This is pretty much pop, a culture podcast, and our best cast is undoubtedly the current one.

Today we're talking about Saturday Night in light of its 50th anniversary and the screaming release of Jason Reitman's film Saturday night about the launch of the show.

This is Mark Linsonmeier.

Went okay in the table read on Tuesday, but ultimately cut for time.

This is Al Baker, and I only had a week to write this bit.

So you shouldn't expect too much of it.

I'm Sarah Lynn Brack, and even though I'm in my fifth decade, I'm arguably still relevant.

This is Lawrence Ware, and I just want to say,

hello, boys and girls. The word for today is pain. Well, oh, well, we delayed this,

so the 50th anniversary thing should come out, then we delayed an extra week because some people

were sick. And now I'm sick, but we're doing it anyway.

I wanted to delay no more.

Delay no more.

The show must go on.

I want the listener to know that I was the one who was sick and I stopped the train.

But Mark is so much better a podcaster than me.

He is going through, man.

We're going despite the sickness.

Solgering through. Thank you so much, Mark, for showing me how I should be. Thank you, sir.

Are there shows where Kristen Wigg or John Belushi or whoever shows up talking in an octave lower than they normally do because they have a cold?

Or do people just, do they just write them out of sketches? Do they just?

No, I'm sure they, I'm sure they probably do. Surely one of the benefits of having at least

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