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Miles Teller stabilizes a strong ‘Saturday Night Live’

by Therese Odell, posted in saturday night live: season 51

Saturday Night Live
Miles Teller & Brandi Carlile
November 1, 2025

Miles Teller returned to host Saturday Night Live last night, his second time on the 8H stage since 2022, where I praised his work despite finding him “very punchable.” I’m happy to report that last night he came off considerably less punchable: he seems to have matured in the past few years, and grown more comfortable in his own skin. And that worked well for him last night, as he was a solid presence in a very solid episode. The episode faltered towards the end; but for a good 80% of the show, the writing was sharp, the performances funny, and the jokes, especially the political ones, were whip sharp.

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Hegseth’s Pentagon is SO MAD at a Netflix show for some dumb reason

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The Goldens are going to mix it up with the Bachelors and Bachelorettes in Paradise. So how’s that going to work?

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Peacock killed Mike Schur’s ‘Dream’

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Steve Martin and Martin Short give the gift of a solid ‘Saturday Night Live’

by Therese Odell, posted in saturday night live: season 48

Saturday Night Live
Steve Martin and Martin Short, Brandi Carlile
December 10, 2022

Here’s a fun little SNL fact: this is not the first time Steve Martin and Martin Short have co-hosted the show. Back in 1986, Martin, Short, and their Three Amigos co-star, Chevy Chase shared hosting duties for what was also a holiday-timed episode.

As a matter of fact, the most enduring sketch of that night was “Steve Martin’s Holiday Wish,” a bit that I’m sure you’ve seen as it is often included in SNL Christmas holiday specials:

Just note-perfect Steve Martin.

This week’s SNL was lacking Chevy Chase — but not missing him. Over the years, Martin and Short have developed their own delightful comic dynamic, which carried the monologue. The two veterans kept the entire proceedings tight, funny, and professional and seemed to delight in playing off the younger cast. It was a warm satisfying cup of cocoa of an episode.

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Jason Sudeikis proves you can go home again on ‘Saturday Night Live’

by Therese Odell, posted in saturday night live, saturday night live: season 47

Saturday Night Live
Jason Sudeikis & Brandi Carlile
October 24, 2021

I really liked Jason Sudeikis as a cast member on Saturday Night Live — he is handsome, but Every Man-ish enough to play everything from a gum-smacking asshole to a smirking sports announcer to a manic backup dancer. And recently the world has fallen in love with Jason Sudeikis as the endlessly optimistic and sweet Ted Lasso, a soccer coach possibly out of his depth in the Emmy-winning series (and best comedy on television) Ted Lasso.

So it was a delight to have him return to Studio 8H as host of SNL for the first time — a role that he clearly embraced with a certain degree of reverence. That reverence, for the show and how it changed his life, came through not only in his monologue but also in his performance in every sketch. And in turn, those performances elevated what could have easily been another so-so episode into one of the best episodes of SNL in a long while. Come back more often, Jason, we’ve missed you.

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