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Saturday Night Live: Things Get Awkward for Ramy Youssef, Travis Scott

Things get awkward for Saturday Night Live host Ramy Youssef and musical guest Travis Scott in this week's promos - courtesy of SNL star Marcello Hernandez.



Article Summary

  • Saturday Night Live promos get awkward for Ramy Youssef and Travis Scott.
  • Marcello Hernandez's attempts at humor get "interesting" in these SNL promos.
  • Behind-the-scenes Instagram screencaps reveal the SNL cast at read-thru.
  • Excitement builds for this weekend's SNL hosted by Youssef with Scott as musical guest.

With host Ramy Youssef and musical guest Travis Scott set for this weekend's return edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, we've been following along the promotional train – from SNL's "red carpet" welcome video to the midweek sketch with Youssef & Kenan Thompson to a look at how Wednesday night's read-thru went with Youssef & the SNL cast (more on that below). That brought us to Thursday night – with Marcello Hernandez joining Youssef & Scott for the Studio 8H promos. In the first, things start off pretty well – until they get awkward with a really bad look on Hernandez's part. Unfortunately, things don't get better for Hernandez as he tries out a joke on the host and musical guest that Youssef needs to cut off before the punchline…

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Image: SNL YouTube Screencap

And here's a look back at how Wednesday night's SNL read-thru went:

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Image: Instagram Stories Screencap
Saturday Night Live
Image: Instagram Stories Screencap
Saturday Night Live
Image: Instagram Stories Screencap
Saturday Night Live: Things Get Awkward for Ramy Youssef, Travis Scott
Image: Instagram Stories Screencap
Saturday Night Live: Things Get Awkward for Ramy Youssef, Travis Scott
Image: Instagram Stories Screencap

Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together…

Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews took – here's a look:

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Season 49 Cast Shot — (Photo by: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC)

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.


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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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