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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[...]

  Did Saturday Night Live co-head writers and "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost & Michael Che's "Joke Swap" get the attention of OpenAI? During the SNL season 49 finale this weekend, Jost and Che continued their tradition of writing jokes meant to make the other one look painfully bad – and feel even worse With each[...]

As we get ready to pack up our Season 49 coverage and haul it off to storage next to the Ark of the Covenant, we wanted to pass along our official final ranking of the season's shows – listed from best to basement based on our "out-of-ten" rating and other factors. Image: SNL Screencaps NBC's Saturday Night[...]

While I can more than understand why a lot of viewers are looking at Ryan Gosling, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, and Kenan Thompson-starring "Beavis and Butt-Head" as the best sketch of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49, this weekend's SNL season finale with host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter offered a sketch that[...]

On one hand, we're excited to see the SNL cast & writers getting some time to unwind, decompress, and pursue other projects – after a season like the one we just had, they've more than earned it On the other hand, it sucks having a long stretch of SNL-free Saturdays – then there's the matter[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paul Walter Hauser/Mick Foley, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Hulu's King of the Hill, BBC's Doctor Who, Disney+'s Eyes of Wakanda, Max's Booster Gold, Disney+'s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, AEW Collision/AEW Rampage, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, Disney+'s The Acolyte, Samsung/Apple, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Freevee's Bosch: Legacy & more! Images/Screencaps: Marvel Studios, Paramount+, Prime Video, DC[...]

Like what Crockett did to Greene – and why it almost feels like it was made for this weekend's season finale of NBC's Saturday Night Live – especially as an SNL cold open. Two things you need to know about the meeting First, its purpose was to try to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick[...]

That brings us to the last Studio 8H On-Stage Promo for the season – with Gyllenhaal & Carpenter joined by SNL star Bowen Yang First up, Gyllenhaal & Yang serenade Carpenter with their song, "Boy Shorts Summer." Following that, Yang shares with Gyllenhaal how the latter's Roadhouse body "inspired" him Finally, our musical guest slays[...]

UPDATE (9:16 am ET): Shortly after we went to post… We have Jake!   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Earlier today, he was dealing with some "yearbook drama" with NBC's Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernandez But now, SNL host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) – joined by musical guest Sabrina[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live wrapping up Season 49 this weekend with host Jake Gyllenhaal (Apple TV's Presumed Innocent) & musical guest Sabrina Carpenter, we've reached our final SNL Midweek Sketch for the season So it's only fitting that SNL star Marcello Hernandez would want Gyllenhall to sign his SNL Studio 8H Season 49 Yearbook But[...]

But this summer is going to be a bit different for SNL because it's the summer leading into its jaw-dropping 50th season, so we can only imagine the buzz that's going to start around what EP Lorne Michaels and the team have planned for the season For now, we know that NBC has something set[...]

So it's with you in mind that we're passing along an SNL Cut for Time sketch, "T.T and Mario's New Album," waiting for you above Chloe Fineman and Michael Longfellow play a couple singing the praises of music duo T.T & Mario's (Rudolph, Kenan Thompson) new album dedicated to those out there who are married but[...]

I'm not sure what happened on Saturday night – maybe the SNL team really took to heart having their moms around to honor Mother's Day, so they pulled their punches Maybe Vampire Weekend lulled them into a sense of deep introspection Whatever the reason, this weekend's show was a mixed bag of sketches that had[...]

For Season 49, it's Maya Rudolph & Vampire Weekend this weekend, Jake Gyllenhaal & Sabrina Carpenter next weekend – and then, that's a wrap! But this summer will be a bit different for NBC's Saturday Night Live – it's the summer leading into SNL's jaw-dropping 50th season While we don't exactly know what EP Lorne[...]