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Season 39 (2013-14): Cast Expansion and the Search For a Center
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Season 39 (2013-14): Cast Expansion and the Search For a Center

Six new featured players begin the season while another is added in the middle of the year. Can they be subsumed into the show without issues?
Wasn't That Special
Jan 10, 2025
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We spent a good portion of the Season 38 show explaining to you how Saturday Night Live actually improved without the presence of Kristen Wiig. Does the trend hold in Season 39 despite the departures of Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, and Fred Armisen?

In a word, no. In a sentence, well, this is a season with a number of issues that linger and haunt episodes…

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