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Podcast: Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL Podcast
Episode: Season Thirteen (1987-88): Phil Hartman Levels Up, While the Ladies Struggle for Roles
Description: This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wasntthatspecial.comIn previous seasons of Saturday Night Live, the female cast members have pointed out how much difficulty the male writers have had writing for them. In Season Seven, single-year cast member Christine Ebersole sang a whole song about it.But in Season Thirteen, the gap between men’s roles and women’s roles is as stark as ever. The men get meaty, attention…