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SNL Alum Taran Killam Loves Powell Episode, Praises Season 51 Cast
While promoting his latest NBC mockumentary comedy, Stumble, the actor spoke to Bleeding Cool to reflect on his time on Saturday Night Live, his review of the November 15th episode with The Running Man (2025) star Glen Powell hosting, who stood out among the SNL season 51 cast, and what he takes away from his[...]
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During the final edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, ahead of the November break, we learned that SNL would return on December 6th with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon Now, we have the lineup for the rest of the month, leading into the midseason break On December 13th, we have host Josh O'Connor and musical[...]
SNL's Epstein Files Trilogy, Powell, Dean Set High Bar for Season 51
NBC's Saturday Night Live might be heading into a two-week break (returning on December 6th with Melissa McCarthy and Dijon), but it didn't go away quietly In fact, SNL (hosted by Glen Powell and with musical guest Olivia Dean) felt like it had a chip on its shoulder last night, reminding viewers that one of[...]
SNL Returns Dec. 6th with Host Melissa McCarthy, Musical Guest Dijon
With NBC's Saturday Night Live, host Glen Powell, and musical guest Olivia Dean off to a strong start tonight, we have some quick news to pass along regarding Season 51 Going into the commercial break, it was announced that SNL would be back on December 6th with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon. Image: SNL SNL is the[...]
SNL 51 Cold Open Finds Trump Trying to Distract From Epstein Files
With host Glen Powell (The Running Man, Chad Powers) and musical guest Olivia Dean helping NBC's Saturday Night Live wrap up its three-episode run ahead of the holiday break, we're really curious to see what SNL has on tap tonight for its cold open To say that this has been a busy news week would[...]
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With NBC's Saturday Night Live returning tonight with what will most likely be the last show before the holiday break, we've got host Glen Powell (The Running Man, Chad Powers) and musical guest Olivia Dean on tap for tonight With Powell and Dean both being SNL first-timers, we're lacking an SNL backstory to share about[...]
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NBC's Saturday Night Live returns this weekend, with host Glen Powell and musical guest Olivia Dean Since it's Thursday night, that must mean it's time to check in on the on-stage promos – with Powell and Dean being joined by SNL stars Bowen Yang and Marcello Hernandez First up, Yang and Hernandez make it clear to[...]
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Typically, we would be dropping an update on what's ahead with this weekend's episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live However, thanks to the fine folks at UTAS UK Productions and Broadway Video, we have some big news to share regarding Sky's Saturday Night Live UK. James Longman has been tapped as lead producer, with Liz Clare[...]
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Earlier today, we got a chance to catch NBC's Saturday Night Live host Glen Powell (who will be joined by musical guest Olivia Dean this weekend) channeling his inner Christopher Walken for a Studio 8H hype dance that ended up taking a painful turn (which you can check out above) Of course, we couldn't call a wrap[...]
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We've got Glen Powell (Hulu's Chad Powers, The Running Man) hosting and Olivia Dean as the musical guest for this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, most likely the final new show for the month After the midweek sketch that was released earlier today, we're feeling cautiously optimistic about SNL going into the first[...]
SNL 51 Review: Featured Players, Pete Davidson Boost Overallth Okay Effort
If we had to rank this weekend's Nikki Glaser-hosted effort on a Saturday Night Live Season 51 scale – with Miles Teller being the best and Sabrina Carpenter being the worst (at least, so far) – it would rank in the middle, with a slight lean towards Teller It wasn't a bad show by any[...]
SNL 51 Cold Open
With last weekend's Cold Open spotlighting the NYC Mayoral Race between Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, and Curtis Sliwa scoring big with viewers and in the press (more on that below), we couldn't help but wonder if NBC's Saturday Night Live would revisit the topic after Mamdani easily walked away with the win With Nikki Glaser[...]
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With NBC's Saturday Night Live host Nikki Glaser and musical guest Sombr set to hit the stages of Studio 8H in a few hours, we're back with another edition of SNL Pregame For this go-around, we have an interesting mix of things to pass along, from a recap of how the week's been to SNL[...]
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With a new edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live hitting this weekend, it's time to check in with host Nikki Glaser and musical guest Sombr for Thursday's on-stage promos – with SNL star Chloe Fineman joining them First up, this weekend's musical guest explains where their name came from, leading to a heartbreaking revelation about[...]
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If it's Wednesday night and there's a new Saturday Night Live coming up, then you know that it's time to check in and see how the read-thru is going for host Nikki Glaser (who's joined by musical guest Sombr) and SNL's cast and writers Thankfully, the "Polaroids" of the cast have been included in the[...]
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NBC's Saturday Night Live heads into this weekend's new show riding the momentum from a great top-to-bottom return effort last weekend In fact, the Miles Teller-hosted show was so packed that we were deprived of a song during "Weekend Update" from SNL star Jane Wickline Thankfully, the fine folks over at the long-running late-night live[...]
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After a great return from a one-week break, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back this weekend, with host Nikki Glaser and musical guest Sombr With today being Wednesday, we know we'll get a look at the SNL read-thru later today But first, we have the midweek sketch waiting for you above Just so we're clear, Glaser[...]
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After a less-than-stellar effort heading into a one-weekend break, we were nervously curious to see what NBC's Saturday Night Live, host Miles Teller, and musical guest Brandi Carlile would have to offer this past weekend when it returned Well, we're happy to report that SNL got itself back on track in a big way, setting the[...]
SNL: Nashville Predators React to Miles Teller Hockey PSA Skit
The Nashville Predators have been around since 1997, but you'd think for an institution like Saturday Night Live, it would have been low-hanging fruit as far as the kind of comedy gold that can be generated As they say, "better late than never" as host Miles Teller was featured in a sketch alongside cast members[...]
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With NBC's Saturday Night Live heading into a one-week break on a less-than-strong note, we will readily admit that we were a wee bit worried about what the SNL team, host Miles Teller, and musical guest Brandi Carlile would have to offer us when they hit our screens on Saturday night By the time the[...]
SNL Cold Open Cold Open Tackles NYC Mayoral Race with Youssef, Gillis
While we're excited to see what host Miles Teller and musical guest Brandi Carlile have to offer tonight, we're feeling a little gunshy after the Sabrina Carpenter-hosted Saturday Night Live from two weeks ago After kicking off Season 51 with two strong outings from hosts Bad Bunny and Amy Poehler, the third episode of the season[...]
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Here's a rundown of some highlights from Carlile's SNL run: SNL Season 51: A Look Back at Teller & Carlile's Week The week kicked off with Teller pitching Chloe Fineman, Ben Marshall, and an in-training Jeremy Culhane on his "Cool Pope' sketch idea and a look at the SNL read-thru on Wednesday (more on all of that below). On[...]
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Only hours before host Miles Teller and musical guest Brandi Carlile are set to take the stages of Studios 8H, NBC's Saturday Night Live writer and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Michael Che took to social media to address a very serious matter As Speaker of the House Mike Johnson continues giving the House of Representatives weeks[...]
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With NBC's Saturday Night Live returning this weekend with host Miles Teller and musical guest Brandi Carlile, the week kicked off with Teller pitching Chloe Fineman, Ben Marshall, and an in-training Jeremy Culhane on his "Cool Pope' sketch idea and a look at the SNL read-thru on Wednesday (more on all of that below)[...]
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We've got NBC's Saturday Night Live back on our screens this weekend, with the first of three new Season 51 shows First up, we have actor Miles Teller hosting and Brandi Carlile as the musical guest Next weekend brings host Nikki Glaser and musical guest Sombr, while November 15th brings host Glen Powell and musical guest Olivia[...]
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After taking a weekend break, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back this weekend, with actor Miles Teller set to host and Brandi Carlile as the musical guest Then, November 8th brings host Nikki Glaser and musical guest Sombr, while November 15th brings host Glen Powell and musical guest Olivia Dean But for now, we're focusing on this[...]
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Just in case you forgot, there's no new Saturday Night Live tonight, with the Bad Bunny-hosted Season 51 premiere getting a re-airing tonight On November 1st, Miles Teller is set to host, with Brandi Carlile as the musical guest From there, November 8th brings host Nikki Glaser and musical guest Sombr, while November 15th brings host Glen[...]
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"Wait, you mean there was actually a sketch that didn't make the cut?" "Wait, I thought the entire show was a 'Cut For Time' sketch?" Earlier today, we shared our thoughts on this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, with Sabrina Carpenter serving as both SNL host and musical guest Spoiler? We weren't big[...]
SNL 51 Review:
We'll be live at 11:42!" That was the heads-up that NBC's Saturday Night Live offered viewers to let them know that last night's SNL would be getting a late start Things would not get better from there Just so there isn't any confusion, host and musical performer Sabrina Carpenter wasn't to blame "Manchild" and "Nobody's[...]
SNL 51 Gets a Late Start; Domingo Returns in Rushed "Cold Open"
With Sabrina Carpenter doing double duty tonight as NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 51 host and musical guest, we're taking a look at how SNL kicked off the final show for the month of October In tonight's Cold Open, we saw the return of Kacey (Chloe Fineman) and Matthew (Andrew Dismukes), which meant that we were[...]