'Wasn't That Special' Season 24 Bonus Materials

As the Wasn’t That Special co-hosts watch each season of Saturday Night Live, they compare notes on each episode, chatting back and forth about both popular and long-forgotten sketches. Some of the topics they discuss make it to the final podcast; others are left on the cutting-room floor.

But for those of you who join at the Executive Producer level, you will have access to Christian and Scot’s behind-the-scenes notes, as well as bonus materials the co-hosts used to prepare for the episode.

Below is the Season Twenty-Four bonus notes section, with the clips coming next week.

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Episode One: Cameron Diaz (Grade: 2.53 out of 5)

Oprah 2002 - Linda Tripp (John Goodman) and others recall Lewinsky affair

Christian: Half this bit is just introducing people.

Scot I guess we're supposed to assume Morgan actually is Oprah? - All impression, no plot.

Ooops I Crapped My Pants commercial

Christian: The whole point is to get two old people to say "oops I crapped my pants" two dozen times.

Scot: "I'm wearing them. And I just did."

The Ladies Man - Leon & Diaz act out parts of the Starr Report

Christian: "I hope that it's a pizza ass."

Scot: Very solid once again. Meadows is chef's kiss.

The New Hollywood Squares - Game continues after set collapses

Christian: Is Fallon doing Gilbert Gottfried or Adam Sandler?

Scot: All hands on deck for this one. - Nothing past the obvious, but Ferrell's non-reaction to all of it (as if it happens all the time) makes it go.

Witches Brew - describing what a brew smells like; Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins cameos

Christian: Starting to feel like more of a writers' season. Just wish it was better.

Scot: Um, OK, I guess. Creative ways to describe stink.

Jingleheimer Junction - new cast member Fred causes trouble

Christian: Now THIS is a writer's piece.

Episode Two: Kelsey Grammer (2.5)

Scot: Grammer is such a talented TV actor. He's so good at handling everything thrown at him - 18 elements in this show.

Delicious Dish - talking wilderness food with Grammer

Scot: Tag team of Molly's dark side emerging with Kelsey's increasing desperate story is a winner.

Big Bernard - (Morgan) treats grown-up son (Shaq) as if he were still little

Christian: So sweet.

Scot: Shaq is gigantic - Such a simple premise. Morgan is killing it. His best spot yet.

Wet 'Em Down - Grammer directs Baywatch and Linden/Baranski, yells "Wet "em Down"

Christian: An attempted contrast piece that flops.

Scot: Fundamentally flawed idea. The joke isn't funny so nothing works.

Grammer attempts to bring Mr. Peepers into high society

Christian: At least there was an attempt at a story.

Scot: Watch Jimmy Fallon already breaking character in his second episode! - Retire Peepers already.

Maakies - by Tony Millionaire- chopped-in-half rat becomes a mermaid

Christian: Oh man, I do not like these at all.

Scot: I don't mind these so far, there's just not a lot to praise. It's just at all-out attempt to be strange, which I can respect.

Hello Dolly - Home Shopping with dolls featuring Ana and Grammer

Christian: An attempt at a Locklear-style bit, but it just takes too long and there isn't any real escalation.

Scot: The hidden, dark personal lives trickling out turns this around by the end.

The Lumberjack Classic - ESPN coverage; contestant credit Jesus for victory

Christian: There's a good joke to be made here about Jesus supporting athletes, but this is clunky.

Episode Three: Lucy Lawless (2.57)

Christian: Random observation: James Austin Johnson is the current cast's Darrell Hammond.

Scot: Apparently I did not like the back half of this show. Again. short monologue, short WU, one song means more sketches. Is this like the NFL Draft, where you want more swings, more lottery tickets to find a upper-end sketch? Or should they be cutting the obviously weak stuff before it makes it to air?

NBC Special Report - GOP leadership display disdain for voters and reveals plan to screw over Americans

Christian: Ferrell's Henry Hyde makes fun of voters for supporting a celebrity. Prescient. Calls Republicans racist.

Scot: Debut of Parnell's Brokaw - Prescient talk of Willis as POTUS/“You’re all probably dumb enough to do it!” 

The Clinton Marriage: White House in Crisis - MSNBC coverage turns into girls slumber party

Christian: Really good sketch for the women. Team effort.

Scot: Good creativity. Somewhat rare that an all-female sketch like this actually works this well.

Stevie Nicks' Fajita Roundup - Stevie Nicks’ (Lawless) Fajita Roundup offers music & Tex-Mex cuisine

Christian: It's just a standard impression piece, but the impression is great and the idea is hilarious.

Scot: Hugh Fink wrote - Parody songs are damn good, all things considered.

The How Do You Say Ah Yes Show - Kattan as Antonio Banderas

Christian: The exact negative of the previous sketch - an impression piece where the premise sucks.

Biography - Jack Perkins (Hammond) intros profile of Puff Daddy (Meadows)

Christian: I imagine a Biography of Diddy these days would be far different. Does Fallon think he's doing Steven Tyler or Mick Jagger?

Scot: The most surface-level satire of Puff Daddy possible.

Episode Four: Ben Stiller (2.78)

Christian: As opposed to Downey, Jr., Stiller became a much better sketch player in his time off. Having your own show will do that for you.

Scot: I feel like Hammond is less of a force than I remember? Impressions are great, but I forget he's around many shows.

Celebrity Jeopardy - Sean Connery (Hammond), Adam Sandler (Fallon), Tom Cruise (Stiller)

Christian: Wasn't Stiller's first-ever appearance on the show a satire of Tom Cruise? Fallon's first real pop on the show.

Scot: Fallon's Sandler is right on. - Connery and Cruise both choose the "Famous Titties/Titles" category - The "indoors" joke is well done to close the sketch.

Pretty Living - joyologist Helen expresses love for her yogi (Stiller)

Christian: "Yogi Lieberman" got a laugh. Aside from Farley, has there been a better on-air athlete than Shannon?

Alanis Morrisette - “Thank U”

Christiajn: Little-known fact: This song is not about Dave Coulier.

30 year-old (Stiller) living with parents is oversensitive to remarks

Christian: Worked for me. I take the Chris Parnell approach to parenting, although my children aren't 30.

Scot: It almost didn't work. Riding a very thin line. Parnell's buttoned-up dad sold it in the end. Great final joke.

Cointreau for Congress/Mason in '98

Christian: Feels like a Jack Handey. Clever in that all the actual action is taking place off screen.

Scot: "Hauling carcasses" - wonderful escalation and better that these aired consecutively and not spread across the show.