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If you tuned in to Saturday Night Live last night to watch Justin Timberlake, you heard a new song off his upcoming album. The singer was the musical guest on the broadcast hosted by actress Dakota Johnson. The new single he debuted is called Sanctified, TMZ reports. Along with the new single, he performed the […]

Over the decades its been on the air, Saturday Night Live’s cast is littered with comedy greats from all over who helped make the sketch show into the institution it is. One name who almost did the same was Catherine O’Hara, and she has revealed why she ultimately quit the show only a week after […]

A new Lorne Michaels biopic, SNL 1975, has added some young stars. Gabriel LaBelle (The Fablemans), Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby), and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) have joined the cast. A group of young stars  Deadline reported the castings. LaBelle will play Michaels, Hoffman will play Dick Ebersol, and Sennott will play Rosie Shuster. Jason Reitman […]

Right after the upcoming Minecraft film added Jennifer Coolidge, they have added an SNL and Barbie star Kate McKinnon. They will join the likes of Jason Momoa, Jack Black, and Emma Myers in the ensemble. SNL alum Deadline, who has been on the beat of the new film, reported that Kate McKinnon has joined the […]

Priscilla star Jacob Elordi will be hosting Saturday Night Live. And there’s a glimpse of what’s to come in a new promo. From the looks of it, the actor may have a difficult time on the live broadcast, as Deadline reported. Jacob Elordi in the new Saturday Night Live promo The clip is less than […]

Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live have been synonymous throughout the entire run of the staple NBC weekly late-night show, but with the prolific producer most likely nearing retirement at some point in the not-too-distant future, it’s only natural for fans to want to know his thoughts about who might succeed him in the coveted […]

Being at the top of your sport doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the GOAT at acting, particularly in the comedy arena, which requires timing, charisma and impeccable delivery. These 10 professional athletes, however, were able to defy the odds to become the 10 undisputedly funniest hosts of revered comedy institution Saturday Night Live. Judge our definitive […]

In the New York Times’ deep dive piece on Travis Kelce’s business managers, Aaron and André Eanes, an amusing story is shared about how Travis Kelce ended up hosting Saturday Night Live in March of 2023. Turns out Kelce is a lifelong comedy fan, and his desire to be on SNL stemmed from his short-lived […]

For those who have been unable to get the 1969 Mama Cass hit “Make Your Own Kind Of Music” out of their heads for the past week, it’s either because of the Saturday Night Live Emma Stone sketch from the past weekend‘s episode, or because of the song’s current ubiquity that is quite brilliantly spoofed […]

Saturday Night Live announced its hosts and musical guests for the final two shows of 2023 and fans are excited — with Adam Driver and Olivia Rodrigo set for the December 9 show, and Kate McKinnon and Billie Eilish getting the call for December 16. Adam Driver, hosting SNL for the fourth time, is undoubtedly […]

The tragic passing of Dana Carvey’s son has seen an outpouring of support from across the comedy world, with one of the latest coming from his old stomping grounds at Saturday Night Live. The show of support came during the closing moments of Saturday’s episode which saw Jason Momoa return to host the sketch comedy […]

One of the biggest stories in the NBA right now is making its way to one of the most celebrated comedy shows on television. This week’s episode of Saturday Night Live poked some fun at Warriors star Draymond Green over his recent suspension. SNL brought up the story in a Weekend Update segment. Saturday Night […]

Paul Briganti has done it all from SNL to feature filmmaking. He directed Please Don’t Destroy’s feature film, The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, for Peacock. And the finished product is a funny film with a lot of heart. The film follows three childhood friends who are reaching adulthood. One is growing up, meeting his wife […]

Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me, will be narrated by Michelle Williams. But SNL decided to spoof the auditions to narrate it with Chloe Fineman and host Timothée Chalamet on the latest episode. “Who’s saying action?” “I’m beyond touched that my book, The Woman in Me, hit Number One on the New York Times […]

Jason Momoa will be hosting SNL amid the SAG-AFTRA strike ahead of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Aquaman hosting SNL The official SNL social media accounts announced Momoa as the November 18 host. Tate McRae will be that week’s musical guest.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night […]

Saturday Night Live gave a touching tribute to Matthew Perry after the actor and former host died. It was only several hours before SNL went on the air that news broke about Friends star Matthew Perry’s passing. However, the comedy show was able to add a special tribute to him, according to Entertainment Weekly. The […]

In a recent essay, Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik discussed her “undeniably Jewish” nose and how an SNL sketch from 1994 led to feelings of being “ashamed.” The actress-host reflected on a questionable Saturday Night Live sketch that used a prosthetic nose to mock hers in an essay for Variety. The SNL sketch that Mayim Bialik […]

SNL is back, and soon, we’ll have Nate Bargatze as host and Foo Fighters as musical guest on Oct 28. This will be Bargatze’s debut as host, and this will be the ninth time the Foo Fighters will be rocking 30 Rock, according to CNN Entertainment. “A dream come true,” the comedian wrote Tuesday on […]

Pete Davidson began the season premiere of SNL on a more somber note as he took the chance to speak on the conflict which has engulfed Israel and the Gaza Strip. The comedian kicked off the show to share a few words on the conflict which has already left thousands dead and displaced millions more […]

It seems no one is safe from tales of behind-the-scenes drama on popular TV show sets, even Miss Piggy. In Maureen Ryan’s new tell-all Hollywood book, Burn It Down, about behind-the-scenes misdeeds on the set of some of the most successful television series — the accusations are coming fast and furious. The book, whose full title […]

If Pete Davidson was still on Saturday Night Live, and the show wasn’t currently shut down because of the WGA writers’ strike, he surely would have discussed this one on Weekend Update, albeit with less cussing, more level-headedness and punchier jokes. But without that luxury right now, he settled for leaving an angry rant on […]

Saturday Night Live fans will have to wait for new episodes amid the current WGA strike. NBC will not be producing more episodes this season amid the current writer’s strike. This includes Kieran Culkin return to SNL on May 13 and Jennifer Coolidge’s debut booking for May 20, PEOPLE confirms. Culkin’s gig would have been […]

With Pete Davidson’s scheduled return to old stomping grounds Saturday Night Live cancelled due to the WGA strike, Davidson responded. On the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Davidson jokingly shared that if his return were to be canceled, it would “feed his weird story” he has that “of course that would happen to me.” Due to the […]

The Hollywood writers are on strike due to the failed contract negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). As the May 1 deadline passed without a new agreement, 11,500 unionized screenwriters stopped all script writing and took to the picket lines for the WGA’s first […]

In “The Original Kings Of Catchphrase Comedy”, a memorable recurring sketch from 2010s era Saturday Night Live — a show John Mulaney served as a writer on for several years around that time —  we’re introduced to several 1980s style stand-up comedians whose entire on-stage persona centered on the delivery of a criminally awful catchphrase, […]

Chris Evans is not interested in hosting the long-running NBC sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live, despite his Ghosted co-star Ana de Armas set to host the show. Evans admitted that he has avoided hosting SNL “like the plague” for years, adding that hosting the show would be bad for his mental health, per Today. “A […]

LSU star Angel Reese has been dominating sports headlines since her Tigers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in the women’s national championship last weekend, and she wasn’t able to escape a parody on Saturday Night Live. “There was controversy this week when LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese refused an invitation to the White House to […]

Jon Gruden recently resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the unearthing of a number of racist, sexist, misogynistic and homophobic emails. The emails were discovered during the NFL’s investigation into the Washington Football Team. Given what happened, it’s no surprise Saturday Night Live took on this subject and made fun of […]

The Last Dance helped a lot of NBA fans get through the early parts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as people were captivated every week by the docuseries on Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls. The series highlights Jordan’s maniacal competitiveness and also created a number of memes. One of the most memorable […]

J.J. Watt is known for sacking quarterbacks with the Houston Texans but he’ll be showing off his comedy skills off of the field. On the night before the Super Bowl, Watt is set to host Saturday Night Live for the first time. Of course, Watt would’ve liked his Texans to be in the Super Bowl […]