'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?