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Dakota Johnson is Saturday Night Live’s next host and her hilarious first promo is reminiscent of her Architectural Digest 2020… with a twist. “Hi, I’m Dakota. Welcome to my home away from home, Studio 8H,” the actress, a returning host opened the promo. Johnson first hosted SNL in 2015, at the height of her 50 […]

Emmy-winning The Bear star Ayo Edebiri’s winning streak continues as she landed herself an SNL hosting gig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Saturday Night Live’s season 49 start was affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike last year. This meant that instead of premiering either late September or early October, the season started in 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 […]

Jacob Elordi will continue his hot streak by hosting Saturday Night Live’s first show in 2024 with Reneé Rapp as the musical guest, Variety reported. The Australian actor gained prominence when he starred in Netflix’s The Kissing Booth trilogy. The first movie was released in 2018. He played Noah Flynn, the lead female character’s romantic […]

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 […]

It’s November! The month of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. So a lot of eating followed by a lot of spending. Why not gear up for all the food and money binging with some TV show and movie binging on Peacock this month?! With new offerings like a Peacock […]

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 […]

Bad Bunny made his hosting debut at SNL with some pretty exciting guests, Billboard reported. The Puerto Rican rapper doubled as the show’s musical guest on October 21. He starred alongside rock legend Mick Jagger and the Internet ‘daddy’ Pedro Pascal in the sketches. Bad Bunny also performed two songs from his album Nadie Sabe […]

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 […]

Katy Perry voice her support for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship. Now, Taylor and Travis has been capturing headlines since her first appearance at Kelce’s NFL game last month. But the two made even more news when they made joint appearances on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. Followed by a visit to the […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made surprise cameo appearances during last week’s Pete Davidson-hosted SNL episode. Here’s how it happened. A last-minute cameo According to Variety, the Swift and Kelce cameos were a last-minute occurrence. The couple was in New York City and wanted to drop in. Minutes before the SNL episode went live, the […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were seen out and about in New York City after their cameos on SNL, thanks to photos from Page Six. The photos show the pop superstar and two-time Super Bowl champion holding hands before their surprise appearances on Saturday Night Live. Kelce was in a sketch parodying the NFL going […]

Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!  That’s right, SNL is back now that the WGA strike is over, and castmates, writers, and guests can continue cranking out episodes of the long-running program. Ice Spice will be the musical guest on October 14th to kick things off. Former castmate Pete Davidson will host, and Season […]

Julia Sweeney, former SNL cast member, recalled a letter received from Hillary Clinton after she impersonated her daughter, Chelsea. Back in January 1993, Sweeney played a teenage Chelsea in a sketch (Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks played Bill and Hilary in the sketch). On Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast (via […]

Sinead O’Connor, the 1990s pop music star who rose to fame for her 1990 smash single Nothing Compares 2 U, and then became a lightning rod for controversy after ripping up a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live, has passed away at the age of 56. O’Connor, an Irish singer who garnered international […]

Columbian superstar singer Karol G made one lucky fan’s day today on the set of the Today Show. Twelve year old Hannah got the chance to meet her favorite star live on the air on Friday, and the internet is going crazy for it. Today Show co-host Hoda Cotb went into the audience and brought […]

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 […]

The news of Pete Davidson’s return to SNL as a host has made waves, but the final two guest hosts that were slotted for the remaining two episodes of Season 48 have been revealed, and fans of Succession and The White Lotus — two of HBO’s biggest hits — alike will be disappointed. It was […]

Pete Davidson’s debut hosting episode on Saturday Night Live has been put on hold amid the ongoing WGA strike. On Tuesday (May 2), NBC announced that the show has been canceled where Davidson was billed to host and Lil Uzi Vert was to be the musical guest. “The previously announced Saturday Night Live hosted by […]

If you were looking for Kim Kardashian jokes during Pete Davidson’s upcoming Saturday Night Live gig, then you’ll be out of luck. According to an insider, the former SNL cast member will not be mentioning Kardashian. The source revealed per Page Six that Davidson is expected to be “a good sport” and that he’s being […]

It might be a little harder to center yourself with your favorite meditation app after this new movie drops. It was announced Wednesday in Deadline that Jenny Slate — known for her roles in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Parks and Recreation and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live — will topline a horror […]

Pete Davidson is returning to 30 Rock…well kinda. The Saturday Night Live alum will be back in his old stomping grounds as a host to promote his new Peacock show Bupkis on May 6. The comedian left the sketch show in May 2022 after eight seasons. Bupkis is set to premiere on Peacock on May […]

Steve Martin. Richard Pryor. Betty White. Tom Hanks. Travis Kelce? Fresh off the heels of his Second Super Bowl win, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end will be hosting the iconic comedy sketch and variety show, Saturday Night Live, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The latest batch of hosts were revealed Thursday, with Kelce’s debut […]

Those hoping to see New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady back on Saturday Night Live received some disappointing news after the future Hall of Famer said during a recent appearance on WEEI’s Mut & Callahan that fans shouldn’t expect him to book a return trip to the popular late-night weekend variety show because he has […]