TV #26 of 2026: Saturday Night Live, season 51 I think a helpful framework for considering a season of a sketch comedy show like this is not only whether it was funny, but also what it did differently this time around. And in the wake of SNL’s landmark 50th anniversary, this follow-up feels a bit …
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TV #23 of 2025: Saturday Night Live, season 50 Fifty seasons of a single TV show is rather a lot, and ideally I would have preferred to have the landmark status of that anniversary incorporated into more of the regular sketches and guest stars this year. Instead it seemed like it was generally business as …
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Movie #2 of 2025: Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special (2025) The ongoing fiftieth season of Saturday Night Live hasn’t seemed like much of an occasion thus far, so I’m glad that this three-hour anniversary special exists to help fill that gap. It’s jam-packed with former cast members and celebrity hosts, and it takes the …
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