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Because in an alternate reality that was captured in a great SNL fake trailer for HBO's next "prestige" series, Pascal takes on the lead role in a post-apocalyptic take on the video game Mario Kart Mario's mission? Transport Princess Peach through what's left of Rainbow Road Standing in their way? Bowser, who now has full[...]

In what's been an excellent episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we were treated to a special surprise cameo appearance from none other than American Horror Story great Sarah Paulson, who appeared to support their friend & SNL host, Pedro Pascal (who was accompanied tonight by musical guest Coldplay) In the sketch "Fancam Assembly," a[...]

But when the show returns on February 25th, we'll have Woody Harrelson (HBO's White House Plumbers) with Jack White as the musical guest. Image: NBC And in a "Cut for Time" sketch from last week's SNL, a pastor (Devon Walker) and a member of the church (Michael B Jordan) share how they plan to spend the money[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge reportedly trying to be too much like Squid Game, NBC's Night Court star & EP Melissa Rauch sharing her thoughts on the Season 2 news, Congressperson George Santos reportedly having a Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark problem now, NBC's Saturday Night Live host Pedro[...]

This time around, SNL host Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) and musical guest Coldplay are being joined by cast member Ego Nwodim on a Friday instead of a Thursday for the on-stage promo In the first promo, Nwodim shows just how much of a fan she is of the "The Last Real Ones[...]

A little less than two weeks later, Variety is reporting that supporters of SNL's post-production team will be handing out leaflets outside of NBC headquarters at NYC's Rockefeller Center today to help jumpstart what's being described as "stalled contract negotiations." According to sources, there have been additional bargaining sessions since the strike authorization vote, but sticking[...]

You know, it's rare that I find myself agreeing with anything that late-night host & SNL alum Jimmy Fallon has to say on NBC's The Tonight Show But he did make one very valid point on his show on Thursday night Between Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, and now, this[...]

It's the little things, like how Pascal went all-in on having a little TLOU fun during his midweek sketch and how SNL released a behind-the-scenes video from the shoot (not something they always do) Or, as you're about to see, we not only get a double dose of Pascal during the SNL read-thru via Instagram,[...]

If you had a chance to check out this week's midweek sketch from NBC's Saturday Night Live, then you know that Sarah Sherman and Molly Kearney saved the newest SNL cast member/clicker "Matt" from a hammer-beating from host Pedro Pascal, who was clearly channeling his time playing Joel from HBO's The Last of Us[...]

Not cool, Pedro… not cool… Image: NBC Screencap And here's a look back at SNL's welcome video for Pascal and musical guest Coldplay that went live on Tuesday: 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, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim,[...]

Joining him as SNL's musical guest is Coldplay, and with this being Tuesday… well, you know what that means, right? Yup, we're kicking off Pascal & Coldplay's SNL week with their official intro video Here's hoping we get a Pascal-starring midweek sketch tomorrow… Image: NBC Screencap So to get the week started, here's a look at SNL's[...]

So with that in mind, I've got some thoughts on our host & musical guest, how "weirdness" won the day for this weekend's episode (we're calling it "Sarah Sherman-ification"), and how SNL probably could've dialed back a bit on objectifying & sexualizing Jordan because after while it was tough to argue that it was being[...]

Offering podcast and other media coverage of the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series from a number of hosts, serious SNL fans, and journalists, The Saturday Night Network is a must-follow on Twitter (here) if you're an SNL viewer because a day hasn't gone by when our brains aren't blown away by any number of SNL[...]

What we weren't expecting was the creepy connection that Jordan has had with SNL for nearly a decade One that even he didn't know he had until this week One that may lead to a call from HR for some SNL sensitivity training sessions Because it turns out the SNL staff has been sharing a[...]

And with it being Thursday, you know that means it's time for the on-stage promo sketch- and to help them out, we have none other than SNL's Heidi Gardner. Image: NBC Screencap In the first promo, we have some minor confusion over whether Lil Baby would be taking the stage of actual "little babies." Following that, Gardner[...]

We now know who will be hosting and performing for the February 4th show, with SNL confirming that Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian, The Last of Us) and Coldplay will be taking the stages of Studio 8H Here's a look at the posted index cards to make it official: Image: NBC Here's a look at Jordan during Wednesday[...]

But to make up for it, we have something a little extra to pass along: a look at how last weekend's "M3GAN 2.0" filmed sketch came together. Image: NBC Screencap Here's a look at Jordan during Wednesday night's read-thru, followed by that behind-the-scenes featurette we just mentioned and a look back at the week so far:   View this[...]

Jordan (Creed 3) & musical guest Lil Baby set to take the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend, the week has been rolling along pretty steadily (so far) Yesterday, Jordan & Lil Baby saw their SNL promo week officially kick off, and now we're back to check out Jordan's midweek schedule (a very cool tradition[...]

Of course, as we learned last night, negotiations between NBC management and the union representing SNL's post-production team could be a big factor in how much "live" show we get as compared to pre-taped (commercial parodies, music videos, etc.) But for now, we're kicking things off with an intro video for this week's show. Image: NBC[...]

Since that time, there has reportedly been only one bargaining session with no future meetings scheduled, with the union sending a rundown of its proposals (which reportedly address wages & working conditions) a month before the year wrapped. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Image: NBCUniversal) "The film workers at 'SNL' last year made it clear they want a union,[...]

Because after this weekend's Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus)-hosted (with musical guest Sam Smith) edition, it's pretty clear that SNL sees something very, very wrong with a congressperson who lies more than The Pope prays holding a position of power in Washington, D.C where serious, honest decisions need to be made But it was far[...]

Viewers were given a clue earlier in the night during host Plaza's opening monologue segment as Plaza revisited her SNL Page days by offering an impromptu studio tour where Poehler made an appearance. Image: SNL Screencap During "Weekend Update," Jost introduced a segment on the importance of local government involvement And who better to get to speak[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes Kevin Smith appreciating the Clerks love in Netflix's That '90s Show, Disney+'s Agatha: Coven of Chaos starting filming (as "Agnes of Westview"?), Amazon's Invincible dropping a ten-ton hint that a Season 2 update is coming on Friday, 24 Showrunner/EP Howard Gordon sounding like he's not quite done with Kiefer[...]

Yup, it's time for the on-stage promo, with Plaza and Smith joined by SNL cast member Kenan Thompson And for this go-around (sorry, only one this time), Smith and Thompson list off Plaza's filmography to prove just how much they're huge fans of her work And everything goes well until… well… they get a bit[...]

Once it got late on Wednesday night, we didn't think we were going to get a look at NBC's Saturday Night Live host Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus, Agatha: Coven of Chaos) at read-thru with the SNL cast ahead of this weekend's episode (with musical guest Sam Smith) Well, it appears we were off my[...]

Thankfully, there was, with SNL cast member Chloe Fineman joining Plaza for what starts out as an appreciation for Fineman's impressions, only to end… well, we'll let you see for yourselves We'll just say that it left us with tons of conflicting emotions… Image: SNL Screencap So here's a look at Plaza's midweek sketch, followed by a[...]

That means it's time to fire up the promotional week engines as we kick things off with SNL extending a formal video welcome to this week's host and musical guest But it's tomorrow's midweek sketch that we're really looking forward to (assuming that's still a thing in 2023, which we hope it is because it's[...]

Here's a look at the index cards to make it official: 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, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Devon Walker, and Bowen Yang Executive produced by[...]

Here's a look at SNL's impact on New Year's Eve… Image: NBC Screencaps First up, Cyrus & Parton walk us through how they trained their respective "understudies" (Fineman, Sherman) in case our co-hosts find themselves unable to perform Following that, the well-tanned Please Don't Destroy tries to make it perfectly clear to their boss (Fineman) that they're[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes The Orville cast & fans "reminding" Disney about the fourth season, BBC's Doctor Who teasing something 60th-anniversary-related dropping on Christmas Day, Netflix's The Sandman S01E06 "The Sound of Her Wings" making our "Best Episodes of 2022" and we're sharing why this "Wonderful" Saturday Night Live sketch might be the[...]