Wednesday, 10 Oct 2007
Each week I listen to The BS Report, the podcast by ESPN writer Bill Simmons (whom I adore). This week Bill has a lengthy conversation with SNL’s Seth Meyers, a New England native who happens to be a big Sox fan. After some obligatory Sox talk, Simmons and Meyers have a really interesting discussion about SNL - how it works, what goes on behind the scenes, some of the best hosts, etc. Although I’ve been hating on it lately, I found it a really unique look at SNL from the insider’s point of view.
Take a listen. (once over there it’s on the right side of the page, just hit play)
October 10th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
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October 11th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Thank you soooo much for posting this! I absolutely loved this and it was incredibly informative from a writer’s POV. This was great.
October 15th, 2007 at 11:03 am
[...] Last week I pointed you in the direction of The BS Report - a podcast by ESPN writer Bill Simmons. Simmons’ guest was SNL star Seth Meyers. During the podcast Bill offered up an SNL sketch idea. And guess what? It made it into this week’s show. Nice work, Sports Guy. (Behind the scenes of SNL) [...]