546: Does SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Actually Go Far Enough?

With Saturday Night Live about to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its series premiere, Peacock has assembled four documentary specials about how the show is made. Do any of them really advance our knowledge about this comedy institution? Omar Gallaga returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through Severance, A.P. Bio, Playing For Peanuts, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Omar pitches the Shōgun episode "Crimson Sky" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time about who stayed standing from series premiere to finale. Finish that bowl of Colon Blow and join us!

GUESTS
👤 Omar Gallaga

TOPICS
Lead Topic: 🌃 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Around The Dial: 🗂️ Severance
Around The Dial: 🔬 A.P. Bio
Around The Dial: 🥜 Playing For Peanuts
Around The Dial: 🏴‍☠️ Skeleton Crew
Around The Dial: 🤠 American Primeval
The Canon: 🏯 Shōgun S01.E09: Crimson Sky
Winner & Loser: 👨🏻‍🦰 Conan O'Brien
Winner & Loser: 🦊 The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
Game Time: 🎭 Survivors

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NOTES
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
🦋 Omar Gallaga on Bluesky
🤩 "Lorne Michaels Is The Real Star Of 'Saturday Night Live'" at The New Yorker
🗃️ "Adam Scott Goes Back To Work" at GQ
🗄️ Tara's Severance S02 review at Cracked
🏚️ "Don't Take Home-Buying Tips From 'No Good Deed'" at Book And Film Globe
📷 Photo: Peacock