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#12 trending in Culture & Entertainment this week · most on The Joe Budden Podcast

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch-comedy and variety television program created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol. Premiering on NBC in 1975, each episode features a rotating celebrity host, musical guest, and performances by a changing repertory cast, often incorporating political satire and recurring characters.

Rank this week

#12new
#57 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

1.2‰
16× usual level

0.7‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

3 shows
3 episodes · ~432k plays

Tone this week

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Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).

Share of the conversation

Mentions of SNL per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, culture & entertainment.

0.0‰0.5‰1‰1.5‰usual level · 0.08‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Aug 70.60‰1
Aug 130.62‰1
Sep 230.31‰1
Oct 60.72‰2
Oct 71.17‰1

Why is it trending?· Last 7 days

SNL comes up in comedy and criticism of Dakota Johnson’s acting

On The Big Picture, Sean Fennessey argued that Dakota Johnson is a much better comic performer than dramatic actress after hosting SNL over the weekend.[1]

On Watch What Crappens, Ben Mandelker mentioned SNL while joking that a reference to The Gilded Age was actually about Gilda Radner.[2]

The available moments show SNL discussed in separate contexts: Dakota Johnson’s performance abilities on one show and a wordplay joke on another.[2][1]

Sources · 2 moments

  1. 1.
    The Big Picture · ‘Verity’ Is Trash. But Is It Good Trash? Plus: ‘Digger’ Flopped and Warner Bros. Is No More.
    Sean Fennessey · Oct 6 · Listen at 1:25:35 ↗
    “You know, she just hosted SNL over the weekend. Um, I think she's a radically better comic performer than she is dramatic actress. She's had a couple of dramatic parts over the years that I've been okay with, that I think have effectively u”
  2. 2.
    Watch What Crappens · #3564 Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip S509 Part One: Leave No Bluestone Unturned
    Ben Mandelker · Oct 6 · Listen at 35:03 ↗
    “The Gilded Age. I mean, I like SNL. They're like, that's Gilda Radner. That's not the Gilded Age.”

Written by AI from the cited moments; every quote is checked against the transcript.

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