The Sebastian Maniscalco 'SNL' Sketch Makes More Sense Once You Know He’s Real

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I’ve been writing SNL recaps for 17 or 18 years now, and to my recollection, I’ve only missed one in all that time. I drank two bottles of wine with Joanna Robinson and Seth at SXSW one year, and by the time I pulled myself out of bed, I had to stand in line for three hours with a hangover to watch the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One . That was the last time I drank two bottles of wine in one night.

Otherwise, I follow the same routine: I wake up early, watch each sketch, write a couple of sentences, give it a score, and move on. I used to write recaps live and embed the YouTube clips early in the morning, but I’m too old to sit through a bunch of commercials at

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