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The main stars of the series, Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key, as the couple Melissa and Josh, who need a fix on their relationship However, something grabbed my attention when writing about this current season's premiere… Alan Cumming channeling Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in a promotional first-look photo.  Credit: Apple TV. The first[...]

A first look at Apple TV+ Schmigadoon! season two shows a transition to a darker period of musicals for Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) Along with the first look video, there also come images revealing a closer look at the cast and their portrayals of some iconic musical characters The new season premieres on April[...]

Schmigadoon! will return for season two with all new original songs and guest stars on Friday, April 7, with the first two episodes of its six-episode second season, followed by new episodes every Friday through May 5, 2023. Credit: Apple TV+ Having found true love in the town of Schmigadoon, season two will find Josh (Keegan-Michael Key)[...]

While Season 48 went into its midseason break on a strong note, with host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest Lizzo, the SNL family bid farewell to Cecily Strong, who exited after nine seasons Having posted about her decision to leave earlier in the week, Strong shared an SNL memory that still makes her "laugh[...]

As we all know by now, this past weekend's year-ending episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live not only wrapped up the season for the calendar year but also bid farewell to Cecily Strong The beloved SNL cast member exited after nine seasons at the end of the Austin Butler-hosted & Lizzo-performing show But even though it's[...]

Along with saying goodbye to fans until 2023, NBC's Saturday Night Live also bid farewell to Cecily Strong, who officially exited SNL after nine seasons at the end of last night's Austin Butler-hosted & Lizzo-performing SNL episode Now, Strong has taken to Instagram to post a heartfelt message to the fans "I am ready to[...]

And then we learned hours before the show that it would end up being special for a surprising/not surprising reason: Cecily Strong was departing SNL with this weekend's episode And as you're about to see, host Austin Butler and her castmates gave Strong the kind of goodbye that one of the best players ever to[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes BBC's Doctor Who previewing Ncuti Gatwa's & Millie Gibson's official fashion looks for the new series, Jenna Ortega sharing the backstory on how her dance scene during Netflix's Wednesday came about, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy confirming a smaller final season, and NBC's Saturday Night Live bidding farewell to Cecily[...]

And then, earlier tonight, we learned that tonight's episode would also be the last for Cecily Strong after nine seasons Once the news hit, we were wondering at what point during the show Strong would have a chance to say a proper goodbye (before the final bow at the end of the night, of course)[...]

That's because the long-running sketch comedy/music series confirmed this evening that tonight will mark the final SNL episode for Cecily Strong Originally joining the series back in 2012, many expected Strong to depart heading into this season (as Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, and others had) after ten years with the series and television & film[...]

While a popular cast member like Cecily Strong is well within reason ripe for the picking to move on to bigger and better opportunities, mainstays like her, Kate McKinnon, and Kenan Thompson have opted to remain in the cast throughout the latest couple of seasons While promoting her latest book, This Will All Be Over[...]

Starring Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Armisen, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, and Aaron Tveit and produced by Lorne Michaels, the show centers on a couple who stumbles upon a magical town that lives in a 1940's musical The only way they can leave? Find their[...]

So Elon Musk happened. As did a lot of things during Saturday Night Live- from Murder Durder and Miley Cyrus to... Chad dying? Our thoughts...

… We hung out on a tour bus, and he says to me that night … 'I met you before.' I'm like, 'Well, I have no recollection.' He looked kinda hurt." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjiN1M34v74&t=1sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What Brought Dave Chappelle Back (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjiN1M34v74&t=1s) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che,[...]

Because along with the clip, we have Cyrus checking in from musical rehearsals and some more thoughts from SNL cast member Pete Davidson about the Musk buzz over the past two weeks. Image: Screencap First up, we have Musk, Cyrus, and SNL cast member Cecily Strong on stage for two mini-promos In the first one, Musk refers[...]

Here's a look at SNL's post from earlier today offering a peek at the table read… or is it? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex[...]

Then the season closes out on May 22 with Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit) hosting, with musical guest Lil Nas X– who already took to Twitter to promise "Montero" and a new song:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che,[...]

What should I do? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Baby Shark & Shark Tank merge to form Baby Shark Tank — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Irony Man – defeats villains using the power of irony — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Woke James Bond SNL May 8 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Well, SNL cast member Chris[...]

The series, which includes such stars as Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, and Martin Short, will kick off with a two-episode premiere on the AppleTV+ streaming platform on July 16 Following the premiere of the initial two episodes, each week there will be a new episode arriving on Fridays Schmigadoon! follows a journey by a[...]

We'll leave it to Che to take it from here- but we'll just say that we respect Che's ability to find a silver lining in any situation:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael Che (@chethinks) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi[...]

And it gave us the "Super Bass-O-Matic '76," too.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael Che (@chethinks) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live (with Carey Mulligan and Kid Cudi) pulled off one of the strongest beginning-to-end episodes of the season.

You know, hosting… musical-guesting (ummm… okay…)… cast-membering?! Okay, we're throwing a flag on that last one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MByUaGiR2Z8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Daniel Kaluuya Says Put Down Your Book and Watch SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MByUaGiR2Z8) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost,[...]

Vincent (@st_vincent) March 30, 2021 Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang Che and Jost serve as head writers, with Bryan Tucker[...]

The moment when he mentions his grandmother was one in particular that hit our heartstrings as we also found ourselves clinching our fists in anger: Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris[...]

Fauci Impression (https://youtu.be/EufXiqAXNG4?t=395) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang Che and Jost serve as head writers, with Bryan Tucker serving as[...]

Fauci Impression (https://youtu.be/EufXiqAXNG4?t=395) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang Che and Jost serve as head writers, with Bryan Tucker serving as[...]

But that's next month- here's a small taste of what we can expect when Rudolph returns to SNL this weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePcVnt0isz4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Maya Rudolph Is Returning to Host Saturday Night Live! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePcVnt0isz4) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi[...]

Vincent as musical guest, and April 10 seeing Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) hosting and Kid Cudi performing. Image: NBCU Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa[...]

So with that said, here's a rundown of the night's "dirty dozen" ranked from less-preferred to what had us laughing to the point where we were questioning the amount of sleep we'd been getting and blood sugar levels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12akdhW8OEsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Nick Jonas: Spaceman (Live) – SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12akdhW8OEs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9TzfI6WGMVideo can't be loaded[...]