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Yeah, this one is a nice combination of twisted and brilliant. And don't forget that host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter will be helping SNL put the finishing touches on its 49th season on May 18th. Image: NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together… Back in November 2023, SNL fans[...]

While maybe not in contention for best episode of Season 49, this weekend's effort was a fine return to form after a long break (and a whole lot of extra media attention) Here's a look at what worked (and one thing that definitely didn't), what our highlights were, how "Weekend Update" turned out, and Dua[...]

On May 18th, Jake Gyllenhaal (Prime Video's Road House) will host, joined by musical guest Sabrina Carpenter. Image: NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together… Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews took – here's a look: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE[...]

Here's how SNL, Ryan Gosling & Chris Stapleton pulled off a show so infectiously funny that even they couldn't help but get caught up in it.

How's that for impressive comedy? SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1860 — Pictured: (l-r) Marcello Hernández as Earthquake, anchor Colin Jost, and anchor Michael Che during Weekend Update on Saturday, April 6, 2024 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC) Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together… Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live returned this weekend with a solid effort from the SNL team, host Ramy Youssef, and musical guest Travis Scott.

So with some time to kill, we thought that we would offer a rundown of our Season 49 reviews so far – ranked from best to basement based on our "out-of-ten" rating and other factors – with the overall season coming in at around a 7.4/10. Image: SNL/NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live: Season 49 So Far… A quick note[...]

Apparently, it will be the end of the month – with March 30th seeing host Ramy Youssef and musical guest Travis Scott heading to Studio 8H. Image: NBC Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together… Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that Photographer[...]

If you're sticking with the current cast, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, or Sarah Sherman would make that cold open memorable – here's hoping it happens. Image: NBCUniversal; CNBC Screencap And here's a look at everything you need to know about Britt's response, courtesy of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow:- followed by a look at the speech itself, courtesy of[...]

Now, it's Wednesday evening – meaning that it's time to check in with Brolin and the SNL cast during read thru for this weekend's show. Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the Cast[...]

That means that it's time to roll out the video red carpet ahead of a week's worth of promotion – though in a clip that we have below from NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, Brolin offers some backstory on the very first "The Californians" sketch on SNL that's worth checking out. Image: SNL Screencaps Saturday Night[...]

Since it's Tuesday, it's time to roll out the video "red carpet" welcome to Sweeney & Musgraves (with a midweek sketch and read-thru most likely on tap for tomorrow). Image: SNL Screencaps Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the Cast Together Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast[...]

It's the puppet emu who makes the sketch work – it's Gillis who comes across as the prop. Image: SNL Screencap SNL Season 49: Getting the Cast Together Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that was taken by Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews – here's a look: SATURDAY[...]

Setting aside his pre-show baggage, we're not sure what the point was of SNL having Shane Gillis host - but it missed the mark by a mile.

Now, here's a look at Gillis during the read-thru:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that was taken by Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews –[...]

Now, here's a look at Gillis during the read-thru:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the Cast Together Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that was taken by Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews – here's[...]

Following that, on March 9th, we have Josh Brolin (Dune 2) hosting, with musical guest Ariana Grande. Image: SNL Screencap SNL Season 49: Getting the Cast Together Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that was taken by Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews – here's a look: SATURDAY NIGHT[...]

Let the f***ing ch**ks live there." Later in that same video post, Gillis has this to say about his experiences at Chinese restaurants: "The translation between you and the waiter is such a f—ing hassle, I'm pointing at it." Gillis then appears to attempt to differentiate their discussion by calling it "nice racism, good racism."[...]

Host Ayo Edebiri, musical guest Jennifer Lopez & SNL's writers/cast shouldn't have had to compete with distractions outside of their control.

Let the f***ing ch**ks live there." Later in that same video post, Gillis has this to say about his experiences at Chinese restaurants: "The translation between you and the waiter is such a f—ing hassle, I'm pointing at it." Gillis then appears to attempt to differentiate their discussion by calling it "nice racism, good racism."[...]

Now, it's time to see how things are going for Edebiri during the official read-thru for the weekend with the SNL case & writers. Image: SNL Screencap Here's a look at SNL's post from earlier this evening – with the on-stage promos expected to drop on Thursday:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live[...]

But just when they seem ready to throw in the towel, Edebiri offers an inspiring (if not exactly truthful) inspirational pep talk that might've just saved SNL (though we're thinking Lopez had a lot to do with it, too). Image: NBC Screencap Saturday Night Live Season 49: A Look Back… Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a[...]

After an unexpectedly newsworthy Monday, we're back on track with a new episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 on the way this weekend Ahead of what we're expecting will be the last live show before a break (unless SNL is working Super Bowl weekend), we have host Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) & musical guest[...]

Only minutes after we posted the midweek sketch ahead of this weekend's NBC's Saturday Night Live with host/Madame Web star Dakota Johnson and musical guest Justin Timberlake, SNL broke out the index cards & the corkboard to let us know that Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) is set to host on February 3rd – and will be[...]

First, we get to congratulate Bad Bunny, who gets to move out of the Season 49 basement as the worst show this season so far Second, next week's host Dakota Johnson (Madame Web), and musical guest Justin Timberlake were presented with a bar set so low they could crawl over it Yeah, this wasn't a[...]

But when it's clear that he's overthinking things, SNL stars Marcello Hernandez & Punkie Johnson step in to lend a hand – we think? Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that was taken by Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews – here's a look: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE[...]

We're going to be keeping our radar set for Thursday's on-stage promos – and between tomorrow and Saturday night, we should start getting a clearer picture of how the rest of Season 49 is shaping up. Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap Image: Instagram Stories Screencap And here's[...]

After what we're sure didn't feel like a "long winter's nap" to the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series, NBC's Saturday Night Live returns for its final run of Season 49 episodes After getting the "red carpet welcome video" treatment on Tuesday – and with a look at the read-thru for this weekend's episode expected later[...]

A return-from-break episode with a host that I actually have no vibe on going into the weekend could make for a fun surprise – but Rapp has already proven themselves to be a strong musical presence (and a one-person promo machine) to things should be good on that front. Image: NBC Screencap Back in November 2023, SNL[...]

Even with SNL alum/comedy icon & host Kate McKinnon & musical guest Billie Eilish wrapping up 2023 for NBC's Saturday Night Live as we're writing this, SNL has given us a heads-up on when Season 49 will resume Make sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, January 20th – with host Jacob Elordi (Euphoria, Priscilla) and musical[...]