Ep 195: Saturday Night

Ep 195: Saturday Night

Author: Movie Reviews for your favorite movies March 23, 2025 Duration: 3:41:47

Live from wherever the heck you are, it's Saturday Night! One of last year's surprising (and underrated) hits of 2024, Saturday Night tells the (mostly) true story of getting the first SNL show off the ground in a brilliant way! We have so much fun laughing our rear ends off and walking thru this fun film. We also dissect our top 5 movies with SNL cast members in them as well. So grab your bee costumes, sign those contracts, and be sure to feed your fingertips to the wolverines... it's time for Saturday Night on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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  • 00:00:00 A Special Cold Open!
  • 00:38:53 Top 5 Movies with SNL Cast Members
  • 01:09:38 Saturday Night Discussion Begins
  • 01:33:00 The Chaos Begins
  • 01:55:21 Kissing Up to Affiliates
  • 02:09:05 Facing Down the Censors
  • 02:22:39 Enter George Carlin
  • 02:35:20 Milton Berle, Belushi, and Carson
  • 02:51:25 Chevy vs Berle
  • 02:58:05 Lorne Gets Real Talk
  • 03:14:13 Show Me Saturday Night
  • 03:27:20 Go Live!

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