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SNL 50 Cut For Time: "Weekend Update" on Halloween Costumes to Avoid

In this SNL Cut For Time Sketch, Weekend Update's Colin Jost interviews Two Guys Dressed as Doctors on the Halloween costumes to avoid.


If you had a chance to check out our review from earlier, then you know that host Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) and musical guest Billie Eilish helped NBC's Saturday Night Live go four-for-four for Season 50, as the late-night sketch comedy and music series heads into a one-week break. But before we close the book on this weekend's show, we have a Cut For Time sketch to pass along – this one from "Weekend Update." In the sketch above, Colin Jost interviews Two Guys Dressed as Doctors (Marcello Hernández and Michael Longfellow), who have some words of caution about how certain costumes have different meanings these days – like "Guy on His Way to a Diddy White Party," "Haitian Dinner," "Slutty Pedophile," and other potential life-canceling bad Halloween costume decisions.

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Saturday Night Live Season 50 & SNL EP Lorne Michaels

Back in May, the word went out regarding early plans to celebrate the milestone 50th season of Saturday Night Live. The network confirmed that there will be a "celebratory weekend" that wraps up on Sunday, February 16th (from 8-11 p.m. ET), with a live, primetime special. Now, thanks to an interview he had with The New York Times at the end of the most recent season, we're learning some additional details on what's ahead – and Michaels's thoughts on those rumblings about his retiring after Season 50.

Along with the primetime special on February 16th, music producer Mark Ronson and Michaels will produce a "homecoming" of sorts at Radio City Music Hall on the Friday of that weekend. In addition, it was noted that musician and producer Questlove (The Roots) is co-producing a documentary for the anniversary season spotlighting the impact that SNL had had on music and culture, and Morgan Neville (Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces, Won't You Be My Neighbor) is producing five documentaries focusing on both Michaels and the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series. As for those rumblings that the 50th anniversary will also be his last hurrah, Michaels is basing that decision on how he's feeling and not committing to anything. "I'm going to do it as long as I feel I can do it," he shared. "But I rely on other people and always have."

Heading into Season 50, SNL said goodbye to Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney, and Chloe Troast – and hello to new featured players Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline. In addition, Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker were promoted to the main cast. After this weekend, we have John Mulaney and Chappell Roan on November 2nd. The long-running late-night sketch comedy series is executive-produced by Lorne Michaels, with Liz Patrick directing and SNL alum Darrell Hammond announcing. Broadcasting from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, Saturday Night Live 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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