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Saturday Night Live (SNL) Afterparty

John Murray / Spry FMsnlpodcast.com
A Peabody Award-coveting podcast review of SNL, featuring intimate, probing, aggressive—yet tender—conversations with fresh, young, supple voices from across the comedy landscape.
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Episodes

Louis C.K. / The Chainsmokers, S42-E17

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Trump supporter mental gymnastics, Louie's beautiful doe-eyes, the stupidity of Twitter activism, Steve's intense hatred of Mikey Day, Dodo's fatal lack of judgement, Tig Notaro's Clown Service, and lovable hairy creatures. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an on...

Apr 12, 201748 minEp. 19

Vintage: Richard Pryor / Gil Scott-Heron, S1-E7

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Richard Pryor's masterful stand-up, Futaba's origin story, the spiritual predecessor of "White Like Me", inspired commercial parodies, the enduring relevance of "Word Association", and Weekend Update's long tradition of mad libs features. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way...

Mar 29, 201757 minEp. 18

Scarlett Johansson / Lorde, S42-E16

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Leslie Jones holding her own, Scarlett Johansson's rogue hair tassel, the reasonableness of Max the dog, being floored by Lorde, Al Franken's stunning return, and the polarizing act of adding sidekicks to recurring sketches. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an o...

Mar 15, 201757 minEp. 17

Octavia Spencer / Father John Misty, S42-E15

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss when cast members launch from SNL, Kate McKinnon as living site gag, low-rent bus transitions, Leslie Jones line-flub drinking games, Alex Moffat's fan-service/general awesomeness, Melissa doing Kate, and Beck's unsettling use of rouge. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way t...

Mar 08, 20171 hr 6 minEp. 16

Alec Baldwin / Ed Sheeran, S42-E14

John and his guest, Matthew Hawkins, discuss the fury of Melissa McCarthy, Alec Baldwin's cool Batman voice, Alex Moffat's shades of David Spade, optimal meat positioning and ideal tentpole placement (that's what she said!), and Sasheer Zamata's worthy take on Beyoncé. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start...

Feb 15, 201749 minEp. 15

Kristen Stewart / Alessia Cara, S42-E13

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Alec Baldwin as record-setting host, Kristen Stewart's fidgety triumph, SNL keeping pace with immigration policy, Vanessa Bayer finding her Totino, the genius of Melissa McCarthy, Weekend Update dumpster fires, and deciphering movie-world rules. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The b...

Feb 08, 201757 minEp. 14

Aziz Ansari / Big Sean, S42-E12

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Katie Rich breaking the Mafia creed, divisive burlesque parody, Weekend Update on fire, friend-zone hitting home, Melissa Villaseñor's breakout dirty-talk, heavy-handed off-key Obama love-fests, and Saturday Night Live's polarizing politics. Support the Podcast Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best ...

Jan 25, 201759 minEp. 13

Felicity Jones / Sturgill Simpson, S42-E11

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Robin Duke’s thoughts on Tony Rosato, Julio Torres in the news, Felicity Jones’ adorable incompetence, the sexism of Steve Martin, millennial suffrage, Sturgill Simpson’s standout performance, and self-important celebrities. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start a...

Jan 18, 20171 hr 2 minEp. 12

Interview: Robin Duke

John and his guest, Andy Hoglund, interview SNL and SCTV alumnus Robin Duke. Robin recounts her early days as a performer at Second City, her stint on SCTV, and her 4-year run on SNL. Robin also discusses her post-SNL film and TV career, and relates insights gleaned from working with Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Joe Flaherty, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Jay Baruchel and Mark McKinney. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price...

Jan 04, 20171 hrEp. 11

Casey Affleck / Chance the Rapper, S42-E10

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Maren Morris as a legitimate country artist, Casey Affleck's stoic nature, a new take on Trump, poignant social observations, the grandeur of Chance the Rapper, and Michael Rapaport as a character trope. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start...

Dec 21, 201654 minEp. 10

John Cena / Maren Morris, S42-E9

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss wrestling as theatre, John Cena as the next Dwayne Johnson, Aidy Bryant's next move, the smoothness of Bryan Cranston, the shadow of Farewell Mr. Bunting, and technically challenging sketches. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free ...

Dec 14, 20161 hr 5 minEp. 9

Emma Stone / Shawn Mendes, S42-E8

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Kate McKinnon's next move, yet more Trump tweets, incompetent improv troupes, addition as showbiz algebra, vocal racial ambiguity, Leslie Jones' unveiled metaphor, and fleek turkey necks. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free 14-da...

Dec 07, 20161 hrEp. 8

Kristen Wiig / The xx, S42-E7

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Trump tweets, SNL returning to form, living vicariously through featured players, CNN pundit-bots, Pete Davidson coming out swinging, and Bobby Moynihan as most valuable utility player. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free 14-day ...

Nov 23, 20161 hr 5 minEp. 7

Dave Chappelle / A Tribe Called Quest, S42-E6

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss solemn cold opens, Dave Chappelle's executive decision, when sketches comment on themself, Sheila Sovage running out of steam, Lorne's feelings on Kyle's virginity, and Leslie's milk squirting gun. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your ...

Nov 16, 20161 hr 7 minEp. 6

Benedict Cumberbatch / Solange, S42-E5

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss SNL getting out the vote, the legacy of Apple's "1984" ad, Aidy Bryant playing dead, SNL and the liberal media conspiracy, Colin's mystery crotch-bump, and winning over Beck Bennett. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free 14-day tri...

Nov 09, 20161 hr 4 minEp. 5

Tom Hanks / Lady Gaga, S42-E4

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss legendary host qualifications, SNL as spectacle, Black Jeopardy's refreshing take on race relations, committed performances saving lacklustre sketches, and determining the real Melissa Villaseñor. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your f...

Oct 26, 201649 minEp. 4

Emily Blunt / Bruno Mars, S42-E3

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Kate McKinnon as the next Kristin Wiig, student filmmaker delusions, old skool hip hop callbacks, when branded content fails hard, and Bobby Moynihan's little kitty cat. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free 14-day trial . No credi...

Oct 19, 201648 minEp. 3

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Twenty One Pilots, S42-E2

John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss last-minute cold open rewrites, Lin-Manuel not throwing away his shot, Melissa Villaseñor's natural speaking voice testing well, Kyle Mooney curveballs, and racial humour fatigue. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free 14-day trial ...

Oct 12, 201650 minEp. 2

Margot Robbie / The Weeknd, S42-E1

In this inaugural podcast, John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss Alec Baldwin as Trump, horror as humour, strong showings from featured players, David Ortiz' obsession with food, and classic cartoon celebrity voice actors. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or this link (Canada) and use it each time you shop. Shopify : The best way to start an online store. Start your free 14-day t...

Oct 05, 201637 minEp. 1

Season 42 Preseason Extravaganza!

The Saturday Night Live Afterparty podcast will be officially launching on October 3, 2016 with full coverage of SNL's season 42 premiere episode. In this preseason extravaganza, John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss changes to the cast and writing staff, Twitter controversies, the loss of Matt Villines, when alumni should pass-the-torch, sponsored content, and Weekend Update convention specials. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipp...

Sep 28, 201640 min

Teaser: Fred Armisen, S41-E21

A "fun size" teaser for the Saturday Night Live Afterparty podcast--premiering September 2016 with full coverage of SNL season 42. John and his guest, Steve Finn, discuss differences between the dress rehearsal that John attended and the live show, Jason Sudeikis' guacamole ad-lib, Bunting-induced hysteria, and Pete Davidson's flaccid tambourine. Support the podcast... Amazon.com (USA) & Amazon.ca (Canada): The best price and fastest shipping on everything. Please bookmark this link (USA) or...

Sep 27, 201622 min
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