The Not Ready for Prime Time Project: An SNL Retrospective
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An in-depth journey into the legacy of one of television's most iconic and influential shows - Saturday Night Live. Through deep dives into its most memorable eras, behind-the-scenes stories, and analysis of its evolution, we celebrate and debate all things SNL - the show that has become an institution, defining comedy for over 50 years.
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Not Ready for Season 6: A Conversation with Denny Dillon
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: The Season 6 Wrap Up Show
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E13: No Host/Jr. Walker & The All Stars (4/11/81)
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E12: Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton (3/7/81)
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E11: Charlene Tilton/Todd Rundgren, Prince (2/21/81)
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E10: Deborah Harry (2/14/81)
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Deep Thoughts: The Making of Caddyshack
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E09: Sally Kellerman/Jimmy Cliff (2/7/81)
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E08: Robert Hays/Joe "King" Carrasco & The Crowns, 14 Karat Soul (1/24/81)
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E07: Karen Black/Cheap Trick; The Stanley Clark Trio (1/17/81)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E06: Ray Sharkey/Jack Bruce & Friends (1/10/81)
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E05: David Carradine/The Pirates of Penzance (12/20/80)
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Deep Thoughts: The Blues Brothers (The Movie)
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E04: Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown, Ellen Shipley (12/13/80)
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E03: Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin, Keith Sykes (12/06/80)
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E02: Malcolm McDowell/Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (11/22/80)
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May 26, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6: SNL S06E01: Elliott Gould/Kid Creole & The Coconuts (11/15/80)
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May 19, 2026 |
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My SNL Story: Denny Dillon
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May 14, 2026 |
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Not Ready for Season 6 Preview
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May 12, 2026 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S01E19 Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon (May 8, 1976)
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May 05, 2026 |
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Deep Thoughts: Remembering Anne Beatts
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May 02, 2026 |
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Cut For Time: Andy Kaufman's Bizarre "Funhouse"
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Bonus Preview: Reviewing Who (A Doctor Who Podcast)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Deep Thoughts: When Fridays Challenged Saturday Night Live
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S03E20 Buck Henry/Sun Ra (May 20, 1978)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Part 2)
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Part 1)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Deep Thoughts: SNL Without Lorne Michaels
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Deep Thoughts: The End of SNL?
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best Bits of SNL's Original Era
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: Season 5 Recap
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E20 Buck Henry/Andrew Gold; Andrae Crouch, The Voices of Unity (5/24/80)
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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My SNL Story: Marc Shaiman
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E19 Steve Martin/Paul & Linda McCartney, 3D (5/17/80)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Favorite SNL Olympic Moments
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E18 Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn (5/10/80)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E17 Strother Martin/The Specials (4/19/80)
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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My SNL Story: Andy Aaron
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E16 Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray (4/12/80)
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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My SNL Story: Matt Neuman
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E15 Richard Benjamin & Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead (4/5/80)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E14 - Saturday Night Live's 100th Episode (3/15/80)
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E13 Rodney Dangerfield/The J. Geils Band (3/8/80)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E12 Kirk Douglas/Sam & Dave (2/23/80)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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VINTAGE Tournament Talk: Favorite SNL Holiday Moments
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: Is Scrooged a Christmas Classic?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S2E10 Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (12/11/76)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E11 Elliott Gould/Gary Numan (2/16/80)
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E10 Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull, Tom Scott (2/9/80)
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S1E6 Lily Tomlin (11/22/75)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E09 Teri Garr/The B-52's (1/26/80)
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Patrick Weathers
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E08 Ted Knight/Desmond Child & Rouge (12/22/79)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E07 Martin Sheen/David Bowie (12/15/79)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S2E6 Buck Henry/The Band (10/30/76)
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: Love Johnny Carson
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E06 Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman (12/8/79)
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: This is Spinal Tap
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E05 Bea Arthur/The Roches (11/17/79)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E04 Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (11/10/79)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E03 Bill Russell/Chicago (11/3/79)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E02 Eric Idle/Bob Dylan (10/20/79)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S05E01 Steve Martin/Blondie (10/13/79)
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: Season 5 Preview
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S01E16 Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter (3/13/76)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Don Roy King
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S03E18 Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (4/22/78) - Part 2
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S03E18 Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (4/22/78) - Part 1
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: What Happened With Gilda Live
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S01E23 Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band (7/24/76)
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best SNL Talk Show Sketches
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S02E03 Eric Idle/Joe Cocker, Stuff (10/2/76)
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best Non-5 Timer SNL Hosts
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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VINTAGE The Early Years of SNL: S02E11 Ralph Nader/George Benson (1/15/77)
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: Meatballs
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: Season 4 Recap
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E20 Buck Henry/Bette Midler (5/26/79)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E19 Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow (5/19/79)
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best SNL Commercial Parodies
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May 29, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E18 Michael Palin/James Taylor (5/12/79)
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May 27, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
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May 20, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: The SNL Hall of Fame Podcast
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May 15, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E17 Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (4/14/79)
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May 13, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E16 Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones (4/7/79)
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May 06, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Kevin Kelton
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E15 Margot Kidder/The Chieftans (3/17/79)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E14 Gary Busey/Eubie Blake, Gregory Hines (3/10/79)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best Recurring SNL Characters
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E13 Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton (2/24/79)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E12 Rick Nelson/Judy Collins (2/17/79)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Rosie Shuster
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: (What is) Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E11 Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (2/10/79)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best SNL Musical Guest Appearances
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E10 Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers (1/27/79)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E09 Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh (12/16/78)
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Gary Kroeger
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E08 Eric Idle/Kate Bush (12/9/78)
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E07 Walter Matthau (12/2/78)
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: SNL 50th Anniversary Weekend
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: Lorne - The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live (w/ author Susan Morrison)
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: SNL's Best Bits - Part 2
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: SNL 40th Anniversary Special
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: SNL's Best Bits - Part 1
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: SNL 25th Anniversary Special
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Marilyn Suzanne Miller
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Deep Thoughts: SNL 15th Anniversary Special
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E06 Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers (11/18/78)
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Best SNL Cameos
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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My SNL Story: Mitchell Laurance
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E05 Buck Henry/Grateful Dead (11/11/78)
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E04 Steve Martin/Van Morrison (11/4/78)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts: Things We Did Last Summer (SNL's First Special)
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Bill Swerski's Tournament Talk: Favorite SNL Holiday Moments
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E03 Frank Zappa (10/21/78)
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E02 Fred Willard/Devo (10/14/78)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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The Early Years of SNL: S04E01 The Rolling Stones (10/7/78)
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Season 4 Preview (And Announcement)
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: The Blues Brothers - Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and The REAL Mission From God
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: The Creation of Saturday Night Live (w/ Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: How Michael O'Donoghue Helped Build SNL (...Then Tried to Burn It Down)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Season 3 Recap
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: Saturday Night (The Movie)
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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S03E20 Buck Henry/Sun Ra (May 20, 1978)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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S03E19 Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (May 13, 1978)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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S03E18 Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (April 22, 1978) - Part 2
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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S03E18 Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (April 22, 1978) - Part 1
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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S03E17 Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett, Gravity (April 15, 1978)
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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S03E16 Michael Palin/Eugene Record (April 8, 1978)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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S03E15 Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf (March 25, 1978)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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S03E14 Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money (March 18, 1978)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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S03E13 Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop (March 11, 1978)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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S03E12 O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson (February 25, 1978)
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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S03E11 Chevy Chase/Billy Joel (February 18, 1978)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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S03E10 Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt (January 28, 1978)
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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S03E09 Steve Martin/The Dirt Band; Randy Newman (January 21, 1978)
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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S03E08 Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello (December 17, 1977)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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S03E07 Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson (Dec. 10, 1977)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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S03E06 Buck Henry/ Leon Redbone (November 19, 1977)
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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S03E05 Ray Charles (November 12, 1977)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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S03E04 Charles Grodin/Paul Simon & The Persuasions (October 29, 1977)
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May 28, 2024 |
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S03E03 Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus (October 15, 1977)
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May 21, 2024 |
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S03E02 Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal (October 8, 1977)
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May 14, 2024 |
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S03E01 Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (September 24, 1977)
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May 07, 2024 |
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Anyone Can Host Contest
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: The Mardi Gras Special
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Season 2 Recap
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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S02E22 Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes; Kenny Vance (May 25, 1977)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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S02E21 Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (May14, 1977)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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S02E20 Eric Idle/Alan Price, Neil Innes (April 23, 1977)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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S02E19 Elliott Gould/The McGarrigle Sisters; Roslyn Kind (April 16, 1977)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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S02E18 Julian Bond/Tom Waits; Brick (April 9, 1977)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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S02E17 Jack Burns/Santana (March 26, 1977)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Bear With Us, We Need to Take a (VERY) Short Break
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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S02E16 Broderick Crawford/Dr. John, Levon Helm, Paul Butterfield; The Meters (March 19, 1977)
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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S02E15 Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (March 12, 1977)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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S02E14 Steve Martin/The Kinks (February 26, 1977)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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S02E13 Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer, Donny Harper & The Voices of Tomorrow (January 29, 1977)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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S02E12 Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (January 22, 1977)
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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S02E11 Ralph Nader/George Benson (January 15, 1977)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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S02E10 Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (December 11, 1976)
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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S02E09 Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson (November 27, 1976)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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S02E08 Paul Simon (November 20, 1976)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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S0207 Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder (November 13, 1976)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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S02E06 Buck Henry/The Band (October 30, 1976)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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S02E05 Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman (October 23, 1976)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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S02E04 Karen Black/John Prine (October 16, 1976)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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S02E03 Eric Idle/Joe Cocker, Stuff (October 2, 1976)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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S02E02 Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (September 25, 1976)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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S02E01 Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (September 18, 1976)
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Season 2 Preview
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Season 1 Recap
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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S01E24 Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (July 31, 1976)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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S01E23 Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band (July 24, 1976)
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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S01E22 Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson (May 29,1976)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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S01E21 Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot (May 22, 1976)
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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S01E20 Dyan Cannon/Leon & Mary Russell (May 15, 1976)
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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S01E19 Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon (May 8, 1976)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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S01E18 Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian (April 24, 1976)
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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S01E17 Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group (April 17, 1976)
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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S01E16 Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter (March 13, 1976)
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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S01E15 Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone (February 28, 1976)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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S01E14 Desi Arnaz (February 21, 1976)
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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S01E13 Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau (February 14, 1976)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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S01E12 Dick Cavett/Jimmy Cliff (January 31, 1976)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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S01E11 Peter Cook & Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka (Janurary 24, 1976)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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S01E10 Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil (January 17, 1976)
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May 30, 2023 |
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S01E09 Elliott Gould/Anne Murray (January 10, 1976)
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May 23, 2023 |
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S01E08 Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves, The Stylistics (December 20, 1975)
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May 16, 2023 |
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S01E07 Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (December 13, 1975)
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May 09, 2023 |
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S01E06 Lily Tomlin (November 22, 1975)
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May 02, 2023 |
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S01E05 Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (November 15, 1975)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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S01E04 Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips (November 8, 1975)
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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S01E03 Rob Reiner (October 25, 1975)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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S01E02 Paul Simon/Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow (October 18, 1975)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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S01E01 George Carlin/Billy Preston, Janis Ian (October 11, 1975)
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Season 1 Trailer
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Teaser #2
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Teaser #1
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Feb 25, 2023 |