SNL 50

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Happy Monday! As we turn the page to Q4, Saturday Night Live’s 50th season kicks off amidst a pivotal moment for the program. But first…

📡 ON OUR RADAR

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• CBS has announced that VP candidates Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance will have to fact-check each other on Tuesday night in the Vice Presidential Debate— TBD how the notable departure from moderators moderating will actually play out.

💡ON OUR MINDS: SNL 50

• Saturday Night Live kicked off its 50th season this past weekend.

• A longtime tentpole for NBC, the variety program has been building hype for this milestone, with wall-to-wall press, a top-tier list of upcoming hosts and guests, and announcing plans for a three-hour special to commemorate the anniversary.

• The mythmaking extends to the big screen as well, with Jason Reitman’s flick Saturday Night premiering at TIFF a few weeks back to acclaim and buzz. The film dramatizes the show’s premiere in 1975 with a star-studded cast.

• But beneath the excitement and nostalgia for the program, some are skeptical of the show’s trajectory. At the center of growing sentiment: a perceived reliance on digital pop culture and US politics to carry the show— particularly in focus during an especially chaotic election year.

• As the season progresses and questions about showrunner Lorne Michaels’ future quietly swirl, it’s worth holding back your laughter for a moment and considering that SNL as we know it may not live on forever.
  
  

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