Saturday Night Live is Back, Baby!

Featuring: Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, Dana Carvey, Chloe Fineman, Jon Stewart, and Jimmy Kimmel

Happy October! Hi, I’m Geoff Plitt, and welcome to What You Need to Know, the brief, weekly newsletter where I share the best comedy videos I’ve seen all week. It will always be free, and you’re welcome to become a friend by following me on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok, where I share my own jokes every week.

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And now, the videos you came for:

1. SNL is back! The 50th season premiere had an excellent cold open, featuring Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, and Dana Carvey, in an epic take-down of the recent rallies/debates:

2. I also loved this sketch about Spirit Halloween stores, featuring Chloe Fineman:

3. The Daily Show is really at its best when Jon Stewart is skewering our political process, and the latest clip does not disappoint:

4. Finally, Jimmy Kimmel crammed an epic amount of jokes into this 13-minute clip, where he talks about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s damning new report, the recent VP debates, Forbes Magazine’s unveiling of their 400 richest people in America, and a great ending sketch where fellow luminaries wish Jimmy Carter a Happy 100th Birthday:

Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.

- Geoff

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