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SNL 50
From James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump celebrating his first 100 days with another round of executive orders, to host Quinta Brunson offering a look at the tragic (and masochistic) life and times of overlooked boxing legend Jerry "Jackrabbit" Tulane, there was a whole lot to like (if not love) about this weekend's return episode of[...]
SNL Cold Open Sees Trump Pardon JK Rowling, Sign "The Belichick Law"
NBC's Saturday Night Live returned tonight for the first of three new shows in a row, which will put the finishing touches on Season 50 Tonight, we have host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone taking to the stages of Studio 8H After tonight, we have host Walton Goggins (HBO's The White Lotus,[...]
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  After a two-week break, NBC's Saturday Night Live returns tonight with the first of Season 50's final three shows, with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone on tap for tonight To help set the mood, we're offering a "pregame" that kicks off by looking back at Brunson's SNL PR week[...]
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With only a few days to go until NBC's Saturday Night Live resumes Season 50, upcoming host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone were joined by SNL star Sarah Sherman for Thursday's on-stage promos Except that this week's promos were a bit different… think of it more as a three-act tragic play[...]
SNL Cast, Host Quinta Brunson Check In From Wednesday Night Read-Thru
With NBC's Saturday Night Live resuming Season 50 this weekend with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone, we saw Brunson pitching Andrew Dismukes on her idea to use sketches to get around Trump's tariffs during the SNL midweek sketch from earlier today (though we're not sure Heidi Gardner was sold[...]
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After that, NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 will have officially wrapped Yeah – we're not sure we're ready for it, either But before we get to the final two shows, we have this weekend's return show with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone That brings us to the SNL midweek[...]
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By now, we all know that NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 has only three shows remaining – returning this weekend with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone On May 10th, we have host Walton Goggins and musical guest Arcade Fire – with Season 50 wrapping up on May 17th with[...]
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While we still have another weekend to get through before NBC's Saturday Night Live returns on May 3rd with host Quinta Brunston (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone, SNL isn't waiting to let us know who's on board for the season's final two episodes On May 10th, we have host Walton Goggins and musical[...]
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The bad news? We're going to be painfully lacking in our weekend dose of NBC's Saturday Night Live over the next few weeks – with SNL returning on May 3rd with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone The good news? With this being SNL's milestone 50th season, there are a[...]
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Whatever you might think about this season of NBC's Saturday Night Live, the long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series hasn't been pulling its punches since POtuS Donald Trump made his way back into The White House In fact, it's been the opposite – with the SNL team sharpening their satirical knives every week[...]
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This weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapped up a three-show run with an effort hosted by Jon Hamm and with musical guest Lizzo In what could've been the best sketch of the night, "The White POTUS" was SNL's mashup of the Trump family and his administration and the hit HBO series The White Lotus[...]
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Between Mikey Madison and Morgan Wallen, and Jack Black and Elton John & Brandi Carlisle, NBC's Saturday Night Live has had two shows in a row that's grabbed headlines for a wide range of reasons – from weird end-of-the-show walk-offs to the amazing "Miss Eggy." With the long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series[...]
SNL: Trump-Skewering "The White Lotus" Sketch Show/Season Highlight
While NBC's Saturday Night Live was off to a pretty solid start, a filmed sketch might have been the headline-grabber of the night It took the current situation with Trump's White House and applied it to a hit HBO series that recently wrapped up its run last weekend In SNL's Trump/The White Lotus mashup ("The[...]
SNL Cold Open: Johnson's Trump Sees A Bit of Himself in Jesus & More
Tonight, NBC's Saturday Night Live returned with the third of three new shows in a row – with host Jon Hamm (Apple TV+'s Your Friends and Neighbors) set to host and Lizzo on board as the musical guest Of course, we can't have a show without a cold open – and what did SNL have[...]
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Tonight, NBC's Saturday Night Live returned with the third of three new shows in a row – with host Jon Hamm (Apple TV+'s Your Friends and Neighbors) hosting and Lizzo on board as the musical guest But what about the remainder of the milestone 50th season? Heading into tonight, we weren't sure if SNL would[...]
SNL: Bowen Yang Wishes to Delegate J.D. Vance to a Different Actor
Playing political figures is a rite of passage in Saturday Night Live, and it's something writer/cast member Bowen Yang is abundantly aware of, playing Vice President J.D Vance Maybe it's doubt or wear, but the Wicked star appeared on The Daily Show about what he discussed with SNL creator Lorne Michaels about suggestions on who[...]
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After Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, and Bowen Yang joined this weekend's host Jon Hamm for Wednesday's midweek sketch, Hamm and Yang are being joined by musical guest Lizzo and SNL star Marcello Hernandez for NBC's Saturday Night Live on-stage promos In the first promo, Fortnite gets confused with sex – a common mistake Following that,[...]
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After months of rumblings, Sky announced that it's moving forward on an edition of NBC and series creator/EP Lorne Michaels' Saturday Night Live for the UK and Ireland That means that in 2026, an SNL UK cast of some of the best and brightest comedians that the UK has to offer will get a chance[...]
SNL Cast, Host Jon Hamm Check-In From Wednesday Night's Read-Thru
With a new show hitting this weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live offered up a look at host Jon Hamm (Apple TV+'s Your Friends and Neighbors) – with Lizzo alongside as the musical guest on Saturday night – in a midweek sketch that co-starred Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman (who gets in a Colin Jost dig), and Bowen[...]
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Despite the Morgan Wallen drama, NBC's Saturday Night Live has had two strong shows in a row since returning from break – with serious props going to hosts Mikey Madison and Jack Black This week, we've got SNL major player Jon Hamm (Apple TV+'s Your Friends and Neighbors) hosting, with Lizzo alongside as the musical[...]
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In terms of this past weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, there was a whole lot to love about the Jack Black-hosted (with musical guests Elton John and Bradi Carlile) effort But while we didn't get the Tenacious D reunion that we were hoping for before the final "goodnights" rolled, there was a meeting[...]
SNL 50: We Nearly Missed SNL's 3rd Morgan Wallen/"God's Country" Joke
Just when we thought we had caught both of the jokes that NBC's Saturday Night Live made last night during the Jack Black-hosted show, it turns out that there was a third one that we missed Going into the show, viewers were curious to see if and how SNL would address the drama from last[...]
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If you had a chance to check out our review of last night's Jack Black-hosted edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live ("Flamin' Hot SNL Sees Jack Black, "Ms Eggy" & More Bring the Heat"), then you know that we were huge fans of the vibe and intensity that Black and the SNL cast and writers[...]
SNL 50 Review
This weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live had a lot going for it as showtime approached Host Jack Black had gotten the news that his new movie Minecraft was blowing past opening weekend box office expectations (even after some brutal early reviews) – always a good thing On the SNL side, the long-running, late-night[...]
SNL Cold Open Drops Morgan Wallen/"God's Country" Reference/Dig
UPDATE: NBC's Saturday Night Live didn't just reference the Morgan Wallen drama during the Cold Open (more on that below), with SNL "Weekend Update" Colin Jost discussing how Donald Trump's tariffs are hurting Wall Street: "Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at Goodnights." Image: SNL Screencap Here's a look at the clip from[...]
SNL Cold Open: Trump Talks Tariffs; Musk Debuts Self-Vandalizing Tesla
Leaving last weekend's Morgan Wallen drama behind, NBC's Saturday Night Live returned tonight with host Jack Black and musical guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile But with a whole lot going on this past week, a lot of folks were wondering what SNL had in store for its Cold Open With a tongue-in-cheek suck-up to Trump (James Austin[...]
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Twitter owner and POtuS Donald Trump's right-hand DOGE-bag Elon Musk hasn't been a big fan of NBC's Saturday Night Live over the past few years – despite having hosted back in May 2021 (with musical guest Miley Cyrus) – and it started well before "Weekend Update," Dana Carvey, and Mike Myers, started calling out Musk[...]
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Now, it's time for NBC's Saturday Night Live to roll out the on-stage promos Joining host Jack Black and musical guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile was SNL star Heidi Gardner – who got a reality check on who exactly she was sharing the stage with Following that, things get nasty between John and Black, with Black threatening[...]
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On Wednesday, we were treated to NBC's Saturday Night Live midweek sketch, one which saw Ego Nwodim and Ashley Padilla kicking off a look at just how serious Jack Black is taking his role as SNL host for this weekend's show (which you can check out above) But in a case of better late than never,[...]
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First thing first—with all of the Morgan Wallen drama going on, we haven't posted our actual review of last weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live—but it's on its way! But the promo machine is already underway for this week's host, Jack Black (Minecraft), who is being joined by musical guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile[...]