SNL Nerds: Recent Episodes
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Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live!
It’s John Trumbull’s birthday and we’re celebrating by talking about one of his favorite movies, the criminally underrated Zero Effect, starring Ben Stiller and Bill [...]
On today’s episode, the Nerds hit the lanes and talk all about the hit comedy, Kingpin with Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid and Bill Murray! The [...]
The Mel Brooks Centennial Celebration rolls on as Darin and John watch 2005’s The Producers, the movie adaptation of the musical adaptation of the original [...]
In honor of Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday, John and Darin are watching 1981’s History of the World: Part I, with Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline [...]
This week, Darin and John watch 2006’s Man of the Year, a Robin Williams comedy that morphs into a political thriller for some reason! Thrill [...]
This week, John and Darin are watching 2009’s Zombieland, with Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, and Bill Murray! How will Tallahassee, Columbus, [...]
In honor of the Knicks winning the NBA finals, this week Darin and John are watching 2008’s Semi-Pro, with Will Ferrell and comedy cameos galore! [...]
This week, John and Darin watch Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Lorne Michaels, Lorne! Find out all about the mystery man behind SNL! Was he [...]
Darin and John kick off SNL Nerds Summer by watching Marty, Life is Short, Lawrence Kasdan’s new documentary about his friend Martin Short. Learn all [...]
That’s a wrap on Season 51 of SNL, and John and Darin welcome our annual guest, Dennis Perkins of LateNighter and the AV Club, to [...]
It’s the finale of Season 51, and SNL’s brought out the big guns, beloved SNL alum Will Ferrell and Beatle Paul McCartney! Epstein’s Ghost! Mechanics! [...]
This week, John and Darin watch the rollercoaster that is Matt Damon’s third time hosting SNL, with musical guest Noah Kahan. Spit Takes! Tidy Care [...]
Darin and John watch as Olivia Rodrigo pulls double duty as SNL’s host and musical guest! Will she be the next Justin Timberlake or is [...]
John and Darin welcome comedian Ken Krantz back for his fifth appearance on the podcast! (Buy Ken’s new album Classy, folks! He’s an SNL Nerds [...]
This week, Darin and John are watching Downey Wrote That, the 2025 Peacock documentary about THE SNL writer, Jim Downey! Find out all about the [...]
…What if we told you that SNL has Colman Domingo AND Anitta making their debuts on the show this week AND that John and Darin [...]
It’s Black! It’s White! Will they come together to form a new supercolor or just blend into a homogenous grey? Join Darin and John as [...]
John and Darin welcome comedian Sue Funke (pick up her new album Congratusorry!) to talk about one of her favorite movies, Anchorman 2: The Legend [...]
Cor, Blimey! It’s the UK SNL, innit? Darin and John check out the premiere episode of SNL UK, England’s new version of Saturday Night Live [...]
It’s Darin’s Birthday weekend and SNL got him the sexxxy gift of a double duty Harry Styles episode! MAHAspital! Sebastian Maniscalco! White Castle! AERIAL TRAAAAMWAAAAY!! [...]
This week, it’s 4th time host and perpetual breaker Ryan Gosling with musical guest Gorillaz! Wedding kisses! Otezla! Cyclops! Passing Notes! The Goo Goo Man! [...]
Heated Rivalry star Connie Storrie hosts SNL for the first time with Mumford and Sons returning for their fourth time as the musical guest! John [...]
In honor of the recent passings of James Van Der Beek, Jesse Jackson, and Robert Duvall, Darin and John are revisiting their guest spots on [...]
For Black History Month, John and Darin are revisiting a movie that’s aged poorly in no way whatsoever, 1986’s Soul Man! Starring C. Thomas Howell, [...]
In tribute to the late great Catherine O’Hara, Darin and John are watching Christopher Guest’s Best in Show! Hounds! Terriers! Shih Tzus! Plus, funny humans [...]
It’s a first time host for SNL, the easy-on-the-eyes Alexander Skarsgård with musical guest Cardi B! Mom Confessions! Scandinavian Movie! Tarzan! Cards Against Humanity! Stellan [...]
Darin and John are back at it and breaking down the Teyana Taylor/Geese episode of SNL! Trump Awards! One Battle After Another action figures! Confidence [...]
SNL is back for 2026, and SNL Nerds John and Darin are here to cover it! Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard and A$AP Rocky make their [...]
This week, Darin and John watch CNN’s new documentary on everyone’s favorite Medium Talent, Chevy Chase! The highs! The lows! The substance abuse! The many, [...]
It’s Sherlock Holmes’ birthday again, so John and Darin are covering 2011’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, starring Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi [...]
It’s the final episode of SNL Nerds for the year and the boys are paying their respects to the great Rob Reiner who pays HIS [...]
It’s Bowen Yang’s final show and Ariana Grande and Cher are there to see him off! John and Darin share their thoughts on the last [...]
Josh O’Connor hosts SNL for the first time with Lily Allen as the musical guest! Darin and John takes it all apart, the good, the [...]
Melissa McCarthy returns to SNL with Dijon as the musical guest as John and Darin deconstruct it all! UPS Drivers! Helping Hands! Sunburned Gingers! Drunk [...]
This week, Darin and John return to the Superman Universe to watch 1983’s Superman III, where the Man of Steel deals with computer programmer Gus [...]
This week, John and Darin are watching 2010’s Easy A, with Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, and Fred Armisen in [...]
Darin and John talk about their adventures at the Montclair Comedy Festival, break down the SNL hosts for December, and review handsome lad Glen Powell’s [...]
Join John and Darin as they watch Nikki Glaser and sombr make their SNL debuts and comment on pop culture trends they definitely knew about [...]
Darin and John watch Miles Teller and Brandi Carlile’s grand return to SNL! Hungover Halloween! White House Makeover! Missing Wives! Gar-Girl! The dawn of #AshMukes! [...]
It’s Spooky Season, so John and Darin are watching 2023’s supernatural Hercule Poirot mystery, A Haunting in Venice, starring Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, and Michelle [...]
Darin and John react to SNL’s November hosts and watch Sabrina Carpenter be host and musical guest! Plans! Shop TV! Edited F bombs! The unwelcome [...]
Amy Poehler returns for the 50th Anniversary episode of SNL, with Role Model as the musical guest! John and Darin watch one instant classic and [...]
SEASON 51 BEGINS! Bad Bunny returns to SNL with musical guest Doja Cat, and Darin and John tell you what to think about it all! [...]
In tribute to the late great Robert Redford, John and Darin are watching 1992’s Sneakers, starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River [...]
Darin and John discuss Jimmy Kimmel, SNL’s Emmy wins, and the hosts and musical guests for the first three shows of S51! Then, the guys [...]
John and Darin react to Ego Nwodim leaving SNL after seven seasons, and then watch Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner in [...]
Darin and John continue their discussion about SNL’s S51 turnover, with more details on cast departures and FIVE NEW CAST MEMBERS! Then, it’s Benedict Cumberbatch, [...]
We did the 50th, we did the 40th, we did the 25th, and now John and Darin complete the SNL Anniversary Quadrilogy by covering Saturday [...]
For our 350th Episode, Darin and John are going back to celebrate another Anniversary: SNL’s 25th Anniversary Special from 1999! It’s music clips! Comedy sketch [...]
This week, John and Darin are watching 2025’s The Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, directed by The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer! Police [...]
This week on the SNL Nerds, Darin and John are watching 2011’s Horrible Bosses, with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, and Charlie Day! When Nick, Kurt, [...]
It’s John Trumbull’s birthday so on today’s episode, we’re talking about one of his favorite films, the 1994 cult classic, Ed Wood! It’s Johnny Depp! [...]
YEEE-HA!!! Saddle up, buckaroos! This week, Darin and John are watching City Slickers, with Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern, and Jack Palance! When Mitch, [...]
This week on the SNL Nerds, John and Darin are watching James Gunn’s Superman (2025)! Starring David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, [...]
The Super-Extravaganza continues as Darin and John watch Superman’s 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel, the 1988 TV special produced by Lorne [...]
In celebration of James Gunn’s new Superman movie premiering next week, John and Darin are watching SNL’s Superman sketches through the years! From the original [...]
I’M SAILING!!! Darin and John had so much fun watching In & Out, that this week we’re watching another Frank Oz joint, 1991’s What About [...]
This episode, Darin and John talk to New Yorker editor Susan Morrsion, author of the new Lorne Michaels biography Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday [...]
In celebration of Pride Month, John and Darin are watching In & Out, starring Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, and Bob Newhart! [...]
This week, Darin and John watch Summer of 69, the new Hulu comedy starring Chloe Fineman as a stripper helping a high school student nab [...]
John and Darin are joined by Cheers Cast host Ryan Daly to pay tribute to the late great George Wendt, as we watch his second [...]
Season 50 of SNL is over, and Darin and John are talking about what they thought of it overall with our annual guest, LateNighter’s Dennis [...]
…And that’s a wrap on Season 50! Scarlett Johansson and Bad Bunny return to SNL to wrap up Saturday Night Live‘s anniversary year and SNL [...]
It’s SNL’s Mother’s Day show, as Darin and John watch Walton Goggins’ debut hosting gig at Studio 8H, with returning musical guests Arcade Fire! Trump [...]
Quinta Brunson returns to host for the second time with first time musical guest Benson Boone, and John and Darin are reviewing it all! Bill [...]
With all the hullabaloo of the 50th done with, Darin and John are taking a look back at SNL’s last big anniversary, the 40th Anniversary [...]
Since we just passed 4/20, Darin and John are watching the classic stoner comedy, 2008’s Pineapple Express! Seth Rogen! James Franco! Danny McBride! Amber Heard! [...]
Jon Hamm and Lizzo are both back on SNL for the 4th time, and John and Darin are watching the show and kibitzing as usual. [...]
Jack Black returns for a high energy SNL with musical guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile. Join Darin and John as they watch, process, and [...]
SNL is back with new episodes, and John and Darin are talking about Mikey Madison and Morgan Wallen! An Oscar winner and an inexplicably popular [...]
Since we’re coming up on the International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, Darin and John are watching 2024’s Will and Harper, starring Will [...]
This week, we’re celebrating the life of a cinema legend and the birth of an SNL Nerd! In honor of the late, great Gene Hackman, [...]
Darin and John watch the newest SNL with baited breath… Will the show bounce back from last week’s disappointing Shane Gillis episode? Will Lady Gaga [...]
We’re done with SNL50, so it’s time for the inevitable Post-Anniversary Disappointment! And when John and Darin think “Disappointing SNL Hosts”, we think Shane Gillis! [...]
This week, Darin and John are getting athletic as we watch the mockumentaries 7 Days in Hell and Tour de Pharmacy with Andy Samberg, Fred [...]
On this SUPER-SIZED episode of the SNL Nerds, John and Darin talk all about SNL50: The Anniversary Special! From the high to the low to [...]
The SNL 50th Anniversary Celebration continues as Darin and John watch Ladies and Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, Questlove’s new documentary about the music [...]
The SNL 50th Anniversary Celebrations continue as John and Darin watch SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, the new four-part documentary series on Peacock all about SNL! [...]
Timothée Chalamet returns to 8H for his third time hosting AND his first time as the musical guest! This episode has EVERYTHING: Oedipal Arrangements! Puppet [...]
As the world steels itself for what’s coming, Dave Chappelle returns to host SNL for the 4th time with GloRilla as the musical guest! Evacuation [...]
The Boys are Back in Town! (And by “Boys,” we mean Darin and John, and “Back by Town,” we mean we’re in the same place [...]
Happy 2025, everyone! But it’s not only the New Year. Since it’s January 6th, we’re also celebrating Sherlock Holmes’ 171th birthday with 2009’s Sherlock Holmes, [...]
For our last show of 2024, Darin and John are watching 2003’s Elf, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, and Mary Steenburgen, with Ed [...]
Martin Short joins the SNL Five-Timers Club just in time for Christmas and Hozier returns as the musical guest. John and Darin are here for [...]
Chris Rock returns to Studio 8H for his fourth time hosting, with Gracie Abrams as the musical guest. Mall Santas! Secret Santas! Office Christmas Parties! [...]
Gladiator II star Paul Mescal hosts for the first time, with musical guest Shaboozey, and the SNL Nerds are covering it all! Earrings! Gladiator II: [...]
We just celebrated Thanksgiving, so Darin and John are watching 1987’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! Steve Martin and John Candy suffer travel mishaps as they [...]
It’s an SNL skip week, so John and Darin are finally watching Saturday Night, the new movie from Jason Reitman all about the 90 minutes [...]
Charli XCX serves as this week’s host and musical guest! Of SNL, we mean. Not the podcast. Darin and John are still hosting the podcast. [...]
Bill Burr returns to host for his second time and Mk.gee debuts as the musical guest. John and Darin discuss the results of the 2024 [...]
John Mulaney returns to host for his sixth time, with Chappell Roan making her SNL debut! Darin and John watch it all, from the high [...]
Join John and Darin as they get all into the latest episode of SNL with the host with the most, Michael Keaton! TikTok! Boob Cookies! [...]
Ariana Grande returns to SNL after seven months and Stevie Nicks returns to SNL after 41 years (This round’s yours, Nicks!). Darin and John watch [...]
Nate Bargatze and Coldplay make a triumphant return to 8H for this week’s episode, and John and Darin are here for it! The VP debate! [...]
IT’S THE SEASON 50 PREMIER OF SNL!!! We got Jean Smart! We got Jelly Roll! We got a brand spanking new cast intro that’s one [...]
This week, John and Darin watch 2012’s 21 Jump Street, starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube, and Chris [...]
This week, John and Darin explore the lighter side of identity theft in 2003’s School of Rock, with Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and [...]
This week, Darin and John are going back to school with 2013’s Admission! Tina Fey and Paul Rudd fall in love and commit fraud to [...]
This week, John and Darin watch 1992’s A League of Their Own, with Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, and Jon Lovitz. [...]
For the SNL Nerds’ 300th episode extravaganza, Darin and John interview SNL Film Unit Director Mike Diva! Find out all about his journey to the [...]
This week, John and Darin watch 50 First Dates, with Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, and Maya Rudolph. Sandler plays [...]
This week, the Nerds watch 1987’s Throw Momma From the Train, starring Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal. It’s a feel good comedy about matricide. Writer’s [...]
In tribute to the late great Bob Newhart, John and Darin are throwing back to SNL’s 20th season and watching Newhart’s second hosting gig from [...]
It’s John’s birthday, so Darin and John are watching one of John’s favorite movies, 2000’s High Fidelity, with John Cusack, Jack Black, LIsa Bonet, Joelle [...]
After 30 years, Eddie Murphy returns to his signature role of Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F! Brandon Collins of the Medium Popcorn [...]
This week, Darin and John watch 1996’s mockumentary Waiting for Guffman with Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, and [...]
This week, John and Darin watch 1991’s Soapdish, a fun and frothy comedy starring Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Elizabeth Shue, [...]
This week, Darin and John are gettin’ sexy with 2011’s A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, starring Jason Sudekis, Will Forte, AND David Koechner! And, just [...]
John and Darin watch 2019’s Bombshell, all about the sexual harassment scandals at Fox News, starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, and [...]
Darin and John watch 2013’s The Way Way Back, starring Liam James, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Rob Corddry, Amanda [...]
This week, John and Darin are watching 2016’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, where Tina Fey plays a reporter embedded in Afghanistan, with Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, [...]
In honor of the late great Dabney Coleman, Darin and John are taking a look at one of his all-time great jerk performances: 1982’s Tootsie! [...]
Well, Season 49 has officially wrapped up, so the Nerds are doing our annual season wrap-up & review with our regular guest, Paste Magazine’s Dennis [...]
It’s the Season 49 finale, y’all! Darin and John unpack the highs and lows of Jake Gyllenhaal’s third time hosting with opinions about character actors, [...]
Maya Rudolph returns to SNL for Mother’s Day, and John and Darin give all the correct opinions about the show! Vampire Weekend! Beyoncé Hot Ones! [...]
Darin and John deal with the Penne Alla Vodka of SNL episodes, as Dua Lipa is the host and musical guest. A whole lotta bad [...]
This week, John and Darin talk with the Emmy-winning Andrea Purcigliotti, production designer for one of SNL’s three film units! Andrea worked on classic sketches [...]
When there’s something strange and it don’t look good, who ya gonna call? The SNL Nerds, of course! Darin and John check out the new [...]
Darin and John watch Ryan Gosling’s third time hosting, with musical guest Chris Stapleton! Awkward engagements! Emily Blunt and Caitlin Clark cameos! Beavis and Butt-head! [...]
Kristen Wiig returns to Studio 8H for her Five-Timers jacket and John and Darin unpack it all! Secretaries! Jumanji! Go-Kart racing! CELEBRITY CAMEOS GALORE!!! It’s [...]
It’s Easter weekend and the Nerds are celebrating by breaking down the latest episode of SNL with first time host Ramy Youssef! It’s Ozempic for [...]
In tribute to the late great Richard Lewis, John and Darin are watching 1979’s Diary of a Young Comic, starring Lewis and directed by SNL’s [...]
It’s Darin’s birthday once again, so the SNL Nerds are watching a vintage episode of SNL that aired on his birthday, March 15th, 2003, with [...]
This week, John and Darin watch an episode from two of SNL’s Three Timers, Josh Brolin and Ariana Grande! People pleasers! Shrimp Towers! Gratuitous Scarlett [...]
Darin and John watch first-time host Sydney Sweeney and third-time musical guest Kacey Musgraves! Can SNL pull out of its recent slump and give us [...]
This week, Shane Gillis and 21 Savage come to Studio 8H as John and Darin learn the answer to the question: If a fired SNL [...]
In celebration of Black History Month, Darin and John welcome their friend, comedian John Minus, to talk about SNL sketches about the black experience! From [...]
In honor of the late great Carl Weathers, Darin and John are revisiting his SNL episode from January 30th, 1988, the 10th episode of Season [...]
Current “It” Girl Ayo Edebiri hosts SNL for the very first time, with Jennifer Lopez as the returning musical guest! Bad couples! Colin Jost’s long [...]
SNL returns with a privileged attractive host who’s bad at comedy, hideously disappointing sketches, and an unwanted sequel to a sketch that wasn’t that great [...]
SNL is back for 2024, as first time host Jacob Elordi is joined by first time musical guest Reneé Rapp! John and Darin get salty [...]
Spoiler Alert! This week, Darin and John check out the new film Self Reliance, Jake Johnson’s directorial debut, also starring Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, the [...]
NEW YEAR, NEW NERDS!! John and Darin are ringing in 2024 with a New Year’s Eve movie, 1999’s 200 Cigarettes, starring Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, [...]
Happy 2024! It’s the New Year, but Darin and John are still in Christmas mode as they watch 2016’s Office Christmas Party, starring Jason Bateman, [...]
What’s THIS??? A campy Christmas movie starring the Caped Crusader??? That’s right! Our Dynamic Duo are watching 1992’s Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, [...]
Kate McKinnon in the HIZZOUSE!!! KM returns to 8H for her first time hosting, with Billie Eilish as the musical guest. Darin and John have [...]
BEEP BEEP! Old friends John and Darin watch as Adam Driver marks off #4 on his SNL hosting tally and Olivia Rodrigo returns as the [...]
What happens when a sketch comedy team known for two-minute shorts makes a full-length feature? Darin and John find out when they watch Please Don’t [...]
Emma Thompson Stone returns to Studio 8H for her Five-Timers’ Jacket with first time musical guest Noah Kahan! This episode has EVERYTHING: Giant Tortoises! Mama [...]
John and Darin needed a Thanksgiving movie for this week. John and Darin ALSO needed a movie starring SNL alums for this week. Luckily, 2011’s [...]
Darin and John watch as Aquaman star Jason Momoa returns to 8H to host for the second time with musical guest Tate McRae! In the [...]
Timothée Chalemet returns for his second go round as an SNL host with boygenius as the musical guest, and John and Darin review the ups, [...]
In honor of the late great Matthew Perry, Darin and John are watching Perry’s personal favorite of his movies, 1997’s Fools Rush In, also starring [...]
It’s SNL’s Halloween show and stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze is hosting for the first time with musical guest the Foo Fighters! John and Darin cover [...]
Season 49 rolls on as Darin and John ask the question: What do you do if your host doesn’t speak English as a first language? [...]
SNL IS BACK, BABY!!! John and Darin get back to the nominal subject of their podcast and review a brand new episode of SNL, the [...]
Hey, kids, do ya like Eddie Murphy? Well how about if he’s a vicious killer who looks like Rick James and is trying to make [...]
It’s spooky season, so John and Darin are watching So I Married an Axe Murderer, a Mike Myers comedy-mystery that isn’t especially funny and is [...]
Darin and John speak to writer Jason Klamm, author of the new book We’re Not Worthy: From In Living Color to Mr. Show, How ‘90s [...]
In the honor of the late Bob Barker, John and Darin are watching Happy Gilmore, with Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, and Kevin Nealon! [...]
For our 250th episode, Darin and John talk to Saul Austerlitz, author of the new book Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy [...]
This week, John and Darin are joined by friend of the show, stand-up comic Ken Krantz to revisit the comedy classic Caddyshack, with Chevy Chase, [...]
Who’s in the mood for romance? No? Well, are you in the mood for two f-ed up sex addicts gradually realizing they’re perfect for each [...]
In honor of the passing of the late, great Paul Reubens, the Nerds talk all about his magnum opus, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure! With the [...]
The Nerds put on their finest pink outfits and talk all about the cinematic sensation that’s sweeping the nation, Barbie! Join Darin and special guest [...]
It’s Trumbull’s birthday week, so Darin and John talk all about a movie John recently discovered and ended up REALLY liking! The 2022 Peacock film, [...]
John and Darin are still on a John Cusack kick from last week, so we decided to watch War, Inc., the kinda-sorta-but not really sequel [...]
Darin & John watch Grosse Pointe Blank, a movie that dares to ask the question: What if a professional hitman went to his high school [...]
THE HEAT IS ON!!! Eddie Murphy stars in THE Eddie Murphy film, Beverly Hills Cop, as Axel Foley, a Detroit cop out to avenge his [...]
It’s the 4th of July weekend, so how about a movie that takes place over the 4th of July weekend? It’s 2013’s We’re The Millers, [...]
Our old friend Indiana Jones is returning to theaters in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on June 30th, so what better time to [...]
It’s Father’s Day, so what could be better to watch than a movie about a father catfishing his own son? It’s 2022’s exercise in awkwardness [...]
John and Darin are watching 2017’s Becoming Bond, the semi-true story of how George Lazenby, an Australian male model and ex-car salesman, got tapped to [...]
Darin and John talk about SNL’s abbreviated S48 with fellow SNL reviewer Dennis Perkins of Paste Magazine! The best live sketches! The best pretapes! The [...]
John and Darin talk sexy in this episode! Show your support by backing us on Patreon and getting access to loads of exclusive content!
SNL may be dark but the Nerds are here to bring the light as Darin and John talk all about the 2012 indie film, Celeste [...]
John and Darin had so much fun talking about Chris Farley and David Spade’s Tommy Boy back in 2020, they decided to tackle their follow-up [...]
Whoo, SPRING BREAK, y’all!!! Darin and John are taking in the sand, the surf, and the beaches of… Texas to check out 2009’s Spring Breakdown, [...]
Editor’s Note: This episode was pieced together from several different recording sessions. Every time the audio quality changes, take a drink (of water, stay hydrated [...]
It’s an Easter miracle as Darin and John are BACK recording in the studio and talking all about the SNL alum host whose BACK in [...]
SNL is BACK with new episodes and the April fools, John & Darin are here to break down the most recent episode with first time [...]
No new SNL this week, so Darin and John decide to kick it old school (older than usual) and talk all about the Maxim magazine [...]
SNL is off this week, so John and Darin are stepping into the wayback machine and celebrating Darin’s birthday by talking all about an SNL [...]
On today’s episode of SNL Nerds, John and Darin dive deep into the goo goo muck and break down the latest episode hosted by Wednesday [...]
SNL is back with Travis Kelce and Kelsea Ballerini but sadly, no cameo from Kelsey Grammer for the Kelsey Hat Trick. Shame. John and Darin [...]
Woody’s back for his 5th show! Jack White’s back for his 5th show! Darin & John are back for their 226th show! (Basically, we’re saying [...]
We just passed Valentine’s Day and the SNL Nerds are in the mood for romance, so this week we’re watching William Goldman and Rob Reiner’s [...]
It’s a giggle-rific episode of SNL this week as Darin and John break down the latest episode hosted by the Mandalorian himself, Pedro Pascal! Chinese [...]
The SNL Nerds get hella sexxxxxy this episode as John and Darin break down the latest episode hosted by the smoldering beefcake that is Michael [...]
SNL is BACK and ready to kick off 2023 with guest host Aubrey Plaza and musical guest Sam Smith! Darin & John break down the [...]
John and Darin watch a movie that asks the musical question: What if you suddenly lived in a world where the Beatles never existed, and [...]
SNL is still off this week, so Darin and John decide to talk all about the Nasim Pedrad led sitcom, “Chad” with fellow SNL super [...]
HAPPY 2023, everyone! Since the original Sherlock Holmes stories are in the public domain now and it’s nearly Sherlock’s birthday, John and Darin decided to [...]
Darin and John close out 2022 with a bust by talking all about the New Years Eve movie to end lol New Years Eve movies, [...]
SNL threw us for a loop this week when they announced that it was Cecily Strong’s last show. John and Darin react to the news, [...]
The Nerds are getting all into the holiday spirit with a LEGENDARY episode of SNL hosted by the LEGENDARY Steve Martin and the LEGENDARY Martin [...]
In a startling break from the recent format of the podcast, John and Darin recap their fun-filled lives, talk about the upcoming hosts for SNL, [...]
SNL comes back next week, so in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Darin and John pull up to the dinner table and give thanks for SOME [...]
SNL is off this week, so in honor of the recent Weird Al biopic that came out on Roku, John and Darin are joined by [...]
It's the episode that's got the interwebs buzzing, the streets talking and the nerds chatting. It's Dave Chappelle hosting for the third time with hip-hop legends, Black Star! Darin and John break down the episode, the controversy and everything else that comes with it. Black Heaven! Potato Hole! Sarah News! A 15 minute monologue that has raised MANY eyebrows! Darin blathers on about his love for Black Star and explains to John what "Worldstar" means! He really didn't know! It's all here and rarin' to go on a brand spanking new SNL Nerds!
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Halloween may be over but the horror is just starting with the upcoming midterm elections! John and Darin break it all down along with everything else in the latest episode of SNL with 3 time guest host, Amy Schumer! Big Penis Therapy! Soup! Jurors! Period Underwear! Covid! Covid! Covid! The Nerds get into all of it including their many, many MANY thoughts on next week's host which...hoo boy. It's all here and it's all hilarious on an all-new SNL Nerds!
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Happy Halloween or should we say Happy HARLOWeen (holds for applause) because on today's episode of SNL Nerds, Darin and John break down the latest SNL episode with guest/musical host Jack Harlow! We got Skechers! We got Celebrity Cameos! We got the triumphant return of Drunk Uncle AND David S Pumpkins! We got random tangents about feet! And we got the most terrifying thing of all, an upcoming election season!! The nerds go through it all and have a bunch of laughs along the way! It's all treat and no tricks on an all-new episode of SNL Nerds!
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It's Halloween season! Time for all things spooky and frightening to come out and play! And what's more spooky and frightening than Dennis Miller! So on today's episode, John & Darin are joined by returning guest Ken Krantz to talk all about the infamous 1996 Tales From The Crypt film, Bordello of Blood. A movie so bad that it killed a franchise, a few careers and the spirit of anyone who worked on it. From the troubled production, to the on-set drama, to the last minute rewrites, to Dennis Miller being the absolute WORST to work with, this episode gets into ALL of it! Angie Everhart! Boobs! Corey Feldman! Boobs! Blood! Butts! Boobs! The most RANDOM Whoopi Goldberg cameo you're ever gonna see in your life! It's all here! So sink your fangs into an all new episode of SNL Nerds!
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On today's episode, Darin & John talk all about the first host of the new season to pull double duty, the one and only Megan Thee Stallion! Can the rapper pull off hosting and musical guesting an episode full of Girl Talk, Knife wielding deer, Texas moms, NUMEROUS technical snafus and flat-bottomed girls? Listen to a brand-spanking new episode of the SNL Nerds and find out!
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Top O' The Morning to ya! On today's episode, John & Darin break down the latest episode hosted by the amazing and extremely Irish actor, Brendan Gleeson! Blood oaths! Googly eyes! Headshots! Try Guys! Black Ariel! It's all here! Dazzle at John's newfound respect for Willow! Groan at Darin's mildly offensive Irish accent where he thinks he's really nailing it! All this and more on another rockin' episode of SNL Nerds! Erin go bragh!
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Rejoice! It's the season 48 premier of SNL and the Nerds are here to talk all about it! First time host, Miles Teller! The Join Darin and John as they break down everything from the new logo to the new cast members.
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On this episode, John & Darin are joined by comedian/writer/actor/ all-around good dude, Tommy Ray to talk about the DEFINITIVE buddy cop movie of the 80's, Running Scared with Billy Crystal & Gregory Hines! Chicago! Dan Hedaya! A young Jimmy Smits! Cops GROSSLY abusing their authority! BILLY! CRYSTAL! WITH! ABS! Michael McDonald's timeless banger "Sweet Freedom"! All this and Tommy talks about his time as an SNL background actor! Put your hands behind your head and spread 'em! It's an all new SNL Nerds!
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On today's episode, Darin & John complete their Austin Powers journey and talk all about the 2002 smash hit Austin Powers in Goldmember! Dr. Evil! Mini-Me! Fat Bastard! Beyonce! Michael Caine! NUMEROUS problematic cameos! A character whose name is in the title yet has very little to do with the actual movie! It's all here! We break down this final piece of the trifecta and discuss the future of Austin Powers films. All that PLUS our hot takes on the newest SNL cast members! It's all here on a brand spanking new SNL Nerds! Oh Behaaaaaaaaaave!
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Jon Hamm is starring in a new Fletch movie, so that's as good as reason as any for John and Darin to revisit the original Fletch movie starring Chevy Chase! Can a sarcastic reporter with a penchant for disguises get to the bottom of drug dealing at the beach and why Tim Matheson wants Fletch to kill him? How does Movie Fletch compare to Book Fletch? How much Chevy Chase is the optimum amount of Chevy Chase? And why do 1980s movies treat Chevy Chase like a sex god, anyway? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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With this week's announcement of the departures of Alex Moffat, Melssa Villaseñor, and Aristotle Athari, Darin and John take some time to discuss their tenures on SNL, who had a good run and who got screwed, what these departures mean for the show, and look ahead to Season 48.
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Howdy Neighbor! We're dropping this special bonus episode of the SNL Nerds recent appearance on the Fade Out podcast where they discuss the life of John Belushi and his final film, Neighbors. Along with Fade Out host, Rob Kelly, the nerds dive deep into this infamous, bizarre, mostly forgotten film and all the behind-the-scenes drama that went along with it. John Belushi! Dan Aykroyd! Cathy Moriarty! The director of "Rocky"! How could this go wrong? How DID this go wrong? Find out on an all new SNL Nerds, BONUS EPISODE EDITION!
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On today's episode, the Nerds stretch the definition of what counts as an SNL-related movie and geek out all over the flick that kicked off the MCU, 2008's "Ironman"! Joined by special guest and film critic, Zaki Hasan, they deep dive into the film that revitalized Robert Downey Jr's career, gave us one of the best comic book movies of the late aughts, got Tom Morello some screen time and taught us how Burger King can be used to fight off drug addiction! We then get REALLY nerdy about the past, present and future of the magical beast that is the MCU. It's an SNL/Marvel mash-up, nerd out on an all new episode of SNL Nerds!
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It's our 200th episode extravaganza as Darin and John interview SNL cast member Gary Kroeger, who talks about everything from Superman to Needleman! Tales of Eddie Murphy, Andy Kaufman, and Joe Piscopo! Peeing next to celebrities! Playing Reggie in Archie: To Riverdale and Back! Plus, which SNL host stole an anecdote from Gary? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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John and Darin revisit the 1985 cult classic based on the board game, Clue, starring Tim Curry, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, and Colleen Camp! Multiple murders! Multiple endings! Hilarity ensues! Plus, Clue's lying IMDb Trivia Page!
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Darin and John watch Man on the Moon, a biopic about Andy Kaufman, the only performer ever voted off SNL! Jim Carrey stars as the eccentric funnyman, with Lorne Michaels, David Letterman, Jerry Lawler, and the cast of Taxi playing themselves from 20 years ago, and Danny DeVito playing... Andy Kaufman's manager?!? (It makes sense in context. Sorta.)
Join the SNL Nerds as they answer the vital questions of our day: Was Jim Carrey's method acting brilliant or just annoying? What are R.E.M.'s best albums? And most importantly, what WAS Martin Landau's role in The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island?
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It's John's 50th birthday, so John and Darin are watching one of the greatest rockumentaries of all time, 1984's This Is Spinal Tap! Bask in the comedic glory that is Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer with armadillos in their trousers! Stonehenge! Big Bottoms! Going to 11! News about the upcoming sequel! It's all here in an All-New SNL Nerds!
Darin and John have watched a TON of SNL movies for the podcast, so this week we're watching a swiftly-canceled TV show inspired by SNL, Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip! Joining us is Sorkin fan supreme, Reenie Nayden of The Fangirl's Dilemma! Together we unpack the insanity of the series that starts out as behind the scenes at a sketch comedy show but somehow devolves into the Aaron Sorkin Grievance Hour starring Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Sarah Paulson, Amanda Peet, Steven Weber, DL Hughley, Nate Corddry, and Timothy Busfield! All this and more on a All-New SNL Nerds!
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It's the six year anniversary of 2016's Ghostbusters, so John & Darin are watching it for the first time, with Ghostbusters (and SNL Nerds) fan supreme Joanna Maharaj! Melissa McCarthy! Kristen Wiig! Kate McKinnon! Leslie Jones! Chris Hemsworth! Cecily Strong! Cameos from the original cast! Running gags about the proper amount of wontons! El DeBarge baby-making songs! And the final answer to the question of whether or not women are funny! The SNL Nerds -- SOLVING THE CONUNDRUMS OF OUR TIMES!!!
Inspired by recent (horrible) events, Darin & John watch 2014's Obvious Child, starring Jenny Slate! Slate stars as a comedian who decides to get an abortion when she becomes pregnant after a one night stand. With Jake Lacy, Gabby Hoffman, Richard Kind, and David Cross. Plus, is it acceptable to put honey in spaghetti sauce? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John & Darin close out Pride Month by watching Joel Kim Booster & Bowen Yang in the new film Fire Island, with our guest, comedian Calvin Cato! It's a fun, freewheeling discussion as we talk online recon in the dating world, party drugs, the Bechdel Test, and Jane Austin's Pride & Prejudice (OOOOH!!! PRIDE and Prejudice! I JUST got that!!! Wow, this movie has LAYERS.) All this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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The Summer SNL Movie Marathon continues as John & Darin watch Bill Murray's film debut, Meatballs! Starring Bill Murray and... um, some other people! (Seriously, I watched this film 24 hours ago & I can't remember anyone else who was in it. Chris... Makepeace? Maybe?) Summer camp hijinks! Bill Murray being awesome! The insanity of producer John Dunning on Meatballs III! Should you listen to this All-New episode of the SNL Nerds? We'd like you to, but ultimately, IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!!!
It's the start of summer, so Darin & John are going on vacation! National Lampoon's Vacation, that is. Starring former SNL cast member Chevy Chase, future SNL cast members Randy Quaid & Anthony Michael Hall, and former SNL featured player Brian Doyle-Murray. Plus, Beverly D'Angelo and gratuitous nudity. What was the original ending like? Should Christie Brinkley be a figment of Chevy Chase's imagination? And how does forgotten 1980s sitcom JENNIFER SLEPT HERE factor into all of this? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin are joined by Jon Schneider from The SNL Network as they watch The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, the new documentary about the Canadian comedy troupe that Lorne Michaels brought to TV! How did they come together in the '80s? Why'd they break apart in the '90s? And how did they come back together in the 2000s? Plus, kick-ass theme songs, Mark McKinney's tenure at SNL, John's Dave Foley story, random references to McLean Stevenson, and Jon tells John and Darin what it's REALLY like in Canadia, on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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Darin and John have been reviewing SNL all year, so what are they doing now that season 47 is all over? MORE REVIEWING with BONUS SNL reviewer Dennis Perkins of Paste Magazine and the AV Club! Darin, John, & Dennis discuss the good and the bad of SNL in 2021-2022, the comings and goings in the cast, and each pick their top sketches of the year! Plus, Dennis tells us what went down at the AV Club and John names the SNL cast member with the Most Improved Wikipedia Profile Pic for 2022! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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John and Darin watch the S47 finale as Natasha Lyonne hosts, Japanese Breakfast musical guests, and Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Peter Davidson all LEAVE! What, do you need more? Is that not enough for you? Aliens! High school flashbacks! 9 to 5 parodies for some reason! Plus, why Jared Leto is an asshole, all on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Selena Gomez and Post Malone come to Studio 8H to guest on their first episode of Saturday Night... Something. (It'll come to us.) Darin and John go through all of it, plus discuss the Kids in the Hall's return, the announcement for Spinal Tap II, the host for SNL's season finale, and consider filing missing person reports on Pete and Aristotle. It's everything you every dreamed of and more on an All-New SNL Nerds! --LIVE!!! That was it. That was going to bug me all day.
It's SNL's Mother's Day show, so who better to host than Dr. Strange? Benedict Cumberbatch returns for his second hosting gig, and Arcade Fire are musical guests for their fifth time. But there's no Five Timers Club for musical guests, because SNL is prejudiced. YEAH, I SAID IT!!! Chain gangs! Relaxing toilets! Chuck E. Cheese techno bands! Plus, John and Darin discuss Dick Tracy and use the Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Since Billy Crystal is back on Broadway with Mr. Saturday Night, Darin and John are going back to original movie from 1992! Buddy Young Jr. is a Catskills comedian who’s a jerk through the decades and David Paymer is his long-suffering brother Stan. Starring Billy Crystal! Co-written by Billy Crystal! Directed by Billy Crystal! Very possibly catered by Billy Crystal! Featuring not nearly enough Jerry Orbach! NOW how much would you pay? It’s all here on an All-New SNL Nerds!
This week we're paying tribute to the late great Gilbert Gottfried and watching 2017's GILBERT, the documentary all about Gottfried's life & career. John and Darin are joined by comedian Joe Fernandes of the new web series, I DON'T KNOW JOE. 9/11 jokes! Aflac Duck firings! Oddly NO mention of Gilbert's time as an SNL cast member! Plus, Natty Bumpercar (@NattyBumpercar) and Kevin Maher (@KevinGeeksOut) share their memories of Gilbert! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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Lizzo returns to Studio 8H as the host and musical guest! How'd she do, you wonder? We're glad you asked, because Darin and John are here to tell you. 'Cause that's the subject of the podcast and everything. SNL in general, we mean, not Lizzo's hosting in particular. We're just saying that would be rather limited subject matter, since we're four seasons into the podcast and she just hosted for the first time this past weekend. Anyway. We're sorry we brought this up. TikTok! The Six Flags Guy! Twerking flautists! And a sketch about the Black Eyed Peas for some reason! The SNL Nerds! It's one big undulating mass of skin and hair and fluids!
Jake Gyllenhaal returns to SNL after 15 years, and Camila Cabello returns after a much less impressive sounding three years! John and Darin cover all the ups and downs of Chucky, Instagram, and everything in between! Musical numbers! Cast member heights! Musical numbers! Trivia about the song "Tom's Diner"! And yes, even MORE musical numbers! All this and more on an All New SNL Nerds!
Jerrod Carmichael and Gunna are on SNL for the first time! Darin and John are rating and reviewing it for the 181st time! But it’s not a competition or anything. Which is good, because if it were, Darin and John would totally be winning. Just sayin’. Seat fillers! Short-ass movies! Wacky funeral shenanigans! More discussion about the Oscars slap than you ever thought possible! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin check out Amy Poehler's new documentary, Lucy and Desi, all about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz! What went into the creation and production of I Love Lucy? How did this couple affect the history of TV? And will the SNL Nerds come together or massively disagree on a movie yet again? Plus, John and Darin discuss SNL's next hosts and musical guests! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
It’s an off-week for SNL and it’s Darin’s birthday weekend, so Darin decided to talk about one of his favorite movies that he thought deserved more love….that was his first mistake. What follows is one of the most divisive episodes of SNL Nerds ever recorded as Darin and John talk about the 2021 Kristen Wiig/Annie Mumolo movie, Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar. It’s talking crabs! It’s Jamie Dornan! It’s espionage! It’s a celebration of culottes! It’s Trish! It’s a movie that one of the nerds loved and the other loathed! Listen to the madness on an all new SNL Nerds!
It’s the last new episode of March and SNL is going out like a lamb as John and Darin break down the most recent episode hosted by Zoë Kravitz. We got multiple Catwomen! We got Amazon Go! We got frogs without dongs! Tik Tok! Momholes! Random rambling tangents! It’s all here for you on a brand spanking new SNL NERDS! DON’T STOP BELEVIN!!!
Oscar Isaac hosts for the first time, Charli XCX returns as a musical guest, and, in a startlingly new format for the podcast, Darin & John are watching & making comments! Meatball Skin Tags! Paw Patrol! Sex Funerals! Raw Intercourse! Sex Funerals with Raw Intercourse! Kenan's 1500th SNL sketch! Plus, which SNL episode have Darin and John done their best to forget? All this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John Mulaney officially joins the Five Timers Club in an episode that brings us a great monologue, another New York Musical, deadpan absurdity, and celebrity cameos! You know… John Mulaney stuff. Plus, John and Darin discuss heckling and Murderville!
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?There’s some big football game that just happened this weekend, so John and Darin are watching a football movie with an SNL connection, 2005’s remake of The Longest Yard, starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, and Tracy Morgan! Football! Prison! Overly-long team recruitment sequences! Music breaks! Jokes that have aged really badly in the last 17 years! Plus, a huge tangent about our favorite fast food chains for some reason! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
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SNL is on hiatus because of the Winter Olympics, so Darin and John are watching another entry in the "Sports movies starring SNL alums that are kinda sorta about the Olympics" genre, 2015's The Bronze, starring Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, and Cecily Strong! Rauch stars as an embittered Bronze Medal winner training an aspiring gymnast in her hometown of Amherst, OH, featuring weed smoothies, acrobatic sex scenes, and all the dirty talk you could ever hope to hear. Plus, Darin watches Murderville!
We're a week away from getting some brand-spanking new SNL, but until then, Darin and John are gonna celebrate Black History month by talking all about one of Eddie Murphy's most underrated movies, Bowfinger! Steve Martin! RDJ! Heather Graham! Hollywood! Movie Making! Alien love! Keep It Together! An organization that is definitely NOT mocking Scientology in any way! It's all here! Plus the boys talk about the newly announced hosts and pay their respects to the late, great Ivan Reitman. Check it out on an all new SNL Nerds! GOTCHA SUCKAS!!!!
On today’s episode, John & Darin talk all about the first time host and master thespian himself, Sir Willem DaFoe! Insomnia! Boner pills! Tenant meetings! Dog Show boners! Beauty and the Beast! Dancing mushroom boners! All this AND the comedy stylings of Peyton Manning are waiting for YOU on an all-new boner-rific, SNL Nerds!
Will Forte returns to host SNL for the first time, with Eurovision winners Måneskin as the musical guest! Hear what happens when Darin and John place themselves in Forte's strong, veiny, comedy hands! The return of MacGruber! Double Dare parodies! Hollywood celebrities eating babies! Plus, Sarah Sherman mocks Colin Jost and John discovers another joke that Darin missed during the broadcast!
SNL is back in Studio 8H with host Ariana DeBose and musical guest Bleachers and John and Darin are watching it all! Ariana and Kate sing a lot! President Biden asks us to stop seeing Spider-Man! Urkel gets a gritty reboot! Chris Redd and Andrew Dismukes get chances to shine! Plus, what joke did Darin not get until we recorded this podcast?
Darin and John ring in 2022 with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron's classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally! This movie has EVERYTHING: Male/female friendship! Beauty shots of New York City! Fake orgasms in delicatessens! Attacks on the sex skills of Iras and Sheldons! We'll have what the SNL Nerds are having!
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In tribute to the late great Betty White, John and Darin are rewatching her Season 35 hosting gig from May 8th, 2010, with musical guest Jay-Z! MacGruber! Delicious Dish! Census taking! Old ladies talking dirty! How Facebook made it all happen! Plus, what do Danny Aiello and Coolio talk about together? All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Darin and John say goodbye, adios and smell ya later to 2021 by talking all about the 2015 Christmas special, A Very Murray Christmas! Bill Murray! Amy Poehler! Chris Rock! Maya Rudolph! George Clooney! Jenny Lewis! Miley Cyrus! Holiday spirits and more yuletide melancholy vibes than you can shake a peppermint stick at! All this PLUS we talk about the recent SNL departures, Lorne Michaels being honored at the Kennedy Center and the guys somehow segue into their encounters with Janeane Garofalo! It's all here on a Very Merry SNL Nerds!
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It's the Christmas show! Paul Rudd gets his 5 Timers Club jacket! Charli XCX returns as a musical guest! THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST SNL EVER!!! WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!?
...What? Oh, crap. That sounds bad. Yeah, we probably should cancel the show, then. What's that? NBC still wants us to broadcast new content for 90 minutes? Well, umm... We've got three new pretapes. That's about 16 minutes. Would that do? Huh. Okay. Well, Kenan and Che are still here, and Tom Hanks and Tina Fey are coming by. We could do something with them, I guess. That's another 10 minutes or so. What about the rest of it? Ummm... Clip show? Yeah, let's just do an hour's worth of clips. But... CHRISTMAS clips! And one old sketch with Paul Rudd, because he's still nominally the host. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FULFILLED!!
This is a weird one, but John & Darin are still here to walk us through it all. 'Cause dammit, that's what the SNL Nerds do. Enjoy, folks!
Billie Eilish returns to SNL as the host and musical guest! Kate McKinnon is back in Studio 8H! Darin and John... Well, we haven't gone anywhere. We're still here talking about episodes of SNL. Because we're COMMITTED. Lonely Christmas! Andrew Dismukes' Amazing Animals! Hotel Ads! Plus, John tries to hang with Kyle Mooney for the holidays! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John & Darin aren't quite done with For Madmen Only yet! In this bonus ep, writer John Ostrander tells us all about his friendship with Del Close and co-writing the DC Comic Wasteland with him in the 1980s! And since John ALSO revived the Suicide Squad for DC, his editor Bob Greenberger also joins us to talk all about recreating the Squad from the ground up. Plus, John Ostrander's appearances in BOTH For Madmen Only and James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! If you're a comic book fan, don't miss this one!
Improv artists Dave Buckman and Rich Tackenberg join Darin & John to discuss For Madmen Only, the new doc about improv guru Del Close playing on Hulu! Hear stories about the mad genius who trained SNL stars like Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and others on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Ghostbusters fan supreme Kevin Israel joins John & Darin again to discuss our reactions to Ghostbusters: Afterlife, starring Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and Finn Wolfhard. Oh, and some guys named Murray, Aykroyd, and Hudson show up too. How do you make a sequel to one of the greatest comedies of all time when one of the stars has passed away? Find out on this week's SNL Nerds!
Marvel's Shang-Chi Simu Liu hosts SNL for the first time, but SNL repeats so many sketches it STILL feels like a rerun. Darin and John talk about "Cancel Culture," Dog Head Man sketches, vomiting cakes, and lazy pot humor. Plus, SNL announces its hosts for December! It's all here on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Jonathan Majors hosts, Taylor Swift returns to SNL for the 5th time, and somewhere out in Hollywood, Jake Gyllenhaal is cringing. John & Darin unpack it all for you before heading out to the Man Park. Stolen Scarves! Oliver! Ice Ice Baby! YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE MY NIPPLES ARE!!! Hear it all on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Kieran Culkin returns to Studio 8H after 30 years and he's brought the COVID-free Ed Sheeran with him! (We checked, and these two actually DID travel to the studio together. They're roomies, and Ed is the nanny for Kieran's new baby. It's kind of adorable.) Join Darin & John as they cover the highs and the lows of SNL's latest ep – Cancelling Cable! Awkward men's room conversations! Dionne Warwick and Tracy Morgan cameos! The Cold Open Kid! Plus, SNL announces the hosts and musical guests for the rest of November! All this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Hmm... We just had Halloween, it's an SNL skip week, and we still haven't covered a beloved comedy classic that's getting a sequel on Nov. 19th. What to do, what to do? Oh, I KNOW! What if Darin & John have Ghostbuster fan supreme Kevin Israel from the Gutting the Sacred Cow podcast on to talk about the original 1984 Ghostbusters? NOW HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY?!? (Hopefully nothing, because we put this podcast out for free.) Bill Murray! Dan Aykroyd! Harold Ramis! Ernie Hudson! Dog and Cats, living together! Yes, this man has no dick! Real Wrath of God stuff on an All-New, All-SPOOKY SNL Nerds!
SNL Favorite Son Jason Sudeikis comes back to host for the first time, and he's brought Brandi Carlile with him! (Wait, that's not accurate. They probably took their own vehicles and met at the studio. That seems more plausible.) But anyway, SUDEKIS! Biden! The Devil! Mellen! That dancing guy from What's Up With That!
Plus, John and Darin find out the answers to the questions: What's the right amount to offer for an Indecent Proposal? Should you use the Big Chalk or the Little Chalk? And should you ignore the balls? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Season 47 keeps rolling along with Bond villain Rami Malek and musical guest Young Thug! Darin and John take it all apart and talk about what worked, what didn’t, and what it all means. NFL scandals! Big assemblies! Mattress shopping! Celebrity cameos! SNL cast members as Star Trek actors! It’s everything you wanted and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin strap themselves in for an all new episode of SNL hosted by the first name you think of when you hear "comedy improv". That's right, Kim Kardashian West! It's Aladdin! It's ass jokes! It's OJ Simpson jokes in 2021! It's WAAAAAAAY too many cameos that anyone should be comfortable with! It's a dog sketch WITHOUT Cecily! It's the SNL debut of Please Don't Destroy! Is it any of it any good? Give it a listen and find out! All this plus Darin talks about two SNL-related TV shows he discovered over the summer break on a brand-spanking new SNL Nerds!!!
SNL is back for Season 47, and Owen Wilson and Kacey Musgraves are kicking things off! John and Darin talk about Beck Bennett's departure, SNL's three new cast members, and ten new writers. Then, they try to remember how this whole podcast thing works when they actually have new episodes of SNL to talk about. (...There are sketches, right? I have a vague memory of us watching a show with comedy sketches. No no, don't tell me. It'll come.) Biden impressions! Cars 4! Doctors playing with poop! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
On today's episode, Darin talks to his good friend and fellow Jersey comic, Taylor Allen, all about the film that started the Adam Sandler empire, 1995's Billy Madison! Sandler! The late, great Chris Farley! The late, great Norm Macdonald! Giant penguins! Steve Buscemi with a rifle! Sonya Blade from Street Fighter! It's all here! Which actor in the film ended up not LIKING the film? Why is Sandler's style of comedy so damned divisive? We get into all of it! PLUS John and Darin give their thoughts on the newly announced SNL Season 47 guest hosts and musical guests. It's all here on an all new SNL Nerds! O'DOYLE RULES!!!!
Darin and John are joined by returning guest Ken Krantz and the Head Honcho of Non-Productive, Frank Hablawi, to talk about the passing and the legacy of the late, great Norm Macdonald. They discuss their favorite Norm bits, sketches and the impact he had on Weekend Update. Then they get all into Norm's 1998 box office bomb turned cult classic, Dirty Work! Norm! Jersey's own, Artie Lange! Chevy Chase! Chris Farley! Dead prostitutes in car trunks! Dirty Deeds! DONE! DIRT! CHEAP! It's all here on an all new SNL Nerds! Just like Norm would've wanted. RIP Turd Ferguson.
After a 2 week hiatus, the SNL Nerds are BACK....kinda, sorta. John is out on sabbatical, so Darin is talking to his good friend and old comedy partner, Evan Morgenstern about the 1987 film, Dragnet! Dan Aykroyd! Tom Hanks! Christopher Plummer! Cops! Crimes! Car chases! Pagans! Virgin sacrifices! Gratuitous 80's boobies! Just like Jack Webb would've wanted! All this AND we talk about the raw, uncut insanity that is the "City of Crime" music video. All this and more on an all new SNL Nerds! That's just the facts, ma'am.
...and yes, they cover this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT_QRKfv8H4
Darin and John talk all about the new Apple TV+ show Schmigadoon! with fellow comedian and co-host of the "Dear Pod," podcast, Erin Maguire! They talk about her SNL journey, her love of musicals and her time working with the show creator, Cinco Paul! Cecily Strong! Keegan-Michael Key! Kristin Chenoweth! Alan Cumming! Fred Armisen! Jersey's Own Jane Krakowski! Songs about relationships, true love and corn pudding! It's all here on a musical episode of SNL Nerds! YEE-HONK!
It's our 150th Episode Extravaganza, and Darin and John are celebrating with a former cast member of SNL, Siobhan Fallon Hogan! Siobhan takes us through her career, from SNL up to her new movie Rushed! Stories about Seinfeld, Forrest Gump, Men in Black, Chris Farley, Michael Jordan, and SNL's 40th! All this and more on this All-New Must-Listen Episode of the SNL Nerds!
Siobhan Fallon Hogan is the writer, producer and star of RUSHED. Fallon Hogan and Peter Hogan established Emerald Caz Productions in 2019. The actress has been in three Lars Von Trier films since 2000 including the Palme D’ Or winner Dancer in the Dark, Dogville and The House that Jack Built. Von Trier’s Zentropa Films coproduced Rushed with Fallon Hogan. The actress has been in several block busters over the years including Men in Black, Forrest Gump, Holes, New In Town, Going In Style, Charlotte’s Web and Funny Games. Her televisions credits include SNL, Seinfeld, Billions, Wayward Pines, 30 Rock, Law & Order and many more. Fallon Hogan has penned a new script Shelter In Solitude starring Robert Patrick, Dan Castellaneta and Fallon Hogan. Filming will begin in the fall in Syracuse, New York. She will be seen this fall in Paramount Picture’s, Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Darin & John get nerdier than usual on this super-sized episode of SNL Nerds as they talk ALL about the new DC movie The Suicide Squad with fellow NJ comic, John Minus! It's got blood! It's got guts! It's got a kaiju! It's got John Cena! It's got Idris Elba! It's got Margot Robbie! It's got Pete Davidson, so we can talk about it on an SNL podcast! Also, this episode has, not some, but ALL OF THE SPOILERS!!! So kick back and and enjoy the dorky ramblings on an all-new SNL Nerds!
What if... we had two undercover cops, but one was an uptight, by-the-book type, while the other one was more casual? But WAIT!!! What if it was also the 1970s? NOW how much would you pay?!? That's right, John and Darin are watching 2004's Starsky and Hutch, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson along with the biggest Starsky and Hutch expert they know, the Atomic Junk Shop's Greg Hatcher! Discos! Cheerleaders! Bulky Sweaters! Huggy Bears! And Patton Oswalt as a time-traveling DJ! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Space Jam: A New Legacy is out now, so Darin and John are watching the original, 1996's Space Jam, with Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Bill Murray! They then immediately regret this decision. But hopefully their pain is entertaining for you. There are also fun digressions about Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Malcolm X, two movies we liked better than this one. All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Comedian Jackie Byrne joins John and Darin as they watch Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice, a movie about an improv comedy troupe thrown into chaos when one of its members gets cast in Weekend Live, a late night comedy show. Hmm... Could Weekend Live be inspired by some OTHER late night comedy show that airs on the weekend? Yes, and you won't believe HOW SNL-like it is! With Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher, and Chris Gethard. Improv! Wooden Bikes! Surprise babies! Plus, John rants about the Eisner Awards!
The Olympics are happening, so Darin and John are watching the greatest comedy about male figure skating made in 2007, Blades of Glory! Starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Jenna Fischer, and a ton of real-life figure skaters in cameos! Skating jokes! Gay panic jokes! Brother/sister incest jokes! The Busy Philipps connection the filmmakers didn't want you to know! Plus, Darin watches Girls5eva! This SNL Nerds ep has it all!!!
John and Darin talk to comic book legend Stephen Bissette all about adapting 1941 into comics for Heavy Metal's 1941: THE ILLUSTATED STORY and attending the New York premiere of the film! Stealing reference material! Magic mushrooms! Letters from Steven Spielberg! The story behind the comic is just as nuts as the movie -- Check it out on an All-New BONUS episode of the SNL Nerds!
Correction from Stephen Bissette: Alex Toth did the Dell Movie Comics for THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957), not THE LOST WORLD (1960). Even comic book legends have brain farts.
Original art and signed copies of 1941: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY available at https://rickveitch.com/.
Darin and John celebrate Independence Day by watching Steven Spielberg's 1941! So yes, their July 4th was worse than yours. Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Ned Beatty, and a cast of thousands navigate about 200 subplots, none of them particularly funny. Explosions! Pratfalls! Zoot Suit Riots! Clips of DUMBO for some reason! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin watch the Lonely Island's music mockumentary that's TOTALLY NOT ABOUT JUSTIN BIEBER, YOU GUYS, 2016's Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping! Catchphrase verses! Celebrity cameos! The horribleness of TMZ! Penises against car windows! Plus, what's going on with the SNL Nerds Twitter account?
Darin and John are joined by comedian & writer Mike Lawrence for a fun discussion on comedy and one of Mike's childhood favorites, 1997's Chris Farley vehicle, Beverly Hills Ninja! Mike tells us about winning Roast Battle, writing Weekend Update segments for Pete Davidson, Mortal Combat, and who did the best Frank Sinatra on SNL. Plus, Farley does kung fu! All this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin talk to a guy who's been writing for SNL for over 30 years (on cue cards) – Wally Feresten! Getting hired at SNL, brushes with fame, and making SNL in the age of COVID, Wally's got stories about them all! Don't miss this one, folks!
Darin & John check out That Damn Michael Che, and then they watch his new sketch comedy show on HBO Max. Policin'! Dating! Sex Workers! Vaccine Fears! Mikey Day replies to our tweet! Plus, the SNL Nerds investigate: Do Black People Watch SNL?
Hugh Fink, comedian and SNL writer from 1995-2002, joins John and Darin for a discussion about his time with SNL and his comedy career in general, and he's got a ton of great stories to tell. Host Monologues! Writing for the Muppets! Last minute edits! Stevie Nicks' Fajita Roundup! Plus, how to join Hugh's online comedy workshops on June 7th and 8th! All this and more on an All-New, All BONUS SNL Nerds!
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Darin and John are joined by Dennis Perkins, writer of the AV Club's SNL recaps to review the highs & lows of SNL S46! Favorite sketches! Favorite musical guests! Best hosts! Who's staying? Who's going? And most importantly, who gets the coveted SNL Nerds Award for Most Improved Picture on their Wikipedia Page?
It's the finale of SNL season 46, with Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy and Non-Queen's Gambit star Lil Nas X, and John & Darin are there to cover it all! Hollywood Squares! Brawrs! Squeezies! Dangler & Wrinkle Pouches! Spilled Wine! Plus, rampant speculation about which cast members might be leaving! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
This week, Darin and John are joined by comedian Ken Krantz of the I Love Rock And Roll podcast! Ken was in the audience for the Keegan-Michael Key / Olivia Rodrigo episode, and he tells us all about what it's like to see an episode of SNL live! Plus, Fake Muppets! Prom arrivals! Breakaway tuxes! Random mentions of the Blue Man Group! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
SNL once again answers the question "Do billionaires make good sketch comedy hosts?" with a resounding "No" as Elon Musk stinks up the joint. John & Darin do their best to make their disappointment with this episode more entertaining than the show itself. Cryptocurrency! Mother's Day! Prostitutes with syphilis! The SNL Nerds -- Watching bad episodes of SNL so you don't have to!
From the far-off world of 1982, Darin and John are watching SNL writer Anne Beatts' show about fitting in at high school, Square Pegs, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker! Will Patty and Lauren figure out how to get in with the popular crowd at school? Does the show still hold up? And do the teachers at Weemawee High deserve to be in jail? All this, plus guest spots from Bill Murray and Father Guido Sarducci, on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin react to the Elon Musk hosting news and watch the first season of Jason Sudekis’ Apple TV show Ted Lasso! Can the world’s most upbeat man find happiness while coaching soccer in the UK? Plus, 1980s cartoons and the guys try to start a celebrity feud. All on an All-New SNL Nerds!
SNL is dark this week, so Darin and John are watching the 2018 documentary about the very FIRST Not Ready For Prime Time Player: Lisa D'Apolito’s Love, Gilda! Learn all about the great Gilda Radner’s comedy inspirations, the struggles she overcame, the loves of her life, and violins on television. Does the doc do Gilda justice, or should we just... Never Mind? (See what we did there?) Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin are back, and in a startling change of format, have decided to watch a new episode of Saturday Night Live and say what they thought about it. Let’s see how it works out for them. This week, Promising Young Woman Carey Mulligan and musician Kid Cudi show what they can do! The War in Words! Irate Icebergs! Lesbian Period Dramas! All this, plus Irritable Bowel Syndrome on an All-New SNL Nerds!
This week, Darin and John are watching first time host Daniel Kaluuya and second time musical guest St. Vincent! Pepé Le Pew! Vaccine game shows! Scattergories! Matt Gaetz being creepy! And... THREE cut for time sketches?!? All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
SNL Alum Maya Rudolph returns to SNL, with musical guest Jack Harlow! Beyoncé eats hot wings! Boomers get the vax! Pete Davidson raps about NFTs! John and Darin are disappointed in a late night sketch comedy show! All this, plus White Boy Summer, on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Are you ready for even MORE Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall? This week, Darin and John welcome guest Anthony Austin from the podcast The Culture as we watch Coming 2 America, the kinda different sequel with the way too similar title that just dropped. Will King Akeem's son find true love in the nation of Zamunda? Will Soul Glo make another appearance? Will Samuel L. Jackson rob another fast food restaurant? And how are those old guys from the barbershop still alive, anyway? All this, plus Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, and Colin Jost, on an All-New SNL Nerds!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARIN!!! To celebrate, we're watching one of his favorites, 1988's Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall! Will Prince Akeem find true love in the borough of Queens? Will John and Darin sing a Neil Diamond song for practically no reason? And will Darin tell us more than we ever needed to know about the New York subway system? (The answers are Yes, Yes, and Yes, in case you were wondering.) Soul Glo! Samuel L. Jackson committing robberies! Art Buchwald lawsuits! Plus the unsold Coming to America TV pilot starring Tommy Davidson! It's all on an All-New SNL Nerds!
It's a skip week for SNL, so you know what that means: Time for Darin and John to watch a movie starring an SNL alum! This time we're watching On the Rocks, starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans, and Jenny Slate, directed by Sofia Coppola!
Laura is struggling with writer's block and concerned that her workaholic husband is cheating on her, so her father Felix has the best idea ever: Spy on her husband! Wackiness ensues! Well, not exactly wackiness. Like, a milder form of wackiness. Slight complications ensue. Wait, that sounds like we're underselling it now. Let's just say that stuff happens. Yeah, that's better. NAILED IT. Plus, Darin and John discuss the Golden Globes and reveal our next two movies! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Hey, how about if SNL's host pulled double duty as the musical guest? Would you like that? We haven't done that since, what, Halsey? I don't feel like Googling it, so let's just say it was Halsey. So how about if this host/musical guest was the guy from The Voice and MMMBop? NOW how much would you pay? What's that? You wouldn't pay anything because the show is free on network TV and on YouTube? Yeah, that's a good call. You're sharp.
Anyway, John and Darin are watching another episode of SNL & saying what they thought of it. You know the deal. Singing! Murder Shows! The Guy from Soul! Bachelor Party Boners! The return of Dionne Warwick! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
So did SNL bounce back after last week's disappointing episode? Darin and John are here to tell you all about it, if they can be heard over the hooting & hollering from this week's studio audience, that is. (The ladies LOVE Regé-Jean Page, you guys.) Britney Spears! Ted Cruz! Sea Shanties! Chicken Legs Pageants! Weekend Update controversies! And Joe Piscopo on Star Trek: The Next Generation! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Another presidential impeachment finished this week, so you’d think it’d be great show for SNL, right? John and Darin thought so, too, and... Not so much, you guys. Nevertheless, we persisted. Pelotaunt! Gorilla Glue! Gummy bears! Disappointing birthday gifts! Disappointing sketches! All this and less on an All-New episode of the SNL Nerds!
After an unexpected hiatus, Darin and John are back to talk all about the Dan Levy/Phoebe Bridgers episode of SNL! It's the 900th episode! It's Zillow! It's a limited knowledge of football! It's a constant mispronunciation of Dan's last name! It's all this and more on another guitar-smashing episode of SNL Nerds! HOT DAMN!!!
We just inaugurated a new President this week (Joe... Something. It’ll come to me), so John and Darin decided to look at a movie where Chris Rock runs for President, 2003’s Head of State! Bernie Mack! Tracy Morgan! Robin Givens! And that guy who nearly played the Lizard in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies! (You know the one.) All this, plus lots of Nelly for some reason. So listen to this week’s SNL Nerds! It’s the patriotic thing to do!
Hey, kids, remember the 80s? Remember MTV, Trivial Pursuit, and Chevy Chase & Dan Aykroyd headlining movies? Darin and John do! So we’re reaching back to the Me Decade for that Cold War cult classic, 1985’s Spies Like Us! Training montages! Near-forgotten Paul McCartney theme songs! Horny Siskel & Ebert! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin are still on the HBO Max train and taking it right into a movie that'll take their mind's off the insane state of the world today...the Mike Judge cult classic, Idiocracy with Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard & Terry Crews! It's the future! It's the dumbing down of America! It's oddly prophetic! It's got electrolytes! Is this sleeper hit a thirst mutilator for the nerds or does it need an upgrayedd? Find out on an All New SNL Nerds!!!
We still have our HBO Max subscriptions from last week, so Darin and John decided to watch Bill Hader’s hitman comedy/drama series Barry! Can a hitman find love and happiness as an aspiring actor in Los Angeles? Or will he have to go back to killing people for a living? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
SNL is off, so John and Darin are checking out Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and Kristen Wiig! How is the Amazing Amazon adjusting to life in the 1980s? How will Barbara Minerva transform into the Cheetah? And how the heck is Steve Trevor alive again, anyway? Are you wishing for a funny conversation about the latest entry into the DCEU? YOUR WISH IS GRANTED on an All-New SNL Nerds!
It’s the last SNL of 2020, and SNL alum Kristen Wiig is back to host with Dua Lipa as the musical guest! A show this big can’t be covered by just two SNL podcasters, so Darin & John have Jill & Amanda from the SNL Standby Line joining them! Disappointing Christmas gifts! Inappropriate teacher/student relations! And an animated short that should’ve made it into the show! All this and more on the holiday edition of the SNL Nerds! It’s a ChristmaKwanzaChannukah Miracle!!!
It’s the second to last SNL of 2020, and John and Darin are watching first time host Timothee Chalamet and Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen! And because all that wasn’t special enough already, we also welcome special guest Krystyna Hutchinson of the GUYS WE F****D podcast into the virtual studio! Krystyna gives us her hot takes on the Chalamet/Springsteen episode, and shares stories of her time as an intern at SNL! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds! Don’t miss it!
Jason Bateman returns to host SNL after 15 years, with Morgan Wallen as the musical guest, and Darin & John are here for it! Santa stalkers! Homicidal Chimpanzees! Giuliani farting! And is the mullet making a comeback? Plus, Darin watches TED LASSO!
John and Darin take a look at R.J. Cutler’s new documentary BELUSHI, currently running on Showtime! Complied from interviews for the 2005 book of the same name, BELUSHI offers an insightful look at one of the original SNL Not Ready For Primetime Players, from his humble beginnings all the way to his tragic death. With laughs, drugs, and absolutely NO Puerto Rican cab driver guardian angels!
Darin and John do a deep dive into the world of standup with writer/director Steve Byrne’s The Opening Act, starring Jimmy O. Yang, Cedric the Entertainer, and SNL’s Alex Moffat! Young standup Will Chu gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he he gets a weekend gig opening for one of his idols. But will the cutthroat world of comedy end his career before it gets started? Plus, tales of Darin and John’s comedy careers!
It's an SNL off-week, so we decided to hop back into the time machine and nerd out over our favorite SNL political sketches of the past. From Chevy's terrible Ford impression to Carvey's iconic Bush impression to Ferrell's illustrious Dubya Bush impression to Fey's legendary Palin impression, we get into all the sketches and characters that left an IMPRESSION on us! See what we did there! You can expect more insanely clever jokes like that and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!!!
Comedian and Trump impressionist supreme J-L Cauvin (Making Podcasts Great Again) joins Darin and John for a freewheeling conversation about comedy, the ejection, going viral during a pandemic, and this week’s episode of SNL! Dave Chappelle! Foo Fighters! Newscaster sketches! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
J-L Cauvin's website: https://jlcauvin.com/
Fifth new SNL episode in a row! Last show before the election! Halloween show! John Mulaney and the Strokes both returning for the fourth time! So, y'know, it's a low key kind of episode. John and Darin watched it all, and WE HAVE OPINIONS, YOU GUYS!!! Mulaney Monologues! New York Musicals! Hitchcock parodies! All this, plus THEY LIVE and we decide on the best Jost/Johansson couple nickname! All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
It was an underwhelming episode of SNL this week, but Darin and John still had fun talking about it! Another long meandering debate sketch! Adele on The Bachelor! The musical stylings of H.E.R.! And also the Village People for some reason! Add them all up, and it’s an All-New episode of the SNL Nerds! Dig it!
SNL is back with first time host, Insecure and Awkward Black Girl star Issa Rae, and returning musical guest Justin Bieber! Dueling Town Halls! Five Hour Empathy! Titty meat! Increased French Canadian content! What do John and Darin think of it all? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
SNL is joined by Bill Burr and Jack White this week, and not to be outdone, Darin & John are joined by friend and fellow comic KP Burke of the American Loser Podcast! VP Debate flies! Last-minute musical replacements! Tattoo discussion! All this, plus what NOT to joke about in boot camp, on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Season 46 has begun and John & Darin are here for it! Cast alum Chris Rock returns for his third hosting gig, and he's brought Megan Thee Stallion with him! Plus, Jim Carrey as Biden! Maya Rudolph as Kamala! Alec Baldwin as Trump! And even a current cast member every once in a while! (They've got 20 of them now, which... Seems like a lot? Yeah, that's a lot.) All this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
This week, Darin and John are joined by friend and fellow comic Erin Wohlberg as we cover the Tina Fey written, Lorne Michaels produced, Lindsay Lohan starring Mean Girls! Also starring Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Amy Poehler, Tim Meadows, and Ana Gasteyer! What are the rules of Girl World? What jokes haven’t aged well? And just what is the connection between steel drums and Girls Gone Wild, anyway? Learn all this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
John and Darin watch Jane Curtin's near-forgotten movie debut, 1980's How to Beat the High Cost of Living, with costars Jessica Lange and Susan St. James! Can three friends who've never committed a crime before pull off a successful heist for thousands of dollars? (Wait... Didn't we do this movie last week?) How many cops does it take to cover all of Eugene, Oregon? And what's the proper rhyme scheme for a Heist Haiku, anyway? All this, plus the guys unpack all the latest SNL News for Season 46!
This week, Darin and John talk about the movie spinoff of an SNL animated short, Mike Judge’s Office Space! Ron Livingston! Jennifer Aniston! Gary Cole! Stephen Root! TPS reports! The requisite 15 pieces of flair! All this, plus John’s David Carradine story and Darin’s surprising connection to the film! So if you could just go ahead and listen to this week’s SNL Nerds, that’d be great.
Taped from New Jersey, it's the 100TH EPISODE of the SNL Nerds! And for our hundredth show, Darin and John decided to go back to the very beginning of Saturday Night Live! George Carlin! Billy Preston! Janis Ian! Muppets! Andy Kaufman! Occasional moments with the Not Ready For Prime Time Players! And commercial parodies! (SO MANY commercial parodies, you guys.) Will this new venture into late night comedy last? Find out on the 100th episode of the SNL Nerds!
SNL Nerds John and Darin are back with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s fourth cinematic collaboration, 2010’s The Other Guys! Join Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as they try to become the type of super cops you only see in the movies. Featuring one of the most convoluted plots we’ve covered yet! Will Darin and John make sense of it all? Will Ferrell and Wahlberg prove themselves worthy? And is “Chechen” really the correct term for people from Chechnya? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
In memory of John’s friend Frankie Viturello, Darin and John are watching one of his favorites, Wet Hot American Summer. Join Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Molly Shannon, members of the State, and a talking can of vegetables for summer camp hijinks like you’ve never seen before!
It's time to pop some bottles and party like a soccer mom because we're talking all about the 2019 Netflix film "Wine Country"! Join John and Darin as they break down a film with an SNL line-up for the ages. Amy Poehler! Rachel Dratch! Maya Rudolph! Ana Gasteyer! Paula Pell! Emily Spivey! Tina Fey! You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll mock millenials while drunk on merlot! It's a Boomer's dream come true! All this & more on an All-New SNL Nerds!
Ever had a crappy summer job? Then you'll find something to relate to in this week's movie, Greg Mottola's Adventureland! Darin and John discuss young love, bad jobs, and the many, many daughters of Ron Howard on an All-New SNL Nerds! With Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader & Kristen Wiig.
Where do babies come from? Thanks to this movie, John and Darin now know that babies come from Tina Fey's fertilized eggs being injected into Amy Poehler's body, and along the way, biological hijinks ensue! Why bother paying attention in health class when you can just listen to the SNL Nerds talk about 2008's Baby Mama instead? EXPECT BIG LAUGHS!!! Or medium laughs. Or maybe just a mild chuckle. We dunno. We're not the boss of you.
WATCH THIS MOVIE BEFORE YOU LISTEN TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE! Seriously - Spoilers abound!
What would you do if you had to live the same day forever? Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti come up with very different answers in Palm Springs, their new science fiction romantic comedy now streaming on Hulu. Darin and John unpack it all and try to figure out what it all means. Plus, what’s the difference between a wedding ceremony and a wedding reception? THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU!!!
Holy Schnikes! John and Darin welcome comic Brandon Collins from the Medium Popcorn podcast to watch Chris Farley and David Spade first cinematic teaming, 1995's Tommy Boy! Dan Aykroyd! Brian Dennehy! Bo Derek! Rob Lowe! And everybody's comedy favorite, discussion of brake pads! Does the movie hold up? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds!
WE WANT YOU to listen to this episode of the SNL Nerds! Bill Murray and Harold Ramis enlist in the Army in the comedy classic Stripes! Does it still hold up after almost 40 years or should it be dishonorably discharged? Darin & John fall in line to find out, and that’s the fact, Jack!
John and Darin have watched a lot of SNL movies for the podcast, but this might be the first one that got a cast member fired (or did it?). Tune in as the SNL Nerds unpack the controversy surrounding Taran Killam’s directorial debut, the hitman comedy KILLING GUNTHER, with Bobby Moynihan, Cobie Smulders, Hannah Simone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s kill-tastic!
After interviewing screenwriter David Sirus, Darin and John watch the movie itself! Judd Apatow directs Pete Davidson in a semi-autobiographical story of a young stoner struggling to move past the death of his firefighter father. With Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, and Steve Buscemi.
THE WRONG MOVIE DIED!!! This week John & Darin take a look at one of the great overlooked comedies of our time, 2007's Walk Hard! John C. Reilly stars as Rock & Roll trailblazer Dewey Cox, with Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Kristen Wiig, Matt Besser, and Chris Parnell. Sex! Drugs! Rock & Roll! Sink Abuse! Didgeridoos! All this & more on an all-new SNL Nerds!
Darin & John talk to writer and stand-up comedian Dave Sirus about his career in comedy! Roast battles! Writing for SNL! And all about his latest project, the Pete Davidson VOD movie The King of Staten Island, directed by Judd Apatow! If you’re a comedy nerd, you can’t miss this one!