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No, this isn't "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" with another look at the past No, this update on NBC's Saturday Night Live is all about the here and now and the immediate future This weekend, the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series resumes Season 50 with host Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla (and[...]

25th), NBC's Saturday Night Live has a pretty busy week going on – and let's not forget the daily "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For today's go-around, we're looking at the ninth show of Season 33 (April 5, 2008), with Christopher Walken hosting and Panic! at the Disco as the musical guest The sketch? "Surprise Party,"[...]

The New Yorker published an excerpt from Susan Morrison's upcoming biography of the SNL creator called Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live about how he dealt with each cast member mentally by adhering to their respective psychology One of those featured was Bill Hader, who was a cast member from 2005-2019. Bill Hader and[...]

25th), we've got the latest edition of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" to pass along For today's go-around, we're looking at the premiere of Season 34 (September 13, 2008), with Olympics Gold Medalist Michael Phelps hosting and Lil Wayne as the musical guest The sketch? "Sarah Palin and Hillary Address the Nation" finds Gov Sarah[...]

25th), and today brings the latest edition of  "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, we're looking at the tenth episode of Season 35 (December 19, 2009), with James Franco hosting and Muse as the musical guest The sketch? "Weekend Update: Garth and Kat Christmas," with "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers welcoming the[...]

25th), we've got the latest edition of  "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, we're looking at the Season 36 premiere (September 25, 2010), with Amy Poehler returning to her old stomping grounds to host and Katy Perry as the musical guest During "Bronx Beat: Maureen Diccico," Betty Caruso (Poehler) and Jodi Deitz (Maya[...]

With that in mind… Image: NBCUniversal (5) S50E09 (December 14, 2024/Chris Rock): Gracie Abrams with "I Love You, I'm Sorry" (4) S05E01 (September 28, 2024/Jean Smart) Jelly Roll with "Winning Streak" (3) S05E06 (November 9, 2024/Bill Burr) Mk.gee with "Alesis" (2) S05E08 (December 7, 2024/Paul Mescal) Shaboozey with "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" For some reason, the SNL version wasn't released, so[...]

25th), we're back with the next round of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, we're looking at the sixteenth show of Season 37 (March 3, 2012), with host Lindsay Lohan and musical guest Jack White The sketch? "Disney Housewives," which featured Lohan as Rapunzel, Kristen Wiig as Cinderella, Taran Killam as Prince[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live isn't wasting any time returning for its milestone 50th season, with SNL confirming the hosts and musical guests for the first two shows back On January 18th, Dave Chappelle returns with musical guest GloRilla Following that, Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) will be serving as both host and musical guest on[...]

That's right, we're back with our daily look at NBC's Saturday Night Live and its ongoing "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days," a celebration of the long-running, late-night live sketch comedy and music series' 50 seasons that spotlights one sketch from one season. For this go-around, we're looking at the fifth show of Season 38 (October[...]

Welcome back to our daily look at NBC's Saturday Night Live and its ongoing "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days," a celebration of the long-running, late-night live sketch comedy and music series' 50 seasons that spotlights one sketch from one season For this go-around, we're looking at the 10th show of Season 39 (December 21,[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with its next edition of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days," spotlighting one season and one sketch every day until the big 50th-anniversary event in February (more on that below). For this go-around, we're looking at Season 40 (February 15, 2015) and NBC's Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special The[...]

Since Chevy Chase's impression of 38th President Gerald Ford, it's been a tradition of every single POTUS to the current 46th President Joe Biden, currently played by SNL alum Dana Carvey In light of Jimmy Carter's passing in December 2024, alumnae Ana Gasteyer recalled her experience long before her run as an SNL cast member[...]

As NBC's Saturday Night Live continues to make a lot of news even during its midseason break, we're back with what's up next with "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." That brings us to Season 41, Episode 12 (February 6, 2016), with host Larry David (HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm) and musical guest The 1975 The sketch?[...]

Before we get to the big celebration on February 16th and NBC's documentary event, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music on January 27th, Peacock and Academy and Emmy Award winner Morgan Neville will be offering us an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at what makes NBC's Saturday Night Live the enduring and influential institution that it's[...]

Smigel took to social media to offer a brief tribute. Cr: NBC SNL: Robert Smigel Reflects on 'The X-Presidents' Legacy After spotting a post from a fan about 'The X-President' Carter, Smigel wrote, "They are all gone now, but never forgotten #XPresidents" and shared the intro of the Superfriends-type of intro that highlights the foursome's powers, personality quirks,[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live continued feeding our need for SNL stuff during the midseason break with the latest edition of "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." This time around, we're checking out the fourth show of Season 42 (October 22, 2016), with host Tom Hanks and musical guest Lady Gaga In "Black Jeopardy with Tom[...]

After offering our ranking of how the first half of Season 50 is going so far, we're back with a look at what's on tap today with NBC's Saturday Night Live and "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, we've got a look at the opening to Season 43, with host Ryan Gosling[...]

Along with their ranking, we have the rating score that the show was given, a link to our review to make the case for us, and a look back at the on-stage promo prior to the show that spotlighted the host, musical guest, and SNL cast member When it comes to ties, we took into[...]

Another day, another edition of NBC's ongoing celebration of Saturday Night Live – "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." For this go-around, the spotlight shifts to the Season 44 opener with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West (September 29, 2018) The sketch? "Kavanaugh Hearing Cold Open," which saw the less-than-worthy Judge Brett Kavanaugh (Matt Damon) put[...]

But SNL wasn't quite done yet, returning a little more than a month later for three special shows (April 11th & 25th, May 9th) under the umbrella of "Saturday Night Live at Home," essentially stepping into the void and giving people something to smile about – even for a little while So, it's only fitting[...]

Along with a docuseries and documentary hitting later this month (more on that below), they've also been running "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days," spotlighting one sketch from an SNL season every day – beginning with the current and working backward And now, it looks like we might be getting treated to more "Cut For Time"[...]

With some big 50th season celebrations set to kick off later this month, NBC's Saturday Night Live is back with the next edition of its social media series "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" series, which spotlights one sketch from an SNL season every day – beginning with the current and working backward For this go-around,[...]

Another day brings another edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live social media series "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" series, which spotlights one sketch from an SNL season every day – beginning with the current and working backward This time around, we're getting a look at Season 47 Episode 13 (February 26, 2022), with host John Mulaney and[...]

With the big anniversary event set for February (more on that in a minute), NBC's Saturday Night Live continues rolling along with its "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days" series, which spotlights a sketch from an SNL season every day – beginning with the current and working backward. This time, the spotlight shines on Season 48[...]

With "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days," a sketch from an SNL season will be posted daily as a countdown to the big anniversary event in February Yesterday focused on the current season, while today sees the spotlight shining on Season 49 – and to no one's surprise, the honor goes to host Ryan Gosling and[...]

Over this past weekend, the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series kicked off a new series on social media: "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." But for this go-around, we're getting a teaser for the anniversary event that spotlights some very famous faces who've graced the stages of Studios 8H for nearly a half-century[...]

Along with some very cool documentary and docuseries drops happening in January (more on that below), the long-running late-night sketch comedy and music series is also kicking off a new initiative on social media: "SNL: 50 Seasons in 50 Days." As you can guess from the title, a sketch from an SNL season will be[...]

That means it's time to bring back "SNL 50 Rewind," where we look back on something related to the episode that's being reaired on Saturday night For example, tonight looks back at Ariana Grande's hosting turn from back in October (with musical guest Stevie Nicks) – so that seemed like a great time to look[...]

The Emmy winner for SNL and The Office did harbor regret in a crossover sketch that would blend the two called The Japanese Office, which features Steve Carell reprising his role as Michael Scott from the Greg Daniels, Stephen Merchant, and Ricky Gervais series when the actor hosted a May 2008 episode of SNL Schur[...]