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Now while we await word on SNL's Season 48 cast and return date, McKinnon (DC League of Super-Pets, Barbie) is sharing some thoughts on her departure and if she would be tuning in to the new season when it rolls around during an interview this morning Live With Kelly and Ryan "I thought about it[...]

Following the special, Adam Sandler, Conan O'Brien, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, David Spade, and Molly Shannon take part in a featurette focusing on their friend Macdonald and what he meant to them. Image: Screencap During the 47th season opener of NBC's Saturday Night Live (hosted by Loki star Owen Wilson & with musical guest Kacey Musgraves), the long-running sketch comedy/music[...]

While that's usually the norm during the off-season, the fact that SNL will be moving ahead on Season 48 without Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney makes this all feel a whole lot weirder So as we get ready to tape up the boxes on our coverage for the season, we have[...]

This weekend not only saw the Natasha Lyonne-hosted (with musical guest Japanese Breakfast) Season 47 finale of NBC's Saturday Night Live mark the end of the run for the late-night comedy/music series until the fall but it also served as the final show for SNL cast members Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Kyle[...]

Our line-up of news, opinions & commentary for this morning includes a ton of next-day reactions to NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 47 finale, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant & Kyle Mooney's departures, and what's ahead for SNL Plus, we have previews for AMC's Fear the Walking Dead & The CW's Riverdale, try out[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Image: Screencaps LITG: Something about SNL in the ten most-read stories, yesterday Saturday Night Live Posts Davidson, Bryant, McKinnon Goodbye Sketches DC vs Vampires: Hunters #1 Preview: Damian the Vampire Slayer The Sandman: Neil Gaiman Remembers When DCU Didn't "Self-Love" First Look At Frank Miller's New Creation, The Geek 5 Marvel Omnibus[...]

So this weekend not only brought the Season 47 finale of NBC's Saturday Night Live but also the end of the SNL runs for Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney And as we mentioned in our recap/review (you can check that out here), the season-ender proved to be an impressive combination of[...]

If you're a fan of NBC's Saturday Night Live, then you know that an SNL season finale can be a rough one because it's "That Last Show" before another summer of specualtion gets underway about who will/won't be returning & who's joining the cast That's usually when we get at least one shitty "Saturday Night[...]

In fact, Davidson took to Instagram via a post on writer/comic Dave Sirus' (SNL, The King of Staten Island) account confirming it Now, here's a look at McKinnon, Bryant & Davidson's on-air goodbyes during tonight's show. Image: Screencaps In the cold open "Final Encounter," McKinnon's Colleen Rafferty makes one final return, questioned alongside Lyonne & Cecily Strong by[...]

Within the past hour, Davidson has confirmed the news via a post on writer/comic Dave Sirus' (SNL, The King of Staten Island) Instagram account In the post, Davidson reflects on his time at the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series and thanks those who've been in his corner throughout But it was this line early on[...]

Jackson checked in with guest host & SNL alum Leslie Jones on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to (jokingly) pointed an accusatory finger at Kenan Thompson for being the reason why he's been "banned" SNL "Kenan got me banned from 'Saturday Night Live.' He didn't cut me off soon enough and I said the forbidden word on[...]

Following up on earlier reporting from Variety that Pete Davidson would be exiting the long-running late-night comedy/music series, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that SNL could be facing one of the biggest cast changes in quite some time Along with Davidson, sources are saying that Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney could be joining Davidson in[...]

While the report may not come as a big surprise to viewers who've noticed he's been MIA from the show over the past few weeks, Variety has it out there from "a person familiar with the matter" that Pete Davidson will be exiting SNL after this weekend's season wrap-up While NBC did not make any[...]

But before we do, we have this weekend's host Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Poker Face) and musical guest Japanese Breakfast checking in with SNL cast members Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon for the traditional promo And since what you're about to see has to do with Lyonne's voice, we're just going to put it out[...]

While we're not always the biggest fans of this time of the year (especially the "Guess who's not coming back?" game), we don't want to lose sight of the fact that SNL is ending the season on an impressive note with Russian Doll & the upcoming Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne and musical guest Japanese[...]

And you know how the routine goes right? It's Tuesday, so… SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Image: Screencaps) So let's kick off the final promotional machine week for Season 47 with a look at the welcome video for Lyonne & Japanese Breakfast that SNL released this morning: During a tour behind-the-scenes of SNL's show night with CBS Mornings host Gayle[...]

And then we wrap things up with a rundown of our reviews- along with SNL, we have HBO's The Baby, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, and Crunchyroll's Spy x Family. Image: The CW, BBC, HBO & Screencaps (Star Trek: Picard) Now here's a look at BCTV Daily Dispatch's articles for Monday, May 16, 2022: Star Trek: Picard: Matalas[...]

If you love SNL, then there were some choice sketches & moments for you to appreciate If you think it's run its course then there was a moment or two you could use to make your case And then for me, there were two decisions that the writers and show creator & EP Lorne Michaels[...]

So to help set the mood, we're taking a look back at some examples of Gomez's mastery of social media (more hosts should be doing what she's doing), followed by a look back at her 2016 appearance, and tons more. Image: Screencaps Here's a look at Gomez's reaction when the news of her hosting SNL was first[...]

And then after that? We enter that time period that all SNL fans dread Yup, the summer downtime when rumors of who will and who won't be returning for the next season begin to build And with the long-running sketch comedy/music series so close to its epic 50th season, those rumors are getting a ton[...]

Here's a look at the corkboard making it all official: Image: NBC And here's that look at Gomez and Malone hanging out on set that we just mentioned:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Yup, it's time for Gomez and Malone to share their on-stage promos with the world[...]

Stepping up to help them out with this go-around is none other than SNL cast members Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang– check it out! Image: Screencap   In the following screencap, Gomez took to Instagram Stories to share a look at her going through the sketch scripts and asking a pretty impressive question: Image: Screencap And here's a look back[...]

This time around, Gomez took to Instagram Stories to share a look at her going through the sketch scripts and asking a pretty impressive question: Image: Screencap Now here's a look back at how things are going with Gomez during SNL read-thru (and here's hoping we get some from the cast like they used to during the[...]

Our line-up of news, opinions & commentary for this morning: Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor Bruce Horak on playing Hemmer, BBC's Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa thanks Sylvester McCoy & all the other Doctors, AMC's Better Call Saul previews S06E06 (and we have Howard & Lalo theories), Netflix teases Resident Evil teasers, Paramount+'s[...]

But enough of our rambling… let's take a look at where we are with the SNL public relations machine… Image: Screencap Now that we've reached the middle of the week, it's time to check in to see how things are going with Gomez during SNL read-thru earlier today (and here's hoping we get some from the cast[...]

So with it being Tuesday, you know what it's time for… right? Image: Screencaps With the public relations machine revving up its engines to kick off the week, here's a look at SNL's welcome video for Gomez & Malone (with read-thru, on-stage promos, and more coming soon): During a tour behind-the-scenes of SNL's show night with CBS Mornings[...]

Were we surprised? Not really, because when you combine an amazing actor like Cumberbatch and an SNL cast that can more than hold its own with a musical guest that has a black belt in live-performing, you get a show that punches you in the face from the cold open and doesn't let up And[...]

Now, in case you didn't know? Tonight isn't the first SNL go-around for either one, but just in case you need a reminder we have a rundown of some of their greatest past hits Kicking things off, we have a sampling of sketches from when Cumberbatch last hosted in 2016 (with musical guest Solange). Image: Screencaps Kicking[...]

SNL member Ego Nwodim deserved better… Now here's a look back at Cumberbatch in the middle of SNL read-thru from Wednesday:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Here's a look back at the official intro video welcoming Cumberbatch & Arcade Fire to SNL Studio 8H: During a tour behind-the-scenes of SNL's show night[...]

Now that we've gotten past the intro video & read-thru portions of the SNL PR "car wash," it's time to check out the on-stage promise, which could range from 1 to 3 depending For this go-around, Cumberbatch and Arcade Fire have SNL member Ego Nwodim stepping up to join them. Image: Screencap But sadly, we're only getting[...]