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Our line-up of news & opinion topics for today includes a (belated) happy birthday to Buffy Summers, a look at AMC's The Walking Dead Season 11 Part 2 trailer, Justin Roiland ponders Rick and Morty versus Solar Opposites, The CW's Walker posts some preview images, NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) takes on ESPN's First Take[...]

With SNL alum Will Forte & musical guest Måneskin taking the stage at Studio 8H this weekend (with Spider-Man: No Way Home star Willem Dafoe & musical guest Katy Perry waiting in the wings for next Saturday, January 29), viewers of NBC's Saturday Night Live were treated to a reminder of why Forte was able[...]

With Spider-Man: No Way Home star Willem Dafoe and Katy Perry waiting in the wings for January 29th, NBC's Saturday Night Live turned the spotlight onto this week's host & SNL alum Will Forte and musical guest Måneskin So after the official intro video and a look at Forte during read-thru, it's time for SNL cast[...]

But before we get ahead of ourselves, we still have this weekend's host & SNL alum Will Forte (with rockband Måneskin as the musical guest) to check in on And with it being Wednesday, that can only mean one thing Yup, time to see how things are going with rehearsal. Image: Screencap Here's a look at Forte back[...]

Well, we didn't see that coming but what's wrong with mixing things up a bit, right? Only hours after NBC's Saturday Night Live rolled out the welcome video to this weekend's host & SNL alum Will Forte (MacGruber) as well as rockband Måneskin, SNL gave viewers the heads-up that there will be a new episode on[...]

After a midseason return that saw host Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Schmigadoon!) and musical guest Bleachers pulling off an impressive return this past weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live is looking to roll out the red carpet for some serious SNL "royalty." With rock band Måneskin as the musical guest, this weekend sees MacGruber star[...]

With the network's Winter Olympics coverage kicking off at the beginning of February, we were curious to see how that would impact SNL's run Now we know that SNL Alum and MacGruber star Will Forte will host on January 22, with rock band Måneskin as the musical guest. Image: NBC Earlier today in the middle of what's[...]

After yesterday's check-in with the read-thru, we've got DeBose, Bleachers' Jack Antonoff, and SNL cast member Bowen Yang on hand for the on-stage promo: Saturday Night Live (SNL) – Image: Screencap In the first promo, DeBose and Antonoff compliment Yangs on his new hair and his "new you"- until they learn that the "new" only goes so[...]

So for now, that means full cast & crew with a live studio audience- which also means it's time to check in with this week's host Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Schmigadoon!) and the SNL cast as they run through read-thru (and thankfully, take to Instagram to share some looks behind the curtains). Image: Screencap Image: Screencap Image: Screencap Image:[...]

Bleachers (including Jack Antonoff) will be the musical guest in Ricch's place. Image: Screencap During a tour behind-the-scenes of SNL's show night with CBS Mornings host Gayle King for his Kennedy Center honor before the end of the year, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels revealed that he had been thinking of retiring and thought it was[...]

As of now, the plan is for the episode to have a full cast, crew, and live audience (but COVID-related decisions will be made closer to broadcast time). Saturday Night Live (Image: NBC) During a tour behind-the-scenes of SNL's show night with CBS Mornings host Gayle King for his Kennedy Center honor, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne[...]

White would not only become the oldest person to host the late-night comedy show, but she would also become "ratings gold" for SNL by drawing in 12+ million viewers But just in case you need a preview of what's ahead tonight, here are a few of the sketches from White's episode. Saturday Night Live – Image:[...]

Well, not to worry folks because not only is Davidson showing up but Cyrus is sharing the proof. Image: NBC From SNL creator & executive producer Lorne Michaels, the special finds Cyrus and Davidson being joined by a star-studded lineup of special guests & musical performances that includes Brandi Carlile, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Saweetie, Anitta,[...]

Earlier this week, the spotlight was on recent Kennedy Center honoree and Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels as he began hinting during an interview with CBS Mornings host Gayle King that a possible successor might be coming aboard SNL after the coming-sooner-than-you-think Season 50 (we're in Season 47 right now) We're learning that co-head[...]

Earlier this week, we reported on an interview that NBC's Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels had with CBS Mornings host Gayle King ahead of his Kennedy Center honor where he hinted at passing the SNL baton onto someone else after the long-running late-night series wraps its 50th anniversary season (2024-2025 broadcast season) Now, we're[...]

But when series creator Lorne Michaels starts hinting around about passing the SNL baton onto someone else with the upcoming 50th anniversary season (2024-2025 broadcast season), it's definitely going to get our attention. Image: Screencap Speaking with CBS Mornings host Gayle King during a tour behind-the-scenes of SNL's show night for his recent Kennedy Center honor, Michael[...]

Second, while I can understand folks questioning why they didn't just call it a wrap for the year I don't think SNL is deserving of getting shit for it Just the opposite Because if there's one thing that the folks who work on SNL have been known for and for quite some time is its[...]

The monologue was pre-recorded, with other hosting 5-Timers Steve Martin (with non-5-Timer Martin Short), Tom Hanks, and Tina Fey, along with SNL cast member Kenan Thompson presenting a disappointed Rudd with his 5-Timers jacket (or "4-1/2-Timers") Instead, the show will consist of sketches filmed during the week along with personal "best of" sketch selections. Saturday Night[...]

With Ghostbusters: Afterlife & The Shrink Next Door star Paul Rudd hosting and Charli XCX serving as the musical guest, tonight's episode will not have a live audience and will have a "limited cast and crew," with the news posted this afternoon via SNL's social media accounts. Image: Screencap "Due to the recent spike in the Omicron[...]

And this time around, we have SNL cast member Ego Nwodim on hand to join the festivities. Image: Screencap In the first mini-teaser, Nwodim congratulates Rudd on joining the "SNL Five-Timers Club"- but it's not what Charli XCX thinks it is Following that, Rudd offers a very good reason why they don't want to hear what his Christmas[...]

Which is a nice way of us wondering who will be making guest walk-ons for what's traditionally been known as the "looser" episode of the season. Image: Screencap Here's a look at Rudd as well as several members of the SNL cast checking in from this week's table read:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday[...]

But as impressive as she was on our screens, we're learning via Howard Stern's SiriusXM show that preparing for the gig took a bit of a toll on her. "Preparing for SNL was f***ing nuts, dude It was literally alien I cried every single day of the week No joke at all," Eilish revealed during her[...]

So to help wrap up 2021, SNL has enlisted Ghostbusters: Afterlife & The Shrink Next Door star Paul Rudd and musical guest Charli XCX to help wrap up things in fine comedic fashion (fingers crossed) So to get things started, we have SNL formally welcoming the duo to the stages of Studio 8H. Image: Screencap So let's[...]

That's right, the trio is back the SNL "Cut for Time" sketch, "Future Selves." Image: Screencap As you can tell from the title, our trio's future selves go back in time to offer a dire warning about the future but end up being nothing more than cautionary tales for a future that's already not looking to bright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGb9eG1aQNsVideo[...]

Supporting Eilish throughout the night was an SNL cast and writing team that was firing on every cylinder they could get their hands on, without a dud or brain-scratcher in the bunch Add into that mix that we got the amazing Kate McKinnon back for a large chunk of screen time and also in what[...]

But first, a look at something big that another SNL cast member and a friend of the show has going on later this month. In case you didn't hear, someone was finally wise enough to listen to the people and give them what they want In this case, having Pete Davidson and Miley Cyrus host NBC's[...]

After covering last night's promos with host/musical guest Billie Eilish and SNL cast member Kate McKinnon, we thought things would be pretty quiet until the weekend Then all of a sudden, the long-running sketch comedy/music series decided to go global in a big way with Deadline Hollywood reporting that SNL reps are currently discussing a[...]

Then we wrap things up someone needed to call the police (and animal control, I guess?) because there's a good chance that's not a "mischievous Norweigan Christmas gnome" in her home. Image: Screencap Here's a look at this week's promo, followed by a look back at the week: After this weekend, SNL wraps up its 2021 on December[...]

But for now, we have a look at how rehearsals have been going ahead of Thursday's expected on-stage promos with some of the SNL cast members. So with what would appear to be a smile on Eilish's face, here's a look at the artist during Wednesday night's read-thru for this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night[...]

And just so we're clear? We're sending all of the positive vibes we can scrape together to send her way for a great show. After this weekend, SNL wraps up its 2021 on December 18th with Ghostbusters: Afterlife star Paul Rudd and musical guest Charli XCX helping the cast (hopefully) end the year on a strong[...]