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# Deep SNL Thoughts is now The Cold Open
- URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/deep-snl-thoughts-is-now-the-cold-open/
- Published: 2026-02-03T12:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-10T20:44:13.000Z
- Description: New name. Same extensive ‘SNL’ coverage.
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Omnicosm • From the Editor, The Omnicosm, The Cold Open

Hey there, **The Omnicosm** readers. I have some big news today: **Deep SNL Thoughts** is becoming **The Cold Open**.

When I spun **Popculturology**’s coverage of *SNL* into its own newsletter last year, I stuck with **Deep SNL Thoughts** as its brand, carrying over the name of my *Saturday Night Live* recaps for this standalone newsletter. But it never felt quite right.

First off, **Deep SNL Thoughts** doesn’t really roll off the tongue when you’re telling someone the name of the newsletter. And, while it was meant to pay homage to the iconic **Jack Handey** sketches on *SNL*, that led to the work I was doing getting buried in years — decades? — of Internet history about those very sketches.

So the era of **The Cold Open** begins today. 

*SNL* going on hiatus for February as NBC turns its attention to the Olympics felt like a good time to make the switch. You don’t need to change a thing — **The Cold Open** will continue to arrive in your inbox just like **Deep SNL Thoughts** always has. Hopefully you’ll follow along as **The Omnicosm** builds on [its extensive *SNL* coverage](https://www.theomnicosm.com/tag/deep-snl-thoughts-newsletter/). 

*— Bill* 

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