In our first roundtable of the Saturday Night Live season, the Saturday Night Network talks through Saturday Night Live’s return for its milestone 50th season, our expectations for the cast, the 2024 election coverage, upcoming hosts Jean Smart, Nate Bargatze, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton, & John Mulaney, overall themes for the season, and predictions! This week on our roundtable podcast, Jon Schneider is joined by Amanda Barkin & Mike Murray!
Our roundtable show streams live Mondays on SNL weeks beginning at 8:00pm ET. To watch the episode, click the YouTube embed above. The audio version of this episode is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other fine podcast platforms.
Meet your panelists:
Jon Schneider is the main host of the Saturday Night Network. Jon has seen every episode of Saturday Night Live going back to 1975 and loves discussing how new episodes affect the legacy of the show. His favorite SNL cast member of all time is Will Forte.
Amanda Barkin is an entertainment lawyer and a producer of the Saturday Night Network. She brings a unique perspective to cast member analysis with an industry understanding of how well cast members will do in projects outside of the show. Amanda has been podcasting with the Saturday Night Network since 2023.
Mike Murray is the host of the SNL By The Numbers podcast. Each week, he meticulously tracks the screen time of every cast member and guest and reveals the results in this podcast. Mike has been podcasting with the Saturday Night Network since 2020.
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