'Wasn't That Special' Season 36 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.
Please enjoy this edition of the Season Thirty-Six bonus notes section, with the clips coming soon.
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Episode One: Amy Poehler
Christian: Pretty middling start to the season bolstered by plenty of star power.
Bronx Beat - Katy Perry guests, has giant breasts
Christian: Lots of good laughs in this one. It's better than when it was actually on the show.
Ladies' lunch: Poehler and Wiig compete to see who can wear the tiniest fashionable hat
Christian: Vanessa Bayer's first speaking role? This is just Wiig’s Penelope in a different form.
Scot: Professionally done. Moderately successful.
Episode Two: Bryan Cranston
Christian: Strong one! With very little Hader or Wiig.
Scot: Virtually no Sudeikis, too.
The Miley Cyrus Show - Miley Cyrus (Bayer) doesn’t let Johnny Depp (Brittain) say much
Christian: It's rare that an impression can carry a good sketch, but both Bayer and Paul Brittain are great in this.
Scot: Didn't quite see what you did here.
What Up With That: Back To School Edition - Morgan Freeman & Ernest Borgnine [cameos] sit & watch
Christian: Taran Killam takes over announcing duty - how are these never not good?
Scot: Ernest Borgnine is amused.
Shana (Wiig) - on a basketball court, Shana simultaneously attracts & repels co-workers
Christian: Step up from the Charles Barkley one.
Scot: Eh, the first drink joke worked but I don't need more burp/fart humor.
Kid Smartz - (Kenan) is lone contestant to rebuff emcee’s (Cranston) kisses
Christian: Really stretching the limits of the "men kissing men" theme.
The Bjelland Brothers - zero-hit wonders (Cranston) & (Armisen) perform song about sparkling apple juice
Christian: Getting the crowd to sing the song was a new wrinkle for an SNL skit. Otherwise pretty meh.
Scot: There's no 'there" there.
Episode Three: Jane Lynch
Christian: Better than average, maybe fell a little short because I love Jane Lynch.
Ask Gloria Allred - attention-hungry Gloria Allred (Nasim Pedrad) addresses own awfulness
Christian: Predates Jimmy Kimmel's "celebrities read mean tweets."
Scot: OK, OK. Pedrad is a quality cast member.
Glee/Gilly - Sue Sylvester (Lynch) enjoys watching Gilly
Christian: Is Lynch going for Sudekis' "What Up With That" look?
Scot: If possible, these are worse without Forte.
The New Boyfriend Talk Show - (Samberg) interviews mom’s (Lynch) one-night stand (Sudeikis)
Christian: At least five KILLER jokes in this one. What a great premise.
Scot: Interesting little set-up here and a couple good laughs - Magic Johnson joke probably not happening today.
Secret Word - Mindy Grayson & comedienne (Lynch) flout game show’s rules
Christian: Good performance by Lynch, but...stale. "Chop Suzy and the Egg Roll Gang" joke probably not happening today.
Scot: Same old, same old.
Returns and Exchanges - researching a role, Denzel Washington (Pharoah) mans the Macy’s returns desk
Christian: Is it funny? Not really - but Pharoah's Denzel impression is dead-on.
Scot: Really really good Denzel impression.
The Suze Orman Show - Suze Orman’s (Wiig) ex-roommate (Lynch) is in denial about her lesbianism
Christian: Duplication theory (where every recurring character eventually gets a double, usually the host.) But I enjoyed nonetheless.
Scot: Same critique: this is better when focused on financials, not personal life.
Sunday Night Football - Faith Hill’s (Lynch) Sunday Night Football theme extends past the kickoff
Christian: Boy, this person won't stop singing! Some good jokes nonetheless.
Scot: Lynch is not ... exactly the actress you think of when you want someone to play Carrie Underwood.
Tax Masters - Patrick Cox (Sudeikis) & vestigial conjoined twin (Armisen) shoot Tax Masters spot
Christian: The props department is the star of this one. That tiny face is so gross.
Scot: In a rush because the show is long. Need to have a specific memory of these commercials for it to work, I think.
Episode Four: Emma Stone
Christian: With Emma Stone on the set, no need for Bayer or Elliott.
Scot: It's Featured Player Night on the show - Shocking how little Sudeikis appears so far this season.
Reid Rally - Harry Reid (Brittain) distances himself from Barack Obama (Armisen)
Christian: They just did a "Congress tries to separate itself from the president" bit with George W. Bush in the 2008 Presidential Bash show.
Scot: Actually a good concept they can't make pay off - this is the kind of rally Kamala needed.
Dream Home Extreme - (Stone) not excited about new home despite Wiig's effort
Scot: Wow. Bringing this back after three years. - Same great Wiig acrobatics but also just the exact same sketch.
Christian: Yes, same sketch, but Wiig is good enough to make it work again.
Wrangler Open Fly Jeans - Brett Favre (Sudeikis) plugs jeans
Scot: Forgot about the Favre sexting story, but here's a reminder.
Christian: Oh, people in Wisconsin haven't forgotten the Favre D-pick story.
Les Jeunes de Paris - in a bistro, “Ta Douleur” inspires youth dance-off
Scot: A lot to admire here and it's fun.
"Sex" Ed Vincent's Sex Symposium (Brittain)
Scot: Brittain shines - Trunk character, perhaps? He's got it down. - Really, really enjoyed this.
Episode Five: Jon Hamm
Scot: More than decent start, begins dropping parts along the side of the road as Garth and Kat enter.
Monologue: Hamm improvises ad slogans for products suggested by audience members
Christian: Feels like a Mulaney.
Vincent Price's Halloween Special - Hamm as JFK
Christian: "Dick in a Pumpkin"
Back to the Future 25th anniversary DVD
Christian: Who knew Jon Hamm had a Robin Williams bit in the bag?
Scot: Pacino's line read of "Great, Scott" is fantastic.
Highway Cops - (Sudeikis) & (Hamm) share motorcycle and have fun together
Scot: Just meanders around until landing on a man kiss.
American America Presents: Dog In Purse with David Spade
Christian: All you need to know: "Written by Fred Wolf."
Scot: What is going on here?