Culture on My Mind
Do Not Taunt the SNL Table Read
August 10, 2026

We all know about Saturday Night Live. For the last 50 years, that show has remained one of the gold standards of sketch comedy, showcasing talent and spawning careers along the way. The Dragon Con American Sci-Fi Classics Track has a tradition of paying tribute through table reads of favorite sketches from the show’s history.

On June 17th, Joe Crowe and Gary Mitchel were joined by ToniAnn Marini, O. Hai Mark, and Kevin Stallard to laugh about classics like Coffee Talk, Weekend Update, and Matt Foley’s van.

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These Classic Track Quarantine Panels are hosted by Gary Mitchel and Joe Crowe, the diabolical masterminds behind the Dragon Con American Sci-Fi Classics Track. If you want to play along at home, grab your internet-capable device of choice and navigate the world wide webs to the track’s YouTube channel and/or the group on Facebook. If you join in live, you can also leave comments and participate in the discussion using StreamYard connected through Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Gary can also be found on A Podcask of Amontillado, a horror-themed podcast that he co-hosts with Erin McGourn.

If you want to connect with the track, Joe, and/or Gary on the socials, you can find them on Twitter (ClassicTrack, JoeCroweShow, and sneezythesquid) and Instagram (SciFiClassicTrack, JoeCroweShow, and Gary_Mitchel). And, of course, to celebrate more pop culture awesomeness, you can find Dragon Con all year round on the internet, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

You can find those discussions and more every other Thursday as the American Sci-Fi Classics Track explores the vast reaches of classic American science fiction.

The episode art each week is generously provided by the talented Sue Kisenwether. You can find her (among other places) on her website Subspace Sue.

Culture on My Mind is inspired by the weekly Can’t Let It Go segment on the NPR Politics Podcast where each host brings one thing to the table that they just can’t stop thinking about.

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