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SNL icon Will Ferrell and musical icon Paul McCartney joined NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend to help the long-running late-night sketch comedy series wrap up Season 51 That means we're going to pack up our coverage and do some cleanup over the next day or two For example, we have an "SNL Cut for Time"[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapping up Season 51 tonight with host and SNL alum Will Ferrell and musical guest Paul McCartney, did "Weekend Update" anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost grace us with another "SNL Joke Swap"? When the segment kicked off, Jost and Che could tell from the audience's reaction that they were[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapping up Season 51 tonight with host (and SNL icon) Will Ferrell and musical guest Sir Paul McCartney, who had the "honor" of being the topic of the final SNL Cold Open until the fall? Could we be looking at the return of James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump and/or Colin Jost's[...]

In a few hours, NBC's Saturday Night Live will kick off its Season 51 finale with host (and SNL icon) Will Ferrell and musical guest Sir Paul McCartney To help set the mood, we have an extra-large SNL pregame preview to pass along Sure, we've got a look back at Ferrell and McCartney's weeks and an[...]

SNL UK took on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's political nightmare, the Eurovision controversy, and more during its season finale cold open.

As host Will Ferrell and musical guest Paul McCartney get ready to help NBC's Saturday Night Live wrap up its 51st season, the questions that have haunted SNL since its opening season return Who's returning for Season 52? Who's leaving? Who will get bumped up to a full cast member? Will "Weekend Update" get new[...]

While we take comfort in knowing that Saturday Night Live UK will be back in September, it still kinda sucks saying goodbye to SNL UK for the summer But host Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) and musical guest Holly Humberstone are definitely a dynamic duo for the show to go into the break with[...]

Sadly, Yost never got to deliver his rendition, appearing on The Tonight Show to explain why. Colin Jost and Matt Damon in "Saturday Night Live." Image courtesy of Caro Scarimbolo/NBC SNL: Colin Jost on Predicting Pete Hegseth's Pulp Fiction Bible Verse Delivery The 'Weekend Update' anchor told host Jimmy Fallon that his Hegseth speech was a rejected cold[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapping up Season 51 with host (and SNL icon) Will Ferrell and musical guest Sir Paul McCartney, SNL star Marcello Hernández joined the duo for the on-stage promos for this weekend's season ender First up, Ferrell and Hernández know the real reason why folks are tuning in this weekend: McCartney[...]

For this go-around, we're getting a chance to check out SNL Season 51 finale host (and SNL icon) Will Ferrell (who will be joined by musical guest Paul McCartney) and the SNL team as they work on putting this weekend's season wrap-up together. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1904 — Pictured: (l-r) Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, and[...]

For Ferrell, returning to the long-running sketch comedy and music series is always an emotional journey that… keeps getting distracted by whatever Andrew Dismukes is doing on stage! What is Dismukes up to? Is it even Dismukes? No spoilers… but Ferrell's last line really sells it. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1904 — Pictured: (l-r) Chloe[...]

After "regenerating" from last week's host, Hannah Waddingham, Ncuti Gatwa learns the copyright-friendly way SNL UK secures hosts - and cast.

Generally speaking, when I'm writing up a Saturday Night Live review, and the first thing that comes to mind is dropping a ton of praise on the show's musical guest, that's not a good sign of what's to follow With that in mind, Noah Kahan delivered big-time, throwing down two strong, passionate, and intense performances[...]

After checking out what Saturday Night Live UK had to offer cold open-wise earlier today, it's time to see what NBC's SNL has in store for us With host Matt Damon and musical guest Noah Kahan on tap for the first of the final two shows of Season 51 before SNL heads off into its[...]

As we reach the first of the final two shows before NBC's Saturday Night Live wraps it up for the season, we've got another pregame preview to pass along before host Matt Damon and musical guest Noah Kahan take to the stage in Studio 8H Before we go any further, don't forget that Will Ferrell[...]

SNL UK took on PM Keir Starmer and recent election losses, with actor/comedian Peter Serafinowicz appearing as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

This is it, folks! We're staring down the final two shows for the first season of Sky and NOW's Saturday Night Live UK – and we have a whole lot of reasons to be happy The biggest news is that SNL UK will be back beginning this September for a 12-show second season (maybe more?)[...]

It's so much better to cover Saturday Night Live UK knowing it will be back for a 12-episode second season in September But before we go looking too far ahead, we still have two more shows to go for this season SNL UK has Hannah Waddingham (Apple TV's Ted Lasso) and musical guest Myles Smith on tap for[...]

Now, with NBC's Saturday Night Live kicking off the first of its final two Season 51 shows this weekend, host Matt Damon and musical guest Noah Kahan are joined by SNL star (and Please Don't Destroy member) Ben Marshall for this week's on-stage promos We've got fears of a Good Will Hunting joke, Damon getting[...]

With Saturday Night Live UK heading into its final two shows for the first series (with Hannah Waddingham and musical guest Myles Smith this weekend, and Ncuti Gatwa and musical guest Holly Humberstone for the season finale on May 16th), its fate has officially been decided Yup, it's good news SNL UK will be back[...]

With only two more shows left in Season 51, NBC's Saturday Night Live returns this weekend with host Matt Damon and musical guest Noah Kahan Before we look back at the midweek sketch from earlier today, here's Damon and some of the SNL cast checking in during the read-thru for this weekend's show. Image: SNL Screencap Here's[...]

Or not. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1903 — Pictured: Host Matt Damon during Promos on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 — (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC) The SNL Season 51 cast includes Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang, along with current featured[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live was back this weekend with host and musical guest Olivia Rodrigo, as SNL kicks off its final three shows before wrapping up Season 51 for the summer If we had to describe last night's effort in one word, that would be "fun." It was clear that Rodrigo was enjoying her time[...]

Before NBC's Saturday Night Live wraps up Season 51 with Matt Damon and Noah Kahan on May 9th, and Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney on May 16th, musical sensation Olivia Rodrigo takes to the Studio 8H main stage tonight as both host and musical guest Of course, before we get to Rodrigo's monologue, we have the very important[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live is back tonight, with the first of its three final shows for the season (damn, that went by fast). On May 9th, Matt Damon will host, with Noah Kahan as the musical guest Following that, the season ender lands on May 16th with host Will Ferrell and musical guest Paul McCartney[...]

Heading into this weekend, we learned that Saturday Night Live UK would be wrapping up its first season run in a very big way On May 9th, Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) is set to host, with Myles Smith as the musical guest And then, on May 16th, Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who) hosts, with Holly Humberstone as the musical guest[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live is back this weekend with host and musical guest Olivia Rodrigo (more on that below) And with it being Thursday, that means it's time for the Studio 8H on-stage promos – with Rodrigo joined by SNL star Ashley Padilla For this go-around, we're getting a longer-than-usual collection of clips that… well,[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live rolled out a midweek sketch for this weekend's host and musical guest, Olivia Rodrigo (more on that below) But now, it's time to get down to business – and that's exactly what Rodrigo and the SNL cast & writers did, checking in on social media during their table read for[...]

We've got a double dose of Saturday Night Live this weekend Over here, Olivia Rodrigo is SNL's host and musical guest Meanwhile, SNL UK has Aimee Lou Wood hosting, with musical guest Meek After getting the SNL UK Midweek Sketch earlier today (more on that below), Wood and some of the SNL UK cast got down[...]

Not looking to let SNL UK have all of the fun, NBC's Saturday Night Live returns this weekend for the first of its final three Season 51 shows This weekend, Olivia Rodrigo will serve as host and musical guest On May 9th, Matt Damon will host, with Noah Kahan as the musical guest Finally, the[...]