Have you ever wondered if you could host Saturday Night Live? Well, Season Three of the show tried to answer that question, as the show held an “Anyone Can Host” contest, selecting from over a hundred thousand postcards members of the public had sent in.
On the Season Three episode of Wasn’t That Special, Christian and Scot discuss whether the contest was actually successful. They also get into the avalanche of catchphrases the show offered this season. (Look at the name of this podcast and one can divine their enthusiasm for catchphrases.)
They also discuss the Gilda-Laraine rivalry, whether the show suffered from a lack of stand-up comics in the cast, why the show was preoccupied with predicting John Belushi’s death, and whether Steve Martin is the greatest comedian in American history.
Plus, there’s plenty of talk about the classic sketches of the season - The Wild and Crazy Guys, the “Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger” sketch, the return of Irwin Mainway’s dangerous toys, the Coneheads, and Roseanne Roseannadanna.
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