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With NBC's Saturday Night Live currently taking its long winter's nap for 2022 and this being Christmas weekend, we thought we would share what we consider to be the best SNL holiday sketch in the show's 48-and-counting season run Of course, we're talking about Season 12 Episode 8 (December 20, 1986), hosted by William Shatner[...]

The week before the year-end episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, viewers were treated to comedy legends & SNL alum Steve Martin and Martin Short as hosts (with Brandi Carlile) for an episode that was a hilarious blend of old-school & new-school comedy And nowhere was that more evident than in the "A Christmas Carol"[...]

While Season 48 went into its midseason break on a strong note, with host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest Lizzo, the SNL family bid farewell to Cecily Strong, who exited after nine seasons Having posted about her decision to leave earlier in the week, Strong shared an SNL memory that still makes her "laugh[...]

The beloved SNL cast member exited after nine seasons at the end of the Austin Butler-hosted & Lizzo-performing show But even though it's Tuesday, that doesn't mean it's too late to look back at last Saturday night for a "Cut for Time" sketch that was released online earlier today. Image: SNL Screencap In the following SNL sketch,[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes BBC's Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa offering us a better look "behind" the scenes, The Always Sunny Podcast teasing Danny DeVito's in-studio visit, Cecily Strong posting heartfelt SNL goodbye, Jon Cryer "confirming" ("The Andrew Garfield Rule" in effect) he's not returning as Lex Luthor for The CW's Superman &[...]

Along with saying goodbye to fans until 2023, NBC's Saturday Night Live also bid farewell to Cecily Strong, who officially exited SNL after nine seasons at the end of last night's Austin Butler-hosted & Lizzo-performing SNL episode Now, Strong has taken to Instagram to post a heartfelt message to the fans "I am ready to[...]

That's why SNL has a reputation for going with "SNL Family" for those and the season finale episodes So we were surprised when we saw that Steve Martin and Martin Short were booked to host last week's episode and not this weekend's edition While having Lizzo aboard definitely added to the chill vibe last night,[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes BBC's Doctor Who previewing Ncuti Gatwa's & Millie Gibson's official fashion looks for the new series, Jenna Ortega sharing the backstory on how her dance scene during Netflix's Wednesday came about, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy confirming a smaller final season, and NBC's Saturday Night Live bidding farewell to Cecily[...]

Appropriately enough for a segment that she both co-anchored and appeared in over the years, that moment came during the Colin Jost & Michael Che-anchored "Weekend Update." Image: NBC Screencap Appearing as Cathy Anne, Strong had some heartfelt things to share about "heading to prison," where Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant are apparently waiting for her based[...]

That's because the long-running sketch comedy/music series confirmed this evening that tonight will mark the final SNL episode for Cecily Strong Originally joining the series back in 2012, many expected Strong to depart heading into this season (as Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, and others had) after ten years with the series and television & film[...]

With only hours to go until host Austin Butler (Elvis) and musical guest Lizzo hit the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we're taking you back in time for a tour of this weekend's musical guest's most recent SNL visit Following that, we look at two "Cut for Time" sketches (one from each year) and her[...]

For this go-around, the duo is joined by SNL cast member Cecily Strong for not one… not two… not three… but four mini-sketches And while we don't want to spoil things, let's just say that they range from Strong's skills at improvised holiday gifts and joke-stealing to a classic The Office joke and Lizzo channeling[...]

With only three days to go until Austin Butler (Elvis) hosts and NBC's Saturday Night Live (with musical guest Lizzo), we've got a look at Butler and several members of the SNL cast at read-thru for the final episode of the year But we've got a little something extra to pass along to all of[...]

What with being a first-timer and all of the historic pressure that comes from hosting… right? Of course, it doesn't take long before those lofty dreams receive a bit of a reality check… Image: NBC Screencap Here's a look at Butler getting ready for his first time hosting SNL, followed by a look back at how the[...]

And while it was originally planned to have the Yeah Yeah Yeahs accompany host Austin Butler (Elvis), a health situation has sidelined the band, so Lizzo will be stepping in (and pretty much securing her spot with series creator & EP Lorne Michaels as an official member of the SNL family, we're sure) So with[...]

Normally, we're keeping our main focus on the host & musical guest to see how they gel with the SNL cast and how that comes across to the viewers But last night, we had Steve Martin & Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) as co-hosts, along with Brandi Carlile as the musical guest So[...]

Going into a commercial break, the brief promo now has Lizzo helping lead the show into the end of the year. Image: SNL Steve Martin & Martin Short's "Saturday Night" Live Week In the first on-stage promo, Short shows an appreciation for Martin's "top-shelf" cologne Following that, Martin, Short & Strong stage an impromptu performance to audition to[...]

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And now, we have another change that we hope becomes a weekly tradition because SNL released some of the blooper footage from this week's on-stage promos with co-hosts Steve Martin & Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), musical guest Brandi Carlile, and the amazing Cecily Strong The following clip is a lot of fun[...]

Though Martin's definition of "triple threat" wasn't quite what we were expecting… Image: Saturday Night Live Screencap And don't forget to check out our look back at Martin & Short's week leading up to this weekend's show: Here's a look back at Martin & Short holding court during the read-thru (along with looks at the SNL cast): Image: SNL[...]

Though Martin's definition of "triple threat" wasn't quite what we were expecting… Image: Saturday Night Live Screencap And don't forget to check out our look back at Martin & Short's week leading up to this weekend's show: Here's a look back at Martin & Short holding court during the read-thru (along with looks at the SNL cast): Image: SNL[...]

With the midweek sketch hitting earlier today, we assumed that we would get a chance to check in on Saturday Night Live co-hosts Steve Martin & Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) during tonight's SNL read-thru And our assumptions were right, but surprisingly (at least at the time of this writing), we didn't get[...]

SNL cast member Michael Longfellow gets a chance to meet his comedy heroes… and in doing so, we see the secret behind Martin & Short's close working relationship. Image: SNL Screencap So with that in mind, here's a look at today's midweek sketch (with a look behind the scenes at SNL's read-thru most likely hitting social media later[...]

With host Keke Palmer (Nope) and musical guest SZA slaying it this past weekend (check out our review here), Lorne Michaels & SNL's Saturday Night Live s is now down to its final two episodes of the year But as much as the season finale usually turns out to be a special one (December 17th,[...]

But if you asked me to send you one episode this season so far that represents the best of what SNL has to offer when it's firing on all cylinders, it would have to be this weekend's Keke Palmer (Nope)-hosted edition (with musical artist SZA) Right off the bat, SNL has a bit of a[...]

In this case, we have this weekend's host, Keke Palmer, and musical guest, SZA, joined by SNL cast member Bowen Yang But in the first mini-promo, Yang seems to be having issues with remembering the host's and the musical guest's names… as well as his own Following that, the trio offered a little "clap-hype" for[...]

So you know what that's time for, right? Aside from watching a round of "Weekend Update" from the front row, being a fly on the wall during a read-thru is definitely on my SNL wishlist And speaking of a read-thru, that's exactly what Palmer and the SNL case were in the middle of when their[...]

Now that we know how Lorne Michaels & NBC's Saturday Night Live will be wrapping up its year (more on that in a minute), we can turn the focus back onto where it belongs, with host Keke Palmer (Nope) and musical guest SZA. After yesterday's "welcome" video, Palmer is back for a midweek sketch with SNL cast[...]

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Lorne Michaels & SNL's Saturday Night Live isn't waiting until host Keke Palmer (Nope) and musical guest SZA to take the stages of Studio 8H this weekend to let SNL fans know how the show plans on wrapping up the year Steve Martin & Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) will co-host on December 10th[...]