Chili Davidson and Marcus Colby bring you a whole new podcast where they delve deep into the woods of Saturday Night Live. In the premier episode they talk about where their love for the show began. Their thoughts about the upcoming season. The departure of Beck Bennett. And the death of Norm Macdonald! Happy Birthday SNL lovers, we hope you like crap! (we hope it's not actually crap)

Not Ready for Featured Players Podcast Episode 1

Billie Eilish makes an impressive debut as host and musical guest! Kate Mckinnon has returned and Chili keeps skipping sketches on an all new Not Ready For Featured Players Podcast!

Episode 12- Billie Eilish

Marcus and Chili dig deep into the archives for this special re-watch. Nominated for an Emmy and considered one of the best SNL episodes ever.. It's Steve Martin and the Blues Brothers! The Wild and Crazy Guys, King Tut, Theodoric of York and more!

Episode 28- Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (from 1978)

Another trip down memory lane... as Marcus and Chili enjoy this legendary episode of SNL. It's very politically charged, it's very memorable and hey it's even pretty funny! Enjoy!

Episode 29- Tim Robbins/ Sinead O'Connor (from 1992)

This week Marcus and Chili rewatch a classic episode from Season 25 in which Norm Macdonald makes his return to host the show only a year after being fired.
Did Norm get funnier or had the show gotten really really bad???
Plus Chili tributes his friend and Canadian comedian Nick Nemeroff who passed this week. We miss you Nick.
Tune and enjoy!

Episode 35- Norm Macdonald / Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg and Eminem (From 1993)

Molly Shannon returns and she kicks, stretches and kicks!

Also the Jonas Brothers are fun!

Enjoy!

Episode 62- Molly Shannon/ Jonas Brothers

In anticipation of the hopeful season 49 premiere the boys go back to the post-9/11 season premiere of SNL full of classic moments!

Enjoy!

Episode 73- Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys (from 2001)

One of Chili's favourite and one Marcus' least favourite (jk) comedians is here to host SNL!!!

And some SNL legends are here to join him!

Enjoy!

Episode 78- Nate Bargatze/ Foo Fighters

In honour of Matthew Perry, who passed this past week, the boys go back to the year 1997 to revisit Perry's only hosting stint!

Episode 79-Matthew Perry/Oasis (from 1997)

Dakota Johnson returns after nearly 8 years to host SNL!

And Justin TImberlake is also there just be the musical guest...unless you need him to be sketches?

Episode 89- Dakota Johnson/Justin Timberlake

Josh Brolin takes a cold plunge for his 3rd time hosting SNL!

Ariana takes a musical plunge for her 3rd time appearing on SNL? 

ScarJo pops up too!

Episode 94-Josh Brolin/Ariana Grande

With Martin Short hosting Kimmel last week and Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building on it way the boys go way back to 1986 to the original 3 Amigos episode! It features iconic sketches, cringeworthy moments and downright head-scratchers! Enjoy! 

The boys also remember the great Martin Mull!

Episode 102 - Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short/Randy Newman (from 1986)

The offseason leading up to Season 50 continues as the boys decide to rank every single weekend update anchor ever (ignoring the early 80s) cause our opinion of which straight white man did it best really matters!

Episode 103- Weekend Update Anchor Power Rankings

Mulaney has now hosted 6 times!!! Can you believe it?!?!
A writer, hosting 6 times! Expectations are high! 
The final episode before the election! 
It's all here baby!

Episode 111- John Mulaney/Chappell Roan

Bill Burr is here to address (sort of) the events of the week. And what a week it was.....

Episode 112- Bill Burr/Mk.gee

The star of gladiator makes a heroic hosting debut and an all-time classic SNL character makes a return.

Episode 114- Paul Mescal/ Shaboozey

Martin Short officially johns the 5 timers club! And there are a lot of people there to induct him!

Hozier sings Fairytale of New York making this episode feel like a fairytale!

Episode 116- Martin Short/Hozier

Come see our live Podcast in Toronto at comedy bar on Jan 7th at 8pm!!!!

Live Show Promo

Our first live show! We brought together some of our favourite Toronto comics to table read some of our favourite SNL sketches!

Enjoy! 

Episode 117- Live Episode (feat. Meg Mackay, Nicole Passmore, Chris Sandiford, Kali Williams)

Like it or not, Chappelle is back for his 4th time! And this time he's gonna be less controversial? 
GloRilla is here too! 

Episode 118-Dave Chappelle/ GlorRilla

Chalamet pulls double duty cosplaying as Bob Dylan?!?!  Yep we're confused too!
But hey it's the 50th season you gotta shake things up! 



Episode 119- Timothée Chalamet

Comedian/Actor/ Writer April Rock joins us to talk about her comedy journey as well as her week guest writing on SNL!!! 

Episode 120-That don't impress me much (feat. April Rock!)

The boys give their immediate and slightly tipsy reactions to the SNL 50th Anniversary!

Episode 121- SNL 50th initial reactions

Finally a podcast that's almost as long as the show itself! 

Episode 122-SNL 50th full recap

Shane is back! Yay..... That is is of course if the "Liberals" don't stop him. 

Episode 123 Shane Gillis/Tate McCrae

Lady Gaga is back for the first time over a decade and she makes us realize it's been too damn long! 

Episode 124- Lady Gaga

Special guest Ben Welington joins the pod to talk about his filmmaking journey, his time on SNL as a PA and his SNL fandom! 

Episode 125- New York Coffee Shop Feat. Ben Welington

Mikey Madison is here and Morgan Wallen is also sorta here....

Episode 126-Mikey Madison/Morgan Wallen

Jack Black is back! 20 years later to host for his fourth time! Along with music legends Elton John and Brandi Carlile

Episode 127- Jack Black/ Elton John/Brandi Carlile

Hamm is back!!! Lizzo is back!!! Culkin is back!!! Moffatt is back!!! Beck is back!!!! A reunion of sorts this week on SNL!!! 

Episode 128- Jon Hamm/Lizzo

Marcus and Chili are two massive SNL fans and comedians who are here to overanalyze the show and give you week by week reactions!

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