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The good news? NBC's Saturday Night Live host Teyana Taylor made it two-for-two in 2026, showing solid comedic skills and a willingness to play into her strengths while giving us a chance to see just how much talent she brings to the table Her opening monologue was funny and sweet (we loved it when the[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 51 returned tonight with host Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) and musical guest Geese, with the night kicking off with the SNL Cold Open We've got The 1st Annual Trumps, hosted by none other than Trump (James Austin Johnson) Joking about wanting more awards after the Nobel Peace Prize,[...]

With a new episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 51 hitting tonight, we've got Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) as the host and Geese as the musical guest That means it's time for our SNL Pregame, with a look at five thoughts we're keeping in mind – from how current events[...]

After impressing with yesterday's SNL Midweek Sketch (which you can check out below), NBC's Saturday Night Live host Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) was joined by musical guest Geese and SNL star Marcello Hernandez for this week's Studio 8H promos First up, Hernandez jokes about the band's name, which leads to a painfully awkward silence[...]

After getting her chance to channel her inner Angela Bassett from Waiting to Exhale during NBC's Saturday Night Live midweek sketch, SNL host Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) is back as we take a look at her and some of the SNL cast during Wednesday night's read-thru Here's a look at how things are going, followed[...]

After a strong midseason return last weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live returns this weekend with Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) as the host, and Geese as the musical guest (with Alexander Skarsgård and Cardi B set for next weekend) Since it's Wednesday, it's time for the SNL midweek sketch – and that's precisely what we have[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live released a Cut For Time sketch that we really wish had made it to air over the weekend when Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) hosted SNL's midseason return (with musical guest A$AP Rocky) In the "Weekend Update" segment above, SNL featured player Tommy Brennan addressed the violence and protests[...]

We found a whole lot to love about this past weekend's midseason return of NBC's Saturday Night Live, with host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky But every now and then, the fine folks over at SNL are kind enough to share a sketch or two that came close to making the[...]

After a bit of a winter hibernation, NBC's Saturday Night Live returned this weekend with host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky Heading into the show, we shared five key points we were keeping in mind about SNL's midseason return – with Wolfhard being the topic of one of them We've[...]

#ConformityGate is real! Okay, not really – except on last night's midseason return of NBC's Saturday Night Live During a filmed SNL "trailer" from Netflix, the streaming service finally admitted that not only is it not done with "Stranger Things," but it's also going to give you the prequels, sequels, and spinoffs you never even[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live was not f***ing around tonight With host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky helping the long-running sketch comedy and music series make its midseason return, SNL hit the ground running with a strong Cold Open and didn't let up from there For fans of series creator Jacob[...]

Tonight, NBC's Saturday Night Live returned from its midseason break with host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky, the first of three new shows this month On January 24th, Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) will host, with Geese as the musical guest Following that, on January 31st, Alexander Skarsgård (Pillion) will host,[...]

With host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky set to welcome back NBC's Saturday Night Live from its midseason break for the first of three new shows this month, we're back with another edition of Bleeding Cool's SNL Pregame But for this go-around, we're taking a break from looking back to[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky set to welcome SNL back from its end-of-the-year break, it's time for the Studio 8H on-stage promos – with the duo joined by SNL star Sarah Sherman In the opening promo, Wolfhard's backstory on his name takes a "hard"[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live featured player Kam Patterson is either trying to build himself some kind of street cred as the "SNL rebel," or he believes getting bounced from the long-running sketch comedy and music series would be the kind of boost his comedy career needs Whatever the case, Patterson addressed joining SNL in the Netflix[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live returns this weekend with host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky Earlier today, we were treated to the SNL midweek sketch (more on that below) Now, we have a look at Wolfhard and the SNL cast and writers, checking in from tonight's read-thru of this weekend's show. SATURDAY[...]

After this weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live viewers have two more promising shows to check out before SNL makes way for NBC's massive Olympics coverage On January 24th, Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) will host, with Geese as the musical guest Following that, on January 31st, Alexander Skarsgård (Pillion) will host, with musical guest Cardi[...]

Before NBC's Saturday Night Live took off for its midseason break, we learned that SNL would be back on January 17th, with host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky Earlier today, it was confirmed that we would be getting three new shows in January (ahead of NBC's Olympics coverage) On January[...]

Terry Sweeney, like Chevy Chase, didn't have a long run on Saturday Night Live, spending two seasons on the long-running NBC variety series in separate stints, with season six almost exclusively as a writer in 1980-81 and as a writer-cast member in season 11 in 1985-86 Chase was a cast member from its first two[...]

This is especially the case when you're doing sketch comedy like Saturday Night Live, and a key to the longevity of a cast member is creating a fan favorite like Rachel Dratch did with the signature character of Debbie Downer, which is as literal as it gets In the sketches featuring Debbie, Dratch finds herself[...]

We were hoping that host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher would help NBC's Saturday Night Live head into its midseason break on a strong note, and we were not disappointed One of the sketches that worked well for us (check out our full review) was "Random Duets Christmas Spectacular," in which Grande and the[...]

No one can ever take away what Chevy Chase has done, helping to build the legacy of NBC's Saturday Night Live as part of its inaugural cast in 1975 and leaving the cast the following season While his tenure was too brief, he never forgot where he came from, with cameos in seasons 3, 22,[...]

Any time your TV series or film is referenced on Saturday Night Live, you've made it as a pop culture sensation, which was the case with Disney's Phineas and Ferb and star Vincent Martella, who voices Phineas Flynn, took to social media to acknowledge the SNL skit the series was referenced in on the December[...]

We've really liking what NBC's Saturday Night Live has been doing this season when it comes to filming special content for YouTube and social media We were treated to another one earlier today, as new SNL cast members Ben Marshall, Jeremy Culhane, Tommy Brennan, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska get a chance to answer some[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live ended the year and headed into the holidays off of what might have been its best show to date this season, though the departure of SNL star Bowen Yang left it feeling a bit bittersweet With the long-running, late-night sketch comedy series set to return in less than a month (we[...]

Having gotten the "Grinch" stuff out of the way, NBC's Saturday Night Live's cast and writers, host Ariana Grande, and musical guest Cher had a lot of heavy lifting responsibility-wise heading into the show Not only was it a holiday-themed show, but it was also the final show before the midseason break No one wants[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang confirmed that tonight's year-end show, with host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher, would be his last as an SNL cast member Heading into tonight's show, we looked back at the sketch that sold us on Yang's comedy greatness Now, we're getting a look at Yang's goodbye from his[...]

With host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher helping usher in the holiday-themed final episode of 2025, we were wondering if tonight's episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live will offer us another edition of "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che's "Joke Swap." So, it looks like Che convinced Jost they weren't doing a[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live isn't making us wait too long for Season 51 to return, announcing the return intel during tonight's year-end show with host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher We can mark down January 17th, 2026, as the SNL return date, with host Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things 5) and musical guest A$AP Rocky. Image:[...]

We've got a festive yet bittersweet edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live tonight On the one hand, we have host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher for a year-end, holiday-themed show, which is always something special On the other hand, we're staring down a break until the end of January or the beginning of February[...]