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Just because this weekend is the huge three-hour primetime celebration SNL50: The Anniversary Special doesn't mean that NBC's Saturday Night Live isn't still keeping some of its traditions alive While we might not have gotten a midweek sketch, and there's a very good chance that there won't be on-stage promos, we did get a look[...]

SNL 50: Cher, Dave Grohl, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent, and Wyclef Jean have joined the lineup for SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.

NBC's Saturday Night Live has been celebrating its 50th anniversary since the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series returned for the current season – but this weekend is a big celebration Here's a rundown of what's already in play and what's planned for this weekend: SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, SNL50: Red Carpet Livestream, and[...]

If you're looking to celebrate the 50th anniversary of NBC's Saturday Night Live, you didn't have to wait until this week for some sweet SNL nostalgia The four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night and Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez's Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music[...]

UPDATE: The next wave of famous faces expected to attend was released for the big SNL event: Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Laraine Newman, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, Pete Davidson, Seth[...]

Beginning on Monday, expect a whole ton of NBC's Saturday Night Live nostalgia to come slamming down on us – not that we're complaining! Next Friday brings a 50th-anniversary "homecoming" concert at NYC's Radio City Music Hall, a reairing of the first SNL episode on Saturday night, and a live three-hour primetime event on Sunday[...]

15th, the network will repair the very first episode of Saturday Night Live Of course, the George Carlin-hosted effort (with Billy Preston and Janice Ian as musical guests) was originally titled "Saturday Night" when it debuted on October 11, 1975 – with a cast that included Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris,[...]

Kicking off at 8 pm ET, NBC and Peacock's live three-hour event SNL50: The Anniversary Special is set to honor Saturday Night Live Earlier today, we were treated to a promo trailer listing just some of the names expected to attend – including Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin[...]

Last week, the word came down that NBC's Saturday Night Live would be celebrating its 50th anniversary in a very big way – and we're not talking about the big primetime special set for Feb 16th Set for Feb 14th (8 p.m ET / 5 p.m PT.) and hosted by Jimmy Fallon, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert features[...]

Even though NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 is on a break until most likely after the big anniversary event on Feb 16th, that doesn't mean there isn't a whole lot of SNL goodness out there to enjoy From Peacock's in-depth four-part docuseries and QuestLove's amazing musical history lesson to the "SNL: 50 Seasons in[...]

As the calendar inches closer to the live primetime broadcast celebrating 50 seasons of NBC's Saturday Night Live, you'll want to set aside some time on February 14th We're thinking something like three hours – beginning at around 8 p.m ET / 5 p.m PT Hosted by Jimmy Fallon and featuring a lineup of chart-topping[...]

Reginald VelJohnson harbors no ill toward SNL host Dave Chappelle for his January 18th monologue - but could do without Diddy party rumors.

Just because NBC's Saturday Night Live is taking a break for a bit doesn't mean that there isn't a whole lot of SNL goodness still to enjoy I mean, it's the 50th anniversary, folks! You can check out the four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night on Peacock, and then there's the big primetime event set for[...]

If you had a chance to check out the cold open for this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live (with host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet), then you know that it began with a look at our Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence before Lin-Manuel Miranda made a guest-starring return as Alexander Hamilton[...]

Okay, I'm going to start things off by being a bit of a "Debbie Downer." Based on the promo that ran during last night's show, it doesn't look like NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 will be back until after the big primetime anniversary show on Feb 16th – meaning that Saturday, Feb 22nd would[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 was back this weekend, with Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) as both host and musical guest – his third time hosting and his first time pulling double duty on SNL How did tonight kick-off? The cold open kicked off with our Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, with[...]

With the way things are going at this point, Timothée Chalamet will be a Saturday Night Live "Five-Timer" by Season 53, with the actor returning tonight as both host and musical guest With that in mind, this edition of SNL Pregame also has a "Rewind" aspect to it First up, we have a look back[...]

Back in August 2024, Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang checked in with Andy Cohen on Cohen's Watch What Happens Live on Bravo (which you can check out above) At one point during the conversation, Yang was asked about the worst behavior from an SNL host that they had ever witnessed Though not naming names,[...]

After being introduced to "Team Chalamet" during the midweek sketch (above) and given a chance to check out this weekend's host and musical guest during Wednesday night's read-thru with the cast and writers, Timothée Chalamet is being joined by NBC's Saturday Night Live star Sarah Sherman for the on-stage promos In the first, it's clear that[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live rolling on with Season 50 this weekend, the big anniversary celebrations are also rolling along You can check out the four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night on Peacock, and then there's the big primetime event set for February 16th Now, we're getting a look at what Grammy and Academy Award-winning[...]

You don't get to be an institution that Saturday Night Live has been for the past 50 years without getting some questions about your past For example, the lack of diversity in front of the cameras and in the writers' room for years, and accusations of "tokenism." The issue stems back to SNL's premiere in[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet introduced us to his "secret weapon" when it comes to being able to handle all of the stress this week during his SNL midweek sketch (which you can check out above) Now, we're getting a chance to check out Chalamet and some of the[...]

But thanks to today's midweek sketch from NBC's Saturday Night Live, we're getting some insights into how he's been managing the week Believing in the saying that "teamwork makes the dream work," check out the video above to meet… "Team Chalamet" (at least that's what we're calling them). Image: SNL Screencap SNL 50 Previews: "SNL50: Beyond Saturday[...]

But for today, we've got NBC's Saturday Night Live rolling on with "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, we're looking at Season 27 – specifically, the third episode (October 13, 2001), with host Drew Barrymore and musical guest Macy Gray The sketch? "The Love-Ahs with Barbara and Dave," Barrymore, Will Ferrell, Rachel[...]

It's one of those things that people can laugh about decades later, but former cast member Damon Wayans made his mark on Saturday Night Live, even if it was for right and wrong reasons The NBC weekly late-night variety series was his second acting job in Hollywood after 1984's Beverly Hills Cop opposite SNL alum Eddie[...]

As we wait for host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet's week to officially get underway, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" – and since we're playing catch-up, we've got a look at both Seasons 29 and 28 For Season 29, we're looking at the 18th show (May 1, 2004)[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live returned from its midseason break with host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla, giving us what might be the one show this season that I might end up rethinking my review on a few times before the end of the season Whether or not this weekend worked for you depended pretty[...]

This one is close to home," NBC's Saturday Night Live host Dave Chappelle said near the opening of his monologue during tonight's Season 50 midseason return episode While it remains to be seen what the reactions will be on Sunday, Chappelle covered a wide range of topics – from Donald Trump to the Southern California[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live returned this weekend with host David Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla, and they came back from the break not afraid to take on both incoming POTUS Donald Trump as well as MSNBC (and other alleged news networks) For tonight's SNL Cold Open, we got to MSNBC – with Rachel Maddow (Sarah[...]

With only hours to go until host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla take the stages of Studio 8H, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with another round of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For today's go-around, we're looking at the fourteenth show of Season 30 (March 12, 2005), with David Spade hosting and Jack[...]