'Wasn't That Special' Season Two Bonus Material
'Wasn't That Special' Season Two Bonus Material
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 Two bonus notes section, with the clips coming later this week. (You will see Christian and Scot didn’t have much to say about some of the episodes, but plenty to say about the others.)
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Episode One: Lily Tomlin
Scot: “Barely anything for the regular cast members. Tomlin swallows the whole show.”
Christian: “Yikes.”
Laurel Springs salesman -- vacation homes -- Tomlin character who is desperate for conversation
Christian: “Basically a one-woman show without any jokes, but I didn't hate it. Ends up being a punchline in Glengarry Glen Ross - the old woman who just likes talking to salesmen.”
Scot: “Oh, Lord, sooooo loooooooong and zero laughs.”
On the taped Danny & Lily sketch in which a mysterious sponsor asks woman to do odd things:
Christian: “Do we need to add a ‘best sketch incorporating floor wax’ award?”
Journals of Elma Sullivan --- Laraine writes banal diary entries:
Christian: “Had potential, but no.”
Scot: “Crowd has barely laughed all night.”
Film by Gary Weis -- guy who watches TV constantly
Scot: “This is the cat guy again???”
Christian: “YES! More Taylor Mead! (Star of ‘Taylor Mead's Ass.’)”
Episode Two: Norman Lear
Carter ad --- train stop --- sexual performance in the White House:
Christian: “He thinks admitting wearing women's clothing is a way to getting Democratic votes?”
Scot: “Quotes ‘California Girls’ -- lusting after women -- as your POTUS, I look forward to deeply satisfying every single one of you -- Rosie Schuster wrote this one.”
Weekend Update with Jane filling in -- Laraine at Times Square for Jewish new year:
Christian: “The jokes actually got better with Chevy gone.”
Scot: “‘Golden Shower’ got through b/c censors didn't know it -- Ford has a classic case of ‘peanuts envy’ --- Speedy Alka-Seltzer comes out of the medicine cabinet as a bicarbonate (after Elton bisexual story).”
Aykroyd introduces metric week system --- 100 hour days:
Christian: “If they wanted to go all-in on this sketch, they should have introduced the next week as ‘Saturthurs Night’ - love this version of sketch where they set a Rube Goldberg machine and show how it works.”
Scot: “Brings back Decabet idea -- Will this affect my sleeping habits? Yes, it will!”
Belushi as Kissinger --- negotiating Rhodesia w/ Prime Minister:
Christian: “Lorne owes me five minutes of my life back”
Scot: "’Getting to Know You’ ‘All You Need Is Love’ ‘Give Peace A Chance’ singing together -- really hard to understand what's at play here.”