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Saturday Night Live Cut for Time Sketch: Real-Life Blumhouse Horror
Blumhouse offers us a trailer for an all-too-real horror story in this "Cut for Time" sketch from this weekend's Saturday Night Live.
Article Summary
- Saturday Night Live featured Dakota Johnson and Justin Timberlake this weekend.
- "Cut for Time" sketch offers a Blumhouse-style horror spoof.
- Unaired SNL sketch "Horny Little Dork" highlighted on YouTube.
- SNL Season 49 gains momentum with more host/musical guest lineups on the way.
After a pretty brutal start to 2024, NBC's Saturday Night Live got back on track this weekend with host/Madame Web star Dakota Johnson and musical guest Justin Timberlake. But before we shift our focus to next weekend – with host Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) & musical guest Jennifer Lopez – we're getting a chance to check out a sketch that wasn't able to make the cut but that the folks at SNL still wanted everyone to see. For the sake of not wanting to spoil the sketch, we'll just say that Johnson, Heidi Gardner, Chloe Troast, Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, James Austin Johnson, and Bowen Yang show us what happens when Blumhouse starts producing some all-too-real horror films… like "Horny Little Dork."
Saturday Night Live Season 49: Looking Back
Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that was taken by Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews – here's a look:
And here's the behind-the-scenes featurette that was released shortly after, spotlighting how it all came together:
NBC's Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase "Saturday Night Live" returns for its 49th season of laughs, surprises and standout performances.
"SNL" is the most Emmy-nominated show in history and holds 93 Emmy wins (including awards for its specials and short-form series). "SNL" has been honored twice (1990 and 2009) with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The show continues to garner the highest ratings and largest audience of any late-night television program, entertaining millions each week on linear and digital platforms.
Since its inception in 1975, "SNL" has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. "SNL" makes headlines with topical humor reflecting politics and current events, features an array of characters with a perspective on pop culture that remains unparalleled, and offers sharp political commentary through its signature "Weekend Update" segment. A variety show that is truly one of a kind, "SNL" also attracts the biggest stars of music to its stage for innovative viral performances.
NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 company includes Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Chloe Troast, Devon Walker, and Bowen Yang. SNL is executive-produced by Lorne Michaels, with Liz Patrick directing and SNL alum Darrell Hammond announcing. Broadcasting from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series is produced by SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video.