SN-HELL: A Look Back At Saturday Night Live

Keith and Matt are joined by 9 of our third chair co-hosts as we chat about our favorite sketches from Season 1.  We wrap up by picking the panel's top 3 faves from SNL's inaugural season.  A unique and fun episode for all :) Like, Share, Subscribe and Follow. This Podcast Is Not Suitable for All Listeners. Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: S...

Keith, Matt and Mark bid adieu to Season 3 with Buck Henry's 6th time out as host. Jazz fusion artist Sun Ra makes a unique and memorable performance as musical guest. Sketches include: Nixon's Book, Olympia Cafe, Stunt Puppy, Samurai TV Repair Man, Nerd Prom, Sodom Chamber of Commerce and More Insects To Worry About. Mr. Mike, in his last performance before departing the show for the first time,...

Keith, Matt and (eventually) Kev peek in on the penultimate episode of Season 3. It's recent Oscar Winner Richard Dreyfus and musical guests Jimmy Buffett and Gary Tigerman. Join us for this sleeper hit of 1978. Sketches include: Sex Test, Cone Encounters of the Third Kind, Paraquat, Nick Springs, Pet Peeves, The David Susskind Show and the debut of Father Guido Sarducci. Buffett performs "Son of...

Keith, Matt and Rebecca take a look into one of the most memorable episodes of Saturday Night Live. Steve Martin becomes the second member of the famed Five Timers Club as The Blues Brothers make their official public debut. Sketches include: The Festrunk Brothers, Theodoric of York, Dancing In The Dark, Love Story, King Tut, Troff and Brew, Nerds Science Fair, Next Week In Review. The Blues Broth...

Keith, Matt and Kevin delve into this late Season 3 episode featuring Michael Sarrazin with musical guests piano virtuoso Keith Jarrett and the all-tuba sextet Gravity. Sketches include: Josh Ramsey, VD Caseworker, E Buzz Miller's Exercise World, Tom Schiller's La Dolce Gilda, The Penalty Box and Archaelogicus.  Jarrett performs "Country" and "My Song" and Gravity treats us to a dose of "Tuba City...

Monty Python's Michael Palin hosts this season 3 episode of SNL. Adrienne joins Keith and Matt for a look at this unique sort of Python-SNL hybrid from 1978. Tonight's musical guest is former and future Chi-Lite Eugene Record. Sketches include: This Oscars, Confession, H&L Brock, The Forgotten Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Party Argument, Danger Probe, Nerd Music Lesson, The Seagull. An extremel...

Welcome to SN Hell!!! It's Season 3 Episode 15 with Christopher Lee and Meat Loaf. Keith, Matt and Chilly look at one of the more talked about episodes from Season 3. Segments Include: Mr. Death, Speech Therapy, Suggestions for Sadat, Del Stater's Rabbit Hut, Vampire Nixon, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Rogers, Stand Up From Richard Belzer. Meat Loaf performs No Place To Go and Two Out of Three Ain't Bad. Al...

Matt and Keith check out Jill Clayburgh's second Saturday Night Live hosting gig. Joining Clayburgh as musical guest is Eddie Money. Last minute issues kept us from having a third chair for the episode, but our Gen Z rep Daniel pops in for a bit to give his thoughts. Sketches Include: Danny Boy, Nutrafix, Celebrity Crack Up, The Coneheads Affair, Olympia Cafe, Shower Mic, Blurry and Sybil 3. Eddie...

Welcome to SN Hell!!! Keith, Matt and Mark take a look at Art Garfunkel's turn as Saturday Night Live host. Art's musical guest for the evening is Stephen Bishop. Segments Include: Tomorrow Show, Modern Crimes, The Nerds visit Looks at Books, The Looking for Mr. Goodbar Playset, Don't Look Back In Anger, Kiss Concert, Miracle In Chicago and Andy Kaufman reads The Great Gatsby. Garfunkel sings "Won...

Welcome to SN Hell!!! It's a different trip through SN Hell tonight as Keith, Matt and Chilly take a look at the Season 3 episode hosted by OJ Simpson. The musical guests are the multi-talented husband and wife singer -song writers Nikolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson. Segments Include: Gilda Answers Viewer Mail, Great Moments In Sports, Mandingo 2, OJ's Records, Samurai Night Fever, Mohawk Master, H...

Chevy Chase is back and so are Keith, Matt and guest third chair Rebecca. This 1978 episode marks the first time a former SNL Host takes on the hosting role. In this episode of SN Hell, we look at Chase's return, his "scrap" with Bill Murray and the continuously evolving nature of Saturday night's most loved entertainment franchise. Rising star Billy Joel skipped his high school reunion to perform...

Keith and Matt are joined by Chilly for Robert Klein's second SNL hosting gig.  The great Bonnie Raitt is on hand as musical guest. Segments Include: Nick The Lounge Singer, Frogs Love Films, Olympia Cafe, Giant Killer Lobsters, Ex-Police, Nerd Rock, Rhonda and Barbara. Bonnie Raitt plays her much loved cover of Del Shannon's Runaway and Give it all Up or Let Me Go.  All this and Weekend Update ar...

Adrienne rejoins Keith and Matt for Steve Martin's fourth hosting appearance. This episode of SNL has more than its fair share of classic laughs. Martin's musical guests are The (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band and Randy Newman. Segments Include: Coneheads Family Feud, Big Foot Hunt, Roseanne Roseannadanna's official debut, The 1978 State of the Union, Festrunk Brothers, Body Floss and What If. Randy Newm...

Matt and Keith are joined by new temporary third chair Daniel to take a look at the historic epsiode hosted by Anyone Can Host Winner Miskell Spillman and featuring musical guest the soon to be banned Elvis Costello.   Sketches Include:  E Buzz Miller's Art Classics, Sartresky and Hutch, The Girlfriend, Babe Ruth, Gift of the Magi.  Elvis Costello performs Watching the Detectives and Less Than.......

Chilly rejoins Keith & Matt for this Season 3 classic from December 1977 featuring host Mary Kay Place and legendary country outlaw Willie Nelson.  Sketches include:  Pep Rally, Hey You! Perfume, More Insects To Worry About, Farber's Chanukah, Married In A Minute and Total Woman. Willie Nelson peforms "Whiskey River," "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and duets with the host for "Something To Brag Ab...

Keith, Matt and Adrienne take a look at 1977's SNL Season 3 Episode Six featuring SNL favorites Buck Henry and musical guest Leon Redbone. Sketches include:  Anyone Can Host Finalists, Little Chocolate Donuts, Stunt Baby, Samurai Psychiatrist, Ricky Rat Club, A Schiller's Reel, a film by Gary Weis and The Franken and Davis Show.  Leon Redbone performs "Champagne Charlie" and "Please, Don't Talk Ab...

Matt, Keith and guest third chair Mark delve into this classic musical episode featuring Ray Charles as dual host and musical guest.  Sketches include:  Carter's Energy Program, Mamorex, The Doody Girls, The Tomorrow Show, Evelyn Woodski Slow Reading, Blackout, and What'd I Say. Charles performs a number of songs from his legendary catalogue including What'd I Say, Georgia On My Mind, I Can't Stop...

Matt, Keith and guest third chair Ron take a look at SNL's classic 50th episode starring Charles Grodin with musical guest Paul Simon. Does this conceptual episode work or is Grodin's unique brand of humor run thin. Sketches include:  Coneheads Halloween, Consumer Probe, The Killer Bees Trick or Treat, Samurai Dry Cleaner, The Brownie. Paul Simon sings "Slip Slidin' Away" and takes a comic attempt...

Chilly joins Keith and Matt for Season 3 Episode 3 featuring guest host, Playboy Founder, Hugh Hefner.  Hefner makes for a very controversial host.  Musical Guest Libby Titus sings "The Fool That I Am." Sketches include:  Planet of the Men Vs. Planet of the Women, Angora Bouquet, Funeral Magician, The Playboy Philosophy and The Farbers At The Playboy Club.  All this and Weekend Update are here.......

Mark sits in with Keith and Matt for the second Episode of Season 3.  It's the tremendous Madeline Kahn and her musical guest Taj Mahal.   Sketches include:  The trial of Lee Harry Oswald, Swill, Bad Opera, The Acid Generation, Bianca Jagger and 3 or 4 of her Closest Friends, The Pink Box and Pocket Pal. All this and Weekend Update are here.... in SN Hell! Cast Line-up: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi,...

Keith, Matt and guest third chair Kevin ring in Season 3 with a look at the September 1977 season premiere.  Steve Martin hosts and is joined by Jackson Browne.  Sketches include:  The debut of the Festrunk Brothers, Mike McMack, Franken and Davis' Mr. U.S.A. Pageant, Great Moments In Rock N Roll, Keypunch Confession and The Royal Deluxe 2. Jackson Browne sings "Running on Empty" and "The Pretende...

Welcome to SN Hell! Keith and Matt talk about the Season 2 Cast and go over the results of our "weekly" Star of the Night results and chat about how the cast fared. Hope you enjoy :) Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date with future SN Hell and Lions Den Audio releases. Music Credits: SUNDANCE Track Name: "Perséphone - Retro Funky (SUNDANCE remix)" Music By: SUNDANCE @ https://soundcloud.com/sun...

Welcome to SN Hell! Matt and Keith go through their Top 15 sketches from Season 2.  We've gone rogue from the lore and made our own lists of what we saw as the best sketches of SNL's second season.  Some we all love, some we know are dark horses, some are indefinable and some just stuck with us for one reason or another.  Are they the greatest? Maybe.  Are they our favorites? Absolutely. Hope you...

Welcome to SN Hell It's the end of Season 2 and Matt and Keith have made their list of their Top 3 Favorite Impressions and Recurring Characters up to the end of the second season. We've got a long way to go, but who/what is really standing out in these early days.  Which go on to be lauded legends and which get lost in the shuffle.   Did we miss anyone?  Did anyone get too much love?  Not enough?...

Welcome to SN Hell Season 2 is in the can and Matt and Keith are listing their favorite hosts from the historic season. There are so many greats to choose from, but each are barely able to narrow it down to 5.  Agree with the lists?  Let us know.  Who'd we miss?  Who should have been higher or lower.  Full episodes of The SN Hell podcast are available on Youtube, Podbean and wherever podcasts are...