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In fact, earlier today, SNL treated us to a look back at some of the moments when the show celebrated excellence in athleticism – in its own special way Here's a look at just some of the ways that SNL is celebrating what will feel like three months of athletic competition – with John Belushi's[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SNL: VP Kamala Harris & Maya Rudolph, Disney+'s X-Men '97, CBS's Ghosts, Prime Video's Gen V, TBS's AEW Collision, Prime Video's Tomb Raider, Biden/Harris News, Crunchyroll's Tower of God, Apple TV+'s Time Bandits, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty: The Anime, BBC's Gavin and Stacey: The Final Episode, Netflix's Arcane, Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman,[...]

While SNL could definitely look for someone new to take on the role, social media already has a very high expectation that Rudolph will be the one – and with this being the milestone 50th season, there's even more reason to have Rudolph in the spotlight With that in mind, we're offering a look back[...]

Welcome to a new edition of SNL Second-Guessing, our weekend series where we look back on NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 shows (depending on what's being repeated during the between-seasons break) to see if we missed anything the first time around, to shine a spotlight on standout sketches that deserve more love, or to[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live made sure to give Newhart the love and respect he deserves, with the actor/comedian having hosted Season 5, Episode 18 (May 10, 1980 – with musical guest The Amazing Rhythm Aces/Bruce Cockburn) and Season 20, Episode 12 (February 11, 1995 – with musical guest Des'ree). SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Image: SNL Screencap) The 1980 show[...]

His longevity on SNL is only surpassed by his Fox/NBC police procedural sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Det Jake Peralta and his improvisational skills certainly served him well across eight seasons Samberg appeared on Kevin Hart's Peacock talk series Hart to Heart and broke down his fateful decision to leave SNL. Andy Samberg in "Hart to Heart"[...]

As we inch closer to the return of NBC's Saturday Night Live for its milestone 50th season, we've been using this downtime from the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series to look back on Season 49 for some "SNL Second-Guessing." What we do is take a look back at an episode from the most recent season (based[...]

If it's Saturday night and NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series is still running repeats from Season 49, then that means it's time for another round of "SNL Second-Guessing," where we look back at an episode from the most recent season (based on the show being repeated during the summer off-season) and spotlight a sketch[...]

If it's a Saturday during NBC's Saturday Night Live off-season, then it must be time for another round of "SNL Second-Guessing," where we look back at an episode from the 49th season (based on the show being repeated during the summer off-season) and spotlight a sketch or a situation that deserved a bit more attention[...]

It was during NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 21 (December 9, 1995) when then-cast member David Spade dropped a joke about Eddie Murphy that the former SNL star, comedian, and actor didn't appreciate Spade's "Hollywood Minute" was one of the most vicious – and often times, one of the funniest – sketches that SNL had[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? NBC's Saturday Night Live, Superman/Brandon Routh, HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Jeopardy!/USPS, AEW/WWE, Prime Video's Fallout, Netflix's Chinatown, BBC's Doctor Who, Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman, Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown, Taylor Swift/London, William Shatner/Ryan Reynolds, and more! Images/Screencaps: Maximum Effort, BBC, Warner Bros., DC Studios, NBCUniversal, YouTube, HBO, Paramount BCTV[...]

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[...]

How many live, late-night sketch comedy/music series can you think of that have been around for a half-century? And how many times was the show's "imminent demise" predicted by the press – with that painfully unoriginal "Saturday Night Dead" stinking up a headline? But even as the spotlight shines on what's to come beginning this[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Max's Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, NBC's V, Prime Video's The Boys, FX's Shōgun, ABC's The Rookie, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, Paramount+ with Showtime's Dexter: Original Sin, TBS's AEW Dynamite/AEW Collision, Peacock's Twisted Metal, DC Studios' Superman,[...]

In addition, it was noted that musician and producer Questlove (The Roots) is co-producing a documentary for the anniversary season spotlighting the impact that SNL had had on music and culture, and Morgan Neville (Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces, Won't You Be My Neighbor) is producing five documentaries focusing on both Michaels and[...]

While promoting his upcoming Netflix film Trigger Warning, the Reacher star spoke to Bleeding Cool about the secret to his longevity in Hollywood, his favorite SNL sketch with Downey, the exclamation point that largely gutted the cast in the SNL season 11 finale, and an update on their ongoing developed series Singularity and how a[...]

Welcome back to this weekend's edition of "SNL Second-Guessing," with this go-around taking a look at Season 49 Episode 16, with host Kristen Wiig and musical guest Raye 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,[...]

Two topics that grabbed headlines had to do with actor/comedian Dave Chappelle making a random on-stage appearance at the end of one episode and ex-SNL cast member Shane Gillis being asked back to host – five years after he was cut for controversial comments Now, Yang is addressing both issues and setting the record straight[...]

During Kansas City's "Big Slick Celebrity Weekend" benefitting Children's Mercy, Jason Sudeikis asked Travis Kelce THE Taylor Swift question.

Discovery, Outlander, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, The Boys, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, and More! Now, here's a look at your Bleeding Cool TV Coverage for Sunday, June 2, 2024: SNL Second-Guessing: Ramy Youssef, Travis Scott, PDD Feel Our Pain Who Killed WCW? Preview: Eric Bischoff's Vision Includes Hulk Hogan Doctor Who: RTD Intros "Rogue" Sneak[...]

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 series itself? Who's returning? Is anyone leaving? Will this be EP Lorne Michaels's final season? Will the season have a normal host schedule or have something themed to[...]

Will he get probation? Maybe they'll put him under house arrest – oh, man… for Melania [Trump], that would be, that is a double whammy with cheese is what that is." Image: ABC Screencap While Comedy Central's The Daily Show was also off, its social media wasn't – and it wasn't about to let the moment go[...]

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 share some more of "Trump's" post-verdict thoughts Of course, if you were expecting Johnson's "Trump's"[...]

In "SNL Second-Guessing," we're looking back at a sketch from the most recent season that either deserves reconsideration or more attention – with the first edition focusing on Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang in "Moulin Rouge." But for this go-around, the spotlight shines on the SNL season finale with host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest[...]

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[...]

And don't forget that February 2025 brings a big SNL weekend celebration culminating in a live, primetime look back at the long-running live sketch comedy & music series. Images/Screencaps: SNL/NBCUniversal And here's a look back at the first wave of bloopers that was released earlier this week… Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together… Back in[...]

As someone who still tracks down instances where her voice is being used without her authority – or getting paid – Bennett also says that she understands why Johansson would seek legal counsel in the matter. Images/Screencaps: SNL (Scarlett Johansson); OpenAI; TMZ Scarlett Johansson Issues Statement on OpenAI/ChatGPT On Monday, Johansson released a statement offering a timeline on[...]

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 long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series For now, at least we have videos like these to help[...]

We are pleased that Open AI has responded to these concerns and paused their use of 'Sky,' and we look forward to working with them and other industry stakeholders to enshrine transparent and resilient protections for all of us." Image: SNL, OpenAI Screencap, SAG-AFTRA Scarlett Johansson Issues Statement on OpenAI/ChatGPT On Monday, Johansson released a statement offering a[...]

He said he felt that my voice would be comforting to people," the statement begins, with Johansson noting that "after much consideration and for personal reasons," she "declined the offer." Image: SNL; OpenAI Screencap Johansson goes on to write, "Nine months later, my friends, family and the general public all noted how much the newest system named[...]