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During the cold open to the Bill Burr-hosted edition of Saturday Night Live from earlier this month (with musical guest Mk.gee), SNL's cast and writers made it clear with their mock "pledge of allegiance" to Trump that NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series wouldn't be pulling its punches anytime soon That was when we[...]

But then SNL put out not one… not two… but three "Cut For Time" sketches – what could we do? Honestly, we're surprised there was even one "Cut For Time" sketch – let alone three – considering how many sketches did make it to air In the latest, Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman are co-anchors[...]

Sometimes, we have a hard time shutting down our Saturday Night Live coverage – especially with this being SNL's milestone 50th season (SNL returning on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey) But we can't stretch things out for three weeks, so consider this our "final-ish" one ahead of the already ongoing break[...]

Introducing himself as from "Miami, baby," Domingo added that he's the "cute boy with the blue jacket and the thick accent" that Carpenter references in "Bad Chem" before being on the receiving end of punk fluffy handcuffs ahead of Carpenter performing "Juno." Image: SNL Screencap; Variety Screencap Here's a look at a video clip of the moment[...]

Before we pack away our coverage of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 for the next three weeks (SNL returns on December 7th with host Paul Mescal and musical guest Shaboozey), we have a Cut For Time sketch from this weekend, where Charli XCX was a double threat as both host and musical guest In[...]

Presidential Election whose results proved that the nation needs SNL now more than ever Seriously No joke If there ever a time for SNL to remind everyone why it's been around as long as it has, it's now – and we saw last week that the SNL cast and writers aren't looking to dial things[...]

And we were right, with SNL returning on December 7th with host Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and musical guest Shaboozey. Image: SNL/NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live EP Lorne Michaels on Season 50 Plans Back in May, the word went out regarding early plans to celebrate the milestone 50th season of Saturday Night Live The network confirmed that there will[...]

Shortly after having the press escorted out, the two have a heart-to-heart where Trump shares that he doesn't want to live there again (making a joke about maybe for more than just this turn). Image: SNL Screencap From there, we've got jokes about Trump already being tired of Elon Musk (teaming Musk with Matt Gaetz for an[...]

Welcome back to our latest edition of SNL 50 Pregame, where we look back on the Saturday Night Live history of the upcoming host and musical guest This week, the amazing Charli XCX is holding down double duty in what will most likely be the final new show before what's looking like a two-week holiday break[...]

We've got the midweek sketch with SNL star Chloe Fineman We've got the read-thru check-in with a whole lot of folks That brings us to Thursday evening, which means it's time for the Saturday Night Live on-stage promos – with Charli XCX being joined by SNL star Marcello Hernández First up, the two share the[...]

After being joined by Saturday Night Live's Chloe Fineman and Emil Wakim for the midweek sketch earlier today, we're back to check out what SNL host and musical guest Charli XCX is up to Of course, with this being Wednesday night, that means it's time for the read-thru – and we have a look at[...]

On Tuesday, Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Charli XCX kicked off her SNL week with some personal perspective posts on social media But today, the official SNL rollout gets underway – and that means we have our midweek sketch (with a look inside the table read expected later today) In the promo above, SNL[...]

With that in mind, this weekend's host and musical guest, Charli XCX, is getting the SNL week started early – and on a personal note With NBC's long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series expected to take at least one, if not more, weeks off after this weekend, we're curious to see what kind of[...]

At one point during the show, Yang was asked about the worst behavior from an SNL host that they had ever witnessed Though not naming names, Yang described what went down as being "terrible" – adding that "this man who…this person, this host made multiple cast members cry on Wednesday during the, before the table-read,[...]

It was back in August of this year when Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang checked in with Andy Cohen during an edition of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live, where they were asked about the worst behavior from an SNL host that they had ever witnessed Though not naming names, Yang described what went down as[...]

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[...]