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SNL Reviews, Sketch comedy, Television Bronwyn Douwsma SNL Reviews, Sketch comedy, Television Bronwyn Douwsma

Classic SNL Review: October 18, 1986: Malcolm-Jamal Warner / Run-DMC (S12E02)

Sketches include “Bartles & Jaymes”, “Team Xynex”, “Donahue”, “The Crosby Show”, “Instant Coffee with Bill Smith”, “Parent-Teen Contract”, “Old Hollywood” and “Dover Chalk Works”. Run-DMC performs “Walk This Way” and “Hit It Run”. G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band with Buster Poindexter performs “Hit The Road, Jack”. Spike Lee and Sam Kinison also appear.

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Television, Sketch comedy, SNL Reviews Bronwyn Douwsma Television, Sketch comedy, SNL Reviews Bronwyn Douwsma

Classic SNL Review: October 11, 1986: Sigourney Weaver / (no musical guest) (S12E01)

Sketches include “It Was All A Dream”, “General Dynamics”, “Girlfriends”, “Quiz Masters”, “The Amazing Alexander”, “Hef-Tea Teabags”, “Church Chat”, “Mr. Subliminal”, “Alienses”, “Ten Weeks In Jail”, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, “Comeback”, and “Brecht-Rogers Medley”. G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band with Buster Poindexter perform “Smack Dab In The Middle” and “Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You”). Playwright Christopher Durang also appears.

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