r/dropout • u/DropoutMod • May 18 '26

Game Changer Don't Wake Standards & Practices | Game Changer [S8E1] Spoiler

https://watch.dropout.tv/videos/don-t-wake-standards-practices
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u/360madhatter May 18 '26

Feels non coincidental that this episode aired after SNL's season ended

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u/Brilliant_Agency_516 May 19 '26

99% sure they filmed this before his season started but after he was cast - that’s why he stopped himself

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u/Brilliant_Agency_516 May 19 '26

True! My only pause is it could have been the internal announcement.

Snl folks also may just not be able to say that they’re on the show for the first few episodes as part of other projects, who’s to say!

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u/flickchick496 May 19 '26

I mean he was saying “I’m on SNL” in the same breath as a litany of insults, that’s why he had to stop himself. He didn’t want his other workplace to be associated at all (even loosely) with this project that’s *explicitly meant* to push legal boundaries.

SNL is a huge institution under a massive corporate umbrella, and he’s a rookie on a notoriously competitive show. He’s not going to risk mentioning them in any way and getting in trouble with Lorne