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Here's a look at the five sketches that stuck out the most: Image: SNL Screencaps "Will and Todd's Radical Experience": Harriet Tubman (Brunson) and Frederick Douglass (Kenan Thompson) make it clear to a pair of "Bill & Ted" wannabes (Andrew Dismukes, Marcello Hernández) that they're more than fine staying where they are in the present[...]

But with SNL on a break over the past few weeks and a whole lot going on in the news during that time, there were a lot of folks wondering what the focus of the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series' cold open would be. Image: SNL Screencap After an intro sharing how Trump did all[...]

To help set the mood, we're offering a "pregame" that kicks off by looking back at Brunson's SNL PR week (including an interview with NBC New York waiting for you above) Following that, we look back at some of the highlights from the first time Brunson hosted (with musical guest Lil Yachty on April 1,[...]

With only a few days to go until NBC's Saturday Night Live resumes Season 50, upcoming host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone were joined by SNL star Sarah Sherman for Thursday's on-stage promos Except that this week's promos were a bit different… think of it more as a three-act tragic play[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live resuming Season 50 this weekend with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone, we saw Brunson pitching Andrew Dismukes on her idea to use sketches to get around Trump's tariffs during the SNL midweek sketch from earlier today (though we're not sure Heidi Gardner was sold[...]

That brings us to the SNL midweek sketch, with Brunson pitching Andrew Dismukes on her idea to use sketches to get around Trump's tariffs We're just not sure Heidi Gardner is buying into "Toilet Paper Mama"… Image: SNL Screencaps SNL: Saturday Night Live Season 50 Cast NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 main cast and featured players include[...]

We're not sure if SNL's writers are influenced by social media in the days leading up to a new show, especially when it comes to political news for the cold open and "Weekend Update." Well, it seems a lot of SNL fans are hoping to see the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series take[...]

While we still have another weekend to get through before NBC's Saturday Night Live returns on May 3rd with host Quinta Brunston (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone, SNL isn't waiting to let us know who's on board for the season's final two episodes On May 10th, we have host Walton Goggins and musical[...]

The bad news? We're going to be painfully lacking in our weekend dose of NBC's Saturday Night Live over the next few weeks – with SNL returning on May 3rd with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and musical guest Benson Boone The good news? With this being SNL's milestone 50th season, there are a[...]

In fact, it's been the opposite – with the SNL team sharpening their satirical knives every week as they tee off on the latest round of Trump's atrocities Between "Weekend Update," the Easter-themed Cold Open, and an epic mashup between the Trump family and administration and HBO's The White Lotus, this weekend's show (with host[...]

In what could've been the best sketch of the night, "The White POTUS" was SNL's mashup of the Trump family and his administration and the hit HBO series The White Lotus In this reality, Johnson's Trump is Timothy Ratliff – with Chloe Fineman's Melania as Victoria Ratliff, Day's Donald Trump Jr as Saxon Ratliff, and the[...]

Between Mikey Madison and Morgan Wallen, and Jack Black and Elton John & Brandi Carlisle, NBC's Saturday Night Live has had two shows in a row that's grabbed headlines for a wide range of reasons – from weird end-of-the-show walk-offs to the amazing "Miss Eggy." With the long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series[...]

In SNL's Trump/The White Lotus mashup ("The White POTUS: An American Horror Story"), James Austin Johnson's Trump is Timothy Ratliff – with Chloe Fineman's Melania as Victoria Ratliff, Mikey Day's Donald Trump Jr as Saxon Ratliff, and the returning Alex Moffat's Eric Trump as Lochlan Ratliff – with Trump trying to decide whether to kill[...]

Of course, we can't have a show without a cold open – and what did SNL have on tap for us tonight to help set the tone ahead of Hamm's monologue? How about "The Cleansing of the Temple" and the tale of how Jesus (Mikey Day) cleared out the marketplace – only for Donald "Jesus"[...]

But what about the remainder of the milestone 50th season? Heading into tonight, we weren't sure if SNL would be taking the Easter and 4/20 weekend off Well, the word came down that the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series would be back on May 3rd, with host Quinta Brunson (ABC's Abbott Elementary) and[...]

Maybe it's doubt or wear, but the Wicked star appeared on The Daily Show about what he discussed with SNL creator Lorne Michaels about suggestions on who he feels can replace him in the role. Bowen Yang in Saturday Night Live Image courtesy of NBC SNL: Bowen Yang Wants Lorne Michaels to "Buyback" J.D[...]

After Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, and Bowen Yang joined this weekend's host Jon Hamm for Wednesday's midweek sketch, Hamm and Yang are being joined by musical guest Lizzo and SNL star Marcello Hernandez for NBC's Saturday Night Live on-stage promos In the first promo, Fortnite gets confused with sex – a common mistake Following that,[...]

That means that in 2026, an SNL UK cast of some of the best and brightest comedians that the UK has to offer will get a chance to yell, "Live from London, it's Saturday Night!" Stemming from Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio's UK production team, Michaels is set to executive produce SNL UK (while[...]

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This week, we've got SNL major player Jon Hamm (Apple TV+'s Your Friends and Neighbors) hosting, with Lizzo alongside as the musical guest – and with today being Wednesday, you know what that means? Yup, we've got a midweek sketch that throws all sorts of soap opera vibes at us – and a lineup that[...]

Earlier today, Madonna took to social media to share that she and John had buried the hatchet when she went to see his SNL performance and went to meet with him backstage. Image: NBCUniversal; Elton John Instagram Stories Screencap Here's a look at Madonna's post from earlier today, sharing how much John meant to her growing up,[...]

Going into the show, viewers were curious to see if and how SNL would address the drama from last weekend regarding how musical guest Morgan Wallen exited the show during the "goodnights" by walking off the front of the stage while the show was still on the air Adding more fuel to the drama was[...]

If you had a chance to check out our review of last night's Jack Black-hosted edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live ("Flamin' Hot SNL Sees Jack Black, "Ms Eggy" & More Bring the Heat"), then you know that we were huge fans of the vibe and intensity that Black and the SNL cast and writers[...]

On the SNL side, the long-running, late-night live sketch comedy & music series found itself making headlines throughout the week over question marks surrounding how last week's musical guest, country singer Morgan Wallen, exited the show at the end of the night and his follow-up social media post. It wasn't that either Black or SNL felt[...]

UPDATE: NBC's Saturday Night Live didn't just reference the Morgan Wallen drama during the Cold Open (more on that below), with SNL "Weekend Update" Colin Jost discussing how Donald Trump's tariffs are hurting Wall Street: "Money is leaving the stock market faster than Morgan Wallen at Goodnights." Image: SNL Screencap Here's a look at the clip from[...]

But with a whole lot going on this past week, a lot of folks were wondering what SNL had in store for its Cold Open With a tongue-in-cheek suck-up to Trump (James Austin Johnson), the sketch begins at The White House, harkening back to Trump's speech this week when he rolled out global tariffs that[...]

Previously, SNL star Bowen Yang checked in with Andy Cohen on Cohen's Watch What Happens Live on Bravo, where he was asked about the worst behavior from an SNL host that they had ever witnessed Though not naming names, Yang described what he saw go down as being "terrible" – adding that "this man who…this[...]

Joining host Jack Black and musical guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile was SNL star Heidi Gardner – who got a reality check on who exactly she was sharing the stage with Following that, things get nasty between John and Black, with Black threatening to go "Nacho Libre" on John's ass As for the last promo? Well,[...]

On Wednesday, we were treated to NBC's Saturday Night Live midweek sketch, one which saw Ego Nwodim and Ashley Padilla kicking off a look at just how serious Jack Black is taking his role as SNL host for this weekend's show (which you can check out above) But in a case of better late than never,[...]

That brings us to today's SNL midweek sketch as Ego Nwodim and Ashley Padilla kick things off with a look at how Black takes the title of host to heart – and possibly has a misunderstanding of what's expected of an SNL host. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Image: SNL Screencap) SNL: Saturday Night Live Season 50 Cast NBC's Saturday Night[...]