"I touch you once/I touch you twice/I won't let go at any price."🎶 Sensitive, cerebral heartthrob Andrew McCarthy joins It Happened in Hollywood to honor John Hughes' seminal '80s high school romance PRETTY IN PINK on its 40th anniversary! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

We made it. The final episode of "The Early Years of #SNL." We look back at each season & discuss our favorite hosts, MGs, pre-tapes, & more. We also highlight the best forgotten & underrated sketches from the original era of #SaturdayNightLive Thanks for listening. "Goodnight, and goodbye."

Our look back on the original era of #SNL comes to end. This week will be our last episode of "The Early Years." Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Pt 1) 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️ The Early Years of SNL – Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Pt 2) #WeekendUpdate #WU

#OTD 2023: We released our 1st episode discussing the very 1st ep of #SaturdayNightLive. After 3 yrs & 150+ episodes, our retrospective of "The Early Years of #SNL" will come to an end next week. Thanks to all who joined along for the ride. We'll see what the future holds... #OnThisDay #SNLvintage

The Early Years of SNL is coming to end. This week, we look back on the entirety of the original era. We get into many thins - one being the uniqueness of the show & just how important those first few seasons are. Not just to SNL, but sketch comedy as a whole. #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #70sTV

Have you ever loved someone unconditionally and expected nothing in return? www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/supe...

A new It Happened in Hollywood features the delightful Henry Thomas revealing all about playing Elliott and the making of 1982's E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL. (We talk about the Atari game!) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

We begin our wrap of the original era of Saturday Night Live. We look back on why we started the journey, if we succeeded, and all that we learned, liked, & were surprised by. We talk favorite characters, impressions, and sketches as we shine the spotlight on the cast & highlight the writers.

Lorne Michaels biographer Susan Morrison joins to discuss the lead up & ultimate move by NBC to continue #SaturdayNightLive w/o him. We talk Lorne's mindset heading into S5, how much HE was looking beyond #SNL, & where the network's decision ultimately left him. Also...movies, The New Show, & more!

Authors Doug Hill & Jeff Weingrad talk to us about Saturday Night Live trying to move on without Lorne Michaels after the 5th season. Full conversation available wherever you get your #podcasts. #snl #snlvintage #80s #80stv #saturdaynightlive #lornemichaels #nr4ptp

The End of SNL? In the spring of 1980 some thought it was a possibility. NBC had other ideas. #SNL historians and authors, Doug Hill & Jeff Weingrad join us to discuss how & why Lorne Michaels was removed from the show after S5 & all the behind-the-scene moves that led to it. #SaturdayNightLive

Our look back on the FULL original era of SNL continues!! Last Week: 🎙️Tournament Talk: The "Best Bits" of SNL's Original Era 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️ Deep Thoughts: The End of SNL? 🎙️ Deep Thoughts: SNL Without Lorne (both w/ special guests) #WeekendUpdate #WU #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #NR4PTP

We bring together some of our favorite guests to debate and discuss the "Best Bits" of the original era of #SNL. From The Coneheads and The Nerds to Weekend Update pieces and pre-tapes - we look back at the very best of #SaturdayNightLive's first five seasons. #podcasts #70sTV

We did it! S5 has come to an end!! We finish up our look back at Season Five and get ready to bring #NR4PTP to a close. Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – Season 5 Recap 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️ A special "Early Years of SNL Tournament Talk! #WeekendUpdate #WU #SNL #SaturdayNightLive

All good (and bad) things must come to an end. We look back at all that Season 5 of #SNL had to offer - our favorite sketches, musical acts, hosts, & moments from the end of the original era. And, of course, a few things that made us scratch our heads. #SaturdayNightLive #80sTV

We made it! Buck Henry returns to host the final episode of the original era of #SNL. Andrew Gold & Andrae Crouch (w/ The Voices of Unity) are the MGs for the Season 5 finale. Bittersweet as we say goodbye to a few recurring characters & get one final iconic sketch. #SNLvintage #SaturdayNightLive

Tony, Emmy, & Grammy winning composer/arranger/lyricist Marc Shaiman looking back at his time on #SNL and working with Jan Hooks. #SaturdayNightLive #NeverMindtjeHappy #TheSweeneySisters

The Early Years are winding down! Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E19 H: Steve Martin | MG: Paul & Linda McCartney, 3-D 🎙️ My SNL Story w/ Marc Shaiman 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E20 H: Buck Henry | MG: Andrew Gold, Andrae Crouch & The Voices of Unity

Award-winning composer, arranger, & lyricist Marc Shaiman joins us for a hilarious talk about his SNL Story! Before receiving a Tony Award, 2 Emmy Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, & 7 Oscar nominations, Marc worked on Saturday Night Live, where he is most well known for helping create The Sweeney Sisters.

Steve Martin hosts #SaturdayNightLive for the 8th (and final) time of the original era. And yet...he's gets overshadowed by the one and only Paul McCartney who makes his #SNL debut. 3-D also performs. The next to last episode of The Early Years is up now! #SNLvintage #podcasts

Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E18 H: Bob Newhart | MG: The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn 🎙️ Tournament Talk: Favorite SNL Olympic Moments 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E19 H: Steve Martin | MG: Paul & Linda McCartney, 3-D 🎙️ A new "My SNL Story" #WeekendUpdate #WU #SNL

With Saturday Night Live off for the #Olympics we discuss & debate our Favorite #SNL Olympic Moments. Did your favorite sketch make the tournament? Listen to find out what made the cut, what cast members divide the panel, & what brings home the gold! #Olympics2026 #SNLvintage #SaturdayNightLive

Comedy legend Bob Newhart hosts #SNL for the first time as S5 comes closer to its end. The Amazing Rhythm Aces AND Bruce Cockburn are the musical guests. An interesting episode to say the least. Give it a listen! #SNLvintage #SaturdayNightLive #podcasts

What’s all the hubbub about today? #SuperBowl #SuperBowlHalftimeShow #GildaRadner #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #SNLvintage #BugsBunny

We're coming to the end for #NR4PTP! Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E17 H: Strother Martin | MG: The Specials 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E18 H: Bob Newhart | MG: The Amazing Rythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn 🎙️ Tournament Talk Returns! #WeekendUpdate #WU #SNL #SaturdayNightLive

This week we discuss S5 E17 of #SNL w/ Strother Martin and @thespecials.bsky.social. How good is it? Pretty damn good. Just ask @thomasasena.bsky.social. #SNLvintage #podcasts #80s #80sTV #SaturdayNightLive #awesome

Veteran character actor Strother Martin hosts one of #SNL Season 5's best episodes. A damn near flawless outing which includes the US television debut of @thespecials.bsky.social! Pop Culture Five's @thomasasena.bsky.social joins us for last trip back to the original era of #SaturdayNightLive.

Fun times at #NR4PTP! Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E16 H: Burt Reynolds | MG: Anne Murray 🎙️ My SNL Story w/ Andy Aaron 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E17 H: Strother Martin | MG: The Specials #WeekendUpdate #WU #SNL #SNLvintage #SaturdayNightLive

A special episode to share as we track down filmmaker Andy Aaron to talk about his series of short films - most well known for "Push Button to Cross Street" w/ Tom Davis - that have been featured on #SNL over the years. Plus The Chevy Chase Show, Sesame Place, and more! #SaturdayNightLive #podcasts

One of Hollywood biggest stars hosts #SNL as Burt Reynolds headlines this late S5 outing w/ Anne Murray (back?) as musical guest. They can't all be winners, but this one does manage a few saving bits to close out the show. Plus, there is A LOT of gum chewing! #SaturdayNightLive #SNLvintage

#WeekendUpdate for The Not Ready for Prime Time Project! Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E15 H: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss | MG: The Grateful Dead 🎙️ My SNL Story w/ Matt Neuman 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E16 H: Burt Reynolds | MG: Anne Murray 🎙️ A new "My SNL Story"

Veteran comedy writer Matt Neuman is one of only 4 people to work on both #SNL & Fridays - holding the unique distinction of being the ONLY person to start at SNL, then go to Fridays. Matt joins us to talk about his time writing on S5 of #SaturdayNightLive & much much more!

We get the first husband/wife hosting team in #SNL history w/ Richard Benjamin & Paula Prentiss this week. Only fittingly, we dragged our wives onto the #podcast to talk about this episode. And... @gratefuldead.bsky.social are back! #SaturdayNightLive #SNLvintage #GratefulDead

Another Not Ready for Prime Time Project week in the books! Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E14 #SNL's 100th Episode! 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E15 H: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss | MG: The Grateful Dead 🎙️ A new "My SNL Story #saturdaynightLive #weekendupdate #WU

This week we celebrate #SNL's 100th episode! While you might think this would be the crown jewel of #SaturdayNightLive's S5 it instead arrives hostless, cameo-heavy, and oddly shy about its own milestone. Not that there aren't hightlights - Paul Shaffer drops the F bomb & John Belushi in drag!

Another week of The Not Ready for Prime Time Project in the books! Last Week: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E13 (H: Rodney Dangerfield | MG: The J. Geils Band) 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E14 Saturday Night Live's 100th Episode!! #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #WeekendUpdate

#OTD 1976. #SNL S1E9 While famously known for Belushi's Brando impression, the star of this sketch is Laraine Newman & her Sherry. Most clips will cut out after John's done, but the last 1/2 of this is where the REAL laughs are. #SaturdayNightLive #NotReadyforPrimeTimePlayers #OnThisDay

RIP Bob Weir. Founding member of the legendary @gratefuldeadpool.bsky.social passed away today. The Dead played #SNL twice in the original era, with Bob taking lead vocals on songs during both (stand out) appearances. His wearing of bunny ears on the eve of Easter '80 always brings a smile.

This week we're tackling Rodney Dangerfield's memorable (and ONLY) time hosting #SNL w/ The J. Geils Band as MG. @jamorris23221.bsky.social, from #ClassicSNLReviews - who holds this particular episode near to his heart - joins us! #podcasts #SNLvintage #SaturdayNightLive #NoRespect #80sTV

The Not Ready for Prime Time Project brings 2025 to a close! Last Week: 🎙️ The Early Years of SNL – S5 E12 (H: Kirk Douglas | MG: Sam & Dave) 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️The Early Years of SNL – S5 E13 (H: Rodney Dangerfield | MG: The J. Geils Band) #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #SNLvintage #80stv #WeekendUpdate #WU

Too many times, when I get on an airplane, I blindly put my trust in the professional pilots, the so-called, “experts” in the cockpit, and not the guy in 14C reading a John Grisham book or his napping wife in the sweatshirt with a tiger on it. That ends now. This, the year I die in a plane crash.

This Saturday Night Lady wants to very much thank the team at @nr4ptproject.bsky.social for my awesome T-shirt!

#OTD 1943: Happy Birthday, Don Novello! #SNL writer on Seasons 3-5. Featured Player on S5 (& S11). Would come back to host #SaturdayNightLive TWICE in S9 as Father Guido Sarducci. Also appeared as Special Guest when Bill Murray hosted in S7 & S18. A great cameo in S21. #OnThisDay

We're back with a NEW episode of The Early Years of #SNL. Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas hosts w/ R&B legends Sam & Dave as the musical guests for Season 5 Episode 12 of #SaturdayNightLive! 🎧Apple: buff.ly/iWvGF8x 🎧Spotify: buff.ly/zYn8s10 📺YouTube: youtu.be/ZCeg5JJ8_SE #SNLvintage #80sTV #podcasts

One last early present for everyone as we re-release a *Vintage* Tournament Talk - our very first! We intro the episode with some classic sketches that DIDN'T make the final cut. How did YOUR favorite #SaturdayNightLive Holiday moment fare? #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #TisTheSeason #SNLvintage

Another Not Ready For Prime Time week in the books! Last Week: 🎙️ A "Vintage" The Early Years of SNL – S2 E10 (Host: Candice Bergen | Musical Guest: Frank Zappa) 🎙️Deep Thoughts: Scrooged 🔜 Coming up: 🎙️A "Vintage" holiday NR4PTP #snl #snlvintage #happyholidays #merrychristmas #wu #weekendupdate

We continue w/ the holiday spirit by looking back at one of our favorite #Christmas movies of all time - Scrooged! Bill Murray returns to acting after a 4 year hiatus to star in a modern retelling of #AChristmasCarol infused w/ the chaotic energy of an #SNL episode. #HappyHolidays #ChristmasMovies

The holidays come early as we re-release this VINTAGE Early Years of #SNL looking back at one of the all-time best #Christmas episodes in show history. Candice Bergen and Frank Zappa help make this one of the best episodes in the original era. #SaturdayNightLive #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas

#RIP Rob Reiner. A great comedic talent & even greater director. We recently celebrated his first film - This is Spinal Tap. The film is amazing, damn near flawless. As is Stand By Me, and Misery, and The Princess Bride, and A Few Good Men. Go watch one his his movies. They're just so good.

That’s a wrap on another Not Ready For Prime Time week! 🎙️ This Week’s Episode: Early Years – S5 E11 (Host: Elliott Gould | Musical Guest: Gary Numan) 🔜 Coming up next: A special "Vintage" NR4PTP #snl #snlvintage #saturdaynightlive #weekendupdate #wu #nr4ptp