{"id":717561,"date":"2026-03-18T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/snl-stars-past-and-present-will-build-a-fantasy-episode-in-digital-series-the-rundown\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T23:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:10:16","slug":"snl-stars-past-and-present-will-build-a-fantasy-episode-in-digital-series-the-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/snl-stars-past-and-present-will-build-a-fantasy-episode-in-digital-series-the-rundown\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018SNL\u2019 Stars Past and Present Will Build a Fantasy Episode in Digital Series \u2018The Rundown\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIf you could build the perfect <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> episode, pulling from 50-plus years of sketches and performances, what would you choose?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThat\u2019s the premise of a new short-form <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> from <em>SNL<\/em> called <em>The Rundown<\/em>. The show, which will stream via Peacock, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and <em>SNL\u2019<\/em>s social channels, asks current and former castmembers to choose their favorite sketches and musical performances to build a fantasy episode on the show\u2019s rundown board. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tUp first is \u201cWeekend Update\u201d anchor Colin Jost, who discusses the importance of \u2014 and difficulty nailing \u2014 the cold open sketch. Watch the episode below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rundown: Colin Jost Picks a Cold Open - SNL\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dPX_Y7JjALI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tJost notes that the cold open for <em>SNL<\/em> is often truly cold, because after a warm-up comic, \u201cthere is like 10 minutes of jazz\u201d from the in-house band as the show waits to go live at 11:30 p.m. ET. \u201cYou are going from an ice-cold vibe in here, and if you\u2019re good as a performer and good as a writer at being able to get that audience laughing early on, it is a feat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tJost estimates he\u2019s written about 100 cold opens during his time on <em>SNL<\/em>, which he joined as a writer in the 2005-06 season. His choice for <em>The Rundown<\/em> is from season 34 in 2008, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8HsyEvr5Pnw\" target=\"_blank\">Tina Fey and Amy Poehler<\/a> playing Sarah Palin and Katie Couric in a parody of the real-life CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> interview between the two. Seth Meyers wrote the sketch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tEpisodes of <em>The Rundown<\/em> will debut on Wednesdays when <em>SNL<\/em> is off that week and run through mid-June. Future episodes will feature Dana Carvey, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Colin Jost, Bowen Yang and Questlove choosing their favorites. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>SNL\u2019<\/em>s next live episode is scheduled for April 4, with Jack Black hosting and Jack White as musical guest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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