> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # It’s time for Tim Robinson and Marc Maron to host ‘SNL’ - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/its-time-for-tim-robinson-and-marc-maron-to-host-snl/ - Published: 2025-11-23T15:00:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-03T03:04:10.000Z - Description: One guy only got a single season on the show. The other never made it past the interview. Their recent success should give them another shot. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: The Cold Open • Extras, The Cold Open, SNL, Tim Robinson, Marc Maron, Lorne Michaels [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/the-cold-open-logo-square-3.png)](https://www.theomnicosm.com/deep-snl-thoughts-is-now-the-cold-open) ****Deep SNL Thoughts** is now **The Cold Open**. New name. Same extensive **SNL* coverage. [Read more ](https://www.theomnicosm.com/deep-snl-thoughts-is-now-the-cold-open) [With *SNL* announcing its next wave of hosts this week](https://www.theomnicosm.com/josh-oconnor-and-ariana-grande-to-host-snl/), I wanted to take advantage of the show being on hiatus this weekend to discuss two names that we need to see in a future host reveal: **Tim Robinson** and **Marc Maron**. Both Robinson and Maron have turned early *SNL* rejection — Robinson departing after a season in the cast and Maron not making it past [the standard-yet-confusing interview with **Lorne Michaels**](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/marc-marons-lorne-story?ref=theomnicosm.com) — into very successful careers, forging their own paths in the world of comedy outside of *SNL*. With Robinson having a moment thanks to the success of *The Chair Company* on HBO and Maron doing the rounds after ending the *WTF with Marc Maron* podcast, now’s the time to give these guys the reins of their own episodes of *SNL*. [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2025/11/deep-snl-thoughts-logo-square.png)](#/portal/signup) Love reading ****Deep SNL Thoughts**? Become a subscriber to receive every edition in your inbox. [Subscribe ](#/portal/signup) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2025/11/tim-robinson_1-2.jpg) ****Tim Robinson** in **The Chair Company*. / HBO ## Tim Robinson Robinson joined *SNL* in Season 38, making his debut on the show in September 2012 as part of a freshman class that also included **Cecily Strong** and **Aidy Bryant**. (The latter two would have much more successful runs on the show, with Strong leaving partway through Season 48 and Bryant leaving after Season 47.) Things never quite clicked for Robinson, though. Robinson's most enduring work from his one-season tenure on SNL is probably “Roundball Rock,” a sketch that is quite possibly responsible for [keeping **John Tesh**’s basketball theme in the public eye](https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/10/26/john-tesh-nba-on-nbc-roundball-rock-origin-kawhi-snl-interview/81681823007/?ref=theomnicosm.com). After *SNL* removed Robinson from the show’s cast, he did some time in the writers room, working with **Zach Kanin**. That partnership would lead to *Detroiters*, *I Think You Should Leave* and now *The Chair Company*. The brand of comedy that didn’t work for Robinson on *SNL* wound up becoming incredibly successful for him the past few years, with *I Think You Should Leave* becoming a go-to shorthand for people on social media. That brand of comedy has come full circle, with [Season 51 breakout star **Ashley Padilla**](https://www.theomnicosm.com/3-episodes-3-storylines-for-snl-season-51/) turning in a very Robinson-esque performance with “Surprise” [during Sabrina Carpenter’s episode](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-universe-finally-lets-sabrina-carpenter-host-snl-and-she-brings-domingo-with-her/). I’m sure Robinson is flattered to see sketches like this on *SNL*, but a hosting gig would be the ultimate recognition that, while he wasn’t the right fit for *SNL* a decade ago, the time is now right. It has to help that Robinson is still close with **Seth Meyers**, the former *SNL* head writer who I’m no longer pretending isn’t the successor to Lorne Michaels, in addition to working in the same building as the Lonely Island guys. Spider League needs its moment during an SNL monologue. • • • ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2025/11/Stick_Photo_010702.jpg) Marc Maron in **Stick*. / Apple TV ## Marc Maron When it comes to Maron, I don’t have a bunch of clips like I do for Robinson. Unlike Robinson, Maron never got a shot at making an *SNL* career work, not making it past the interview phase back in 1995\. (There was the possibility that Michaels saw Maron as a replacement for **Norm Macdonald** behind the *Weekend Update* desk.) Whatever went wrong with that interview, *SNL* passed on Maron. But, if you’ve listened to *WTF* over its sixteen-year run, you know that Maron didn’t let go of *SNL*. Whenever he had a former *SNL* cast member on his show, he’d not only dig into their time on the show but he’d also try to crack [the secret of Lorne Michaels](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode%5F653%5F-%5Florne%5Fmichaels?ref=theomnicosm.com). (An interesting side note here is that Maron asked **Sam Richardson**, Robinson’s *Detroiters* costar and real-life buddy, a bunch of questions about Robinson when Richardson was on *WTF*.) If there’s one missing piece from Maron’s rise to stardom, it’s closure on *SNL*. When Maron and his production partner, **Brendan McDonald**, started *WTF*, the world of podcasts was new. If you’re a celeb with a podcast in 2025, you owe its success and that opportunity to Maron and *WTF*. Thanks to the success of *WTF*, Maron had a new entry point into pop culture. He released specials, most recently *Panicked*, had a self-titled show on IFC that ran for several seasons and landed key acting roles on *GLOW* and *Stick*. (He even voices a cartoon snake in the *Bad Guys* animated movies.) With the end of *WTF* this fall and the release of *Are We Good*, Maron’s been on an extensive promotional tour. Never one to hold back, Maron’s been especially vocal when it comes to the state of the world and the responsibility of some of his fellow comedians when it comes to where society finds itself. If Michaels can [keep bringing **Shane Gillis** back to host](https://www.theomnicosm.com/with-shane-gillis-hosting-snl-saves-the-good-stuff-for-lady-gaga/), there’s absolutely the chance for Maron to finally step on the Studio 8H stage. ****Deep SNL Thoughts** is written and produced by ****Bill Kuchman**. Copyediting by ****Tim Kuchman**. 💰 Like what you’re reading on ****Deep SNL Thoughts**? 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