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Kicking off at 8 pm ET, NBC and Peacock's live three-hour event SNL50: The Anniversary Special is set to honor Saturday Night Live Earlier today, we were treated to a promo trailer listing just some of the names expected to attend – including Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin[...]

PT.) and hosted by Jimmy Fallon, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert features a lineup of chart-topping musical guests from across the decades, coming together to celebrate 50 years of SNL musical and comedy performances An iconic lineup of musical artists will be joined by legendary Saturday Night Live Hall-of-Famers and surprise special guests – all under one roof:[...]

16th, that doesn't mean there isn't a whole lot of SNL goodness out there to enjoy From Peacock's in-depth four-part docuseries and QuestLove's amazing musical history lesson to the "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" and more (including the recently announced anniversary concert at NYC's Radio City Music Hall) Even though we're getting re-airings until[...]

Hosted by Jimmy Fallon and featuring a lineup of chart-topping musical guests from across the decades, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert is set to celebrate 50 years of SNL musical and comedy performances by bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live Hall-of-Famers and surprise special guests under one roof – NYC's famed Radio City Music Hall. Of course,[...]

An off-the-wall rumor resurfaced concerning the Family Matters star during host Dave Chappelle's monologue on SNL on the January 18th episode referring to his rumor involvement in a Sean "Diddy" Combs party, which you can skip to the nine-minute mark in the video. Cr: Shutterstock.com/Kathy Hutchins & NBC SNL: VelJohnson Says It's "Nice to See [Chappelle] Talk[...]

Just because NBC's Saturday Night Live is taking a break for a bit doesn't mean that there isn't a whole lot of SNL goodness still to enjoy I mean, it's the 50th anniversary, folks! You can check out the four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night on Peacock, and then there's the big primetime event set for[...]

Love you @nbcsnl happy 50," Miranda wrote as the caption to his Instagram post, which also included some behind-the-scenes looks:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Lin-Manuel Miranda (@lin_manuel) Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music Official Trailer Released With NBC's Saturday Night Live rolling on with Season 50, the big anniversary celebrations are[...]

22nd would be the earliest that we would have a new show (though we can't shake this feeling that SNL might not return until the first Saturday in March – we'll see) That said, if that's the case, then this weekend's pre-break show with host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet was an excellent note to go[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 was back this weekend, with Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) as both host and musical guest – his third time hosting and his first time pulling double duty on SNL How did tonight kick-off? The cold open kicked off with our Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, with[...]

With that in mind, this edition of SNL Pregame also has a "Rewind" aspect to it First up, we have a look back at his two previous monologues (Season 46 Episode 8 with musical guest Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band on December 12, 2020; Season 49 Episode 4 with musical guest Boygenius on[...]

At one point during the conversation, 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,[...]

Finally, Sherman keeps stepping on Chalamet's lines for some reason… Image: SNL Screencap Here's a look at Chalamet and Sherman with the SNL promos for this weekend's episode: SNL 50 Previews: "SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night" & More! Before we get to the big celebration on February 16th and NBC's documentary event, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music[...]

You can check out the four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night on Peacock, and then there's the big primetime event set for February 16th Now, we're getting a look at what Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez have to offer with Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL[...]

For example, the lack of diversity in front of the cameras and in the writers' room for years, and accusations of "tokenism." The issue stems back to SNL's premiere in 1975 when Garrett Morris was part of the original not-ready-for-prime-time players It's something that other cast members like Eddie Murphy, Tim Meadows, Chris Rock, Damon[...]

Earlier today, NBC's Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet introduced us to his "secret weapon" when it comes to being able to handle all of the stress this week during his SNL midweek sketch (which you can check out above) Now, we're getting a chance to check out Chalamet and some of the[...]

Believing in the saying that "teamwork makes the dream work," check out the video above to meet… "Team Chalamet" (at least that's what we're calling them). Image: SNL Screencap SNL 50 Previews: "SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night" & More! Before we get to the big celebration on February 16th and NBC's documentary event, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of[...]

But for today, we've got NBC's Saturday Night Live rolling on with "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, we're looking at Season 27 – specifically, the third episode (October 13, 2001), with host Drew Barrymore and musical guest Macy Gray The sketch? "The Love-Ahs with Barbara and Dave," Barrymore, Will Ferrell, Rachel[...]

The NBC weekly late-night variety series was his second acting job in Hollywood after 1984's Beverly Hills Cop opposite SNL alum Eddie Murphy Appearing in the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Wayans reflects on his time in season 11 (1985-6) in the episode "Season 11: The Weird Year." Damon Wayans, Jon Lovitz, and Randy Quaid[...]

As we wait for host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet's week to officially get underway, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" – and since we're playing catch-up, we've got a look at both Seasons 29 and 28 For Season 29, we're looking at the 18th show (May 1, 2004)[...]

Between those three segments and GlorRilla just f***ing killin' it with "WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME/LET HER COOK" and "Yeah, Glo!" (with serious props to the production team for making those performances look epic), you had more than half the show already accounted for (and that's not counting commercial breaks). Image: SNL Screencap Thankfully, that time was well[...]

I'll do it!" Chappelle said – before adding, "The moment I said yes, LA burst into flames!" Here's a look at just some of the highlights: Image: SNL Screencap On LA Wildfires Cost: "The other day on the news, they said these fires were the most expensive tragedy that ever happened in the United States history[...]

For tonight's SNL Cold Open, we got to MSNBC – with Rachel Maddow (Sarah Sherman) anchoring a panel that included Chris Hayes (Andrew Dismukes), Joy Reid (Ego Nwodim), Stephanie Ruhle (Chloe Fineman), and Ari Melber (Marcello Hernandez) – with Claire McCaskill (Heidi Gardner) as their special correspondent. Image: SNL Screencap Image: SNL Screencap The focus of the opener[...]

With only hours to go until host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla take the stages of Studio 8H, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with another round of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For today's go-around, we're looking at the fourteenth show of Season 30 (March 12, 2005), with David Spade hosting and Jack[...]

With host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla taking the stages of Studio 8H this weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with another round of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For today's go-around, we're looking at the ninth show of Season 31 (December 17, 2005), with Jack White hosting and Neil Young as the[...]

After the midweek sketch and last night's look inside the read-thru, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with this weekend's host, Dave Chappelle, musical guest GloRilla, and SNL star Marcello Hernández, with this week's on-stage promos In the first, Hernandez appreciates having someone on to help bring everyone together during such chaotic times – it's just not who you[...]

While we wait for host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla with this week's on-stage promo for this weekend's return show, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with another round of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For today's go-around, we're looking at the 16th show of Season 32 (March 24, 2007), with Peyton Manning hosting[...]

After getting a look at the first midweek promo sketch of 2025 and with NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 returning with host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla this weekend (with Timothée Chalamet on deck as host and musical guest on January 25th), it's time for us to check in with Chappelle and the cast[...]

No, this isn't "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" with another look at the past No, this update on NBC's Saturday Night Live is all about the here and now and the immediate future This weekend, the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series resumes Season 50 with host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla (and[...]

25th), NBC's Saturday Night Live has a pretty busy week going on – and let's not forget the daily "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For today's go-around, we're looking at the ninth show of Season 33 (April 5, 2008), with Christopher Walken hosting and Panic! at the Disco as the musical guest The sketch? "Surprise Party,"[...]

The New Yorker published an excerpt from Susan Morrison's upcoming biography of the SNL creator called Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live about how he dealt with each cast member mentally by adhering to their respective psychology One of those featured was Bill Hader, who was a cast member from 2005-2019. Bill Hader and[...]