Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL Podcast

About Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL Podcast

A podcast covering 50 years of Saturday Night Live. With hosts Christian Schneider and Scot Bertram. www.wasntthatspecial.com (https://www.wasntthatspecial.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Wasn't That Special

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jul 2023

Latest episode

27 May 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 72 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   SNL UK Season One (2026): Live From London!

   Hosts [Host Name] and [Host Name] interview [Guest Name], a [Guest Credential], about the unique comedic style and standout performances of SNL UK's first season.

2. 

   25 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 51 (2025-26): Weathering the Half-Century Hangover

   Host [Host Name] and [Guest Name, Credential] analyze Saturday Night Live's Season 51, discussing creative challenges and standout performances like Ashley Padilla's.

3. 

   23 Mar 2026

   Live From London, It's SNL UK

   On this episode, Christian and Scot discuss the debut of SNL UK - how is it similar to SNL and how is it different? Who were the standout performers on the show? Is it built to last? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wasntthatspecial.com/subscribe (https://www.wasntthatspecial.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

Inside a recent episode

SNL UK Season One (2026): Live From London!

Published 27 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And at least two times I can think of, it works out really well. And one of them, I think, is one of the best sketches of the season. I think it's the cold open from episode two when there's this time travel element thrown in with Prince Andrew. It's not that complicated. It goes back to one of my lessons here. Comedy doesn't have to be that hard. You can take these people that you want to make fun of and write for them and put them in specific situations and give them movement and have them interact with other people and not just reporters and like there's so many different things you can do and at least SNL UK is trying to take advantage of that. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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