SNL Struggles - 17. “What’s the Opposite of Gatekeeping?” - Carey Mulligan/Kid Cudi on SNL

17. “What’s the Opposite of Gatekeeping?” - Carey Mulligan/Kid Cudi on SNL

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04/15/21 • 99 min

SNL Struggles

This week, Arielle, Alexei, and Avery are reunited with comedian Keira Millin to talk all about Carey Mulligan and Kid Cudi. They get into questions about Emmy nominations for this season, how Chris Redd killed it this episode, which recurring sketches flopped, Punkie Johnson’s debut on Weekend Update and Bowen Yang’s iconic appearance as an iceberg, and how “Lesbian Period Drama” did more for the lesbian community than Ammonite! Plus hear everyone’s favorite struggles of the week, including the classic struggle of enjoying Colin Jost.

This week's crew:

Keira Millin (@kettlevinyl)

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

This week's crew:

Keira Millin (@kettlevinyl)

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

Previous Episode

16. "Suitcase Level Bullshit" - Daniel Kaluuya/St. Vincent on SNL

This week, Arielle, Alexei, and Avery have A LOT to unpack. Besides pushing the Anthony Mackie hosting SNL agenda, they gush all about Season 46 Episode 16. People are praising Daniel Kaluuya’s strong performance across the board, and Triple A certainly falls into that crowd. They discuss relatable sketches like “Vaccine Game Show” and “Proud Parents,” Kyle Mooney’s David Dobrik parody, the triumphant return of Alex Moffat’s Guy Who Just Bought a Boat, and the delightful absurdity of both Steven Castillo and Cecily Strong. On a more serious note, they also address Chloe Fineman leaving Twitter due to excessive negativity and other inappropriate fan behavior, as well as SNL’s upsetting decision to create an NFT. But, as always, they close with their favorite struggles of the week to lighten the mood and remind ourselves of the silly little things this silly little show makes us do.

Instead of supporting SNL’s NFT, here are some AAPI organizations to donate to or get involved with:

Mass Google Doc of Resources

https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/mobilebasic

Stop AAPI Hate

https://stopaapihate.org

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

https://www.aaldef.org

Red Canary Song

https://www.redcanarysong.net

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance

https://www.apalanet.org

CAAAV NYC

https://caaav.org

This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)

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18. "The Ultimate 'Good for Her'" - Cinema Classics: Coming 2 America

This week Arielle, Alexei, and Avery are back with another Cinema Classics, this time about Coming 2 America! They get into the ways in which the original 1988 film has aged with grace, how Leslie Jones gives Eddie Murphy a run for his money in the sequel, and why they’re shielding these movies from Letterboxd. Plus hear some news and everyone’s favorite struggles of the week, which heavily feature one Andrew Dismukes.

This week's crew:

Arielle (@jesterbestie)

Alexei (@ratmiddleman)

Avery (@cosmicholiday)