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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In remembrance of Paul Reubens, who passed away this week, Nick looks back at the connections that Reubens had with "Saturday Night Live," including the story of how he was passed over to be a cast member, to the hilarious Digital Short he made with Andy Samberg in 2011 called "Andy and Pee Wee's Night Out," to the one and only time Reubens hosted the show as Pee Wee Herman. The episode, from that strange 1985-86 season when Lorne Michaels returned after a hiatus, was a strange mixture of 80's pop culture and news satire, and tired attempt to fit Pee Wee into the SNL mix. Some sketches were funny (because of Pee Wee), some were not, and some were just disastrous. You'll hear some memorable moments from the show (Pee Wee's monologue being the best thing in the episode), behind-the-scenes stories, and some fun trivia (is that a future cast member from Kids In The Hall featured in one sketch??). Paul Reubens is gone, but so much of his work remains, and this Season 11 show is certainly a curiosity worth a look. [EP32]
Released:
Aug 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Award-winning radio personality, podcaster, and SNL fanatic/historian NICK DIGILIO hosts this weekly deep dive into the world of the granddaddy of all sketch-comedy shows. Nick, a Second City grad and veteran of Chicago comedy and theater, has watched every single episode of SNL since George Carlin hosted the premiere on October 11th, 1975. Consisting of new and old episode analysis; SNL-relates guests; historical impact; and even entire episodes dedicated completely to just one sketch…this is every SNL fan’s dream podcast, and proof that that tired, cliched statement: “That show hasn’t been funny in years,” is simply NOT true.