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With NBC's Saturday Night Live returning tonight with host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat, a whole lot of folks were waiting to see what SNL had planned for its Cold Open To say that a lot has happened – most of it really, really not good – over the past five months would[...]

With only hours to go until NBC's Saturday Night Live kicks off Season 51 with host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat (and maybe Taylor Swift), SNL icon Kenan Thompson is checking in on social media to share some kind words, a couple of looks behind the scenes, and a great Family Guy clip. "SNL, WE[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live kicking off Season 51 this weekend with host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat, we've gone from the welcome video to the midweek sketch (with Sarah Sherman, Marcello Hernandez) to a look at the SNL team during the first official read-thru for the season That brings us to Thursday night,[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live continued down the road to this weekend, when host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat will help kick off the 51st season In the midweek sketch, Sarah Sherman and Marcello Hernandez discussed how it's been great to have Bad Bunny back – even though it felt like he never[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live set to kick open the doors of Studio 8H with host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat this weekend, we've got our first midweek sketch for Season 51 In the promo above, Sarah Sherman and Marcello Hernandez discuss how it's great to have Bad Bunny back, and how it feels[...]

With only days to go until NBC's Saturday Night Live kicks open the doors on Season 51 with host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat, we're getting the lowdown on the new writers joining the SNL team Variety is reporting exclusively that seven new writers have joined the long-running late-night sketch comedy series: actor-writer Jack Bensinger[...]

It's one thing to get a teaser announcing that we're officially in the Season 51 zone, but it's quite another when NBC's Saturday Night Live drops the first teaser for its return show That's exactly what we got on Monday morning, with SNL getting out the word that host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat[...]

Over the past few weeks, NBC's Saturday Night Live has welcomed a number of new faces to the cast ahead of its return next month But the Season 51 cast will also be missing some familiar faces, with cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and featured player Emil Wakim having departed[...]

With only two weeks to go until NBC's Saturday Night Live returns to kick off its 51st season, SNL dropped the news on who the hosts and musical guests are for the first three shows On October 4th, host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat will kick things off Following that, Oct 11th sees host[...]

Ahead of the return of NBC's Saturday Night Live for Season 51 on October 4th, a number of new faces were announced to be joining what will be one of the show's largest casts in years Unfortunately, the cast changes also included a number of departures, including cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and[...]

After the past few weeks saw a number of faces on both sides of the camera announce their departures – including cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and featured player Emil Wakim – NBC's Saturday Night Live has its Season 51 cast locked in (fingers crossed) With the new season set to get underway[...]

As NBC's Saturday Night Live headed towards its 51st season (kicking off on October 4th), EP Lorne Michaels had given everyone the heads-up that there would be some shake-ups on both sides of the camera Shortly after, we learned that a number of SNL writers, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner, and Ego Nwodim, and featured[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live fans were knocked for a loop when Ego Nwodim announced that she was departing the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series after seven seasons, ahead of its Season 51 premiere on October 4th Since that time, a whole lot of famous folks have taken to social media to express[...]

Heading into this week, all reports were that NBC's Saturday Night Live had finalized its cast for Season 51 ahead of the show's return on October 4th Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang were set to return, along[...]

Heading into the start of the week, reports were that NBC's Saturday Night Live had finalized its cast for Season 51 ahead of the show's return on October 4th Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang are set[...]

Though NBCUniversal or EP Lorne Michaels have yet to make an official announcement, reports this past weekend suggested that NBC's Saturday Night Live had finalized its cast for Season 51 ahead of the show's return on October 4th. Assuming the sources are correct, the confirmed lineup for Season 51 would be larger than the lineup for the SNL[...]

After the departures of writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner, as well as featured player Emil Wakim, fans of NBC's Saturday Night Live were left wondering who was next It's understandable, considering that EP Lorne Michaels spoke of significant changes that will come before SNL returns for[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels gave everyone the heads-up that some changes were on the way heading into SNL's return on October 4th for the show's 51st season Writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner, and featured player Emil Wakim are some of the names[...]

Heading into its October 4th return for its 51st season, NBC's Saturday Night Live has been making some moves on both sides of the camera After the announced departures of a number of writers and SNL cast members, we learned last week that Please Don't Destroy's Ben Marshall had joined the cast alongside Tommy Brennan (The Tonight[...]

Earlier today, we learned that Please Don't Destroy's Ben Marshall had joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live for its 51st season, joining Tommy Brennan (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Jeremy Culhane (Dropout TV, LA's Upright Citizens Brigade), Kam Patterson (Kill Tony), and Veronika Slowikowska (Tires, What We Do in the Shadows)[...]

After last week brought the departures of writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner, and featured player Emil Wakim, NBC's Saturday Night Live announced five new additions to the cast First, Please Don't Destroy's Ben Marshall has joined the cast (with Martin Herlihy expected to stay on[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels gave us the heads-up earlier this month that SNL would be going through some significant changes ahead of its return for Season 51 on October 4th Since then, we've learned that writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner, and featured player[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live set to return for its 51st season on October 4th, EP Lorne Michaels made it clear earlier this month that SNL would be undergoing significant changes Since then, we've learned that writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner, and featured player Emil[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels shared that there would be some significant changes to SNL before Season 51 premieres on October 4th, and we've been seeing that play out over this week Writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast members Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, and Heidi Gardner, and featured player Emil Wakim are[...]

With reports that more announcements could still be on the way, sources are saying that Heidi Gardner will also be departing NBC's Saturday Night Live ahead of the show's 51st season (set for October 4th) after eight seasons with the long-running sketch comedy and music series With SNL set to return in less than two[...]

Earlier this week, we learned that NBC's Saturday Night Live writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim, cast member Devon Walker, and featured player Emil Wakim would not return to the long-running sketch comedy and music series for its 51st season Deadline Hollywood is now reporting exclusively that SNL cast member Michael Longfellow is also departing before[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live's Emil Wakim will not be returning for the long-running sketch comedy and music series's 51st season, with the featured player taking to social media to make the announcement With SNL set to return on October 4th, EP Lorne Michaels previously shared that there would be some profound changes heading into the 51st[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels shared that there would be some serious changes heading into the long-running sketch comedy and music series' 51st season, and that we would start getting announcements this week Previously, comedians and writers Rosebud Baker and Celeste Yim announced that they would be departing ahead of the show's October[...]

As we await official word from NBC's Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels regarding who's staying, who's going, and who's joining SNL before it returns for Season 51 on October 4th, unfortunately, the writing team is facing another departure Earlier today, writer and comedian Rosebud Baker confirmed with LateNighter that she is departing the long-running[...]

Last week, NBC's Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels dropped word during an interview with Puck's Matt Belloni that we could be getting some news beginning this week regarding who's staying, who's going, and who's joining SNL before it returns for Season 51 on October 4th The report referred to the changes as a "significant shake-up,"[...]