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Displaying all articles tagged:
Saturday Night Live
saturday night’s children
Mar. 25, 2024
Everybody Playing Everybody in
SNL 1975
Plus those who may yet be announced. What about George Coe? Paul Shaffer?
By
Bethy Squires
a long talk
Mar. 25, 2024
A
Royale
Lineage
The Carol Burnett Show
inspired her career. Now Kristen Wiig is starring in a TV show with her hero.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
duty calls
Mar. 13, 2024
Ryan Gosling Will Try Not to Break This Time as
SNL
Host
Gosling, Kristen Wiig, and Ramy Youssef, are next on Lorne Michaels’s lineup.
By
Jason P. Frank
snl
Mar. 10, 2024
Lisa From Temecula’s Meat Still Isn’t Cooked
Ego Nwodim’s character made her grand return to
SNL
, violently shaking yet another table.
By
Tom Smyth
overnights
Mar. 10, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Josh Brolin Is Seriously Hilarious
SNL
understands that underneath his gruff exterior, Josh Brolin is a total goofball.
By
Joe Berkowitz
popular music
Mar. 10, 2024
Here Are All the Songs in Bowen Yang and Ariana Grande’s ‘Elephant Love Medley’
Including Glinda’s take on Elphaba’s “Defying Gravity” riff.
By
Tom Smyth
ladies and gentlemen…
Mar. 10, 2024
Icon Joan Grande Introduces Daughter’s
Saturday Night Live
Musical Performance
Ariana Grande’s mom welcomed her to the Studio 8H stage, where she sang “we can’t be friends” and “imperfect for you.”
By
Tom Smyth
icy reception
Mar. 10, 2024
Josh Brolin Did a Cold Plunge During His
SNL
Monologue
And he fittingly read a beautiful poem he wrote about Kenan Thompson.
By
Tom Smyth
nepo guest star
Mar. 10, 2024
Good Actress Scarlett Johansson Played Bad Actress Katie Britt on
SNL
“Tonight I’ll be auditioning for the part of scary mom.”
By
Tom Smyth
obsessed
Mar. 3, 2024
Sydney Sweeney Becomes a Gen-Z Detective on
SNL
Nothing gets past a woman with an iPhone.
By
Alejandra Gularte
overnights
Mar. 3, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Sydney Sweeney’s Saturday Night Yikes
SNL
can’t figure out how to best use guest host Sydney Sweeney.
By
Joe Berkowitz
romance
Mar. 3, 2024
A Straight Bowen Yang Makes Out With Sydney Sweeney
In their own heartbreaking situationship on
Saturday Night Live
.
By
Alejandra Gularte
just coworkers
Mar. 3, 2024
Sydney Sweeney Denies Glen Powell Affair in
SNL
Monologue
He was watching from the audience, like a good work husband would be.
By
Jennifer Zhan
stand-up
Feb. 27, 2024
Anatomy of a Fail
Yes, Shane Gillis bombed on
SNL
, but not for the reasons you think.
By
Jesse David Fox
weekend update
Feb. 25, 2024
Truman Capote Celebrates Women’s History Month on
SNL
Bowen Yang’s Capote gossiped about some of history’s most iconic women.
By
Tom Smyth
overnights
Feb. 25, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Shane Gillis Got Away With It
Shane Gillis makes it to
SNL
after all, bringing his conservative-friendly material to his first hosting gig.
By
Joe Berkowitz
yikes
Feb. 25, 2024
Shane Gillis Asks You Not to Google Him in Cringey
SNL
Monologue
After acknowledging his firing, Gillis spent his monologue pointing out that it wasn’t going well.
By
Tom Smyth
controversies
Feb. 22, 2024
What’s the Deal With Shane Gillis Hosting
SNL
?
The comedian was fired from the cast in 2019. Now he’s returning to host. Why?
By
Hershal Pandya
and
Jesse David Fox
c(omedy)-span
Feb. 9, 2024
Colin Jost to Host 2024’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Fingers crossed for a Sarah Sherman cameo.
By
Hershal Pandya
life update
Feb. 4, 2024
Sarah Sherman Is Colin Jost’s Long-Lost Biological Son
Sherman played a winner of
SNL
’s ticket lottery on Weekend Update, but her character sure had a lot in common with the anchor.
By
Tom Smyth
extra butter
Feb. 4, 2024
The NSFW
Dune
Popcorn Bucket Has Made It to
SNL
What rhymes with bucket?
By
Tom Smyth
overnights
Feb. 4, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Ayo Edebiri’s Homecoming
Ayo Edebiri’s victory lap comes to
SNL
.
By
Jesse Hassenger
biphobic hypnotists
Feb. 4, 2024
Start Engraving Ayo Edebiri’s Second Emmy for Solomon the Hypnotized Bisexual
“Oh my god, what have you done to me warlock? What have you made me said?”
By
Tom Smyth
embarassing
Feb. 4, 2024
Who Let Nikki Haley Into Studio 8H?
Ayo Edebiri finally forced the presidential candidate to admit that slavery was the cause of the Civil War.
By
Tom Smyth
snl
Feb. 4, 2024
Ayo Edebiri Reads Her Old Sketch Ideas in
SNL
Monologue
You really can’t go wrong with a catchphrase like, “Hop on to it now.”
By
Tom Smyth
pep talks
Jan. 31, 2024
Ayo Edebiri Goes Coach Taylor Mode in
SNL
Promo
I’ve heard of
Friday Night Lights …
but
Saturday Night Live
?
By
Rebecca Alter
hey mama
Jan. 28, 2024
SNL
Bought So Many Stanley Cups for This Sketch
The UGG boot x Stanley cup needs to be defictionalized, now.
By
Bethy Squires
ethans 2024
Jan. 28, 2024
Forget the Oscars, Bowen Yang Announces the ‘Ethan Awards’ on
SNL
Finally, an awards show for Ethan, by Ethan!
By
Tom Smyth
nepo feud
Jan. 28, 2024
Dakota Johnson Destroys Please Don’t Destroy in Roast Battle
“I’ve always wanted to meet the Lonelier Island,” she tells them, before brokering a nepo-baby truce.
By
Tom Smyth
overnights
Jan. 28, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: The Justin Timberlake Show, Featuring Dakota Johnson
Justin Timberlake’s comeback tour hits
SNL
and takes some shine off guest host Dakota Johnson.
By
Joe Berkowitz
crazy cool medallions
Jan. 28, 2024
We’re Still Talking It Up on ‘The Barry Gibb Talk Show’
At what point does a recurring sketch become so far removed from its source material that the only thing it’s effectively referencing is itself?
By
Tom Smyth
we have a deal
Jan. 28, 2024
The
Shark Tank
Sharks Invest in Dakota Johnson
Barbara Corcoran and Mark Cuban stopped by
Saturday Night Live
to make some deals.
By
Tom Smyth
drop the the
Jan. 28, 2024
Dakota Johnson and Her
Social Network
Co-Star Reunite in
SNL
Monologue
Justin Timberlake offered to appear in sketches, citing his previous hosting stints, but Johnson reminded him, “No, you’re the musical guest.”
By
Tom Smyth
king pin
Jan. 21, 2024
Those Bowling-Alley Animations Strike a Serious Note on
SNL
“Son, your mother and I are getting a divorce,” one pin says. “
Split!
”
By
Tom Smyth
tall drink of water
Jan. 21, 2024
Jacob Elordi Is Your Newly Crowned Short King
The towering
Saltburn
star crashed a dating show for short men in his
Saturday Night Live
debut.
By
Tom Smyth
not her fault
Jan. 21, 2024
Reneé Rapp Completes Her ‘Court-Ordered Media Training’ on
SNL
Jacob Elordi and Bowen Yang needed the help of their “little lesbian intern.”
By
Tom Smyth
overnights
Jan. 21, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Jacob Elordi Is Too Hot for Conventional Television
SNL
is as mesmerized by Jacob Elordi as the rest of us.
By
Joe Berkowitz
get in loser
Jan. 21, 2024
Rachel McAdams Anoints New Queen Bee Reneé Rapp
Their names are Regina George. And they are a massive deal.
By
Tom Smyth
snl
Jan. 21, 2024
Jacob Elordi Is Sorry If You Watched
Saltburn
With Your Parents in
SNL
Monologue
And it turns out one of his movies was even too gross for Sarah Sherman.
By
Tom Smyth
the 8h days
Jan. 19, 2024
Taran Killam’s
SNL
Memories
Catching up with one of the show’s most versatile performers after his recent run on Broadway.
By
Andy Hoglund
live from studio 8h
Jan. 18, 2024
SNL
’s Cool Guitarist Is Happy to Represent the Audience
“I was nervous at first, knowing my face was visible,” Maddie Rice says. “It’s different than knowing my guitar is audible.”
By
Devon Ivie
christmas wrapping
Dec. 17, 2023
Kate McKinnon Is a Self-Deprecating, Gift-Giving Mother on
SNL
“It’s nothing. If you hate it, you can return it, seriously.”
By
Tom Smyth
overnights
Dec. 17, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Kate McKinnon’s Episode Is an Early Christmas Gift
Kate McKinnon leads
SNL
to a season-best episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
silent night live
Dec. 17, 2023
The Winners and Losers of
SNL
’s Christmas Awards
Congratulations to Gam Gam for winning “Most Disappointing Gift” for “Clothes.”
By
Tom Smyth
eurovisions of sugar plums
Dec. 17, 2023
Have Yourself a Very ABBA Christmas
SNL
imagines what a holiday album from the Swedish supergroup would sound like.
By
Tom Smyth
snl
Dec. 17, 2023
Kate McKinnon Comes Home for Christmas in
SNL
Monologue
The
Barbie
star kicked off the holiday show with fellow alums Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig.
By
Tom Smyth
vulture lists
Dec. 15, 2023
Kate McKinnon’s 20 Best
SNL
Moments
She’s set to make a her triumphant return to the Studio 8H stage.
By
Lillian Brown
overnights
Dec. 10, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Adam Driver Is Doing the Most
A dialed-up Adam Driver is a welcome presence in an uneven episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
bag idea right?
Dec. 10, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo Helps Sell Tiny Bags on
SNL
Forget a ludicrously capacious bag. Try one that can only fit “one AirPod, and that’s it.”
By
Tom Smyth
baby driver
Dec. 10, 2023
You Do Not Want to Sit Next to Baby Adam Driver on a Plane
“I was worried he’d come out overcooked, considering I was pregnant with him for two full years.”
By
Tom Smyth
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