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Ryan West/Netflix © 2024 SNL "Cut for Time": John Mulaney Goes Joe Rogan & More After pulling off the best episodes of the season and one of the best of the past several (check out our review here) back in February 2022, NBC's Saturday Night Live released two Cut for Time Sketches from the show hosted by[...]

Based on how Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Andrew Dismukes dressed for the meeting, it looks like they had other ideas (you can check it out above). Image: SNL Screencap Now, we're getting a chance to check in with Grande and the SNL cast and writers during the Wednesday night read-thru – here's a look: Image:[...]

With SNL coming off two strong outings in a row to kick off its milestone 50th season, it will be interesting to see if the winning ways can continue That brings us to the midweek sketch – one that finds Grande making it clear that she would like to steer clear of Wicked or The[...]

But what SNL did do was give viewers a chance to get to know new featured players Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline a little better In the clip above, the trio tackles a number of questions from SNL fans – including how they reacted when they first learned they were coming aboard for the[...]

With NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 now underway, SNL's "election team" is firmly in place: VP Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph), husband, Douglas Emhoff (Andy Samberg), Gov Tim Walz (Jim Gaffigan), Sen JD Vance (Bowen Yang), President Joseph Biden (Dana Carvey), and Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) While much of the summer was spent pushing to make sure[...]

Here's a look at what worked, one concern we had, and three sketches that really hit us hard. SNL (Image: SNL Screencaps) SNL 50: Nate Bargatze/Coldplay – Some Thoughts… What Worked? Everything With the cold open, we had Maya Rudolph (VP Kamala Harris), Andy Samberg (Doug Emhoff), Jim Gaffigan (Gov Tim Walz), and Dana Carvey (President Joseph Biden)[...]

Tonight's SNL kicked off with VP Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph) and her husband, Douglas Emhoff (Andy Samberg), at home getting ready to watch the VP Debate between Gov Tim Walz (Jim Gaffigan) and Sen JD Vance (Bowen Yang). Images: SNL Screencaps The debate starts with CBS News moderators Norah O'Donnell (Heidi Gardner) and Margaret Brennan (Chloe Fineman) kicking[...]

In this first edition of SNL 50 Pregame," we check it with Bargatze and late-night host and SNL alum Seth Meyers as the two discuss Bargatze hosting SNL for the second time, how the "Washington's Dream" sketch went from a shaky start to sketch gold, resurrecting a cut sketch from last season, and how his[...]

With Nate Bargatze and Coldplay set to take the stages of NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend for the second show of the milestone 50th season, it's time for the host and musical guest to take the stages of Studio 8H for this week's on-stage promos – joined by SNL star Kenan Thompson First up, Thompson[...]

When we last checked in with NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 ahead of this weekend's show with host Nate Bargatze and musical guest Coldplay, it was earlier today when Bargatze and SNL star Bowen Yang teamed up for the midweek sketch – one involving some confusion over who the new cast members are (you'll see what we're talking[...]

With today being Wednesday, it's time for the SNL midweek sketch – with Bowen Yang introducing Bargatze to the newest members of the SNL cast Except… Bargatze has already met them…? Except… it wasn't Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline who Bargatze met…? Image: SNL Screencap Saturday Night Live Season 50 & SNL EP Lorne Michaels Back[...]

As one of the surviving cast members, Curtin, who hosted SNL's news segment Weekend Update from season two until five, spoke to The New York Times for the show's 50th season to reflect on the experiences she had in the premiere episode and the first season. Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Ratner, Garrett Morris,[...]

What amazes me the most about NBC's Saturday Night Live is that, after what's soon to be 50 seasons, people seem to forget that SNL is a comedy show that satirizes society – especially when either they or something they love is the target You know, it's the "it's funny when it's about them but[...]

To say the SNL 50 premiere was full of surprises would be an understatement, particularly the much-anticipated cold opening that featured the return of alum Maya Rudolph, reprising her role as "Cool Aunt" and now, Democratic presidential hopeful Vice President Kamala Harris Before the season 50 premiere, there was much speculation on who would play[...]

Thankfully, SNL continues to share some of those "Cut for Time" sketches over the past few seasons – and it looks like that's going to be the case this season Earlier today, two sketches that nearly made it were released In "Blonde Dragon People," some friends (Heidi Gardner, Andrew Dismukes, Devon Walker, and Jane Wickline)[...]

One of the many factors in why the season opener clicked was SNL star Bowen Yang – with his portrayal of baby hippo Moo Deng during "Weekend Update" keeping his success streak of portraying surprising characters that make us laugh more than they normally would have any right to alive and kicking And yet… there[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live kicked off its milestone 50th season this weekend with host Jean Smart (Hacks), musical guest Jelly Roll (who owned the stage during two amazing performances), three new featured players, and the unveiling of SNL's Election 2024 major players Spoiler? If Saturday night was a sign of things to come, then SNL might[...]

Tim Walz), both social and mainstream media put out the call to Maya Rudolph to return to SNL as VP Harris – a portrayal that Rudolph has made famous over the seasons But that left three unanswered questions heading into tonight's season premiere Who would portray Walz? Who Would portray Trump's VP pick, Sen JD[...]

For this one, we get a better sense of how Smart and Jelly Roll became the "bestest" of friends over the past week – dare we say, "BFFs Jean & Jelly"? Oh yes, we dare… with Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather" a particularly nice choice for soundtrack. Images: SNL Screencaps In the first of four promos[...]

In the first promo, SNL star Marcello Hernandez looks to impress Smart and Jelly Roll with his vocabulary – only to commit a serious age-related faux pas in the second promo After that, Maya Rudolph (returning to portray VP Kamala Harris) decides to "show up" (you'll understand) – but Rudolph, being the special guest star, doesn't[...]

While promoting her debut album, Autobiography, the musician suffered a vocal cord inflammation before the live SNL broadcast, losing her voice As a contingency, pre-recorded tracks were used so Simpson could lip-sync, but the second track from Autobiography didn't run Instead, it was "Pieces of Me," which she performed earlier in the night, and out[...]

In the clip above, Smart takes a walk down SNL memory lane through the hallways of Studios 8H as we see clips from previous seasons And then we see more clips… and less of Smart It doesn't take long before Smart realizes that SNL might be swimming a bit too much in a sea of[...]

That's right, SNL's milestone 50th season kicks off with the first of four new shows in a row – and five new shows during the first six weeks This weekend, it's Jean Smart / Jelly Roll Following that, we have Oct 5th: Nate Bargatze / Coldplay; Oct 12th: Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks; Oct 19th:[...]

Leave it to Please Don't Destroy (Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins) to offer us some unexpected SNL humor before NBC's Saturday Night Live kicks off its milestone 50th season this weekend.  In their defense, it wasn't something that had exactly been planned by them, either No, this came courtesy of some pigeons who found[...]

Reitman spoke with Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival about his stint as a guest writer in the NBC late-night variety series. Image: Sony Pictures Screencap Saturday Night Director Jason Reitman on Guest Writing Stint on SNL "One of the greatest weeks of my life," Reitman said of his time as a guest writer on SNL[...]

The SNL 50 cast sees Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline on board as new featured players – with Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker promoted to the main cast Unfortunately, we also learned that Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney, and Chloe Troast would not be returning -with good vibes going out to all[...]

That's when Gillis was officially announced as joining the SNL cast – only for the long-running sketch comedy/music series to part ways with Gillis only days after recordings of racist, sexist, and homophobic comments surfaced as part of a YouTube channel called Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast. "After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that[...]

On the plus side, Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline have joined the SNL cast as new featured players – with Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker promoted to the main cast Now, we're getting a look at the line-up for the start of Season 50 – with four new shows in a[...]

Image courtesy of NBC. SNL: Darrell Hammond Reflects on Why Amy Poehler Can Make Him Break During "Regis & Kelly" Sketches "Amy Poehler could make me laugh if I was sitting next to her," Hammond told hosts Amy Robach and T J Holmes "When we did 'Regis and Kelly,' and she's sitting right there next to me,[...]

The Despicable Me 4 star, who also made a memorable run as a fictionalized version of himself for the Prime Video series The Boys, was an SNL cast member from 1995-2002 before achieving even greater success in films Whether it's lampooning former president George Bush or the late Chicago Cubs broadcast icon Harry Carey, the[...]