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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with your

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<v Speaker 1>daily comedy news. I don't know if you ever know

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<v Speaker 1>about this. Did you hear? Saturday Night Live is turning fifty? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so something a little different today. I was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out when would be the best time to do this,

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<v Speaker 1>and I decided today. The choices were today, Saturday or Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>but I went with today because today is the kick

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<v Speaker 1>off for the Saturday Night Live fifty weekend. Today's daily

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<v Speaker 1>comedy News is only about SNL. I'm going to dive

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<v Speaker 1>into best sketches ever, best characters ever, So stick around

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<v Speaker 1>for that. If SNL doesn't interest you, you are dismissed.

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<v Speaker 1>Tonight on Peacock, it's the SNL fifty Homecoming Concert, a

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<v Speaker 1>three hour live concert at Radio City. Jimmy Fallon is

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<v Speaker 1>your host. Musical performances from past SNL musical guests, including Arcade, Fire,

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<v Speaker 1>Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Rait, Brandy Carlisle, Brittany Howard,

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Martin, David Byrne, Devo, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll,

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<v Speaker 1>Lady Gaga, Miley, Cyrus, Mumford and Sons, Post Malone Preservation,

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<v Speaker 1>Hal Jazz Band, Robin the b fifty two's The Roots

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<v Speaker 1>and more. This is on Peacock starting at eight eastern today.

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<v Speaker 1>I also saw a spoiler that Will Ferrell and and

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<v Speaker 1>a guest I are going to do their middle school

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<v Speaker 1>sketch thing. I have no patience for that sketch, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be part of the show as well

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday on NBC Now. This hasn't ready aired, but

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be back on Ladies and Gentlemen. Fifty Years of

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<v Speaker 1>SNL Music a feature length documentary celebrating the five decades

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<v Speaker 1>of SNL's musical performances and musical comedy sketches. This thing

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<v Speaker 1>includes interviews with musicians like Bad Bunny, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus,

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<v Speaker 1>Billie Eilish, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry, Mick Jagger, Duelipa, dmc

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Musgraves, Paul Simon, Justin Timberlake, Jack White, and Moore.

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<v Speaker 1>Also interview Geene Curt and Jimmy Fallon, Eddie Murphy, Agel,

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<v Speaker 1>Nuotam Conon, O'Brien Meyer, Rudolph Paul Schaeffer, Sarah Sherman, and

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<v Speaker 1>various SNL band members plus Lonely Islands, Samberg and the

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<v Speaker 1>other two Lonely Island guys. This thing re airs Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>night at eight pm Eastern on NBC Proper. It will

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<v Speaker 1>also be on Peacock. If you've never seen episode one

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<v Speaker 1>of Saturday Night Live captured in the recent film Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>Night While an exaggerated version, that movie's fantastic. It's on Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop listening to me right now and go watch that movie.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was fantastic, absolutely loved it anyway, in

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<v Speaker 1>the SNL slot on Saturday Night Live, the original broadcast

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<v Speaker 1>from October eleventh, nineteen seventy five. Your host George Carlin,

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<v Speaker 1>musical guests Billy Preston and Janis Ian. Then Sunday Night,

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<v Speaker 1>which is weird that they did on a Sunday, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I get how TV works, but the show is called

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday Night Live. You're doing the thing on Sunday eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday Night, the Big fiftieth Anniversary Special eight pm on

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<v Speaker 1>NBC Hot Ticket and Studio eight Ah. Can you imagine

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<v Speaker 1>the audience in this thing? Lorne Michaels declared years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>no plus ones scheduled to appear, Keenan Thompson, Adam Sandler,

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<v Speaker 1>Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chase Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Fred Armison,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying Eddi Murphy, like that's not a big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Eddie Murphy, Fred Armison, Garrett Morris, Gen Curtin, Jason Sadaikas,

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Fallon, Kate McKinnon, Kristin Wig, Lreen Newman, Maya Rutolf,

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<v Speaker 1>Molly Shannon, Pete Davidson, Seth Meyers, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan,

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<v Speaker 1>Will Ferrell, Will Forte, Martin Short and Moore. Former host

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<v Speaker 1>who will appear include Adam Driver, Io, Edaberry, bad Bunny,

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, who's also a former writer for

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<v Speaker 1>the show, Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pedro,

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<v Speaker 1>Pascal Peyton Manning, Quinna Brunson, Robert de Niro, Sabrina Carpenter,

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<v Speaker 1>Scarlett Johansen, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, and Woody Harrelson. Sunday Night,

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<v Speaker 1>nbcn Peacock eight to eleven PM Eastern Looking Ahead. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to cover this on Tuesday's podcast. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>watch it, but to put together a show at midnight

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<v Speaker 1>to get it out. I'll do a better job if

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<v Speaker 1>we wait the extra day. So on FAQ, who was

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<v Speaker 1>in the first SNL cast and why won't all of

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<v Speaker 1>them appear? One of the FAQ answers why they're not appearing?

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<v Speaker 1>Why aren't Gilda Radner and John Belushi appearing? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>know the to do this? Yeah? They're no longer alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Ackroid has not been announced. It is unclear why

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<v Speaker 1>he may be absent to Akroyd's publicists did not return

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<v Speaker 1>The Associated Press's request for a comment on that. Should

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<v Speaker 1>we do a list? I haven't looked at these, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking at this cold. Indie Wire put out an article

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<v Speaker 1>titled the fifty best Saturday Night Live Sketches of the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty first century. I haven't looked at this at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I like doing these cold. I will flip through it,

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<v Speaker 1>they wrote. We know what you're thinking. Why I choose

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<v Speaker 1>to highlight only the later seasons of SNL a's posted

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<v Speaker 1>to the full fifty years? They wrote, being perfectly honest,

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<v Speaker 1>most of the people involved in making this list weren't

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<v Speaker 1>born until nineteen ninety. Okay, fair enough, let's see what

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<v Speaker 1>these millennials think. I'm looking at you number fifty here,

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<v Speaker 1>and I already don't even know what this sketch is,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm just gonna quick take. You can write me

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<v Speaker 1>a letter and be like Johnny mag How do you

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<v Speaker 1>not know what number fifty sketch? Mafia meeting is? No idea,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't want to bog down and analyze fifty sketches.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just going to quick take here. Number fifty is

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<v Speaker 1>Mafia Meeting number forty nine. Mark Wahlberg talks to animals

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<v Speaker 1>forty eight December to Remember car commercial. So far, this

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<v Speaker 1>list sucks forty seven Colonel Angus forty six, Meatballs forty five,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Hell forty four Short shorts for the USA,

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<v Speaker 1>Will Ferrell doing Will Ferrell things in short shorts? Forty

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<v Speaker 1>three traffic altercation? Are these? Ringing a Bell? Forty two?

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<v Speaker 1>Dunken Donuts? Forty one punk band reunion at the Wedding?

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<v Speaker 1>Forty You're a rat bastard? Charlie Brown thirty nine, What's

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<v Speaker 1>that name? Thirty eight Glengarry Glenn Christmas Elf motivation, Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>this is bad. Thirty seven Bridesmaid's speech, thirty six dream

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<v Speaker 1>Home Cousins. This list's gonna get a lot better Isn't

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<v Speaker 1>it for? Thirty five Christmas Robe thirty four, Iran so Far,

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<v Speaker 1>The Lonely Island thirty three, Mcgruber's Sensitivity Training thirty two,

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<v Speaker 1>Do It on My Own twin bed. Jeez, this list

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<v Speaker 1>is terrible thirty one The Shooting AKA Dear Sister thirty

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<v Speaker 1>Lisa from Temecula twenty nine, A Thanksgiving Miracle? When does

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<v Speaker 1>this get good? Okay, it gets good here? Twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>Star Wars on Undercover Boss, Star Killer Bass twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>Sewn Spicer Press Conference, Now We're Cooking twenty six, Dinner

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<v Speaker 1>Lobster twenty five, The Iceberg on the sinking of the Titanic.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Bowen Yang in character twenty four, Farewell Mister Bunting

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three, Super Showcase Spokesmodels, This is getting bad Again

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, Natalie Raps Danelly Portman twenty one, Chad Horror

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<v Speaker 1>Movie twenty Washington's Dream, Nate Brigetzi nineteen, The Day Beyonce

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<v Speaker 1>Turned Black eighteen, Haunted Elevator featuring David S. Pumpkins. That's

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<v Speaker 1>only eighteen, That's all right? Seventeen, Protective Mom sixteen, Wells

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<v Speaker 1>for Boys fifteen, Totinos fourteen Katie Kuric interviews Sarah Palin thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Debbie Downer, Disney World, twelve, The Actress, eleven, Meet Your

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<v Speaker 1>Second Wife. You know that's way up there. I actually

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<v Speaker 1>for real watched that again last night. Somebody had tweeted it.

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<v Speaker 1>Ten Close Encounter. You remember Kate McKinnon in that one.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty good? Nine step on Halloween's Hottest Tips. Eight Lazy Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>That's an old timer. Seven Mom Jean's Okay. Six of

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<v Speaker 1>the Lawrence Welk Show. Five I'm on a Boat. By

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<v Speaker 1>the way, if two of the top ten are Lonely

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<v Speaker 1>Island sketches, think about that for a second. Four Papyrus, three,

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<v Speaker 1>Blank in a Box. You remember that one with Justin

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<v Speaker 1>Timberlake and again Lonely Island. So they're three of the

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<v Speaker 1>top ten. Maybe we should give Lowly Island a show.

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<v Speaker 1>Two Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks. That was fantastic, And

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<v Speaker 1>according to Andy Wire, the number one SNL sketch of

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty first century is Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton

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<v Speaker 1>Addressed the Nation, Amy Polar and Tina Fey in character.

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<v Speaker 1>There not the worst list I've ever seen. Again, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>have to do homework and come up with my own list,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not going to do that. So it's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but I feel like there should be better things, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the things in my mind happened in the nineties

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<v Speaker 1>and I've lost track of time. Anyway, let's take the

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<v Speaker 1>break here, we'll come back and we'll look at the

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<v Speaker 1>top fifty cast member is according to USA Today. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>another list I haven't looked at yet. I like to react.

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<v Speaker 1>This is from USA Today. SNL turns fifty. We ranked

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<v Speaker 1>the best cast members over fifty seasons. One hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty seven cast members have appeared on the show. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>their list at number fifty. Bowen Yang, he's been on

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<v Speaker 1>the show since twenty nineteen. Just gut react here. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we've had one hundred and sixty seven. Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>there are forty nine people better than Bowen Yang? He's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty strong. I don't know who else is on the list,

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<v Speaker 1>so I can kind of have see who forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>is because I half scrolled down. If Bowen Yang is fiftieth,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a strong list. Forty nine Love It's forty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>Sherry O Terry forty seven. Nora done. There's no way.

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<v Speaker 1>Nora Dun's better than bo Yang. There's no way Cherry

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<v Speaker 1>O Terry's better than Bowyang. But I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>sit here and just nitpick the list. Just accept my

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<v Speaker 1>premise that Bowen Yang should be higher up this list.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to keep going. There's no way he

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<v Speaker 1>shows but at bow Yang forty six, Chris Parnell forty five,

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<v Speaker 1>Julia Luis Dreyfus forty four, Arren Killem forty three, Sadekas

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<v Speaker 1>Curtain thirty nine, Beck Bennett he was on from twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen to twenty twenty one. Thirty eight, Tracy Morgan thirty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>Lorraine Newman thirty six, Vanessa Bear thirty five, Leslie Jones

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<v Speaker 1>Eighty Bryant thirty one, Chris Rock, Yeah, I think in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of SNL, Chris Rock's not the most memorable cast

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<v Speaker 1>member thirty, Jimmy Fallon twenty nine, Will Forte twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Myers. Mike was a pretty strong ensemble player. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>se who's ahead of him. Molly Shannon at twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>Chevy at twenty six, Norm at twenty five, and at

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<v Speaker 1>Gasteyer at twenty four. I'm not sure I agree with

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<v Speaker 1>that ranking. Twenty three Andy Samberg. You know the guy

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<v Speaker 1>who came up with three of the top ten sketches.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe we ought to have him a little higher Guys

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, Fred Ormiston twenty one, Sandler twenty Cecily Strong.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a big fan of hers nineteen, Bill Hayter eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Tina seventeen, Darryl Hammond sixteen, Jana Hooks, who has been

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<v Speaker 1>forgotten USA today, writes, Hooks was the every woman SNL

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<v Speaker 1>desperately needed in the late eighties, grounding every sketch with

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<v Speaker 1>her bright smile. Fifteen, Rachel Dratch Yeah, fourteen, Bill Murray thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Kristin Wig twelve, Keenan eleven, Dana Carvey ten, Maya Rudolph nine,

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<v Speaker 1>Akrooyd eight, Kate McKinnon seven, Chris Forley six, Amy Poehler five,

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<v Speaker 1>Will Ferrell, Okay, top five here Will Ferrell. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not the biggest Will fan, but clearly one of

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<v Speaker 1>the all times on that show. Four Belushi, John Belushi

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Belushi did not make the top fifty, but John Belushi.

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<v Speaker 1>Three Gilda Radner, and poor Gilda has just been forgotten.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad she's high up on this list. Two Phil

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<v Speaker 1>Hartman and number one, the best cast member of all

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<v Speaker 1>time on Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy. And they write

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<v Speaker 1>no cast member has made a bigger impact on the

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<v Speaker 1>show or created a better launching pad for the crew

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<v Speaker 1>than Eddie Murphy. For five years, the man was sa

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<v Speaker 1>l the lynchpin on which every sketch was built and

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<v Speaker 1>for the Facebook group Daily Comedy News podcast group. I

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<v Speaker 1>will start that discussion. You can show him in. Esquire

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<v Speaker 1>on network TV shows. Previous cast members have described it

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<v Speaker 1>you're only a few lousy sketches and unremarkable performances from

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<v Speaker 1>Chisholm from The Letterman podcast. We talked about a little

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<v Speaker 1>to you on tomorrow's podcast. Esquire writes, things are different today.

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<v Speaker 1>Even with all his power, Lorne Michaels hasn't been able

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<v Speaker 1>Lorn's power. In twenty twenty two, Brian Austin Johnson told

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<v Speaker 1>no Brian Austin Johnson, It's James Austin Johnson. I'll leave

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<v Speaker 1>to comedian Ashley Everhart, who says SNL's not where people

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<v Speaker 1>You got the one salary job on the planet that

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<v Speaker 1>final SNL story of the Day. The National Comedy Center

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Center's Carl Reiner Department of Archives and Preservations. That

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<v Speaker 1>is your comedy news for today. Here's the plan tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Chisholm from the Letterman Pod and I talk for

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<v Speaker 1>in audio forms. You could just download that, or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>wait till tomorrow. Here's what you do. Download Mike's and

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good plan, right, Yeah, No, Letterman POD's really good.

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<v Speaker 1>You used to check that out. Sunday will be a

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<v Speaker 1>you enjoy the program, tell a friend about it. They

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<v Speaker 1>that just plays daily comedy news. That's how I'm programming it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not overthinking it. There's no video. It just runs.

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<v Speaker 1>But you obviously know how to download the thing. I

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