Jive From New York!

In this exciting episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review an all-time classic episode of Saturday Night Live from 1986, one that every fan of the show should see! It features George Wendt as host, with Francis Ford Coppola as guest director and composer Philip Glass as musical guest. There's a lot to enjoy here, so don't miss it!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review a season 5 episode of SNL from December 1979, featuring WKRP in Cincinnati's own Dr. Johnny Fever, aka Howard Hesseman! There's some good, some bad, and some middle of the road material here, but where does that put it on the Ranked List? Tune in to find out!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael discuss the Saturday Day Night Live episode that aired on the night before the very first Wrestlemania, and which starred two larger than life characters that took place in the historic main event! It's a bumpy journey, this stretch of the Road To Wrestlemania, but our hosts do the best they can with the material they cover. And as is some...

In this episode of Jive from New York: Heather and Michael review a fun 2011 episode of SNL, where Ben Stiller hosts and musical guests Foster the People perform Pumped Up Kicks and Houdini. Kenny G even makes an appearance!

In this episode of Jive From New York: Heather and Michael discuss the season 13 Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live, from December 19, 1987. The host is Paul Simon, and the musical guest is Linda Ronstadt, featuring the Mariachi Vargas. There's a lot of heavy stuff to discuss in this one, including the tragic passing of Phil Hartman and Apartheid South Africa. But there's also a lot to celeb...

In this episode of Jive From New York- Heather and Michael take a look at a Lindsay Lohan (who was 17 at the time) hosted early 21st century episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Usher! As we've come to expect, this episode viewed through today's lens has some particularly rough spots, but it's not without its funny moments. But is it good? Tune in to find out!

In this episode of Jive From New York: Michael and Heather review the Season 9 episode of Saturday Night Live, which aired on November 5 1983. It features host Betty Thomas and musical guest The Stray Cats! This particular episode of SNL has some baggage, but it also has one of Saturday Night Live's all-time classic sketches, James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party! The hosts have a lot to say about...

In this episode of Jive From New York: Heather and Michael review the season 45 premiere of Saturday Night Live, featuring Woody Harrelson as host and musical guest Billie Eilish! They also find plenty of time to talk about life before COVID, Alamo jackets, Billie Eilish's 2024 album Hit Me Hard and Soft, and much more.

In this episode of Jive From New York! Heather and Michael dissect and discuss the Saturday Night Live Season 25 premiere from 1999, with host Jerry Seinfeld and musical guest David Bowie. Does this episode stand the test of time? Are there racist jokes? Are there ugly clothes? Is David Bowie capable of a bad performance? This episode will answer those questions, along with a few others!

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review a 2025 episode of Saturday Night Live! It's the 145h episode of the 50th season, Starring Lady Gaga as the host AND musical guest! How does this episode fare in the ranking? Tune in to find out! (spoiler- it's pretty good.)

In this episode of Jive From New York, Heather and Michael review the very first episode of Saturday Night Live! It's a fascinating piece of pop-culture history, but is it good? Does it hold up? Tune in to find out!

In this inaugural episode of Jive From New York: Hosts Heather and Michael introduce themselves to the listeners! In doing so they discuss what they hope to accomplish with this podcast (spoiler- it's to review and rank Saturday Night Live episodes), as well as their histories and general thoughts about Saturday Night Live.