography.  This direct to DVD sequel has Michael Gross (brother to Mary) shooting graboids and ass blasters with the help of a plucky sidekick and a lady who runs a convenience store.  This is te first Tremors film for George while Ben has seen the entire film series and TV show.  The promise of tremors flying with the power of their farts was intriguing but lacked a little something in execution.  You can still listen to us talk about it and I hope you enjoyed the farts.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're doing another cheat pick.  There are no SNL alums in the 1996 film Bogus but we watched it anyway.  It does feature Andrea Martin who is related to SNL alum Martin Short and was offered a spot on Season 10 (according to rumors) so that counts, right?  This movie stars a pre-Sixth Sense Haley Joel Osment who creates an imaginary friend after his mother dies.  The imaginary friend is played by big fat Gerard DePardieu who is not funny, charming, or imaginative.  Whoopi Goldberg plays Haley's legal guardian who seems to detest children and wants nothing to do with the kid until she does a soft shoe routine with Bogus that turns her heart around (we guess).  It's a heartwarming family drama about a little orphan that they threw a big fat French guy in to hang around in the background of scenes.  Seriously, the imaginary friend aspect of this movie is way less of the plot than you would think.  Is Gerard DePardieu sexy?  We get into it.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here

This week on Saturday Night Jive we're talking the Anthony Michael Hall classic from 1997 Trojan War.   This movie is most famous for at one time being the lowest grossing movie of all time, making a hefty $309 at the U.S. box office.  If you ask us, around 60 theater goers are owed a refund and we've started a class action suit to get their $4.59 back.  Will Friedle from Boy Meets World really wants to fuck Marley Shelton, there's just one problem.  He doesn't have a condom!  So he goes on an After Hours like trip through the city to obtain a precious Trojan.  AMH shows up as a crazy bus driver and he's the best part of the film, well him or the kung fu janitor.  Enjoy!Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.comEmail us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.comDownload Here