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The Not Ready For Featured Players Podcast
Marcus and Chili are two massive SNL fans and comedians who are here to overanalyze the show and give you week by week reactions!
Directed by Ro Habert. The doc explores the complicated legacy of the 90s SNL character Pat created by Julia Sweeney!
season 51 is over! The good times! The bad times! Who's hot? Hosts we'd like to see again and Lorne Talk!
Matt Damon is here for number 3! Can we get a number 4? How bout a number 5? And Noah Kahan for number 3
Olivia Rodrigo pulls double duty but don't worry she's learned a lot of new works since the last time she was here!
Jack Black and Jack White are officially inducted into the five timers club and a few friends are there to help them!!
Without a full Catherine O'hara episode to be found, the boys dig through the sketches found on youtube from both her 1991 and 1992 hosting appearances. They talk SCTV and the Christopher Guest movies!
Alexander Skarsgård is here to host the 1000th episode! And he brough his dad and Pete Davidson along with him!
Finn Wolfhard is all grown up and ready to host SNL! ASAP rocky is here to promote his snacks... and provide some memorable musical performances!
It's our midseason pod! Who' hot? Who are we worried about? Good hosts? Bad Hosts? Fav sketches and more!
The boys go way back 50 years to watch Rob Reiners first and only hosting stint on SNL! There is no credited musical guest but certainly some memorable musical performances!
Josh O'Connor makes his SNL debut and no he's not the mouse from Flushed Away! That's not all he had to tell us but its not a lot more.
Melissa is back for her 6th time and she's picked up some new talents since she last hosted! Plus Dijon brings his unique talents to snl for the first time!
Our friend Canadian/American comedian Jason DeRosse stops by the pod to share the story of his SNL audition as well as his time with Second City, commericial acting, improv in LA and more!
Hearthrob Glen Powell finally makes his SNL hosting debut... 4 years after it was suppose to happen!
Nikki Glaser and Sombr make their SNL debuts while a familiar face stops by the update desk to give us an update on his life!
Sabrina pulls double duty this week on SNL! And she so horned up-- I mean excited to be here!
On the 50th anniversary of the SNL premiere and SNL legend returns and she brings her work husband and wife with her!
Ego Nwodim is leaving?!?! The first three hosts/musical guests announced!!! Check it out!
The incoming and the outgoing for season 51! Some make more sense than others! Also the first Canadian born since Norm! Note this was recorded before Ego Nwodim announced her departure.
More offeseason content!!!! The boys delve into the biggest Aaron Sorkin flop of all time, the show about the making of an SNL-type program on the west coast in a world where SNL exists, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip!!
Happy Gilmore 2 is here!!!! Almost 30 years later and everyone you can think of is in it.
The 50th season of SNL has come and gone... but first the boys are here to break it all down! The cast, the sketches, the hosts! Who's hot? Who are we worried about? who might be leaving?? it's all here. Enjoy
The boys go way back to 1991 to watch the second epsideo hosted by the great George Wendt with musical guest Elivis Costello. The boys agree so strongly on one "wild thing" and disagree so strongly on what do order at a drive-thru! RIP George Wendt!
It's the season 50 season finale!! Scarjo is here to help someone say goodbye??? Or not? Who knows! Also Bad Bunny lands a plane and Mike Myers bumps into Ye!
The Goggs is here and he brought along his mother! So is Cecily and Sam Rockwell and Arcade Fire I guess too! Happy Mother's day!
Quinta's back!! Which is an elementary idea I must say! The return of a classic sketch as well as some new favourites!!
Hamm is back!!! Lizzo is back!!! Culkin is back!!! Moffatt is back!!! Beck is back!!!! A reunion of sorts this week on SNL!!!
Jack Black is back! 20 years later to host for his fourth time! Along with music legends Elton John and Brandi Carlile
Special guest Ben Welington joins the pod to talk about his filmmaking journey, his time on SNL as a PA and his SNL fandom!
Lady Gaga is back for the first time over a decade and she makes us realize it's been too damn long!
The boys give their immediate and slightly tipsy reactions to the SNL 50th Anniversary!
Comedian/Actor/ Writer April Rock joins us to talk about her comedy journey as well as her week guest writing on SNL!!!
Chalamet pulls double duty cosplaying as Bob Dylan?!?! Yep we're confused too!But hey it's the 50th season you gotta shake things up!
Like it or not, Chappelle is back for his 4th time! And this time he's gonna be less controversial? GloRilla is here too!
Our first live show! We brought together some of our favourite Toronto comics to table read some of our favourite SNL sketches!Enjoy!
Martin Short officially johns the 5 timers club! And there are a lot of people there to induct him!Hozier sings Fairytale of New York making this episode feel like a fairytale!
The star of gladiator makes a heroic hosting debut and an all-time classic SNL character makes a return.
Charli XCX pulls double duty for the first time this week with some surprising and not surprising cameos. It's well... Brat!
Bill Burr is here to address (sort of) the events of the week. And what a week it was.....
Mulaney has now hosted 6 times!!! Can you believe it?!?!A writer, hosting 6 times! Expectations are high! The final episode before the election! It's all here baby!
The boys share their thoughts on the recent Jason Reitman film Saturday NIght!The good, the bad, the confusing!Enjoy this unfiltered hour of BS from two know-it-all SNL nerds!
Michael Keaton returns for his 4th time!As does one of his other Beetlejuice costars... and none of the good ones.
Ariana returns to host, but it's not all about her. Except it really was and we're just fine with that!
Nate Bargatze returns in back to back seasons to host! And he seems whelmed! Also Maya, Dana, Andy, Jim return for more political fun!
SNL's 50th season kicks off with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll! They also have a laundry list worth of special guests playing politicians. But most of them we like....for now!Let's get into it!
the first 5 hosts/musical guests of season 50 have dropped! Let's break 'em down shall we! And more season 50 previews/wishlists!
As season 50 approaches, the boys discuss the changes to the cast and writers staff! They discuss hosts and the future of Lorne/the show a bit but decide to save that for another episode!
Following the passing of legendary Bob Newhart, the boys go back to 1995 to watch his second hosting stint during what many would consider a "transition" year! Despite that, it's a very fun episode!
The offseason leading up to Season 50 continues as the boys decide to rank every single weekend update anchor ever (ignoring the early 80s) cause our opinion of which straight white man did it best really matters!
With Martin Short hosting Kimmel last week and Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building on it way the boys go way back to 1986 to the original 3 Amigos episode! It features iconic sketches, cringeworthy moments and downright head-scratchers! Enjoy! The boys also remember the great Martin Mull!
49 has come and gone.... but first Marcus and Chili are here to break it all down!The highlights, the lowlights! Who's hot, who's not? Great hosts! Bad hosts! It's all here baby!
Gyllenhaal is here for his 3rd time to host the season finale!!!Carpenter is here for her first time!!! A little end of season joke swap?With some Hamm on the side?
Maya aka Mother is back for her third time!Vampire Weekend aka father(?) is back for their fourth time!
Gosling, whom we assume just slept in the studio this week, is here to laugh...in every sketch! Despite that there is a lot of fun to be had this week!Chris Stapleton is back too! Along with a few other fun special guests!
Wiig's five timer episode is here!And there's a few friends here to welcome her into the club!Also Raye makes a jazy debut!Also Chili and Marcus share their thoughts of the passing of comedian Joe Flaherty.
Ramy Youssef is here for Easter and Ramadan and Beyonce's new country album!!Travis Scott is back!
Josh Brolin takes a cold plunge for his 3rd time hosting SNL!Ariana takes a musical plunge for her 3rd time appearing on SNL? ScarJo pops up too!
Syndey Sweeney is here! As is Glen Powell!And the return of Kacey Musgraves!The boys do what they always do and break it all down.Then they discuss the legacy of comedian Richard Lewis!
Like it or not, Shane Gillis returns to SNL. From hired to fired to hosting! Alongside 21 Savage.
In honor of the late great Carl Weathers (and Robbie Robertson) the boys go back to 1988 for this classic episode!
Ayo Edebiri, a comedian hosting SNL,? What a novel idea!And JLO making her 5th appearance?Makes for a very fun SNL!
Dakota Johnson returns after nearly 8 years to host SNL!And Justin TImberlake is also there just be the musical guest...unless you need him to be sketches?
In honour of the great Tommy Smothers passing a few weeks back, the boys go back to 1983 for the second of two hosting stints by the Smothers Brothers! It's a strange one! Enjoy!
The boys give their annual mid-season! Who's hot? Who's not? Are the hosts so far good?Who would we like to see host?Favourite sketches so far? Any sketches we hope get retired??
Kate's back!!! Kate's back!!!Billie's back!!Did it live up to exceptions? Tune in and find out!!
Kate's back this weekend! Special guest Kirby Davidson joins the pod to deep dive into Kate' Mckinnon's tenure on the show!They also tell us what they're expecting to see this weekend!No Marcus but I hope you still listen and enjoy!
Adam Driver is back for number 4!!!Olivia Rodrigo is back for number 2!!!No PDD??Do the boys think they gave the host more to do this week???
In honour of Matthew Perry, who passed this past week, the boys go back to the year 1997 to revisit Perry's only hosting stint!
One of Chili's favourite and one Marcus' least favourite (jk) comedians is here to host SNL!!!And some SNL legends are here to join him!Enjoy!
Bad Bunny apparently does whatever he wants and this week he's doing double duty on SNL! But a few friends have joined him in the process!Sorry for the late release.
SNL is coming back!!!!We got new hosts and a new cast-member to chat about!!Join us won't you, as we preview Season 49 of SNL!!!
In anticipation of the hopeful season 49 premiere the boys go back to the post-9/11 season premiere of SNL full of classic moments!Enjoy!
The boys go way back to the fall of 1975 and take a deeper look into the original cast of Saturday Night Live.The 7 plus pirates that changed television forever!
In memory of the great Paul Rubens, the boys go back to his hosting stint on the "weird" SNL season!!! Enjoy!
Our 40th anniversary recap is finally here!!!
Well just part 1!
This was a fun one!
Enjoy!
Our summer at the SNL movies series continues! Comedian/Actor Malik Powell joins the pod to discuss the 2010 cult classic MacGruber! Did it get overlooked? Is it as funny as people say? Spoiler alert: "It's F**king great" "Classic Macgruber"
*Apologies for the intro music, there was another trailer playing in the background lol."
Our summer at the SNL movies series returns!Comedian Aaron Alkasov joins the pod to discuss the 1998 cult classic A Night at the Roxbury! Does it hold up? Did you just grab my ass?Listen and find out?
This week would have been the season finale... so I think it's safe to say it's over! The boys breakdown season 48!Best moments! Who's hot? Who's not? Best hosts? Worst hosts? Is anyone leaving!Let us know your thoughts on the season!
The boys head way back to 1985 for this post-writer strike episode from the "Steinbrenner era"!Classic characters, memorable moments and questionable casting choices!
In preparation of Pete returning to host SNL we dive deep into his history/legacy on the show! The updates! the lives sketches! the pre-tapes! And the Chads!Enjoy!
Ana De Armas makes her hosting debut with Karol G also making her SNL debut in a very Latin American Show!Woohoo!
Molly Shannon returns and she kicks, stretches and kicks!Also the Jonas Brothers are fun!Enjoy!
Quinta Brunson makes her hosting debut!Lil Yachty makes his musical debut!Plus a bonus chat about Adam Sandler winning the Mark Twain Prize!Check it out!
Jenna Ortega makes her hosting debut alongside a very special cameo who goes a little off the cuff!Sorry it's late! Enjoy!
Travis Kelce makes his hosting debut joining a long line of football stars to host SNL. Does he live up to their legacy?Tune in and find out!Also check Chili out alongside his sketch troupe Boy Girl Party at Toronto Sketchfest on March 11th at 9pm at Comedy Bar!
Woody Harrelson joins the the 5 timer's club but does he get his jacket? Does Jack White get a jacket?Are Marcus and Chili as high as Woody is while recording this podcast? Tune in and find out!
That's right we drafted our top 5 sketches ya'll!!Plus one new sketch we'd love to see again!!Let us know what you think?What's your top 5!!
The boys go back to 1996 for this classic episode hosted by the great Phil Hartman!And let me tell you it is definitely something and definitely not nothing!
Pedro Pascal is here and no we're not giving you his phone number!Coldplay seems like they came from a different planet?Check it out!
Michael B making his hosting debut! And Lil Baby wasn't such a baby in his first time as the musical guest! Hear our thoughts yo!
SNL is back! Lots of fun cameos! Lots of fun sketches!Chili even tries out some new catchphrases!
The boys give their annual mid-season review and look forward to the second half of the season!
The boys get together for an in-person rewatch and review of the 25th Anniversary special! Enjoy!
Austin Butler makes his hosting debut! Lizzo makes a quick return and Cecily says goodbye!! Here are thoughts!
Merry Christmas! Steve and Marty are here!!!! Did it live up to the hype? Any special guests??? Tune in and find out!
Keke Palmer makes her SNL debut and she's pregnant with Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman! Wha??? Tune in and hear our reactions!!
Actor and Comedian Bill Chott joins the pod to discuss his life and career! We chat about his early days of improv in St. Louis, his time at Second City, his SNL audition, the Dana Carvey show, his numerous appearances in tv and movies as well as his current life teaching improv! You can find Bill online @billchott or find his classes at theimprovtrick.com
Like or not, here he comes. Is the election tradition of having Chappelle host worth it? Was the longest monologue in SNL history worth? How was the rest of the show? The boys chop it up!
A return the normalcy!
Amy Schumer, a comedian, returns to host for her 3rd time!! The boys chat about it!
And then they discuss the, sha'll we say tone deaf choice of guests next week?
The second half of our back to back double duty host!
Cecily is back!
And cameos from Tom Hanks, Bobby Moynihan and Jeff Probst??
Megan Thee Stallion is our first double duty host of the season!!! The boys are here to break it down. We dedicate this episode to all the hotties!
Random host alert!!! Brendan Gleeson is here and he's no poser! Willow is here smashing a TV! Marcus and Chili break it all down!!
The season 48 premiere is here with a new font!!
The boys break it down and look forward to next week's show! All done on just a standard Zoom account!
Our official Season 48 preview is here!! They start by discussing the recent announcement that Chris Redd is leaving! Then they talk the first 3 hosts and musical guests! Finally who do they think will have a big season?!?!? Tune in and find out!
Marcus and Chili have a quick chat about the 4 new SNL cast members! Where they came from and where we think they'll fit!
They boys regroup in a hurry to discuss the recent announcement that three more SNL cast members are departing!!
They also catch up on their most recent travels or in some cases moves!
And finally they look forward to the SNL season ahead!
It's the our SNL recurring characters draft!!!! From LandShark to Ladies-man, from BuckWheat to Cheerleaders we'll draft our top 4 in-sketch recurring characters and our top 1 weekend update recurring character! Also does Marcus know the difference between an impression and a character??? Tune in and find out!!!
Comedian Connor Ferrara joins the pod to break down his favourite SNL movie from 2000 “The Ladies Man” !
The good, bad, the ladies??? Have a nice day!
This week Marcus and Chili rewatch a classic episode from Season 25 in which Norm Macdonald makes his return to host the show only a year after being fired. Did Norm get funnier or had the show gotten really really bad??? Plus Chili tributes his friend and Canadian comedian Nick Nemeroff who passed this week. We miss you Nick. Tune and enjoy!
Comedian Marc Hallworth joins the pod as they discuss the 1992 classic Wayne's World! The good, the bad, the sphincter?? Party on!
Marcus and Chili are recording in-person for the first time ever to recap the entirety of Season 47! The highs, the lows, the breakouts, the newbies, the departures, the hosts, the future, our future! It's all here baby!!!
It's the Season 47 finale! We talk through the departures of Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney! Was it a good send-off? Was Pete even there?
Listen and find out!
Selena Gomez makes her SNL hosting debut! And the boys are here to break it down! Did Pete come back? Did we get the cameos we were hoping for??? Tune in and find out!
Benedict Cumberbatch makes his triumphant return to SNL and we are moderately excited for it! Also Arcade Fire joins the music five-timers club?!?! Tune in!
Another trip down memory lane... as Marcus and Chili enjoy this legendary episode of SNL. It's very politically charged, it's very memorable and hey it's even pretty funny! Enjoy!
Marcus and Chili dig deep into the archives for this special re-watch. Nominated for an Emmy and considered one of the best SNL episodes ever.. It's Steve Martin and the Blues Brothers! The Wild and Crazy Guys, King Tut, Theodoric of York and more!
Lizzo makes her hosting debut and pulls double duty as host and musical guest! The boys break down all the fun! Plus they remember the legendary comedian that was Gilbert Gottfried! Enjoy!
Marcus and Chili discuss the return of host Jake Gyllenhaal on SNL, 15 years in making! Was he any good? Or was he as useless Tswift said he was! Join us won't you?
Sorry the delay folks! Chili was out of town! But he’s back to break down a new episode of SNL! Did Carmichael slap us in the face or meet our expectations? Is Pete back? Is Aidy gone? The answer is yes to both but still listen!
Chili and Marcus do a deep deep dive into the Five-Timbers Club! The history of the sketch. The members. Who's the best? Who's not the best? Who should go in next? It's all here baby!
Former SNL cast-member Robin Duke joins the pod! She talks about her journey from Second City to SCTV to SNL! We hear about how she got hired on SNL without an audition, pitching to Mr. T and creating the whiners! We also hear about her relationship with Harold Ramis and what it was like working on Schitt's Creek! This was a fun one!
Zoe Kravitz aka Catwoman makes her hosting debut in the very place where her grandparents met! Did she honour their legacy? Find out on an all new episode of caturday night live errr The Not Ready For Featured Players Podcast!
Oscar Isaac makes his hosting debut in what the boys believe might be the most consistent episode of the season! Did SNL steal one of Chili's sketch troupe's sketches? Was Pete there? And does Marcus have a movie recommendation for ya'll? Listen and find out!
John Mulaney returns to host SNL for the fifth time and we couldn't be more excited! Do we get a five-timers club? Will he talk about the drugs? Did Please Don't Destroy get a sketch? Find out on the latest episode of the NRFFPP!
This week Mark Little joins the podcast to talk about his SNL audition! From Game of Thrones characters to duelling Sinead O’Connor impressions, his audition had it all! We talk Picnicface, Conan and Cavendish. Mr D on a flight, a Sam Elliot look-alike, some neck punches and more!
Also Marcus and I both have mic issues at certain points because we're dumb sorry.
The boys countdown their personal top 5 sketches in SNL history. Then they discuss the legacy of the great Ivan Reitman! Who doesn't love a fun middle of the week pod!
The boys delve into the archives for another classic episode! This one from Season 34 as John Hamm makes his hosting debut! From Vincent Price to two assholes to Jon Hamm's John Ham to maybe a sex offender? And so much more! We hope you'll join us for this journey back to 2008!
Williem Dafoe makes his hosting debut and Marcus and Chili are ready to walk you through it! The good, the bad, the lack of Dafoe! A Peyton Manning surprise and the anticipation of a soon to be crowned, 5-timer!
The much anticipated return of former cast member Will Forte is here! Will it meet expectations? Or Will it disappoint? See what I did there?? The boys break it all down!
Season 47 of SNL returns with a very strong episode! Marcus and Chili are here to break it all down! Yay!!!
They also discuss the death of comedian/actor Bob Saget and are very excited for the return of Will Forte next week!
With the announcement of SNL's return next week, the boys regroup to talk about the state of the show. Who's hot? Who's not? The departures of head writer Anna Drezen and director Long-time director Don Roy King. Hosts we'd like to see in the second half and some from the first half we'd rather not see again! Join us for 40 plus minutes of SNL chat!
Following the passing of the great Betty White, NBC re-aired the Betty White/Jay-Z episode from 2010! It features tons of classic sketches, tons of returnees, and tons of fun! The boys break it all down! Rest in Peace Betty White!
It's a historic SNL to say the least. No live from new york, no audience, no musical guest, almost no cast at all. Thanks COVID. But what we got was something special and isn't that what Christmas is all about? Let the boys take you through this very weird but memorable episode of SNL
Billie Eilish makes an impressive debut as host and musical guest! Kate Mckinnon has returned and Chili keeps skipping sketches on an all new Not Ready For Featured Players Podcast!
The boys spend their second off-week talking about not just one of the best Christmas episodes of all-time but one of the best episodes of SNL ever! From the Michael Buble Christmas album to Tommy Palmese! It's banger after banger! We, just like Tim Tebow, would like to thank Jesus for giving us this near perfect episode of SNL! This was fun!
It's an SNL off-week so the boys are doing another All-star draft!! This time is an all-time host draft! From Steve Martin to Melissa McCarthy to the Rock! Listen to find out who gets drafted and who gets snubbed!
Where the F is Kate Mckinnon?? They cut a please don't destroy sketch? Are Chili and Simu the same person! This and more as the boys breakdown the newest episode of SNL!
Marcus and Chili are back at it to break down the newest episode of SNL and to breakdown the trajectory of Please Don't Destroy, because honestly it's very confusing! They also look forward to fellow Torontonian Simu Liu hosting next week!
The boys are back at it with a recap and review of this week's episode with Kieran Culkin! The highs, the low, the outright strange! What do we think of the writer's sketches? How is SNL like the Toronto Raptors right now! Find out on an all new Not Ready For Featured Players Podcast!
No new SNL to review this week so Marcus and Chili decided to draft their all-time SNL casts and it gets heated! Great picks, bad picks and a terrible Don Pardo Impression along the way! Enjoy this fun week of nonsense and let us know which team you think is better. But we all knows it’s Chili’s!
It's Jason Sudeikis week on SNL and the boys are excited to bring your their reaction to the episode! Did it meet expectations or did it disappoint? Who was the MVP? Will Kate Mckinnon be back next week? Is Kieran Culkin a good host choice? Is Kyle Mooney gonna be okay? Find out on an all new Not Ready For Featured Players Podcast!
Marcus and Chili are back for round 3! They break down the Rami Malek episode of SNL sketch by sketch! They pick their MVPs, some potential stolen sketches and look forward to a big show next weekend!
Marcus and Chili give their reactions to the second episode of Season 47. We talk Kim's performance. Highlights, lowlights, MVPS and slam dunks. They also commemorate the 47th anniversary of the show and look forward to next week!
Chili Davidson and Marcus Colby bring you a whole new podcast where they delve deep into the woods of Saturday Night Live. In the premier episode they talk about where their love for the show began. Their thoughts about the upcoming season. The departure of Beck Bennett. And the death of Norm Macdonald! Happy Birthday SNL lovers, we hope you like crap! (we hope it's not actually crap)
Marcus and Chili are back to recap and give their reactions to the Season 47 premiere of SNL. We talk Owen Wilson, highlights, lowlights, MVPs and take a look at next week's guests! Chili loves a good poo sketch and Marcus not so much!