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If you caught the cold open to this weekend's Bill Burr-hosted Saturday Night Live (with musical guest Mk.gee), then you know that the SNL cast and writers made it clear with their mock "pledge of allegiance" to Trump and NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series won't be pulling back anytime soon During the[...]

Would the cold open end up being a sad, depressing televised wake? Would SNL start shifting away from Trump and his ilk being satirical targets? Based on the cold open, it appears SNL isn't looking to change how it's doing things anytime soon – and with Burr and Mk.gee in top form, SNL gave me[...]

Earlier today, we made the case for SNL going all-in as a Saturday night voice of the resistance and how that was needed more than ever So, what direction did the Bill Burr-hosted (with Mk.gg as the musical guest) post-election show go? Image: SNL Screencap The cold open kicked off with Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner,[...]

That's why I need SNL to be the Saturday Night that Jason Reitman reminded us of with his film, looking back at the long-running sketch comedy and music series' first night. I don't want to see anyone pulling their punches – just the opposite I want SNL to use the motivation of this being their 50th[...]

With a whole lot of folks wondering how this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live will address the results of the VP Harris/Trump election and the U.S.'s upcoming four-year love affair with fascism, host Bill Burr and musical guest Mk.gee were joined by SNL star Sarah Sherman for tonight's on-stage promos[...]

As much attention there was on last weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, this weekend's SNL is sure to get that much attention, if not more With Bill Burr hosting (Mk.gee as the musical guest), this Saturday's show marks the first show after the U.S POTUS election results landed like that squid did on New York[...]

With Bill Burr set to host (Mk.gee as the musical guest), the clip above finds Burr and SNL star Marcello Hernandez having a conversation about the election – with some "convenient" background noise drowning out what they're saying to cover their asses depending on who actually won But it goes far beyond that; in fact, it's safe[...]

On his podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, O'Brien reflected on his writing days, regretting his approach to SNL and how creator Lorne Michaels was responsible for much of his success. Conan O'Brien, Tina Fey, and John Mulaney in "Saturday Night Live." Image courtesy of NBC Conan O'Brien Regrets "Being So Intense" on Saturday Night Live "People always[...]

With that in mind, we can expect Maya Rudolph, James Austin Johnson, and a whole lot of other folks tonight at 10 pm ET for The 2024 SNL Election Special (also streaming on Peacock) – a look back at the long-running sketch comedy and music series' legacy of hard-hitting political humor But before we get[...]

Shortly after Carr's response, the FCC made it clear that – despite what Carr posted- the commission hadn't yet weighed in officially on the matter (sharing that it had "not made any determination regarding political programming rules, nor have we received a complaint from any interested parties"). Image: YouTube Screencap; SNL Screencap Meanwhile, the long-running late-night sketch[...]

Since that time, we learned from the FCC that the commission hasn't yet weighed in officially on the matter – sharing with The Hollywood Reporter that it has "not made any determination regarding political programming rules, nor have we received a complaint from any interested parties." Image: FOX TV Screencap; SNL Screencap As far as SNL goes,[...]

Now, it looks like we have some movement on the issue – from both the FCC and SNL First up, despite Carr labeling the move as "a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC's Equal Time rule," the overall FCC hasn't yet weighed in on the matter – sharing with The Hollywood Reporter that the[...]

"You can't bring the actual people who are running on because of election laws and the equal time provisions," Michaels explained, adding, "You can't have the main candidates without having all the candidates, and there are lots of minor candidates that are only on the ballot in, like, three states and that becomes really complicated."[...]

So, yeah – there was some pressure, to put it mildly. But by the time the final credits rolled following Mulaney wishing everyone the best (and Roan and SNL star Bowen Yang holding hands and laughing, putting social media minds at ease), we had an appearance by the very real VP Harris, Roan debuting a new[...]

Thankfully, SNL had experienced host John Mulaney and musical powerhouse Chappell Roan on hand to keep things rolling. Image: SNL Screencap In an Instagram post from a few days ago, Roan posted images of five Polaroids with one word on each image – reading "She Gets The Job Done." Before noting that what we were seeing in[...]

Based on that alone, we expected to see Maya Rudolph (VP Harris), Jim Gaffigan (Walz), Andy Samberg (Doug Emhoff), and Dana Carvey (President Joseph Biden) return to join James Austin Johnson (Trump) and Bowen Yang (Vance) for what would most likely be SNL's "closing message" about the election during its Cold Open What we weren't[...]

With only hours to go until host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan take to the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we're back with another edition of SNL 50 Pregame To help set the mood before what we're assuming will be an election-themed Cold Open, we're taking a look back at February 26,[...]

After taking a one-week break after four new shows in a row, NBC's Saturday Night Live is returning tonight with the last SNL before U.S voters choose between Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov Tim Walz and ex-reality show host, multi-impeached ex-POTUS, and convicted felon Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance[...]

Of course, we're talking about Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, and Dana Carvey – joining James Austin Johnson and Bowen Yang for what will most likely be SNL's "closing message" about the election But with only hours to go until host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan take the stages of SNL, leave it to[...]

Earlier today, SNL star Ego Nwodim joined the duo for two promos – but apparently, Mulaney and Roan had one more in them In the promo below, Roan suggests that they do a Twitter poll to see whose outfit is better – a suggestion that turns into a nice knife twist on how social media[...]

Joining host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan for this week's two on-stage promos was SNL star Ego Nwodim – with the trio keeping a secret in the first, and Roan and Nwodim realizing that maybe Mulaney doesn't get it when it comes to "HOT TO GO!" Image: SNL Screencap New Chappell Roan Music This Weekend? Roan[...]

After this weekend, SNL has Bill Burr set to host on November 9th – with musical guest Mk.gee On November 16th, Charli XCX will be taking to the stages of Studio 8H as both host and musical guest. Images: NBCUniversal New Chappell Roan Music This Weekend? Roan has a lot of folks wondering what could be going down[...]

That means that it's time to check in with Mulaney and the SNL writers, cast members, and featured players during tonight's read-thru – here's a look: Image: Instagram Stories Screencaps   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) New Chappell Roan Music This Weekend? Roan has a lot of folks wondering what could be going[...]

With host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan already unofficially kicking off their SNL week, we have high hopes going into this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live With it being Wednesday, it's time to turn the heat on our coverage with a look at the midweek sketch Though it starts off looking like[...]

And then, just before we crashed, we saw that Mulaney had checked in on social media to let folks know that his SNL week was officially underway Check it out… Images: Instagram Stories Screencap SNL 50: New Chappell Roan Music This Weekend? Roan has a lot of folks wondering what could be going down this week – and[...]

But Roan already has folks wondering what could be going down this week – and it may or may not have to do with SNL In an Instagram post from a few days ago, Roan posted images of five Polaroids with one word on each image – reading "She Gets The Job Done." Before noting[...]

Thanks to the first cold open of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 – hosted by Jean Smart (Hacks, Watchmen) and with musical guest Jelly Roll – viewers didn't have to wait long to learn who SNL's political ensemble was going to be between now and November 5th.  Andrew Dismukes portrayed ABC News' David Muir,[...]

While every SNL is a big deal, next Saturday has that extra vibe with it going down only three days for the U.S POTUS election That's when the American people get to choose between freedom and democracy (VP Kamala Harris) and brutal fascism (ex-reality show host, multi-impeached ex-POTUS, and convicted felon Donald Trump), which means[...]

Magazine Innovators Issue comedy cover star, NBC's Saturday Night Live EP is finally pointing fingers at who was responsible for actor/comedian Shane Gillis being fired from SNL – and they weren't pointed at Michaels. To understand the controversy surrounding Gillis, you need to go back to 2019 That's when Gillis was officially announced as joining the SNL cast[...]

John Janick, Steve Berman, and Sam Wrench executive-produce – alongside producers Aleen Keshishian, Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Zack Morgenroth, and Merryman. Image: Netflix SNL: Adam Driver Inspires Olivia Rodrigo, Teen Heartthrobs & More It was back in December 2023 when host Adam Driver (Ferrari) & musical guest Olivia Rodrigo took to the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live for the[...]