With SNL’s 40th season wrapped up, we’re taking a look back at the past year to recall the highs, lows, and other memorable moments as the show […]
As we’ve seen throughout SNL’s 40th season, standup comedian hosts bring with them strong points of view that dictate the temperament of their […]
Despite having only hosted SNL once before last weekend, Reese Witherspoon occupies a significant footnote in the show’s history: she hosted […]
SNL may have lost the revolutionary spirit fans claim it embraced in the 1970s, but this season has proven the show can still pack a punch of […]
Despite all the criticisms I’ve made about SNL, I should say that I love this show. And not just what I considered the glory years of the […]
Though they may look like natural sketch comedians, character actors give us peculiar episodes of SNL. At least once per season in recent […]
Here’s a question I never thought I’d ask: does SNL need more men? Of course not, right? Only recently has SNL begun to shake off its “boys […]
One of the bigger frustrations for those of us following SNL’s 40th season is that, despite the show’s ongoing ups and downs, this current […]
Last November, SNL aired a mock promo for a hacky, whitewashed family sitcom called “The Dudleys.” In the sketch, a voiceover explains the […]
Two weeks ago, SNL’s 40th anniversary reminded us what we love about this show. The routine scrutiny fell silent at the images that once […]
After 40 years, Saturday Night Live may be the only remaining “watercooler comedy” that everyone still has something to say about. Whether […]
With Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary special this Sunday, it seems everyone is posting their lists of all-time best sketches and […]
From the very beginning, Saturday Night Live was considered “a writer’s show.” While other variety shows from SNL’s early years, like SCTV and […]
One thing that’s forgotten about the early years of SNL was how much it was a show that anyone could host. While hosts from the old […]
A month ago, Chris Rock wrote an essay for the Hollywood Reporter about race in Hollywood, specifically mentioning a sketch he appeared in with […]
Like anything else this time of year, it’s hard not to come away from SNL in good spirits. Traditionally, the show’s holiday episode provides […]
Let’s face it: over the 40 years SNL has been on the air, the majority of its sketches have not made us laugh. For every “Cowbell,” there are a […]