
Christian Schneider
Columnist at National Review
Writer at Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL
Columnist, @NRO, Author, @1916theblog. Posts at @zerostarreviews. Virginia Tech, Utah, Marquette. Co-Host, @50YearsOfSNL
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nationalreview.com | Christian Schneider
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2 weeks ago |
wasntthatspecial.com | Christian Schneider
Season 45 of Saturday Night Live was one of the most unusual and pivotal in the show’s long history, defined by both the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering creative stagnation. In this episode, we each described the season with medically themed words—“viral” and “infected”—capturing its literal interruption by the coronavirus and the metaphorical symptoms of deeper artistic problems. The pandemic played a defining role in this season, with production halting in March 2020.
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3 weeks ago |
nationalreview.com | Christian Schneider
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nationalreview.com | Christian Schneider
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1 month ago |
wasntthatspecial.com | Christian Schneider
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -24:22Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Among the many complaints you always hear about Saturday Night Live these days is that the show is saturated with celebrity cameos. The actual cast members don’t get their chance to shine because the show is overstuffed with big names showing up to play the week’s newsmakers.
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So you don't have to look it up: The only British cast members on SNL were Pamela Stephenson (who is originally from New Zealand) and Morwenna Banks, who was only on a handful of shows. Will the new UK SNL have any Americans?

We make things up as we go along which is why I always jump into a snake cage at the zoo because who knows what will happen

Really good stuff from Shellenberger https://t.co/Fdkdk7l37s

RT @anaapautc: What do you mean illegal ideas? 😳 Big brother, is that you?