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In honor of the reairing, we have a look at "Irish Americans," a Cut for Time sketch that sees an American couple (Andrew Dismukes and Ashley Padilla) representing what a lot of Americans think will happen when they visit Ireland. Image: SNL Screencap Now, here's something very cool – a very "well-rounded" way of looking back at[...]

Everyone got that? Great! As we mentioned earlier, we're getting a chance to look back to around this time one week ago when SNL50: The Homecoming Concert took over NYC's Radio City Music Hall and blew up Peacock with some serious streaming numbers To say that there were a ton of musical highlights would be an[...]

NBC's Saturday  Night Live gave itself a day off after its big primetime 50th-anniversary celebration before getting back to work on SNL Season 50 – and that included dropping some intel on our hosts and musical guests for the first two shows back On March 1st, Shane Gillis (Netflix's Tires) returns to host – with[...]

After the final credits rolled on SNL50: The Anniversary Special and the numbers were counted, 14.8 million viewers (with a 2.53 rating in the 18-49 demo) tuned in across both NBC and Peacock in time zone-adjusted Live + Same Day ratings While the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade still holds the top spot, the anniversary event[...]

If you got a chance to check out SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday night, then you know that NBC's Saturday Night Live went above any beyond to offer an anniversary show worthy of the milestone moment One of the sketches that really hit home was "Black Jeopardy!," which saw Kenan Thompson, Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, Leslie[...]

We had heard some rumblings that another "Scared Straight" sketch would be on the way during NBC's Saturday Night Live's big primetime event, SNL50: The Anniversary Special – and that's exactly what we got With Jason Sudeikis returning as the officer heading the program, three "teens" (Marcello Hernández, Mikey Day, and Michael Longfellow) arrested for shoplifting[...]

If there's one thing about NBC's Saturday Night Live and its SNL50: The Anniversary Special that's caught our attention, it was SNL's willingness to own up to some of its past "sins." For example, the "Black Jeopardy!" sketch called out SNL brutal track record when it comes to hiring writers and cast members of color[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live allowed John Mulaney to offer a historical love letter (warts and all) to New York City during SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a star-studded effort After advising Pete Davidson and David Spade that "It's 1975 – New York is dying It's a bankrupt hell hole," Davidson chooses to stay (though Spade will make[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live gave us an emotional musical moment during SNL50: The Anniversary Special that we didn't see coming – and we have Adam Sandler to thank for that We knew that we were in for something special when none other than Jack Nicholson appeared to introduce Sandler – and it wasn't long before Sandler was[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live brought back Kate McKinnon's Colleen Rafferty during SNL50: The Anniversary Special for an all-star edition of McKinnon's "Alien Abduction" series of sketches We're saying all-star because we have Jon Hamm and Aidy Bryant as the government official and scientist, respectively, questioning three abductees about their experiences – McKinnon's Colleen, along with[...]

We were hoping that NBC's Saturday Night Live would give "Weekend Update" a special edition during SNL50: The Anniversary Special, and that's exactly what we got With Colin Jost and Michael Che hosting, we were treated to Cecily Strong's The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation and Bobby Moynihan's Drunk Uncle, offering a rundown of[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live didn't shy away from the less-than-stellar aspects of its 50 years during SNL50: The Anniversary Special, with a new "Black Jeopardy" sketch that saw Eddie Murphy own the sketch with an amazing impersonation of Tracy Morgan – with Morgan and Leslie Jones also in the sketch With Kenan Thompson's Darnell Hayes returning as[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live made sure that Marcello Hernandez's Domingo was back for SNL50: The Anniversary Special  -but he was far from alone The story of Kelsey (Chloe Fineman) and Matt (Andrew Dismukes) continued in a very big way – joined by Molly Shannon and Martin Short But we knew as soon as we saw[...]

BTW… here's a look at the official Season 50 cast image that was released over the weekend: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Season 50 Cast Shot (Photo by: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC) SNL is the most Emmy-winning show in history, with 101 wins (including awards for its specials and short-form series) It has been honored twice (1990 and 2009)[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary in a very big way tonight, with the live, three-hour primetime celebration SNL50: The Anniversary Special honoring the long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series The festivities kicked off on a beautiful note – with Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon teaming on "Homeward Bound" – reflecting and honoring[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in a very big way tonight – with SNL kicking off things with SNL50: Red Carpet Livestream before blasting off into the live, three-hour primetime event, SNL50: The Anniversary Special Set to celebrate the long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series' half-century of influence[...]

With only hours to go until NBC's Saturday Night Live gets the respect it deserves with tonight's three-hour primetime special, SNL50: The Anniversary Special, the long-running late-night live sketch comedy and music series is honoring its past and its future If you didn't get a chance to check it out last night, NBC aired the original[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live did a damn fine job kicking off its 50th anniversary weekend, with SNL50: The Homecoming Concert setting a pretty high bar for Sunday night's primetime celebration to clear Eddie Vedder honoring some famous SNL faces who've passed over the years, and the surviving members of Nirvana (Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live is kicking off its 50th anniversary weekend with the high bar-setting SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, streaming tonight on Peacock As we wrote in our previous article on Eddie Vedder honoring some famous SNL faces who've passed over the years, there was a whole lot to love about the concert event –[...]

There is already a whole lot to love about tonight's SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, as the big weekend celebration for the 50th anniversary of NBC's Saturday Night Live gets underway In fact, we're already seeing the high bar that's been set for Sunday night's big primetime three-hour celebration In so many ways, one of the special[...]

Appearing on ABC's The View as part of the upcoming SNL50 anniversary special featuring the women of SNL, Sweeney spoke on the criticism that Pat was a mockery of trans and nonbinary people. Julia Sweeney in "Saturday Night Live" and "The View." Images courtesy of NBC & ABC SNL: Julia Sweeney "Took It to Heart" (Fan Criticism[...]

Ahead of the big primetime event that's set for Sunday night, SNL is set to be musically serenaded tonight when SNL50: The Homecoming Concert gets underway With that in mind, we have your preview/viewing guide – including when, where, and how to check out the concert, the lineup of chart-topping musical guests coming together to celebrate[...]

As we inch closer to Sunday's huge three-hour primetime celebration SNL50: The Anniversary Special, we're learning who the musical artists are who have been tapped to perform in honor of the 50th anniversary of NBC's Saturday Night Live Going the index card route, we can look forward to seeing Paul McCartney, Miley Cyrus, Brittany Howard, Paul[...]

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[...]

With only a little more than 24 hours to go until SNL50: The Homecoming Concert hits Peacock screens, we have some major additions to an already impressive lineup to pass along On the musical side, Cher, Dave Grohl, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, St Vincent, and Wyclef Jean are also set to perform – with Ana Gasteyer, Andy[...]

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 SNL50: The Anniversary Special One big update regarding the red carpet livestream: earlier today, it was announced that comedian, actress, and SNL alum Leslie Jones will be joined by MSNBC's Willie Geist[...]

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[...]

In between the musical "Homecoming" at NYC's Radio City Musical on Friday night and the epic three-hour primetime celebration SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday night, NBC is spending Saturday night looking back to where it all began At 11:30 pm ET on Saturday, Feb 15th, the network will repair the very first episode of[...]