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This past weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapped up 2022 on a very bittersweet note 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[...]

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[...]

Midseason, year-end episodes of NBC's Saturday Night Live are tough ones to judge because folks are feeling a little punchy after a stretch of episodes and ahead of a much-needed break That's why SNL has a reputation for going with "SNL Family" for those and the season finale episodes So we were surprised when we[...]

The year-end episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live hosted by Austin Butler (Elvis) with musical guest Lizzo was already carrying the responsibility of having to send the long-running sketch comedy/music series into the winter break on a strong note And then, earlier tonight, we learned that tonight's episode would also be the last for Cecily Strong after nine[...]

As excited as we are for tonight's year-ending episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, there's going to be a bittersweet feeling once host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest Lizzo hit the stage That's because the long-running sketch comedy/music series confirmed this evening that tonight will mark the final SNL episode for Cecily Strong[...]

With only hours to go until host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest Lizzo hit the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we're taking you back in time for a tour of this weekend's musical guest's most recent SNL visit Following that, we look at two "Cut for Time" sketches (one from each year) and her[...]

What follows is a look back at the official overview, followed by the behind-the-scenes featurette, and then the overviews for the first six episodes. Image: NBC Screencap Here's an Updated Overview of NBC's Night Court Revival The eternally optimistic Abby Stone follows in the footsteps of her revered late father, Judge Harry Stone, as she takes on the[...]

Well, if it isn't NBC's Saturday Night Live looking to change things up by having host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest Lizzo's on-stage promo run on a Friday evening instead of a Thursday evening Honestly? I kinda like it that way For this go-around, the duo is joined by SNL cast member Cecily Strong for[...]

With only three days to go until Austin Butler (Elvis) hosts and NBC's Saturday Night Live (with musical guest Lizzo), we've got a look at Butler and several members of the SNL cast at read-thru for the final episode of the year But we've got a little something extra to pass along to all of[...]

It's the middle of the week, which means it's time for the newest weekly tradition to take the main stage of NBC's Saturday Night Live That's right, it's the midweek sketch With Austin Butler (Elvis) hosting and musical guest Lizzo ready to tear up our screens one more time, we're getting a chance to check[...]

It's hard to believe that we've already reached the midseason mark, but this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live is the final one for the year And while it was originally planned to have the Yeah Yeah Yeahs accompany host Austin Butler (Elvis), a health situation has sidelined the band, so Lizzo will be[...]

NBC announced earlier today that its renewing Quantum Leap for a second season, with the sequel series set to return on January 2, 2023, for the first of its remaining 10 episodes (bringing the total season order to 18 episodes). Image: NBC "We're leaping into a second season thanks to the incredible work by our cast, producers,[...]

After what can best be described as a "rough year" that leaves us wondering who will actually show up on awards day, the HFPA unveiled this year's nominees ahead of the three-hour telecast of the 80th edition on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, on NBC with comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosting) So we're here to share how[...]

When it comes to this week's episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we were looking at things from a different perspective Normally, we're keeping our main focus on the host & musical guest to see how they gel with the SNL cast and how that comes across to the viewers But last night, we had[...]

His time working with Fraser still resonates with Scrubs star Zach Braff, back from when The Whale and Doom Patrol star appeared on NBC and Bill Lawrence's series in 2002 and 2004 as Ben Sullivan He appeared in three episodes during the first and third seasons before his character passed away from leukemia While promoting[...]

With co-hosts Steve Martin & Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) and musical guest Brandi Carlile currently live on our screens for the holiday episode, it looks like we have a change in next week's midseason finale of NBC's Saturday Night Live While Austin Butler (Elvis) is still set to host, musical guest the Yeah Yeah[...]

As much as we like having a nice, orderly system in place when it comes to how NBC and the long-running late-night sketch comedy & music series promote a new episode of Saturday Night Live, we're big fans of how we get a filmed midweek sketch on Wednesdays now And now, we have another change[...]

On their Instagram account, the band posted some rehearsal footage from that show as they did a run-through of "Daughter" (with the band also performing "Not for You" & "Rearviewmirror" that night). Image: NBCUniversal Screencaps Here's a look at the rehearsal footage that was shared on the band's Instagram account, followed by a look back at how[...]

If it's Thursday night and there's a new episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend, then that must mean that it's time for an on-stage promo or two This week, our co-hosts Steve Martin & Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) and musical guest Brandi Carlile are joined by the great Cecily Strong[...]

As we inch closer to the show's January 17, 2023, premiere date, the fine folks at NBCUniversal were kind enough to share the official titles and overviews for the first six episodes But no worries because we're not in the business of peddling spoilers In fact, two guest stars are listed in two episodes that[...]

And our assumptions were right, but surprisingly (at least at the time of this writing), we didn't get a look at the rest of the cast Image: SNL Screencap Here's a look at Martin & Short holding court during the read-thru, with the duo set to join musical guest Brandi Carlile on Thursday (fingers crossed) for their on-stage promos:   View[...]

And don't forget that December 17th's midseason finale brings host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest the Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Steve Martin and Martin Short are here!!! pic.twitter.com/fKdhTYJ2sf — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 7, 2022 And here's a look back at SNL's welcome video for Martin, Short & Carlile that kicked off the week (followed[...]

Do we need to say more? Oh, the possibilities when it comes to this week's promos alone! And then there's always a chance we could get an appearance from their co-star, Selena Gomez… right? SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Image: NBC Screencaps) So with that in mind, here's a look at SNL's welcome video for Martin, Short & Carlile[...]

And then, we looked at how The Big Show" ("The Giant") Paul Wight nearly stole NBC's Saturday Night Live from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson when The Rock hosted back in March 2000 Last week, we continued on the theme with a look at how Vince McMahon's WWE & Saturday Night's Main Event helped SNL at[...]

If you've been following our review rundowns of Lorne Michaels and NBC's Saturday Night Live, then you know that every episode of Season 48 has had some strong things going for them Well, maybe not the season-opener… but we're going to stop beating up on Miles Teller But if you asked me to send you[...]

There's nothing better than when a schedule runs smoothly… like how the promo cycles work for Lorne Michaels & NBC's Saturday Night Live. And that means that, with it being Thursday evening in NYC, it's time for our on-set promo In this case, we have this weekend's host, Keke Palmer, and musical guest, SZA, joined by[...]

Okay, so it's Wednesday night, and we have host Keke Palmer (Nope) & musical guest SZA taking the stages of Lorne Michaels & NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend So you know what that's time for, right? Aside from watching a round of "Weekend Update" from the front row, being a fly on the wall[...]

But what we do have to pass along is an overview of the sequel series, courtesy of NBC's press site Along with giving a better sense of the cast of characters, I like how the overview implies that Abby Stone (Rauch) and Dan Fielding (Larroquette) will be working more as a team and less as[...]

Now that we know how Lorne Michaels & NBC's Saturday Night Live will be wrapping up its year (more on that in a minute), we can turn the focus back onto where it belongs, with host Keke Palmer (Nope) and musical guest SZA. After yesterday's "welcome" video, Palmer is back for a midweek sketch with SNL cast[...]