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The Cold Open

Bill Kuchman

A newsletter about Saturday Night Live from The Omnicosm.

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    Newspaper and illustrations at Politico. Founder of TheOmnicosm.com, home of the Popculturology, Deep SNL Thoughts and Snackology newsletters. Rochester, N.Y., native. Was once featured on Late Night.

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