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With only days to go until host Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and musical guest Shaboozey take the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live for this weekend's return show, we've got SNL star Chloe Fineman joining the two for this week's on-stage promos First up, let's just say that it's pretty clear that Fineman is just hearing[...]
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With Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and musical guest Shaboozey taking the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend, we were already treated to Mescal's midweek sketch earlier today – with Devon Walker, Heidi Gardner, and (especially) Mikey Day learning the hard was just how much of a "method actor" Mescal can be (you can check[...]
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This weekend, host Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and musical guest Shaboozey will be taking the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live as the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series returns for the first of three more shows this year After this weekend, December 14th sees Chris Rock hosting, joined by musical guest Gracie Abrams[...]
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After getting a look at the first promo for the three-hour 50th-anniversary primetime live special on NBC and Peacock honoring the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series over Thanksgiving, we're learning who else will be joining December 7th's host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey when Saturday Night Live returns this weekend Well, now we[...]
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Last week was one of those rare Saturday nights during an active season of NBC's Saturday Night Live when a repeat episode of SNL didn't air – so we took a break, too But with Nate Bargatze's recent hosting gig getting an encore showing tonight (and SNL 50 resuming next Saturday with host Paul Mescal[...]
Saturday Night Live
As much as we're looking forward to NBC's Saturday Night Live returning from its holiday break on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey, it's February 16, 2025, that we're really looking forward to That's when we can expect a three-hour primetime live special on NBC and Peacock honoring the long-running late-night sketch comedy[...]
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Just because NBC's Saturday Night Live is taking a holiday break (with Season 50 resuming on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey) doesn't mean that we're going to be without some SNL goodness at our Thanksgiving tables On Wednesday night, the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series is looking back at[...]
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During the cold open to the Bill Burr-hosted edition of Saturday Night Live from earlier this month (with musical guest Mk.gee), SNL's cast and writers made it clear with their mock "pledge of allegiance" to Trump that NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series wouldn't be pulling its punches anytime soon That was when we[...]
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We were all set to wrap up our coverage of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 until the week ahead of its December 7th return (with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey) But then SNL put out not one… not two… but three "Cut For Time" sketches – what could we do? Honestly, we're surprised[...]
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Sometimes, we have a hard time shutting down our Saturday Night Live coverage – especially with this being SNL's milestone 50th season (SNL returning on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey) But we can't stretch things out for three weeks, so consider this our "final-ish" one ahead of the already ongoing break[...]
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After getting a look at a Cut for Time sketch from this past weekend's Saturday Night Live (returning on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey) featuring host/musical guest Charli XCX and Please Don't Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy), we're back with two more updates that have one thing in common:[...]
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Before we pack away our coverage of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 for the next three weeks (SNL returns on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey), we have a Cut For Time sketch from this weekend, where Charli XCX was a double threat as both host and musical guest In[...]
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It's not like the team behind NBC's Saturday Night Live didn't already have a ton of pressure on its collective shoulders Along with this being the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series' milestone 50th season and all, we had a U.S Presidential Election whose results proved that the nation needs SNL now more than[...]
SNL Season 50 Returns December 7th with Paul Mescal, Shaboozey
After the credits roll on tonight's Charli XCX-hosted edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we were expecting that the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series would be taking a few weeks off for the Thanksgiving holiday (and a much-needed break) And we were right, with SNL returning on December 7th with host Paul Mescal[...]
SNL 50 Cold Open Includes Sherman's Matt Gaetz, Alec Baldwin's RFK Jr.
In case anyone thought that tonight's Charli XCX-hosted (and also musical guest) edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live was going to dial back on the politics just because of Trump, tonight's cold open put that to rest Set in The White House, the sketch is a take-off of Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) and President[...]
SNL 50 Pregame:
Welcome back to our latest edition of SNL 50 Pregame, where we look back on the Saturday Night Live history of the upcoming host and musical guest This week, the amazing Charli XCX is holding down double duty in what will most likely be the final new show before what's looking like a two-week holiday break[...]
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That brings us to Thursday evening, which means it's time for the Saturday Night Live on-stage promos – with Charli XCX being joined by SNL star Marcello Hernández First up, the two share the truth about their real names – and we're not sure who surprised us more Following that, Charli XCX leaves it up[...]
Saturday Night Live
After being joined by Saturday Night Live's Chloe Fineman and Emil Wakim for the midweek sketch earlier today, we're back to check out what SNL host and musical guest Charli XCX is up to Of course, with this being Wednesday night, that means it's time for the read-thru – and we have a look at[...]
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On Tuesday, Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Charli XCX kicked off her SNL week with some personal perspective posts on social media But today, the official SNL rollout gets underway – and that means we have our midweek sketch (with a look inside the table read expected later today) In the promo above, SNL[...]
Saturday Night Live Host/Musical Guest Charli XCX Kicks Off SNL Week
Though a typical Saturday Night Live week usually kicks off on a Wednesday, let's face it S**t just ain't' "typical" anymore With that in mind, this weekend's host and musical guest, Charli XCX, is getting the SNL week started early – and on a personal note With NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series[...]
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Back in August, Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang checked in with Andy Cohen on Cohen's Watch What Happens Live on Bravo At one point during the show, Yang was asked about the worst behavior from an SNL host that they had ever witnessed Though not naming names, Yang described what went down as being "terrible"[...]
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It was back in August of this year when Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang checked in with Andy Cohen during an edition of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live, where they were asked about the worst behavior from an SNL host that they had ever witnessed Though not naming names, Yang described what went down as[...]
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If you caught the cold open to this weekend's Bill Burr-hosted Saturday Night Live (with musical guest Mk.gee), then you know that the SNL cast and writers made it clear with their mock "pledge of allegiance" to Trump and NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series won't be pulling back anytime soon During the[...]
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With the real nightmare officially getting underway after what we're assuming will be a Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan-fronted inaugural shindig in January, a whole lot of folks (myself included) were wondering how NBC's Saturday Night Live would respond this weekend (with host Bill Burr and the amazing Mk.gee as the musical guest) Would the[...]
SNL Offers Mocking Cold Open "Pledge of Allegiance" to Trump (VIDEO)
Last week's Saturday Night Live was all about Maya Rudolph's "VP Kamala Harris" meeting up with the real VP Kamala Harris during a cold open that attracted a ton of attention just three days before America was asked to choose between democracy & freedom and fascism Well, as we all know by now, a large[...]
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POTUS Election that will have Donald Trump returning to The White House for what looks to be four very painful years if you're not into living in a country that's just overflowing with all sorts of fascism, we have no idea what direction NBC's Saturday Night Live will take later tonight when it goes live[...]
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With a whole lot of folks wondering how this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live will address the results of the VP Harris/Trump election and the U.S.'s upcoming four-year love affair with fascism, host Bill Burr and musical guest Mk.gee were joined by SNL star Sarah Sherman for tonight's on-stage promos[...]
Saturday Night Live Checks In with Bill Burr, SNL Cast at Read-Thru
As much attention there was on last weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, this weekend's SNL is sure to get that much attention, if not more With Bill Burr hosting (Mk.gee as the musical guest), this Saturday's show marks the first show after the U.S POTUS election results landed like that squid did on New York[...]
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We're going to assume the promo you're about to see for this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live was filmed before the U.S voted to enjoy some good old fascism for the next four years With Bill Burr set to host (Mk.gee as the musical guest), the clip above finds Burr and SNL star Marcello Hernandez[...]
SNL: O’Brien on Regrets Feeling He “Could’ve Written There Longer”
Before landing his first big break hosting Late Night as successor to David Letterman, he emerged as a force in writing by joining Saturday Night Live in 1987, remaining on staff for four seasons, and leaving in season 16 in 1991 in favor of Fox's The Simpsons, contributing to four episodes before being announced as[...]