The Saturday Night Live (SNL) Standby Line

Season 47 has concluded and it's time for your Standby Line crew to get together and do a roundtable wrap-up! We each discuss our top episodes, sketches, hosts, mvps, and more! See who you agree with the most, some hot-takes, memories from the season, and our wishes for season 48! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 21: Natasha Lyonne / Japanese Breakfast - FINALE! This week we are coming at you with 3 cut sketchES, the original, farewell cold open from dress, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! We also have all the behind the scenes content from the Live show this week! Kyle's farewell you didn't see. Who cried the most in Live? Cold opened swapped? The goodbyes that happened off camera. Natasha taking pictures of the audience! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 20: Selena Gomez / Post Malone This week we are coming at you with ONE cut sketch, Selena cut from the cold open, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! Who dropped the F-Bomb this week? What happened during Post Malone's performance? And all your burning questions! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 19: Benedict Cumberbatch / Arcade Fire This week we are coming at you with FOUR cut sketches, Punkie Johnson's cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! We compare 2 previous cut sketches that made it to air this week! Who was cut from the Chuck. E Cheese sketch? What made Kate McKinnon break during update? All this and more! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 18: Lizzo double duty! This week we are coming at you with ONE cut (recurring) sketch, a cut weekend update feature that includes Lizzo, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! What did they have to change about the Tik Tok digital? What did the goat do behind the scenes with Kate McKinnon?? Who broke the most this episode? All that and more! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 17: Jake Gyllenhaal / Camila Cabello This week we are coming at you with TWO cut sketches, A cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! What changed between Punkie's therapy sketch from last time when it was cut? Who was cut from the Truckers sketch? Which writer appeared on Weekend Update? And more! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 16: Jerrod Carmichael / Gunna This week we are coming at you with THREE cut sketches, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! What did they cut out of the Angelo sketch that you missed? Standby line was HOW short? Who broke the most this week? Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 15:  Zoë Kravitz / Rosalía This week we are coming at you with THREE cut sketches, ONE cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! Which sketch was Rosalia cut from? A cut sketch that had the cast cracking up, Zoë and Kate McKinnon sharing cut moments, and more! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 15:  Zoë Kravitz / Rosalía This week we are coming at you with THREE cut sketches, ONE cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! Which sketch was Rosalia cut from? A cut sketch that had the cast cracking up, Zoë and Kate McKinnon sharing cut moments, and more! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 14:  Oscar Isaac / Charli XCX This week we are coming at you with FOUR cut sketch, ONE cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! Very cool technical happenings for the Punk Band cut sketch, cast members breaking, and who watched Charli perform from the floor? Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 13: John Mulaney / LCD Soundsystem This week we are coming at you with ONE cut sketch, TWO cut weekend update features, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and more action! What was the slime made out of? Who was cut from the Five Timers sketch? Who broke the most this episode? Enjoy!

We were lucky enough to interview SNL alumni, Siobhan Fallon Hogan! In the interview Siobhan tells us how she got her start on the show, talks about her new movie 'Rushed', the one woman show she wrote, advice for young actors, powerful women in the industry, and more!

Season 47 episode 12: Willem Dafoe / Katy Perry This week we are coming at you with FOUR cut sketches, 1 cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and standby line in a blizzard! Who is Connor? What did Kate McKinnon do with the dogs during dress? Why were all Andrew's sketches cut? We have it all! Enjoy!

Season 47 episode 11: Will Forte / Måneskin This week we are coming at you with FOUR cut sketches, 2 cut digitals, behind the scenes moments, writing credits, changes between dress/live, and standby line tips for the cold.  What happened at dress with Alex/Pete update? Who was Kate laughing at during the cold open? What are some of Che's sketch pitches that didn't make it? Enjoy!

SNL season 47 episode 10: Ariana DeBose / Bleachers SNL is back for 2022! This week we have the full details of 3 cut sketches, 2 cut weekend update features, behind the scenes content, and we explain how we survived below freezing temps in the line! What did Pete Davidson talk about on update this week that was cut? Kate McKinnon did what with Ariana in rehearsal? And how on earth was a Kenan sketch cut? We have it all! Enjoy!

A special episode from our vault! In this episode we have Linnea sub in for Amanda while we discuss the 2018 and 2019 episodes when John Mulaney hosted! We have cut sketches, behind the scenes content, winter weather advice for standby line, and some cast news. Enjoy!

SNL season 47 episode 9: Paul Rudd (kind of!) So this was an interesting week! This year's historic Christmas show was a bit different. Because there were no audiences, we do not have behind the scenes content. What we do have are sketches that were supposed to air, the writers who wrote them, and the cast that was meant to appear in them. We also have the inside info about what happened with standby line and at the show. The episode also includes who all the special guests were meant to be! Enjoy!

SNL season 47 episode 8: Billie Eilish double duty! This week we are coming at you with details of THREE cut sketches! We also have cut weekend update jokes, a cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes content, Miley Cyrus cameo, and new standby line happenings. Enjoy!

SNL season 47 episode 7: Simu Liu & Saweetie This week we are coming at you with details of THREE cut sketches! We also have cut weekend update jokes, behind the scenes content, and new standby line happenings. Enjoy!

SNL season 47 episode 6: Jonathan Majors & Taylor Swift This week we are coming at you with THREE cut sketches! We also have a cut weekend update feature, behind the scenes content from the Live show, and the chaos of this standby line. Enjoy!