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Marina and Madalyn discuss: SNL UK season finale!

What a fun ending to the very first season of SNL UK — with plenty of teachable moments! (Especially when it comes to the first half page of your sketches.) Thank you everyone for tuning in this season. And send questions for our mailbag episode next week to learnaboutsketchcomedy@gmail.com! Thanks for reading Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marinatempelsman.substack.com [https://marinatempelsman.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Marina and Madalyn discuss SNL Season Finale with TRISTAN GRIFFIN! (Will Ferrell episode)

Why should you watch out for references in your sketches? What’s the difference between a low-energy character and a sketch that feels boring? How do you avoid accidental de-heightening? All this and more on this week’s episode of Saturday Night Later — with special guest Tristan Griffin! Thanks for reading Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Bio: TRISTAN LEE GRIFFIN is a NYC-based comedic actor and writer, originally from Rome, Georgia. A house sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre NYC and a Just For Laughs New Face, Tristan can be seen performing with his sketch team, The Foundation.Tristan’s credits include: Dickinson, American Horror Story, White House Plumbers, That Damn Michael Che, WeCrashed and The Politician. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marinatempelsman.substack.com [https://marinatempelsman.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Marina and Madalyn Discuss: SNL UK (Hannah Waddingham episode!)

What tweaks would we have made to the Sunburnt Lawyers sketch? What makes Daniel Day-Lewis such an appealing sketch subject? And — SCRIMPCHHHHH!!! All this and more as we discuss the latest SNL UK episode (hosted by Hannah Waddingham)! Thanks for reading Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marinatempelsman.substack.com [https://marinatempelsman.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Sketch Teachers Discuss SNL: Matt Damon edition!

Marina and Madalyn welcome special guest Kevin Hines to talk about the Matt Damon episode! Thanks for reading Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marinatempelsman.substack.com [https://marinatempelsman.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Marina and Madalyn Discuss SNL UK! (Aimee Lou Wood Episode!)

Marina and Madalyn discuss this week’s SNL UK sketches, showing that there’s still a lot to learn even when an episode is rocky. And coming up soon — we’ll be having a mailbag episode! Send your questions to: learnaboutsketchcomedy@gmail.com Thanks for reading Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marinatempelsman.substack.com [https://marinatempelsman.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]