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Welcome back to another edition of SNL Second-Guessing, where we look back at an episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 (based on the show being repeated during the summer off-season) and spotlight a sketch or a situation that deserved a bit more attention Sometimes, it's for good reasons – as was the case[...]

If you had a chance to check out our update earlier this week (more on that in a minute), then you know that plans are already coming together in terms of celebrating the 50th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live – and rightfully so Think about it How many live, late-night sketch comedy/music series can[...]

Last month, the word went out regarding early plans to celebrate the milestone 50th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live The network confirmed that there will be a "celebratory weekend" that wraps up on Sunday, February 16th (from 8-11 p.m ET), with a live, primetime special Now, thanks to an interview he had with The New[...]

The 1985-86 cast of Saturday Night Live might be arguably one of the worst in the NBC late-night variety series' history, but it also the one that features the show's only Oscar winner in Robert Downey Jr, who won for 2023's Oppenheimer Also featured in that season was fellow Brat Pack member Anthony Michael Hall,[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? NBC's Saturday Night Live, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, DC Studios/Wonder Woman, Wheel of Fortune/Ryan Seacrest, Prime Video's The Boys, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, AEW Collision/AEW Rampage, and more! Images/Screencaps: Prime Video, CBS News, FX Networks, DC Comics, Max, BBC, Netflix, SNL BCTV Daily Dispatch: Saturday[...]

Here's how it works. With NBC's Saturday Night Live only months away from its milestone 50th season, there's going to be a lot more going on than usual, so we're keeping our coverage active In between the updates, we're running a weekly series where we look back at the episode that's being repeated that weekend and[...]

In a profile interview with Variety, NBC's Saturday Night Live stars Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson covered a wide range of topics related to the recently wrapped 49th season as the long-running sketch comedy/music series inches closer to the milestone – Season 50 Two topics that grabbed headlines had to do with actor/comedian Dave Chappelle[...]

During a special "Super Fans" sketch that saw Robert Smigel and George Wendt reprising their roles as Carl Wollarski and Bob Swerski for the first time since the passing of Saturday Night Live & film star Chris Farley, the duo was joined by Sudeikis – who stepped into the role previously portrayed by Farley, Todd[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 officially in the record books, we've been shifting into heavier summer coverage now that we're heading into the milestone 50th season We know that NBC has a three-hour primetime special wrapping up a celebration weekend in February 2025 – but what about the season and long-running sketch comedy/music[...]

Though most of late-night was off this week, Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show, and SNL's James Austin Johnson took on Donald Trump's conviction.

See? This is why we're glad we're still keeping our Saturday Night Live coverage active On the day when ex-reality show host and multi-impeached ex-POTUS learned 34 times over that he can now add "convicted felon" to his title, it only felt right that SNL star James Austin Johnson would check in via Instagram to[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live having recently wrapped its 49th season, we're starting a new series of posts that will run between now and when milestone Season 50 kicks off this fall In "SNL Second-Guessing," we're looking back at a sketch from the most recent season that either deserves reconsideration or more attention – with[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live having wrapped its 49th season earlier this month, we would have normally put our SNL coverage into summer storage for the next few months But as we've mentioned previously, this summer isn't quite the same as previous ones because this is the summer leading into the milestone 50th season We[...]

Earlier this week, NBC's Saturday Night Live (in conjunction with T-Mobile) shared a lineup of bloopers from the recently wrapped 49th season – and now, we have the second round for your viewing pleasure With the milestone Season 50 coming our way this fall, we're hoping to see a lot more of these behind-the-scenes looks over[...]

It always feels weird when a season of NBC's Saturday Night Live comes to an end Thankfully, there should be a lot more SNL-related buzz going on this summer as we head into the milestone 50th season – with a big weekend set for February 2025 that will include a live primetime celebration of the[...]

Shortly after, the issue ended up being a topic during Saturday Night Live co-head writers and "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost & Michael Che's "Joke Swap" this past weekend "ChatGPT has released a new voice assistant feature inspired by Scarlett Johansson's AI character in 'Her,'" Jost began the joke written by Che about Jost's wife,[...]

Earlier today, we wondered if Saturday Night Live co-head writers and "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost & Michael Che's "Joke Swap" was what finally got the attention of OpenAI regarding its new ChatGPT model that includes a Voice Mode "ChatGPT has released a new voice assistant feature inspired by Scarlett Johansson's AI character in 'Her,'" Jost[...]

  Did Saturday Night Live co-head writers and "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost & Michael Che's "Joke Swap" get the attention of OpenAI? During the SNL season 49 finale this weekend, Jost and Che continued their tradition of writing jokes meant to make the other one look painfully bad – and feel even worse With each[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Michael Connelly/The Safe Man, Prime Video's The Boys, Disney+'s Skeleton Crew, Disney+'s X-Men '97, AEW Collision/AEW Rampage, Crunchyroll, Full House/Bob Saget, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D[...]

Of course, we're talking about the 20-episode 49th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live With a few months off before the long-running sketch comedy/music series returns for its milestone Season 50, it'll be interesting to learn over the summer what the plans are going to be, festivities-wise As we get ready to pack up our[...]

While I can more than understand why a lot of viewers are looking at Ryan Gosling, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, and Kenan Thompson-starring "Beavis and Butt-Head" as the best sketch of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49, this weekend's SNL season finale with host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter offered a sketch that[...]

When it comes to NBC's Saturday Night Live, the season finale is a pretty bittersweet affair On one hand, we're excited to see the SNL cast & writers getting some time to unwind, decompress, and pursue other projects – after a season like the one we just had, they've more than earned it On the[...]

Like what Crockett did to Greene – and why it almost feels like it was made for this weekend's season finale of NBC's Saturday Night Live – especially as an SNL cold open. Two things you need to know about the meeting First, its purpose was to try to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick[...]

This weekend marks the Season 49 finale of NBC's Saturday Night Live – with host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter looking to end the season on a strong (and very funny) note That brings us to the last Studio 8H On-Stage Promo for the season – with Gyllenhaal & Carpenter joined[...]

UPDATE (9:16 am ET): Shortly after we went to post… We have Jake!   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Earlier today, he was dealing with some "yearbook drama" with NBC's Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernandez But now, SNL host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) – joined by musical guest Sabrina[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapping up Season 49 this weekend with host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) & musical guest Sabrina Carpenter, we've reached our final SNL Midweek Sketch for the season So it's only fitting that SNL star Marcello Hernandez would want Gyllenhall to sign his SNL Studio 8H Season 49 Yearbook But[...]

This weekend's the last one, folks! NBC's Saturday Night Live wraps up Season 49 this weekend with host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) & musical guest Sabrina Carpenter next weekend But this summer is going to be a bit different for SNL because it's the summer leading into its jaw-dropping 50th season, so we can[...]

While we will readily admit that this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live with host Maya Rudolph and musical guest Vampire Weekend didn't exactly work for us (as our review can attest), that doesn't mean that some of you out there didn't love it So it's with you in mind that we're passing along an[...]

When I heard that Maya Rudolph/Vampire Weekend and Jake Gyllenhaal/Sabrina Carpenter would be closing out the final two episodes of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49, I made what I thought was a pretty safe assumption – that the Jacob Elordi-hosted episode would end up holding onto the title of being the worst episode of[...]

For Season 49, it's Maya Rudolph & Vampire Weekend this weekend, Jake Gyllenhaal & Sabrina Carpenter next weekend – and then, that's a wrap! But this summer will be a bit different for NBC's Saturday Night Live – it's the summer leading into SNL's jaw-dropping 50th season While we don't exactly know what EP Lorne[...]