Episode 17. Season 3 Round Table #1

Join us for a trip down memory lane as we discuss who deserves a spot in the SNL Hall of Fame with our panel of former guests, Brad, Dave, and Will! Hear their thoughts on this season's candidates, with Brad kicking off the conversation with his number one pick - the legendary John Belushi.
From debating the comedic stylings of Belushi, Bill Murray, and Dana Carvey, to discussing the merits of newer SNL icons like Dave Chappelle, Justin Timberlake, and Maya Rudolph, our panelists offer insightful opinions on the lasting impact these cast members have on the show. They also touch on the early years of SNL and how its pioneers shaped the show into the cultural phenomenon it is today.
But don't worry - we don't just cover the A-listers. Listen in as we discuss underrated gems like Jane Curtin, Jan Hooks, and even controversial figures like Dick Ebersol. Plus, we weigh in on whether musical guests like Beyonce and Miley Cyrus deserve a spot in the SNL Hall of Fame. Grab your headphones and join us for a nostalgia-filled, laughter-inducing, and enlightening roundtable discussion!
Chapters
(0:00:08) - SNL Hall of Fame Roundtable Discussion
(0:08:21) - SNL Hall of Fame Candidates
(0:13:35) - Debating SNL Hall of Fame Candidates
(0:24:56) - SNL Hall of Fame Picks
(0:34:02) - SNL Hall of Fame Ballot Discussion
(0:45:44) - SNL Hall of Fame Nominations
(0:54:11) - SNL Hall of Fame Inductees Discussion
(1:07:04) - Debating SNL Hall of Fame Nominees
(1:15:37) - Suggesting Musical Guests for SNL
Transcript
0:00:08 - Speaker 1
It's the SNL Hall of Fame podcast with your host, jamie Dube, chief librarian Thomas Senna, and featuring Matt Ardill At now. Curator of the Hall, jamie Dube.
0:00:41 - Speaker 2
Hi everyone, welcome to the Saturday Night Live Hall of Fame. I am your guest host for this roundtable, matt Ardill, and it is my pleasure to be hosting an amazing panel of former guests who are going to share their votes for this season's set of candidates going to the Saturday Night Live Hall of Fame. So what we'll do is we'll go around and we'll have everybody introduce themselves. Brad, if you want to start.
0:01:12 - Speaker 3
Hi, i'm Brad Robinson from the Not Ready for Primetime podcast. Happy to be here, dave.
0:01:19 - Speaker 4
I'm Dave Buckman. I own Coldtown Theater in Austin, texas. I'm a second city alum, boom, chicago alum and general podcast panelist for Saturday Night Live related podcasts.
0:01:33 - Speaker 5
It's Dave and Will. Yes, hi, I'm Will Norman and I'm just also an SNL enthusiast and podcast guest here on the Hall of Fame Network. I've been on the Was Only Beyonce episode. I'm just excited to talk with all of you today about this season's nominees. Thanks for having me.
0:01:48 - Speaker 2
Great, and what are we all expecting tonight, like? what kind of result, what kind of conversation? I mean, i know I'm spending a fun time, i think it's going to be an interesting combination of opinions here, but what are you all expecting for tonight?
0:02:05 - Speaker 4
I'm expecting to have my mind changed on a couple of people. I have more than 15 on my ballot, so I need to be talked off the ledge for a couple of weeks.
0:02:18 - Speaker 3
I'm interested to see where the conversation goes old versus new. My ballot's fairly full and it's fairly full with returning nominees and older nominees, so I'm excited to see if I can convince some people to keep these old timers on the ballot.
0:02:36 - Speaker 5
I'm expecting an all out blood bath tonight. I guess I might be. Maybe that won't be the case, maybe not be the case, but I'm on the opposite of Dave, where I used about 13 of my votes. I'm still kind of on the. I guess I'm kind of on that border with a few of them and actually just want to have a conversation to see who I might be overlooking and who some of those votes might go to. with returning nominees and first ballot people, i'm excited to see where the conversation goes today.
0:03:03 - Speaker 2
So we'll use 13. What made you land at that number? Why did you hold back a couple?
0:03:12 - Speaker 5
So I ended up leaving my ballot at 13 because there's a lot of other candidates that were first ballot or returning nominees that I feel like I needed a little bit more time and was actually hoping to get some conversation with the panelists here today to just kind of see where I may have overlooked someone besides, just kind of speaking to my own biases, to see if I could be educated on some people that I might have overlooked that deserve to be in those final two spots.
0:03:35 - Speaker 2
Awesome, Dave. how many votes did you use and what was your logic?
0:03:41 - Speaker 4
I used all 17. Even though we're only allowed to have 15.
0:03:47 - Speaker 2
So could it be some editing on the fly kind of thing going on, Yeah?
0:03:50 - Speaker 4
I'm going t...