Sat, Sep 29, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of September 29, 2018 SNL's 44th Season Premiere with Adam Driver as host and Kanye West as musical guest.
Mon, Oct 8, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of October 6, 2018 with Awkwafina as host and Travis Scott as musical guest.
Mon, Oct 15, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. John and Darin have nothing to say on the Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande breakup, mainly because they didn't hear about it until after they recorded this episode. But they have lots to say on Seth Meyers and Paul Simon. (No, Seth and Paul didn't break up. They were the host and musical guest.) All this and more on Episode 3 of the SNL Nerds. Week of October 13, 2018 with Seth Meyers as host and Paul Simon as musical guest.
Mon, Oct 22, 2018
It's a skip week for SNL, but the SNL Nerds did a new show anyway. This week, John and Darin pick their favorite SNL cast members of all time. TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts.
Sun, Oct 28, 2018
SNL is still off until November, so the SNL Nerds are doing another theme week. This week, Darin and John choose their favorite SNL sketches of all time. Which ones will come up on top? Give it a listen and find out. TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts.
Mon, Nov 5, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of November 3, 2018 with Jonah Hill as host and Maggie Rogers as musical guest.
Mon, Nov 12, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of November 10, 2018 with Liev Schreiber as host and Lil Wayne as musical guest.
Mon, Nov 19, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of November 17, 2018 Steve Carell returns to host after 10 years away with Ella Mai as the musical guest, so of course John and Darin go off on tangents about the snowstorm, THE BRADY BUNCH's Mike Lookinland, and that time Jimmy Smits hosted SNL in 1990. (It makes sense in context.)
Sun, Nov 25, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of November 24, 2018 It's Thanksgiving Specials all night long.
Mon, Dec 3, 2018
TAPED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of December 1, 2018 Claire Foy and Anderson .Paak.
Mon, Dec 10, 2018
APED FROM NEW JERSEY, IT'S THE SNL NERDS. Hosts John Trumbull and Darin Patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from New Jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of NYC comedy, Saturday Night Live. Listen as our hosts risk preemptively burning bridges before they are even built, all while keeping their love of SNL close to their hearts. Week of December 8, 2018 Jason Momoa and Mumford and Sons.
Mon, Dec 17, 2018
Episode 12 - It's SNL's Christmas show, and Matt Damon is back to host for the first time in 16 years, with musical guests Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus. Join Darin and John as they deconstruct the week's sketches, ponder just what qualifies as sideboob, and debate whether or not post-Pinkerton Weezer is any good. All this and more on the SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jan 14, 2019
Not everyone makes it big on Saturday Night Live, but some cast members were lucky enough to get famous after they were on the show. Join Darin and John as they remind each other of the SNL cast members who made it big later on, including a Seinfeld cast member, a Blues Brother, and an Avenger. It's an All-New, All-Educational SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jan 21, 2019
SNL is back for 2019, and so are John and Darin. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan hosts with musical guest Greta Van Fleet, prompting discussion on stand-up, Led Zeppelin and Weezer, and whatever happened to our favorite MTV VJs. All this and more on a brand new SNL Nerds.
Tue, Jan 29, 2019
John and Darin had technical difficulties yesterday, so they re-recorded their show about SNL's James McAvoy/Meek Mill episode. Or maybe they're just reliving the same day over and over again in some sort of elaborate Groundhog's Day scenario. Which is it? Find out on a kinda sorta all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Feb 4, 2019
SNL was off for Superb Owl Sunday this week, so Darin and John are talking about athletes who've hosted SNL. From football to baseball to hockey, marvel at the SNL Nerds' ignorance of all things sports related. Hear about the sketches and shows you may have forgotten, with some childhood traumas and gratuitous singing sprinkled in. All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Feb 11, 2019
SNL is back with an all-new episode, and so are the SNL Nerds. This week, John and Darin talk about how Halsey did in her first hosting/musical guesting gig, which cast members are growing on them, and why the hell so many people are doing black-face. All this and more on the SNL Nerds.
Mon, Feb 18, 2019
DON CHEADLE ROCKS!!. Darin and John analyze Don Cheadle's first-ever SNL hosting gig, reminisce about the 1980s MAX HEADROOM TV show, reveal our middle names to anybody who's curious, and start our campaign to interview SNL's mohawked stagehand. All this, plus Gary Clark, Jr., on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Feb 25, 2019
SNL is off this week, so Darin and John are talking about their favorite SNL recurring characters. Characters from the 70s. Characters from the 80s. Characters from the 90s. (...Do you see where we're going with this?) Who will make John and Darin's Top Fives and will they agree on any choices? Find out on an All New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Mar 4, 2019
SNL favorite John Mulaney is back to host for the second time (SNL, not our podcast. Although that would be cool, too), so John and Darin use that as an excuse to talk about forgetting names, John's unconscious racism, and 80s prime-time soap Falcon Crest. All this and more on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Mar 11, 2019
John and Darin talk about Idris Elba's first time hosting SNL, with discussion about racial politics, musicians doing heinous things, and the surprisingly hard-to-pronounce Beau Brummels. The Problematic Bell gets a workout on this one. All this, plus new developments in the saga of Mohawk Man.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
SNL is off this week, so John and Darin are talking about their favorite musical performances on SNL and some that didn't go so well. Elvis Costello. A Tribe Called Quest. Blues Brothers. Beastie Boys. Rolling Stones. Beatles. Failed lip syncing. Torn-up pictures of religious figures. This one's got it all.
Mon, Mar 25, 2019
It's another skip week for Saturday Night Live, so Darin and John discuss stand-up comedians who've hosted SNL. Carlin. Pryor. Seinfeld. Chappelle. Controversial moments and hand mics in the monologue. And the now-traditional ringing of the Problematic Bell. All this and more on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
SNL is back with an an-new episode, and so are John and Darin. What did they think of first-time guests Sandra Oh and Tame Impala? What are the weirdest compliments they've ever received? And why are they talking about the old USA show SILK STALKINGS, anyway? Find out on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Apr 29, 2019
It's spoiler-free. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE AGAIN. SNL has had SO many Avengers hosts, John and Darin had to make this one a two-parter. Paul Rudd. Josh Brolin. Chadwick Boseman. Brie Larson. Benedict Cumberbatch. Martin Freeman. Chris Pratt. Bradley Cooper. Edward Norton. Plus, a resolution to our cliffhanger ending. All this and more on a Super-Sized SNL Nerds.
Mon, May 13, 2019
First-timer Emma Thompson comes to SNL to host the penultimate show of Season 44 with the Jonas Brothers returning as musical guests. John and Darin unpack their feelings about this episode, talk about Batman, and struggle to pronounce the word 'specificity." All this and more on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, May 20, 2019
It's the Season 44 finale, and Darin and John are celebrating with a SUPER-SIZED crossover episode of the SNL Nerds. We're joined by our friend John Murray of the SNL Afterparty podcast, who tells us all about his adventures waiting in the SNL standby line, seeing the dress rehearsals, watching the live shows from a cast member's dressing room, and attending an after party. All this, Paul Rudd's fourth time hosting, and more information on MOHAWK MAN!!. Don't miss it.
Mon, May 27, 2019
Another year of SNL is on the books, so John and Darin are reviewing the highs and lows of Season 44. Favorite sketches. Favorite hosts. Favorite musical guests. Favorite cast members. And what the heck are they going to talk about now without new episodes of SNL to watch this summer? Find out on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Darin and John are kicking off their summer marathon of SNL movies with 1980's The Blues Brothers. Belushi. Aykroyd. Music. Comedy. Cocaine. (So much cocaine, you guys.) Hear all about the making of the movie by three guys who weren't there. With special guest, SNL Nerds producer Frank Hablawi.
Mon, Jun 17, 2019
This week, Darin and John cover 1993's Coneheads movie. Dan Aykroyd as Beldar. Jane Curtin as Prymaat. Not Laraine Newman as Connie. Will the INS catch up to our favorite Remulakians? Can the Coneheads carry a entire movie? And how many SNL cast member cameos is too many? Find out on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jun 24, 2019
John and Darin continue the SNL Summer Movie Marathon with the very first SNL movie sequel, Wayne's World 2. Are Wayne and Garth still Excellent or is the movie Not Worthy? What celebrity has the most random cameo? And did Mike Myers write the entire movie as a "Screw you" to Paramount? Find out on an all-new SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jul 1, 2019
The SNL Summer Movie Marathon rolls on as Darin and John endure 77 minutes of jokes about indeterminate gender with It's Pat: The Movie. Will Pat's gender be discovered? (No.) Will the movie be funny? (Also no.) Will this be the movie that finally breaks the boys? (Maybe.) Just how thin can you stretch a single comedy premise? (SO THIN, you guys.) And what are the surprising connections between It's Pat and Pulp Fiction? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jul 8, 2019
Next up on the SNL Nerds Summer Movie Marathon, Al Franken's "Daily Affirmations" character Stuart Smalley gets his own movie, directed by Harold Ramis. Self-Help Groups. Co-Dependency. Drug Addiction. Mungo Jerry. Weezer. SNL Nerds fan theories. John and Darin cover it all. Listen as part of your self-healing process.
Mon, Jul 15, 2019
18 years after the Blues Brothers and 2 years before the year 2000, it's the sequel that no one asked for. Darin and John watch the movie that dares to answer the question: What do you do when your friend and co-star is dead? Why, you replace him with two and a half other guys, and carry on like nothing happened, of course. Everyone is here (except for John Belushi, Cab Calloway, and John Candy): Dan Aykroyd. John Goodman. Joe Morton. Aretha Franklin. James Brown. B.B. King. Wilson Picket. Bo Diddley. Eric Clapton. Isaac Hayes. Paul Shaffer. Blues Traveler. Erykah Badu. Child Kidnapping. It's 1998's Blues Brothers 2000.
Mon, Jul 22, 2019
This week, we cover two SNL characters who barely speak, don't have names, and mainly just bop their heads to a single song. Who better to adapt into a major motion picture? Join John and Darin as they analyze the Roxbury Guys' cinematic debut/swan song, 1998's A Night at the Roxbury. With Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Dan Hedaya, Loni Anderson, Colin Quinn, Mark McKinney, a MeToo story, and excerpts from Chris Kattan's autobiography. It's a podcast about a movie that's longer than the movie itself. All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Jul 29, 2019
Darin and John welcome friend and fellow comic Natty Bumpercar to the studio to talk about 1999's Superstar. Will Molly Shannon's Mary Katharine Gallagher character translate to the big screen? Will armpit sniffing and crashing into folding chairs be funnier at feature length? Will this be the SNL movie that finally breaks us? Find out on an all-new, supersized SNL Nerds.
Mon, Aug 5, 2019
The SNL Summer Movie Marathon rolls on as Darin and John welcome comedian Chris Lamberth to talk about 2000's The Ladies Man. Tim Meadows. Community theater. Butt tattoos. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Spontaneous musical numbers. The attractiveness of Tiffani Thiessen. The Problematic Bell. Occasional discussion about the movie. It's a supersized, super-sensual, super-spectacular SNL Nerds.
Mon, Aug 12, 2019
John and Darin wrap up their SNL Summer Movie Marathon with 2010's MacGruber, starring Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Powers Booth, and Val Kilmer. Is the movie a hilarious cult classic or a bomb set to go off in 20 seconds? Can we ever eat celery again? And does it even make sense to parody MacGyver 18 years after it went off the air? Find out on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Aug 19, 2019
SNL hasn't announced its season 45 premiere date yet, so Darin and John are redefining "SNL Movies" to mean "Movies starring people from SNL!" And this week is one of the best: National Lampoon's Animal House. Watch the Delta House fraternity offend everyone and everything imaginable, as Darin and John ring the Problematic Bell, discuss the backstory behind the film, and wonder whether or not black people have super powers. All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Aug 26, 2019
How do you follow up one of the funniest and raunchiest comedies of all time? How about with a sitcom airing during the family hour on ABC? Follow along with John and Darin as they watch the TV version of ANIMAL HOUSE, the swiftly-canceled and almost totally forgotten DELTA HOUSE. Starring some people from the movie who aren't John Belushi along with some other actors you've never heard of. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!? (Spoiler: Lots of things. Lots of things go wrong.) All this and more on an All-New SNL Nerds.
Mon, Sep 2, 2019
This week, Darin and John unpack all the Season 45 news that dropped this week (Eddie Murphy. Leslie Jones!) And, because they're gluttons for punishment, they're watching 1989's infamous and ill-advised John Belushi biopic, Wired. Michael Chiklis. Bob Woodward. Puerto Rican cab driver guardian angels. Bad approximations of SNL sketches the filmmakers didn't have the rights to use. Why'd this thing flop, again? (Oh right, because it's horrible.) The SNL Nerds - Taking the bullet on bad entertainment so you don't have to.
Mon, Sep 9, 2019
On this week's SNL Nerds, John and Darin watch a movie starring two SNL alums, one future SNL cast member, and two SNL writers: 1983's Trading Places. Eddie Murphy becomes rich. Dan Aykroyd becomes poor. Ethnic stereotypes are deployed. Gorillas become aroused. Futures of Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate are traded. Hi-jinks ensue.
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
Darin and John welcome musician and ¡Three Amigos. enthusiast Brad from The Decomposition Podcast to the show. Together, the guys discuss SNL's new hires and unpack the whole Shane Gillis brouhaha. Afterwards, they dive into their last SNL movie of the summer: 1986's ¡Three Amigos. Steve Martin. Chevy Chase. Martin Short. Singing Bushes. Invisible Swordsmen. A Plethora of Piñatas. Spontaneous Musical Numbers. Lip balm. What more could you want?!?