snl Archives

With SNL heading into this weekend (with SAG-AFTRA's blessing) with host/SNL alum Pete Davidson & musical guest Ice Spice, we know that there's going to be at least one new face on our screens – with Chloe Troast having officially joined the cast In addition, there have been rumblings that James Austin Johnson & Sarah[...]

And for NBC's Saturday Night Live, it's been a particularly busy week with the news that Season 49 would be kicking off this month – with SAG-AFTRA's blessing (more on that in a minute). October 14th sees SNL alum Pete Davidson & musical guest Ice Spice taking the stages of Studio 8H, while October 21st brings Bad[...]

Well, it looks like all of that speculation over when NBC's Saturday Night Live would kick off Season 49 can be put to rest because SNL is returning a week from this Saturday for the first of at least two new episodes October 14th sees SNL alum Pete Davidson & musical guest Ice Spice, while[...]

While promoting her latest memoir Leslie F*cking Jones, Entertainment Weekly released an excerpt concerning a "Weekend Update" segment she co-wrote with cast member Kenan Thompson that featured The View host Whoopi Goldberg, which Jones and Thompson played on SNL before, and how it would involve a dramatically dark turn for WU "anchors" Colin Jost and[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Apple TV+'s For All Mankind, SNL/Travis Kelce, Crunchyroll's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, William Shatner/Elon Musk, Star Trek: Legacy, BBC's Doctor Who, Amazon's Wytches, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO's The Last of Us, Star Trek: Prodigy, BBC/CBS' Ghosts,[...]

But first… about Sunday night… SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — "Travis Kelce, Kelsea Ballerini" Episode 1840 — Pictured: Host Travis Kelce in Studio 8H during Promos on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 — (Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC) Before we take a look back at Kelce's SNL run, here's how NBC Sunday Night Football is promoting tomorrow night's Chiefs/Jets game[...]

But with SNL, there are two other factors to consider What happens if members of the cast choose to respect SAG-AFTRA's picket lines and not cross (assuming SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP haven't reached an agreement by then)? In addition, SNL would have to look outside of SAG-AFTRA for potential hosts Originally, SNL alum Pete Davidson (Bupkis),[...]

Before the AMPTP forced the WGA to go on strike back in May, the 48th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live was set to wrap with SNL alum Pete Davidson (Bupkis), Kieran Culkin (Succession), and Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) set to host the final run of episodes Instead, the April 15th show with host Ana[...]

Instead, here's a rundown of sketches that had our brains lighting up the most: "American Girl Café": The best sketch to start with following his monologue because it showed the audience that Kelce was a first-timer who was outside of film & television and willing to give himself over to "The SNL Process." "Please Don't Destroy –[...]

The Brooklyn Cyclones hosted their Elaine Dance Contest for their annual Seinfeld Night to celebrate the classic episode "The Little Kicks."

Fly on the Wall's David Spade, along with co-host Dana Carvey, are SNL alum who are aware of the process in the episode that also featured guests and fellow alum Steve Martin and Martin Short Spade was a cast member from 1990-1996 and a two-time host in 1998 and 2005 On their podcast, the Joe[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Wil Wheaton & Star Trek, CM Punk & Elon Musk, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, 2024 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Amazon's Invincible, AEW Rampage/Collision, FX's Justified, STARZ's Heels, BBC's Doctor Who, Amazon's Good Omens 2, SNL & Barbie, Disney+'s Ahsoka, FX's What We Do in the[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live still on its between-seasons summer break (which, unfortunately, kicked off sooner than expected once the WGA/AMPTP writers' strike was called), we get a chance to cover a lot of the SNL "side stories" that we don't always get to during the regular season run And there's no better time for[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Prodigy, TBS' AEW Dynamite, Sinéad O'Connor & Saturday Night Live, The CW's Nancy Drew, BBC's Doctor Who, Max's Harley Quinn, FX's Alien, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne, Paramount+'s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, FXX's Justified: City Primeval, SDCC & SAG-AFTRA/WGA, Crunchyroll's[...]

Unfortunately, O'Connor's message would be lost on many  – as their focus shifted from O'Connor's message to the way that she finished her performance. Image: YouTube Screencaps (SNL/Sinéad O'Connor) Presenting to the camera a photo of Pope John Paul II while singing the word "Evil," O'Connor would tear up the image before adding, "Fight the real enemy"[...]

Smith Show Screencap, Shutterstock.com, Max/Bruce Lee, FX Networks Screencap, Max Screencap, ESPN Screencap, SNL YouTube Screencap BCTV Daily Dispatch: Justified: City Primeval, Twitter, SNL, Stephen A Smith/ESPN, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Harry Potter, Warrior & More! Now, here's a look at your Bleeding Cool TV Coverage for Wednesday, July 5, 2023: Twitter[...]

Appearing on Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast Fly on the Wall, Baldwin told the SNL alums calling Mike Myers' performance on a "Japanese Game Show" sketch "one of the deftest, most unbelievable things" he ever saw. Mike Myers, Laura Kightlinger, Alec Baldwin, Janeane Garofalo, and Chris Farley in Saturday Night Live Image courtesy of NBC Carvey[...]

With this go-around, the spotlight shifts to Colin Jost & Michael Che's "Weekend Update" and its memorable SNL moments For us, the top moments were when Che hit Jost with that great on-air prank and any episode where we get Sarah Sherman – especially "Sarah News." Seriously – we were thrilled with how much more[...]

But for this go-around, we look at one of the most important spots on the SNL lineup – the cold open Basically, the sketch sets the tone for how the night's going to go. Image: Saturday Night Live (SNL/NBCUniversal) For Season 48, the countdown of cold open sketches includes #5: "Trump Indictment" (April 1, 2023), #4: "Trump[...]

And for once… we were right. Image: SNL Screencap For Season 48, the countdown of pretaped sketches includes #5: "Southwest Airlines Announcement" (January 28, 2023), #4: "Jake from State Farm" (January 28, 2023), #3: "House of the Dragon" (November 12, 2022), #2: "Big Boys" (December 3, 2022), and #1: "Mario Kart" (February 4, 2023) Now, here's a[...]

We're going to be part of the French Olympics, so that will be the official start of our celebration." NBC's SNL Season 48 included Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Devon[...]

Unfortunately, the still-ongoing WGA/AMPTP writers' strike deprived us of what could've been when it comes to SNL alum Pete Davidson (Bupkis), Kieran Culkin (Succession), and Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) – the three folks set to host the final three episodes of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 48 But if the season had to be[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Max/"Creators," BBC's Doctor Who, FOX's WWE SmackDown, AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City, HBO Updates (The Last of Us, Succession, Euphoria, House of the Dragon/Snow, True Detective, Six Feet Under/True Blood), AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Amazon's Blade Runner 2099, NBC's[...]

Another upside? It gives SNL creator Lorne Michaels a chance to prove to "Star Wars" legend & pop culture icon Mark Hamill that there are no hard feelings for Hamill hosting ABC's supposed "SNL killer" Fridays And the best way to do that? Have Hamill on during Season 49 to finally host. Image: Saturday Night Live[...]

So when they announced that SNL alum Pete Davidson (Bupkis), Kieran Culkin (Succession), and Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) were set to host the final episodes, that seemed to be done less out of hopeful optimism and more on showing the audience what might've been But based on what NBC's Saturday Night Live released this[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live was looking to wrap up its 48th season with three shows hosted by SNL alum Pete Davidson (Bupkis), Kieran Culkin (Succession), and Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) But with two of those Saturdays down and not much hope of the strike ending in time for next Saturday, it seems Ana de[...]

Now, we're learning about what might've been, with The Hollywood Reporter reporting from sources that Kieran Culkin (HBO's Succession) was reportedly set to host SNL on May 13th (with musical guest Labyrinth) Following that, HBO's The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge was reportedly set to host the season finale, with Foo Fighters as the musical guest. Images:[...]

If the strike continues, then there's a very good chance that Ana de Armas (Blonde, Knives Out) and Karol G may unexpectedly become the season finale's host & musical guest. Image: NBC NBC's SNL Season 48 includes Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Molly Kearney,[...]

As for NBC's Saturday Night Live, there hasn't been an official decision announced regarding this weekend's show – which was to see SNL alum & Peacock's Bupkis star Pete Davidson host According to reporting from Deadline: Hollywood, SNL creator Lorne Michaels is reportedly weighing several options and may not make a decision on this weekend's[...]

Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Sony are reuniting for a feature film spotlighting the behind-the-scenes drama that went into getting SNL on the air in 1975 Reitman is reteaming with Gil Kenan (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) on the script, which will be based on interviews conducted by the duo with all the living cast, writers, and crew. Image:[...]